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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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| S Hutchins |
16 May 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The BP hotel is on the edge of a nice big park with a big sports centre, swimming pool and a McDonalds for any westerners having withdrawal symptoms from junk food. It is less than 5 minutes walk to Nathan Rd shopping area and close to the Ladies Market. In the other direction, it is about 5 minutes walk to the China Hong Kong City complex, next to the harbour, with many shops, company offices and a nice internet cafe. The shuttle bus to the airport costs 100HKD (GBP7?) and takes just under an hour. By train, it takes longer and requires two changes.
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| D Fernandes |
15 May 2004 |
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Take the Airport Express from and to the airport. Especially for 1/2 travellers HKD180 for return fare. Airport to Hong Kong in 23 minutes flat. Could a taxi get you there that fast?
Ocean Park is a "must see". Set aside at least 4 hours for the visit. Got some good silk neckties at Stanley market. Use the public transport (buses and trains) as far as possible. Available at short intevals, quick to destinations and air-conditioned. No need to splurge on taxis.
"Lord Stanley at the Curry Pot" behind Stanley Market and "Bombay Dreams" at Windham Road can be tried if you are partial to Indian food.
Shopping at Watsons and Wellcome stores recommended - Variety under one roof, if you're pressed for time.
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| M Fourie |
08 May 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is a fascinating city and should be visited by people visiting the East. It is different from Beijing and other cities in China and Taiwan. A tour that I took was the city tour, but according to me not really worth it, because it is easy to get to Victoria Peak with the tram and more spectacular also than the bus tour. Stanley Market was included, but not really worth seeing or rather spending a lot of money on by going on a tour. I liked to walk around and the ferry across the harbour is wonderful and cheap. Lots to see by walking, and the city blocks are not so big, therefore you can go a long way on the map, without noticing it by getting tired!
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| N Cringle |
05 May 2004 |
Stayed at Rosedale on the Park Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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There is not enough room here to give our impression of Hong Kong. Our first visit took us to Stanley on our second day; a definite "must see" village. Forget the Market if you can, and just take in the Mediterranean feel of the views and great reastaurants. El Cid was well worth a visit. Sai Kung in the New Territories is another great sea-side town to visit. Lantau Island with the amazing Buddha and general views should not be missed. Don't leave without visiting The Peak - shame it's so hazy most of the time - and try a Dim Sum breakfast or bruch in Central's City Hall. So many places so little time.
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| M Tisson |
15 April 2004 |
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Getting around in Hong Kong was very easy. Just take the subway/underground metro. You can buy a 1 day mtr tourist pass for just 50 HKD and you can take the mtr as much as you like (excluding the express airport mtr) but everything is stated in their conditions of use. Regarding tours, I can recommend the dolphin watch tour. The pink dolphins are very unique and dolphins are just fun to watch.
The peak tower you should also visit. Just take the mtr to Central en follow the sign to the peak tram then by return ticket for the peak tram (or for those who like to walk you can go by foot) (return ticket: +/- 30 HKD) at the victoria peak you will find shops and lots of other things but the view from upthere is very beautiful (you can see over Central Hong Kong Island and Kowloon) very nice! And at the peak you will find Mme Tussauds (wax museum) and Mr Ripley's Believe it or not and lots of other stuff...just visit and you will find out!
Hong Kong is very safe to walk around, friendly people.
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| E Mahler |
12 April 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Just a short stroll down to the waterside where you can spend a lot of time. At 20.00 every night a great light show on the Hongkong island. The Peak of course, where you can enjoy nice food with a splendid view from Cafe Deco. The busy area around Causeway Bay/Times Square where you can find nice restaurants on a quiet half indoor pedestrian strip between Excelsior and Park Lane. And a day-trip by boat to Macau is also nice.
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| T Lee |
11 April 2004 |
Stayed at Park Hotel HK - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I like the Sweet Dynasty on Canton Road and shopping at Harbour City. My favorite way of getting around is the clean subway system...very efficient.
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| D Edgley |
10 April 2004 |
Stayed at YMCA - The Salisbury - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong has a fantastic subway system. You can buy "octopus cards" at any subway station, and these work as efficient debit cards for riding all of the subways. Trains run every 2 minutes, so it was no problem to travel all the way across the city just to get a gelato ice cream cone at our favorite dessert place: X T C on Ice, located in Causeway Bay, and SoHo in Central. Among our favorite experiences were: 3D Gold jewelry store where we saw the world's most expensive bathroom, and got our picture taken there, Goldfish Street, 3 blocks both sides of the street of nothing but pet fish stores, and thousands of people all buying fish at the same time. Puts in perspective just how populated Hong Kong really is. Except the rotten tofu that's deep fried on a stick smells just terrible there. The Swatow Embroidery place near the Y is a wonderful place for cheap and beautiful handsewn silk blouses and various great things - best place to shop for souveniers, Jaspa's Restaurant in SoHo, a ride up the long outdoor escalators not far from the Central stop of the subway. International cuisine- great food. There is a porcelain shop very near Jaspa's that has great bargains in handpainted cups, teapots, and vases. Also fantastic for souveniers. SoHo is a fun place to walk around. Also, you can windowshop while riding the escalators without having to actually walk. The History Museum was worthwhile. It is a little distance from the subway, but a nice walk. The Opal Mine in Kowloon is very fun, but I love opals anyway. Good prices, and very brilliant stones. Walking by the Chun King Building, just a block or two away from the YMCA, is an early evening experience not to be missed. We got clobbered by dozens of enthusiastic Indians, all aggresively vying for our business at their various restaurants. In the space if 1 minute we were inundated with loads of papers and VIP cards to go to their restaurant. We had already pre-chosen the Swagat Restaurant, which is a fun experience. I recommend the Masala tea and garlic han. The Duk Ling boat ride, for tourists only, is fun and free. Sign up at the tourism center office. It is a very old, and authentic Chinese junk boat, and you go one way across and around Victoria Harbour.
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| R Wink |
04 April 2004 |
Stayed at Park Hotel HK - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Victoria Peak and the tram ride up, is a "Must-See"! The wax museum at the top of the peak is entertaining and better than others I've seen, simply because you can actually touch the models and take pictures as you like without someone yelling at you to get away from the models! There is a Hard Rock Cafe, Hong Kong, merchandise store across from the peak tower building as an easy place to buy some collectables. If you get motion sick, then avoid taking a bus down the mountain. It is a very winding road cut along some dizzying cliffs! The tram would be a tamer ride.
In MongKok, the Ladies market is similar to the Temple Street Night market, but has more clothing and accessories. Temple Street Night market has great variety of toys, clothing, t-shirts, curio's and more! Bargain HARD or better yet, wait nearby and out of sight for a Chinese person to buy the same thing you want, then move right in as they are paying for the purchase and say you want one also (at same price, obviously)!
If you are traveling onto any mainland China destinations from here, I HIGHLY recommend taking the TurboCat boat from China Ferry Terminal to the ShenZhen airport, then flying from there to your next destination. You save almost 50% over flights from HongKong airport to the mainland! You can book your TurboCat boat tickets AND domestic airline tickets conveniently at the China Travel Service (CTS) office on Nathan road in Kowloon.
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| A Duncan |
31 March 2004 |
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is a vibrant, exciting place to visit. There are the obvious spots to visit such as the Peak, Stanley Market, etc. but spend some time on the outlying islands such as Lantau (Mui Wo) - there are great walks here, such as Mui Wo to Discovery Bay. Peng Chau is a tiny, vehicle-free island with a few nice bar-restaurants on the sea-front.
Nightlife in HK need not be prohibitively expensive - check bars for happy hours and there are plenty of budget-moderate places to eat such as Good Luck Thai in Lan Kwai Fong, Seibu food centre in Pacific Place, etc. Set lunches which are geared towards office workers are always a good, cheap option
Everyone is different but I would definitely recommend opting for a hotel on the Island as opposed to Kowloon, which is overcrowded and can be a bit grim. Wan Chai, Mid-levels or Causeway Bay are good places to be based. Central and Admiralty are also good but tend to be a bit pricey.
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