Monday, February 25, 2013

Hong Kong travel ideas



DAY 3:

Hong Kong Travel Plans

Top Attractions


  1. Star Ferry:  Wan Chai/Central to Tsim Sha Tsui. Also watch Symphony of Lights at 8.00 PM
    1. Symphony of Lights cruise
    2. Short 10 minute route across Victoria harbor
    3. Longer tour available
  2. (Ding Ding?) Tram: Early weekday afternoon ride from Western Market Terminus to Happy Valley or Victoria Park
  3. Midlevels Escalators: Business Hub of central to the residential heights of Midlevels. Step off a few flights up from Central in Soho or on Hollywood Road
  4. Victoria Peak: Take tram to top and then walk on HK trail or bus ride down to central.
    1. Sky100 observation deck
  5. Mong Kok Markets: Temple Street, Nathan Road, Sai Yeung Street
  6. Kowloon walled city park:  Qing Dynasty Style Garden
  7. Tian Tan Buddha: Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Ride, Po Lin Buddhist Monastery, Wisdom Path
    1. MTR to Tung Chung then bus or cable car to Ngong Ping then bus or taxi for the short ride to Tai O then bus to Mui Wo and ferry to HK Island
  8. Stanley: Colonial buildings, market, waterfront
    1. Repulse Bay beach on the way
      1. Ma Hang Park waterfront with trails
      2. Tiny temple on cliffs
  9. Dragon’s Back Trail: South east end of Hong Kong Island
  10. Duk Ling: Sail Victoria Harbour on Hong Kong’s red sailed junk, HK Tourist Board offers one hour HK$ 50 rides.
  11. Tsim Tsa Tsui East Promenade
  12. Cheung Chau
  13. Lantau Hiking
  14. Lamma: Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma fisher folk’s village, Lo So shing beach, Hung Shing Yheh beach, Yung Shue Wan
  15. Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon, 1 stop away from MTR Diamond Hill
  16. Hong Kong Wetland Park: MTR west rail to Tin Shui Wai & Light Rail line 705 or 706, get down on Wetland Park. Or from Admiralty MTR bus station, bus 967.

Children


  1. Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens
  2. Symphony of Lights: Watch from waterfront promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui, Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai or Intercontinental hotels lobby
  3. Peak Tram
  4. Sky Scraper Climb
  5. Ocean Park
  6. Pink Dolphin Watch - Half Day Trip
  7. Edward Youde Aviary in Hong Kong Park
  8. Wetland Park in New Territories
  9. Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Kowloon
  10. Beaches
  11. Cityplaza Ice Palace skating rink
  12. Hong Kong space museum/theatre
  13. Junk & sampan trips, Aberdeen
  14. noonday Gun
  15. Star Ferry
  16. Symphony of the stars lightshow
  17. Tsim Tsa Tsui East promenade
  18. Zoological & Botanical gardens

Entering Hong Kong


  1. In Airport, go to Hong Kong Tourist Board
  2. Buy Octopus Card for internal travel
  3. Harbor Plaza 8 degree has free shuttle to Tsim Tsa Tsui

Temples


  1. Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
  2. Man Mo Temple
  3. Yuen Yuen Institute
  4. Ngong Ping
  5. Chi Lin Nunnery

Walk

Hong Kong Heart


  1. Legislative Council Building
  2. Bank of China Tower
  3. Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
  4. St John’s Cathedral
  5. HSBC building

Old Wan Chai forgotten streets


  1. Wanchai livelihood museum
  2. Wan Chai Market
  3. Old Wan Chai Post Office
  4. Hung Shing Temple
  5. 55 Nam koo Terrace
  6. Star St neighbourhood

Wholesale District


  1. Dried Seafood shops
  2. Herbalist shops
  3. Western Market
  4. Bird’s nest, ginseng shops
  5. Pak Sing Ancestral Hall & Kwun Yam temple
  6. Hollywood Rd
  7. Man Mo temple
  8. Cat St market

