I just got back from a Hong Kong trip on Tuesday, as always, a wonderful trip. No visa is required for Hong Kong, but if you wish to visit China, you will need a visa.

The weather in November or December is absolutely perfect, the perfect time of the year to visit Hong Kong. You are looking at temperatures in the high sixties, which sounds cold, but in reality those are Hong Kong's sunniest and driest months. Also, Nov. and Dec. are some of the only months during which HKG is not disgustingly humid!

3 days in Hong Kong is enough to see all the major attractions, and to get a decent feel for some of the neighborhoods, but the longer the better I say!

Some of the more popular Hong Kong attractions that I liked include:

1: Victoria Peak, you must go once during the day and once at night.

2. Ngong Ping 360 cable car and Po Lin Monastery (although monastery is a little too commercialized IMO.) For a fun extra adventure and a brief impromptu tour of Lantau, take the bus up and the cable car down, or vice versa.

3. Take the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour. Best way to see it, and cheapest too, at about 30 cents.

4. Temple Street night market.

You can spend an entire day just exploring an area by getting off at a random MTR (subway) station and checking it out.

Money: As with most any city, Hong Kong can either be extremely cheap or expensive, depending on your lifestyle and how much shopping you do.

I found it extremely cheap. Transportation is amazingly cheap and easy to use, and food is generally very cheap if you eat at local restaurants. Buy an Octopus card at the airport for 300 HKD (40 bucks), which includes 2 round trip train tickets to the airport, and unlimited MTR and bus travel for 3 days. When your 3 days run out, just add money to your Octupus card and pay per ride, which is still very cheap. (1-3 bucks). MTR goes most anywhere very quickly, and the bus goes anywhere it doesn't.

Should you need a taxi, they are also very cheap.

For food and transportation, if you are somewhat smart, 30 bucks/day is enough.


Lodging is pretty expensive unless you have low standards. Minimum 80 bucks a night for a 3* joint, but you can take the route I did and pay 20/night for a tiny but clean room in a guesthouse. Visit hostelworld.com for booking this type of lodging.

Are you going solo or with a partner? This may make a difference in where I'd recommend you stay.

If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer them!

Have fun!