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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Hong Kong
Take a tour of the top places to go in Hong Kong. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Hong Kong city guide.
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| I Wright |
27 September 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Visted Large Buddha via the ferry. Good cheap and on time (as all things in Hong Kong are). Walked down the Mountain and this walk is straight forward at the top but you need to stay on the designated path other wise you will fing yourself in a newly built city. Thankfully a Policeman complete with his lovely dog (friendly as all the children knew the dog by name) escorted us all the way to the MTR, about twenty minutes more. The trams are a must!
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| M Taylor |
21 September 2004 |
Stayed at Emperor, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Public transport is excellent (although Hong Kong residents probably complain!), cheap and reliable. Buy an Octopus card for speed, convenience and not having to carry change, and go upstairs on the trams.
The Concert Hall in the Cultural Centre is wonderful, small, but with great acoustics, a littler version of Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
The Museum Visitors' pass is very good value for people who like museums and galleries. The Art Museum is really interesting, and children should enjoy the Museum of History. Victoria Park is an oasis of quiet and greenery. The motor boat pool is strictly big boys' toys, but fun to watch. The Central Library is a very good library, with excellent facilities, and has interesting free exhibitions.
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| N Salter |
12 September 2004 |
Stayed at Empire Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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We crammed a lot in; Friday night on arriving we went up Victoria Peak, and had a very pleasant meal with an awesome view. Saturday; went to the CBD, Connaught Road, the 'travellator', Hollywood Road + Mon Mo temple, the outdoor (side street) markets, star ferry, Stanley Market, temple street night market, and had dinner. Sunday we went to Ocean Park and walked some more, took a tram,MTR, and the Star ferry again. Good for children, although obviously very hilly in places.
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| S Kay |
08 September 2004 |
Stayed at Evergreen Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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We had time enough only to pick one excursion outside of Hong Kong and we were torn between Lantau Island to see the big Buddha, Lamma Island for the beaches and Macau. A hotel guest who had travelled the area extensively encouraged us to do Macau without a doubt and we were glad we did. It was lovely with a wonderful European flavor (which we were afraid would conflict with our asian experience, but when we got there, it actually added to it). Walking down some of the side roads reminded me of moments walking through Florence, Italy.
We had one of the best meals of our trip at a little hole-in-the-wall place that served Portuguese inspired Chinese food, saw some wonderful sights, walked through the park and just had an amazing day. Had we known beforehand how much we would have liked Macau, we would have had arranged to stay overnight. The shopping there is great too, and it's much quieter than Hong Kong.
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| C Tam |
05 September 2004 |
Stayed at Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Because of the location of the hotel, I was able to get to where I wanted to go without any transportation means on the first two days of my visit.
I either went to places that are pretty far (Ocean Park & Kowloon), very far (Macau) and very near (Central & Wanchai).
From the hotel, I walked to Wanchai, Central and all the way up to Shuong Wan.
For eating, I recommend Lin Heung Tea House on Wellington Street. The food is cheap and tastes good. But don't expect a luxurious ambience as this is a budget tea house patronized mainly by locals.
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| S Lucks |
30 August 2004 |
Stayed at Silvermine Beach Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Mui Po is an out of the way place with little of the hustle, bustle and noise one would associate with Hong Kong. There is little to do except relax on the beach. Be careful, if it rains like it did for our entire stay, you just might find yourself going crazy from the boredom.
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| U Makoto |
20 August 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I went to Peng Chow Island by ship. It's a very small island. I could enjoy Hong Kong country view. The fare central to Peng Chow Island is only 21 HK$(Mon-Fri) each way.
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| R Huerta nicholson |
10 August 2004 |
Stayed at Harbour Plaza Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Would recommend: Dining in Deco Cafe for the food and views, Hong Kong Helicopter Tour, Repulse Bay for a day at the beach, Ladies Market for watches and Bags, Lan Kwai Fong and Lockhart Road for a drink and live music.
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| C Chui beng |
14 July 2004 |
Stayed at Dorsett Seaview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I enjoyed standing at the road side of Temple street watching/listening to fortune tellers briefing the life conditions and improvement methods to their 'customers" and surprisingly to see Westerners to consult these fortune tellers through interpreters.
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| D Sytnikov |
30 June 2004 |
Stayed at New World Renaissance - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is what you can imagine. If you think it is China you are completely right. This is definitely the East. Think it is UK look at streets and see British style in buses, left side movement, chic hotels. Think it is exotic go to Voeux Road West to see what I have no idea about (I recognized just dried snacks:)) Looking for adult entertainments open Hong Kong guide in your hotel where all the AD is occupied by massage and more
offers. Want to make electronics shopping no problem. By the way the electronics here is cheaper then in Taipei. Want antiquities? Go to Hollywood road. What about oriental dressing? Walk through Southern Kowloon. I found excellent Chinese style silk wardrobe for as much as $400 HKD (about $57 USD) and silk women Chinese top for $290 HKD (about $41). The same things could be sold for 2000 HKD and more but if you are not looking one for museum consider the reasonable price. While arriving to Hong Kong take the free brochures and maps at the train station or airport. I found it very useful to pick my route. Other way you will have some troubles to communicate with locals who (that looks very strange!) hardly speaking English.
Some prices: Taxi Airport Kowloon 300 HKD; Taxi Airport Giant Buddha 150 HKD; Taxi (any place in Kowloon from Avenue of Stars) from 50 to 150 HKD; Left Luggage in the airport 50 HKD for a piece (5 hours). Good dinner in the city 60 70 HKD. Underground railway 4 to 9 HKD per 1 route. Water 6 8 HKD. Coffee 12- 20 HKD. Jade stone handicrafts 90 HKD and more.
And finally it was really nice to visit Shenzen in China (45 min. by train plus customs). Prices 2-3 times lower, skyscrapers growing up and up, new buildings, new factories. But still it is China with red flags, communistic symbols and feelings of uncertainty. So back trip to Hong Kong was like run away to freedom.
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