Central Walk


  1. MTR or Star Ferry to Central between Connought Road Central and Des voeux Road central
  2. Statue Square
  3. Legislative Council Building
  4. Chater Garden
  5. Des Voeux road Central
  6. Bank of China Tower
  7. HSBC
  8. Court of final appeal
  9. St. John’s Cathedral
  10. Govt. House
  11. HK Zoological & Botanical Gardens
  12. Peak Tram Lower Terminus
  13. HK Park
  14. Flagstaff house
  15. Pacific Place

Western District Walk


  1. Start Pedder street, Central district
  2. The Landmark
  3. Pedder Building
  4. Shanghai Tang
  5. Li Yuen Street East & West
  6. Tak Wing Pawn Shop
  7. Central- Mid levels Escalators
  8. Wing Kut Street
  9. Man Wa Lane
  10. Geow Yong Tea Shop
  11. Western Market
  12. Hollywood Road Park
  13. Possession Street
  14. Dragon Culture
  15. Cat Street
  16. Ladder Street
  17. Wing Lee Street
  18. HK Muesuem of medical sciences
  19. Man Mo Temple
  20. True Arts & Curios
  21. Graham Street
  22. Central Police Station
  23. SoHo

Tsim Sha  Tsui &  Yau Ma Tei


  1. Star Ferry Terminus, Tsim Sha Tsui
  2. Harbour City
  3. Chinese Arts & Crafts
  4. 1881 Heritage
  5. Clock Tower
  6. HK Cultural Centre
  7. HK Museum of Art
  8. Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
  9. The Peninsula, HK
  10. Nathan Road
  11. Kowloon Park
  12. Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium
  13. Reclamation Street
  14. Jade Market
  15. Tin Hau Temple
  16. Yau Ma Tei Temple Street night market

Mong Kok (MK)


  1. Flower Market, MK: Prince Edward MTR Station, Exit B1
  2. Yuen Po Street Bird Garden
  3. Fa Yuen Street
  4. Goldfish market
  5. Fa Yuen Street Market
  6. Ladies Market

Cheap


  1. Museums
    1. Hong Kong Heritage Museum
    2. Hong Kong Museum of Art
    3. Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
    4. Hong Kong Museum of History
    5. Hong Kong Science Museum
    6. Hong Kong Space Museum
  2. Free Taichi lesson
  3. Library Internet Terminal, Free WiFi in shopping malls
  4. Top deck of bus to Shek O, beaches
  5. Temple Street night market
  6. Bank of China
  7. Star Ferry
  8. Chi Lin Nunnery
  9. Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical gardens
  10. Kadoori Farm & Botanic garden
  11. Tian Tan Buddha
  12. Hong Kong island tram

Kowloon


  1. Star Ferry
  2. Symphony of the stars lightshow
  3. Former Maritime Police Headquarters
  4. Tsim Tsa Tsui east promenade
  5. Hong Kong museum of art
  6. Kowloon Chi Lin Nunnery: near MTR Diamond Hill

Walk


  1. Yuen Po Street Bird Garden & Flower market
  2. Goldfish market
  3. Thung Choi street market
  4. Temple Street night market
  5. Tin Hau temple
  6. Jade market

New Territories


  1. Sai Kung beaches
  2. Hong Kong wetland park
  3. MacLehose trail
  4. Tusen Wan’s monasteries & museums
  5. Hong Kong Heritage museum between Tai Wai and Sha Tin Stations
  6. Temple of 10,000 Buddhas (Man Fat Sze), Sha Tin, New Territories: Veg. dishes 11.30 AM to 5 PM
  7. Mai Po: Bus 76K running between Yuen Long & the Fanlging & Sheung Shui MTR East Rail stations: drop off at Mai Po Lo Wai
  8. Plover Cove
  9. Tai Po Kau
  10. Tai Po : Fu Shin Street, Man Mo Temple
  11. Fanling: Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
  12. Sai Kung: HK Geo Park, high island geo trail, sharp island, Sheung Yiu family walk, Sai Kung Country park visitor Center, Mac Lehose trail, Sheung Yau Folk muesuem
  13. West New Territories: Tsuen Wan: Sam Tung UK Muesuem, Pink Shan Heritage Trail, HK Wetland Park
  14. Sheung Shui: Tai Fu Tai

Outlying Islands


  1. Tian Tan Buddha via cable car
  2. Cheung Chau temples, harbor, streets
  3. Tai O old-world atmosphere
  4. Lamma family trail
  5. Pink dolphin spotting in Pearl River: Hong Kong dolphin watch, Tsim Tsa Tsui (hkdolphinwatch.com). Guides at 9AM in lobby of Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong, Tsim Tsa Tsui: bus to Tung Chung via Tsing Ma bridge, returns 1 AM, Wed, Fri, Sun.
  6. Island Hopping

  1. Cheung Chau
  2. Lamma Island: Arrive on foot from Yung Shue Wan
  3. Tung Ping Chau
  4. Po toi Islands: Ferries on weekends/Tue/Thu will take the full day
  5. Tap mun Island

Walk Cheung Chau


  1. Cheung Chau Ferry Pier
  2. Pak Tai Temple
  3. Pak She St & San Hing St
  4. Hometown Teahouse
  5. Rock Carving
  6. Cheung Chau Meteorological Station
  7. Cheung Po Tsai Cave
  8. Explore Praya, Pak Tai Temple, Tung Wan  Beach, Kwun Yam beach, Cheung Chau Wind surfing centre

Veggie


  1. Chi Lin Nunnery
  2. Po Lin Monastery
  3. Pure Veggie House, 12A from Admiralty MTR
  4. Veggie Palace, MTR Wan Chai, exit A3
  5. Khana Khazana, MTR Wan Chai, exit A1
  6. World Peace Cafe, MTR Wan Chai, exit B2
  7. Kohinoor Veg. & Non Veg,MTR Central, exit D2
  8. Kohinoor, MTR Tsim Sha, Tsui, exit G
  9. Life Cafe, 10 Shelley Street
  10. Gaylord Indian Restaurant, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit E
  11. Kung Tak Lam, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit C1
  12. Branto, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit E
  13. Chungking Mansions, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit D1 (Delhi Club, Everest Club)
  14. Woodlands, MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit P1
  15. Chi Lin Vegetarian Long Men Lou, MTR Diamond Hill, Exit C2
  16. Bookworm Cafe, 79 Main Street, Yung Shue Wan Take Ferry from Pier 4 in front of exchange square or from Aberdeen near the wholesale fish market, Lamma Island
  17. Po Lin Vegetarian Restaurant, Ngong Ping, 23 from Mui Wo

Macau

Attractions

Macau: Most ferries from Shun Tak Centre Sheung Wan MTR station in Central, some from First Ferry at ATsim Tsa Tsui Terminal
  1. Ruins of Sao Paulo
  2. Monte Fort
  3. Avenida Da Republica
  4. A-Ma Temple
  5. Lisboa, Venetian gambling, Sands, Wynn
  6. Hac-Sa beach
  7. Guia fortress
  8. Senado Square
  9. Lou Lim Leoc Garden
  10. Tours available from New Sintra Tours, Macau Ferry terminal. Gray line tours from HK, Quality Tours organised by MGTO, The Tour Machine run by Avis Rent-a-car from Macau ferry terminal at 11.00 AM and 3.00 PM, Cotai Strip Travel from Venetian to Taipa and Coloane villages from 9.15 AM to 1.00 PM.
  11. Islands
    1. Taipa Island: Taipa Village, Taipa House Muesuem, Altira Macau
    2. Coloane Island: A-Ma cultural village, Coloane Village, Black Sand, Coloane Park

Macau Pensinsula Walking Tour


  1. Square of the Senate/ Largo Do Senado: Accessible from Ferry Terminal on Bus 3
  2. Saint Dominic Church
  3. Macau Cathedral
  4. Lou Kau Mansion
  5. Monte Fort
  6. Ruins of Church of St. Paul
  7. Antique and Chinese shops
  8. Leal Senado
  9. Church of St. Augustine
  10. Largo Do Lilau
  11. Moorish Barracks

