Hong Kong Travel Guide
Hong Kong is one of the world' s most dynamic cities. It offers many unique experiences to visitors, such as The Peak, Star Ferry, Tramways, dynamic street markets, bustling shopping areas, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park and much much more.
Sai Kung Country
One place where you can escape the crowds visiting Hong Kong is to head to the peaceful and serene nature trail just an hour and a half away from downtown Hong Kong - the Sai Kung Country Park. Frequented by locals, Sai Kung offers visitors a breathtaking view of Hong Kong' s natural wonders, from its lush greenery to its tropical beaches. To experience a one-of-a-kind nature trip in Sai Kung, interested hikers may take the Ma On Shan Hike tour organized by Walk Hong Kong Ltd. To reserve a tour, you may visit Walk Hong Kong Ltd. at 8A Ruby Court Tower 155 South Bay Road or book a tour online on this site. Ma On Shan Hike tour has a pick-up point at Choi Hung MTR Station Exit C. For more adventurous ones who want to explore the trail by themselves, you may go to Sai Kung Country Park by taking Bus 92 from MTR Diamond Hill Exit C Bus Terminus or green minibus 1A from MTR Choi Hung Station Exit C2 or green minibus 101M from MTR Hang Hau Station Exit B1 to Sai Kung Market.
Hong Kong Island
The Hong Kong Island is the most thriving place of the whole of Hong Kong and is also the seat of the Hong Kong Government bodies. On both sides of the streets, there are flourishing commercial towers and shopping centers, offices of the world famous financial bodies, shipping institutions and the headquarters of trade companies, and consulate of various countries and regions. The renowned Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay are all located here, which are Hong Kong's mainly tourist area and residential quarters of the first class.
Kowloon
Kowloon is one of the centers of industrial and commercial activities. The Victoria Harbour, one of the three natural deep water harbours of the world is situated between the Kowloon Peninsula and the Hong Kong Island. By utilizing the excellent advantages, Hong Kong has gradually developed into one of the world shipping centers.
Victoria Peak
In the early period of colonial rule the Victoria Peak was open to the people of upper strata of society only. Tai Ping Shan, 554 meters above sea level, is the summit of Hong Kong island and the best place of looking down at the scenery of the Victoria Harbour.
Ocean Park
The Ocean Park is the amusement and entertainment center of the broadest scale in the whole south-east Asia. There are motor-driven recreation games stimulating one's feeling, super-momentary feeling cinema house and the exploration of maze in ancient countries etc.
Ladies Street
The Tung Choi Street is also known as Ladies Street which is an open air bazaar. It is situated in the central area of Mong Kok, one of the busiest places of stream of people in Hong Kong. In the Ladies Street, cheap commodities and imitations made in Hong Kong are mainly sold, i.e. women's costumes, cosmetics and handbags etc. When night falls, the bazaar becomes more bustling with multicoloured goods hanging fully on the both sides of the street. If you find something to your liking, you may bargain with the shop keepers, enjoying a different kind of pleasure. It is the delightful place of collecting cheaper goods.
Temple Street
The Temple Street is also an open bazaar which is situated between Yau Ma Tei and Jordan, mainly selling mens' costumes and watches etc. It is also known as "Men Street". If one is interested in Chinese traditional opera, he may go to the end of banyan trees in the Temple Street to enjoy that, where it is utterly bustling like a populace night club.
Stanley
The Stanley was formerly a fishing port, the main street of which is close to the Stanley Bay, compactly existing a series of restaurants and public houses. Some of them provide open air tea houses for customers to enjoy the picturesque scenery of the Stanley Bay, cultivating an atmosphere of European continent.
Star Ferry
The small distinctive green and white ferries of the Star Ferry Service are transportation means on sea which have linked the Central District on Hong Kong Island with Tsim Shs Tsui over the past 100 years. The journey takes about 10 minutes. On board the Ferry, one can enjoy the grandeur on both banks of Victoria Harbour, the Commerce Tower with its unique design and special architecture, the Bank of China looked like a sharp file, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in the shape of geometric figure, the Exchange Square of Bond Centre and Stock exchange, and the Legislative Council Building in the structural style of the Victorian Era. Far away, the Hong Kong Conference Exhibition Center in which the grand ceremony for the restoration of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the motherland and the Central District Center where the outer wall of the first Hong Kong Commercial Towering computer to control the illuminating system are all visible. At the Tsim Sha Tsui, there are such magnificent places as the Cultural Center, an architecture of sliding escalator shape, the dome-shaped Space Museum, the Harbor City, the Hong Kong biggest indoor shopping centre, the world first class Peninsula Hotel; a few Rickshaws, extremely rare historic objects are displayed at the Star Ferry Harbour. (a few two wheeled vehicles drawn or pushed by man customarily known as rickshaws.) It was once Hong Kong's main transportation means.
Tsing Ma Bridge
The Tsing Ma Gigantic Bridge stretching from Tsing Yi Isle to Ma Wan (Bay), 22,000 meters long, is the longest suspension bridge for both vehicle and railway purposes in the world. It was open to traffic in 1997, linking Landau Island and the urban districts. Parking is prohibited on the Tsing Ma Gigantic Bridge. The Tsing Yi Trunkroute Viewing Terrace to the northwest of Tsing Yi Isle and the Visiting Guest Centre are places for watching and familiarizing with the Tsing Ma Gigantic Bridge with entertainment. The model, pictures and the structure of the Tsing Yu trunkroute are on display in the Visiting guest Centre.
Po Lin Monastery & Tai O
The Po Lin temple built in 1924 is situated on Lantau Island. Known as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South", it ranks first as the most magnificent structures amongst the four popular Buddhist temples in Hong Kong. After visiting the temple, if you want to see the sun rise on the Fongwongshan Mountain next early morning, you can stay in the temple (accommodations can be provide along with exceptional vegetarian dishes).
Aberdeen
Aberdeen was formerly a fishing village. Even though quite a few commercial towers and factories have been built in this district in recent years, Hong Kong Tsai still maintains the characteristics of a traditional fishing village. There are also boat-dwellers in the Aberdeen Bay, shuttling with sampan along the Bay, from which one can have a glimpse of the life of the boat-dwellers, The famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant and the Tai Bak (Tai Bei) Seafood Boat are located at the Aberdeen Habour. Visitors can enjoy a free-of-charge travel by ferry boat to the restaurants to have a taste of delicious seafood.
Mai Po Natural Area
Mai Po on the northwest coast of the New Territories, neighbouring the Deep Bay, is the China's 7th Lamma Marshland which is a series of shrimp and fish ponds, and endless stretch of mangrove forest and the muddy swampland a paradise for birds and invertebrate and also a resting-place for migratory birds after making an arduous long journey. The area having recorded about 430 kinds of birds of 50 species is one of the internationally acknowledged birds protection areas. From October every year to April the following year are the seasons for the migratory birds to stopover at Mai Po Marshes which gives rise to a panorama of birds paradise. For the visitors who are interested in natural beauty, there is no harm done in taking a view of this picturesque scenery right here.
Central District
The Central District was the earliest place of development by the British colonialists. Today it is the central zone of financial, commercial and cultural exchanges. It has many buildings which have retained strong colonial style.
Happy Valley
The commonly called Happy Valley is the racecourse which is the first one in Hong Kong. It was constructed by filling a piece of marsh land. Inside the racecourse, there equipped huge computer screen and different kinds of advanced facilities. The first horserace was held in 1846. During the Japanese occupation period, the racecourse remained open and horserace still went on. The par capita stake of Hong Kong is the largest in the world. Every year from September to June the next year is the horserace season, with one to twice per week. No word can be found to describe the scene of valiant horses galloping and thousands upon thousands people cheering.
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Located at 10 Salisbury Rd Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, the Hong Kong Museum of Art is open to anyone who wants to take a glimpse of Hong Kong’s culture and history through its large collection of over 14,000 items ranging from calligraphy, paintings, Hong Kong treasure, art objects, antiques, and lithographs. The museum is open from 10:00am-6:00pm daily except Thursday (public holidays not included).
Hong Kong Disneyland
The newly open and the first ever Disneyland in Asia offers total fun and excitement for the whole family. The park is divided into four major attractions: Tomorrowland, Adventureland, Fantasyland, and Main Street, USA.
Lantau Island
Travel Hong Kong and take a cruise around the waters of Lantau Island and watch pink dolphins that only live in this waters.