Flying to HK this weekend. First time, what to do.
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Welcome to Hong Kong!
As Chinese New Year is coming, can you let us know when exactly are your avaliable time and if you are catching a plane after? Things differs under different cases and especially you want to checkout something avaliable @ CNY only, e.g. Firework, wishing tree, etc
There should be a post by me on a day time peak + habour + TST little tour by me. sorry I am on mobile and you might need to dig yourself
As Chinese New Year is coming, can you let us know when exactly are your avaliable time and if you are catching a plane after? Things differs under different cases and especially you want to checkout something avaliable @ CNY only, e.g. Firework, wishing tree, etc
There should be a post by me on a day time peak + habour + TST little tour by me. sorry I am on mobile and you might need to dig yourself
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http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...load-guide.jsp
Rough Itinerary as below
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Lam's Village wishing tree 林村許願樹
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...ing-trees.html
Travel "Tai woh Station" (太和站) on the MTR network, then change for taxi for the destination. Details description is at the discover hong kong site and I am not repeating here
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Dim Sum Lunch
You should finish the wishing tree within an hour, then you travel back to the train station on taxi / bus 64K (which have a sign saying "Tai Po Market Station", Change for Train at Tai Woh station
Get on train towards "Hung Hom" (紅磡), take off at "Kowloon Tong" (九龍塘)
Goto Exit H and go into the shopping mall call "Festival Walk" for your lunch fix. and if you like dim sum, there should be a few chinese resturant for it
http://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/eng/whereeat.htm
One recommendation of those are 又一棧 Festive China
====================================
Wong Tai Sin Temple 黃大仙廟
So with a lunch done we continue heading for culture experience. Follow the sign and head to the subway and travel to Wong Tai Sin Station (Exit E3). Follow the sign (or the crowd) to the temple and see how we pray for luck
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...in-temple.html
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Heading to Peak 山頂 (If it not foggy / humid)
Now travel back to Central on MTR and head to the peak tram station. The station is at spot 10 (a bit of walk from exit J2), we have cover the topic of peak a hundred times (if not thousands) here so I am not repeating again
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...s/hk-peak.html
Enjoy the nice sunset there. If you prefer you can have your dinner here also (though expensive)
====================================
Cross the habour on ferry and the harbour from TST
Travel back to the lower peak tram station and then followed by 15C to head to pier, jump on star ferry to cross the harbour back to Tsim Sha Tsui. From there you can enjoy the classic Hong Kong City View with sky scrappers from a different angle. In addition, you can enjoy the bonus latern display "元宵節花燈" near the culture center.
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...event_id=49399
If you didn't have any dinner yet, go inside the nearby mall and make a dinner of your selection. There are quite variety of selections at the nearby malls
http://www.openrice.com/english/ is a local dining guide that you search for your stomach fix
====================================
If it is humid and you decide to skip the peak
Just travel direct from Wong Tai Sin to Mong Kok Station, feel the beat of the city's crowd around the area, and see if you want to try the street side food if you like (don't do it if you have meetings / flying out following day though )
Walk into the Ladies Street and have a feeling of it http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...es-market.html
After walking around for a while, go back to the Main road called Nathan Road. Travel on bus number 1, 1A, 2, 6, 6A heading to Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry (尖沙咀碼頭) , check out the lantern display, travel on the ferry cross the habour then head for dinner at Lan Kwai Fong / Soho area
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf (walk from Pier 7 to Spot 8 - Lan Kwai Fong or Spot 11 for SOHO)
Note that it is Sunday so we tend to end our night early!
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I'm on my way home now (relaxing in my 35th floor room @ Conrad Hilton...NRT-MSP tomorrow) and wanted to update.
Chris' suggestions were spot on. The only suggestion I'd add would be to purchase the MTR Tourist Day Pass for the subway. I don't recall the exact price but it was a steal for the 24hours I used it. I hit the Peak, WongTai, Ladies/Electronics/Fish/Flower markets, quick jaunt out to Disney HK for a few at the gate pics then ended the night at HKJC-Happy Valley. It was a fascinating, albeit exhausting, 12 hour day!
thanks again to chris for the suggestions
Chris' suggestions were spot on. The only suggestion I'd add would be to purchase the MTR Tourist Day Pass for the subway. I don't recall the exact price but it was a steal for the 24hours I used it. I hit the Peak, WongTai, Ladies/Electronics/Fish/Flower markets, quick jaunt out to Disney HK for a few at the gate pics then ended the night at HKJC-Happy Valley. It was a fascinating, albeit exhausting, 12 hour day!
thanks again to chris for the suggestions
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wow! good thread! even though I've been back to HK many times, it still amazes me how many different things you can do in Hong Kong. Will definitely be using some of the suggestions in this thread for a mini-trip to HK this May long weekend. Thanks for the suggestions and reports everyone!
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back in town
That is indeed a great list by ChrisLi thanks!
After several years away I will be visiting Hong Kong again and I will plan my route along the same way. Already looking forward.
I always take the bus up to the peak and the tram only down.
Is there anything new, that I should see? Left HKG in 2007.
After several years away I will be visiting Hong Kong again and I will plan my route along the same way. Already looking forward.
I always take the bus up to the peak and the tram only down.
Is there anything new, that I should see? Left HKG in 2007.
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That is indeed a great list by ChrisLi thanks!
After several years away I will be visiting Hong Kong again and I will plan my route along the same way. Already looking forward.
I always take the bus up to the peak and the tram only down.
Is there anything new, that I should see? Left HKG in 2007.
After several years away I will be visiting Hong Kong again and I will plan my route along the same way. Already looking forward.
I always take the bus up to the peak and the tram only down.
Is there anything new, that I should see? Left HKG in 2007.
I paid the extra to go in a "crystal" car which basically just means you get to skip the ridiculously long line and have glass at the bottom of the car. I wouldn't have paid extra if the line wasn't so long.
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I'll be in Hong Kong for Buddha's Birthday - 21 May
Any special considerations to attend/not attend on the day?
ie Are the crowds at the Big Buddha/cable car going to make the trip too much of a hassle?
Thanks
Happy wandering
Fred
Any special considerations to attend/not attend on the day?
ie Are the crowds at the Big Buddha/cable car going to make the trip too much of a hassle?
Thanks
Happy wandering
Fred
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I will head up if only time matches the criteria, if else I will do other lay-over plan.
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If you use a windows mobile based PDA / phone, you can try have this installed
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...load-guide.jsp
As I shared with one of other flyer, you can try this (others feel free to throw in more ideas)
Rough Itinerary as below
====================================
Lam's Village wishing tree 林村許願樹
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...ing-trees.html
Travel "Tai woh Station" (太和站) on the MTR network, then change for taxi for the destination. Details description is at the discover hong kong site and I am not repeating here
====================================
Dim Sum Lunch
You should finish the wishing tree within an hour, then you travel back to the train station on taxi / bus 64K (which have a sign saying "Tai Po Market Station", Change for Train at Tai Woh station
Get on train towards "Hung Hom" (紅磡), take off at "Kowloon Tong" (九龍塘)
Goto Exit H and go into the shopping mall call "Festival Walk" for your lunch fix. and if you like dim sum, there should be a few chinese resturant for it
http://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/eng/whereeat.htm
One recommendation of those are 又一棧 Festive China
====================================
Wong Tai Sin Temple 黃大仙廟
So with a lunch done we continue heading for culture experience. Follow the sign and head to the subway and travel to Wong Tai Sin Station (Exit E3). Follow the sign (or the crowd) to the temple and see how we pray for luck
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...in-temple.html
====================================
Heading to Peak 山頂 (If it not foggy / humid)
Now travel back to Central on MTR and head to the peak tram station. The station is at spot 10 (a bit of walk from exit J2), we have cover the topic of peak a hundred times (if not thousands) here so I am not repeating again
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...s/hk-peak.html
Enjoy the nice sunset there. If you prefer you can have your dinner here also (though expensive)
====================================
Cross the habour on ferry and the harbour from TST
Travel back to the lower peak tram station and then followed by 15C to head to pier, jump on star ferry to cross the harbour back to Tsim Sha Tsui. From there you can enjoy the classic Hong Kong City View with sky scrappers from a different angle. In addition, you can enjoy the bonus latern display "元宵節花燈" near the culture center.
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...event_id=49399
If you didn't have any dinner yet, go inside the nearby mall and make a dinner of your selection. There are quite variety of selections at the nearby malls
http://www.openrice.com/english/ is a local dining guide that you search for your stomach fix
====================================
If it is humid and you decide to skip the peak
Just travel direct from Wong Tai Sin to Mong Kok Station, feel the beat of the city's crowd around the area, and see if you want to try the street side food if you like (don't do it if you have meetings / flying out following day though )
Walk into the Ladies Street and have a feeling of it http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...es-market.html
After walking around for a while, go back to the Main road called Nathan Road. Travel on bus number 1, 1A, 2, 6, 6A heading to Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry (尖沙咀碼頭) , check out the lantern display, travel on the ferry cross the habour then head for dinner at Lan Kwai Fong / Soho area
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf (walk from Pier 7 to Spot 8 - Lan Kwai Fong or Spot 11 for SOHO)
Note that it is Sunday so we tend to end our night early!
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...load-guide.jsp
As I shared with one of other flyer, you can try this (others feel free to throw in more ideas)
Rough Itinerary as below
====================================
Lam's Village wishing tree 林村許願樹
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...ing-trees.html
Travel "Tai woh Station" (太和站) on the MTR network, then change for taxi for the destination. Details description is at the discover hong kong site and I am not repeating here
====================================
Dim Sum Lunch
You should finish the wishing tree within an hour, then you travel back to the train station on taxi / bus 64K (which have a sign saying "Tai Po Market Station", Change for Train at Tai Woh station
Get on train towards "Hung Hom" (紅磡), take off at "Kowloon Tong" (九龍塘)
Goto Exit H and go into the shopping mall call "Festival Walk" for your lunch fix. and if you like dim sum, there should be a few chinese resturant for it
http://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/eng/whereeat.htm
One recommendation of those are 又一棧 Festive China
====================================
Wong Tai Sin Temple 黃大仙廟
So with a lunch done we continue heading for culture experience. Follow the sign and head to the subway and travel to Wong Tai Sin Station (Exit E3). Follow the sign (or the crowd) to the temple and see how we pray for luck
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...in-temple.html
====================================
Heading to Peak 山頂 (If it not foggy / humid)
Now travel back to Central on MTR and head to the peak tram station. The station is at spot 10 (a bit of walk from exit J2), we have cover the topic of peak a hundred times (if not thousands) here so I am not repeating again
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...s/hk-peak.html
Enjoy the nice sunset there. If you prefer you can have your dinner here also (though expensive)
====================================
Cross the habour on ferry and the harbour from TST
Travel back to the lower peak tram station and then followed by 15C to head to pier, jump on star ferry to cross the harbour back to Tsim Sha Tsui. From there you can enjoy the classic Hong Kong City View with sky scrappers from a different angle. In addition, you can enjoy the bonus latern display "元宵節花燈" near the culture center.
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...event_id=49399
If you didn't have any dinner yet, go inside the nearby mall and make a dinner of your selection. There are quite variety of selections at the nearby malls
http://www.openrice.com/english/ is a local dining guide that you search for your stomach fix
====================================
If it is humid and you decide to skip the peak
Just travel direct from Wong Tai Sin to Mong Kok Station, feel the beat of the city's crowd around the area, and see if you want to try the street side food if you like (don't do it if you have meetings / flying out following day though )
Walk into the Ladies Street and have a feeling of it http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/...es-market.html
After walking around for a while, go back to the Main road called Nathan Road. Travel on bus number 1, 1A, 2, 6, 6A heading to Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry (尖沙咀碼頭) , check out the lantern display, travel on the ferry cross the habour then head for dinner at Lan Kwai Fong / Soho area
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cen.pdf (walk from Pier 7 to Spot 8 - Lan Kwai Fong or Spot 11 for SOHO)
Note that it is Sunday so we tend to end our night early!