Around St. Paul’s, Macau


  1. Senado Square
  2. St. Dominic Church
  3. Cathedral Square
  4. Lou Kau Mansion
  5. Macau Museum
  6. Ruins of St. Paul’s
  7. Na Tcha Temple
  8. Section of old city walls
  9. St. Anthony’s Church
  10. Casa Garden
  11. Camoes garden
  12. Tercena neighbourhood
  13. Mercado de sao domingoes

Penha Peninsula


  1. Leal Senado across Senado square
  2. Avenida Almeida Riperio
  3. Tak Seng on pawn shop museum
  4. Rua Da Felicidade
  5. St. Augustine Church
  6. Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
  7. Dom Pedro V Theatre
  8. Lilau Square
  9. Mandarin’s house
  10. Moorish Barracks
  11. A-ma temple
  12. Maritime museum

Miscellaneous


  1. HK Night Tours: Water Tours, Grayline, splendid tours and travels, evening tours
  2. HK Night Strolls: Victoria Peak and Tsim Sha Tsui Water front, Temple street night market, Ladies Market
  3. Gray Line tours: full & ½ day tours, heritage tours
  4. Harbor city shopping, Tsim Tsa Tsui
  5. Nan Lian Garden & veggie restaurant near MTR Kwun Tong Line-Diamond Hill, Exit 6
  6. Aberdeen Harbor, Junk
  7. Sai Kung County Park, New Territories
  8. MacLehose Trail, New Territories
  9. Mai Po Nature Reserve Wetlands, bird watching, New Territories
  10. Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden; www.kfbg.org.hk/kfb/introduction.xml?fid=169 Tranquil woodland walks, streams, waterfalls, animal enclosures, pavilions etc extending high up the forested slopes of HK's highest mountain Tai Mo Shan. Explore on foot or tour by free minibus. You can take the minibus up to the Memorial Pavilion at the top of the gardens from where are spectacular views across the New Territories, then follow the trails back down. You can spend at least half a day there. Avoid weekends and make sure to buy the guide map at reception (it is possible to get lost on foot). Easy to get to, on frequent 64K bus route from Tai Po to Yuen Long, which can be joined at Tai Po Market, Tai Wo, Kam Sheung Road MTR Stations and also near to Yuen Long Station; www.kmb.hk/en/services/search.html?busno=64K. Also, on the same bus route, almost next to Kadoorie Farm, Ng Tung Chai Waterfall; lcsd.gov.hk/healthy/…road_nature3.php and a little further along the Lam Tsuen Valley, towards Tai Po, still on 64K bus route, at Fong Ma Po, the Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Tsuen_wishing_trees. 64K bus offers a good opportunity to see some of the New Territories. It links MTR East Rail and West Rail via the stations mentioned above, enabling a circular tour from downtown HK. See this informative and amusing account of the 64K bus ride; …wordpress.com/2012/…

DAY 1:


  1. Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
  2. HK Museum of Art
  3. Chinese Art & Crafts
  4. Star Ferry
  5. Victoria Peak
  6. Peak Lookout
  7. Nathan Road
  8. The Peninsula
  9. HK Museum of history
  10. Temple Street Night market

DAY 2:


  1. Shangai Tang, Central
  2. Li Yuen Street East and West
  3. Western District
  4. Hollywood Road
  5. Cat Street
  6. Man Mo Temple
  7. Aberdeen
  8. Jumbo Kingdom
  9. Stanley Market
  10. Symphony of Lights

DAY 3:


  1. Ferry to Lantau aim for 8.30 AM ferry departure to Mui Wo
  2. Bus No. 2 to Ngong Ping Plateau
  3. Giant Buddha
  4. Wisdom Path
  5. Po Lin Monastery: 2 fixed price veg meals (11.30 AM to 4.30 PM)
  6. Ngong Ping Village
  7. Ngong Ping Sky Rail
  8. City Gate Shopping
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