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Lantau Island   Hong Kong

Lantau Island, Hong Kong

 263 Reviews  This is a world class cable car running some 25 minutes/5.7 km. to Ngong Ping providing spectacular panoramic views on route. It starts from Tung Chung Town Centre down to Ngong Ping, Lantau Island.... 

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Victoria Peak   Hong Kong

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

 362 Reviews  Its hard to know where to start with my "To Do" tips but I guess the ever famous Victoria Peak is a great place. I think if you come to Hong Kong and you dont go up to the Peak, then you are truly... 

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Ocean Park   Hong Kong

Ocean Park, Hong Kong

 143 Reviews  The escalator leading to Adventure Land!!! Let me explain in case you say that I'm pulling your leg. There are four parts to this escalator making it one of the longest escalator ride that I've ever... 

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Aberdeen   Hong Kong

Aberdeen, Hong Kong

 90 Reviews  Aberdeen is an area on the south shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In fact the name 'Hong Kong' was the original name of the area and foreigners who landed here in the 1800's mistook the name as... 

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Central District   Hong Kong

Central District, Hong Kong

 127 Reviews  One of the most remarkable achievements in Hong Kong is the intricate network of protected passages over the roads. It's easy to escape the danger (the noise and the smoke) of the traffic, and it is... 

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Temples   Hong Kong

Temples, Hong Kong

 99 Reviews  Too discreet in the outside, this temple is an explosion of colours as soon as you enter the door. Small spaces to lots of details, compose a dense atmosphere, where people jostles, moving around... 

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Stanley Market   Hong Kong

Stanley Market, Hong Kong

 70 Reviews  I had been told its a nice day trip to take the bus to Stanley, as they have great markets and seafood restaurants, and it did not disappoint me in either of these! Easy to get to once again - take... 

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Markets   Hong Kong

Markets, Hong Kong

 112 Reviews  Another lively theme shopping street in Mong Kok is Tung Choi - for fish and aquarium stuff. It isn't that large of a place-market, and it's less colorful than flower market, but it is somehow nice... 

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Victoria Harbour   Hong Kong

Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

 72 Reviews  There is always something to watch and take your interest if you are chilling on Victoria Harbour, and one of my favourite things to do whilst on holidays is to "people watch" and there is no better... 

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Repulse Bay   Hong Kong

Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

 68 Reviews  Repulse Bay was in my agenda - not to swim (the time was too short for that) but to have a look. Unfortunately, the weather didn't help, and with all those stores calling for Fernanda I didn't even... 

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Nathan Road   Hong Kong

Nathan Road, Hong Kong

 58 Reviews  Advertised as one of the most commercial streets of Hong Kong, Nathan Road is… one of the most commercial streets of Hong Kong! So what? One Indian tout in each square meter, large and small shops... 

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Causeway Bay   Hong Kong

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

 37 Reviews  The tradition of the Noon Day Gun originated in the 1860s when a senior British naval officer (new to HK) was surprised and annoyed at the practice of the Jardine-Matheson's taipans firing a gun... 

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Star Ferry   Hong Kong

Star Ferry, Hong Kong

 101 Reviews  Probably the cheapest and most scenic way to get to Hong Kong Island from Kowloon is aboard the iconic Star Ferry. And when I say the cheapest, I do indeed mean that, as a one way trip will cost you... 

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Hong Kong Park (Admiralty)   Hong Kong

Hong Kong Park (Admiralty), Hong Kong

 53 Reviews  Hong Kong Park is located next to Cotton Tree Drive, right above Pacific Place. It is located on a slope, & beautifully adorns the surrounding landscape. Looking towards Victoria Harbour, you could... 

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Shopping   Hong Kong

Shopping, Hong Kong

 54 Reviews  This was the opportunity to shop as perpectually, all stores in the shopping mall are offering discounts. You can pick from Adidas, Esprit, Coach and even Calvin Kleins. I chose to step into Puma as... 

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Skyscrapers   Hong Kong

Skyscrapers, Hong Kong

 86 Reviews  The Peak in Hong Kong is one of the worlds spectacular views - not to be missed. We were in a hurry so caught a taxi, but most tourists the the cable car to the top. Quite crowed and long... 

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Museums   Hong Kong

Museums, Hong Kong

 83 Reviews  ... and the Hongkong Cultural Center are a building complex on the former grounds of the Hongkong RailWay Station. The Hong Kong Cultural Centre is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha... 

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Lamma Island   Hong Kong

Lamma Island, Hong Kong

 31 Reviews  If you want escape the busy city in Kowloon or Hong Kong Island, you can take a 25 minutes fast ferry from Central District, or Aberdeen to Lamma Islan. Lamma is HK third largest island, and its... 

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Kowloon Park   Hong Kong

Kowloon Park, