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 Sampan boats, Aberdeen Fishing
Village, HK by jumpingnorman
I looked at the boathouses and the families, specially the kids, living on the boathouses looked back at me! You will see that they really live there and you can even see their home appliances, like their television sets turned on and the mother cooking. It is a somewhat commercialized tour since the tourists do have to haggle sometimes with these Sampan tours, but nevertheless, an unforgettable experience.
If you have the opportunity, you could also try this Sampan tour during the night and picture this – YOU in a boat in a Hong Kong fishing village with the millions of lights from the jungle of tall buildings by the harbor….amazing! Leave a Comment
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 Ordering DinSum at Floating
Restaurant, Aberdeen by Homanded
We found them more convinient than taxis and extremely easy to use!
Once in Aberdeen (the bus will leave you on a corner and you'll have to walk around the block and to the pier area), walk past all the ladies and guys yelling for your attention to ride on their sampas.
There is a free ferry terminal 1/2 way down the pier that is clearly marked to floating restaurant!
REGARDLESS of what people tell you, the ferry is NOT closed, it will be back in 30 mins maximum!
The restaurant is rather lavish, almost expensive looking but quite the opposite, has very reasonable din sum (and some of the best we had in Hong Kong)
Don't miss out on it! Leave a Comment
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for most people who have a bit of time to explore hong kong its well worth a short bus ride to aberdeen to see aberdeen harbour and jumbo floating restaurant. there are a few buses that go to aberdeen promenade from canal road under the overpass near hennessy road in wanchai. on the way there you will pass through the aberdeen tunnel which is an experience in itself too. get off at aberdeen promenade and get a sampan ride to the floating restaurant which is visible from aberdeen harbour. the food at the restaurant is not as good as you might think but its worth getting a few photos of the largest floating restaurant in the world. if you have more time in aberdeen theres a tin hau temple worth seeing too, and if you are feeling really adventurist, the aberdeen country park is not far from the tin hau temple and is great for hiking. along the way it will take you past the aberdeen resovoir and eventually you can reach victoria peak via the winding roads at the end of the aberdeen country park but be careful as the roads are narrow and not alot of room to walk on footpaths. Leave a Comment Directions: aberdeen
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 Fishing boats by yen_2
If you like you can go try the sampan ride but be sure you know how to swim! Leave a Comment
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 Sampans with Ap Lei Chau
in the background by SueMagee,
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You can then catch a bus and go on to Repulse Bay or Stanley or go back to Central. The bus services in Hong Kong are regular, safe and quite cheap. Directions: It's on the southern coast of Hong Kong Island.
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 Aberdeen by seagoingJLW
Once a quiet fishing village, Aberdeen is now a thriving town best known for its floating restaurants, excellent seafood and waterborne population. You reach the restaurants by motor launch. See my travelogue on Aberdeen. Leave a Comment
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 Jumbo floating restaurant by MacKiwiLeave a Comment
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Aberdeen, a harbour resort, is located on the South of Hong Kong island. As you step off the bus, straight away you can see the lively harbour with traditional sampan boats, which makes quite a dramatic scene, set against the high rise buildings in the backdrop. A must do activity here is to negotiate a price to ride a sampan from one of the persistant touts (best not to go for the first one that comes to you as the prices tend to get cheaper the further you walk). They will take you on about a 30 minute ride of the harbour, including a close up view of the jumbo restaurant. We were lucky in that we arrived at about 9.30am on a Thursday when there were no other tourists around and had a sampan boat ride to ourselves – I guess that at busy times, you may have to share your boat ride with other tourists?
Please look at my photos for this tip that show a boat house that we saw during our sampan ride as well as the jumbo restaurant. Leave a Comment Directions: Bus no 70 or 73 from Central Exchange Square. We caught a bus from Canal Road, Causeway Bay.
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Jumbo Kingdom is always included in the itinerary of the tour packages offered by travel agencies. It's a touristy place with plenty of visitors from other countries. Boat rides are being provided for a fee to tour the harbour. You will be able to see local folks in their boats when you tour around the area.
Jumbo Kingdom is now a modern complex of dining, sightseeing and cultural attractions - a required stop in any tour of Hong Kong. Centred on the Jumbo and Tai Pak Floating Restaurants in Aberdeen Harbour, it is an internationally renowned tourist attraction. It is a Hong Kong icon and a premier tourism and fine-dining establishment. Phone: (852) 2553-9111Directions: Bus 70 or 75 from Exchange Square Bus Terminal or Admiralty MTR Bus Terminal to Shum Wan Shuttle Ferry Pier and Aberdeen Shuttle Ferry Pier respectively.Website: www.jumbo.com Other Contact: Email: sales-hk@jumbokingdom.com
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 Aberdeen marina by idy
Stroll the Aberdeen promenade in the evening and you will see folks making a meal of food that is cook on junks, while nearby, tall residential blocks tower over the habour in splashes of twinkling lights.
Tourist may wish to go for a sampan ride around the habour for a closer look at the fishing junks, or even have a meal on a "floating restaurant" in the habour.
Aberdeen is a 40 minutes bus ride from Causeway Bay. Leave a Comment
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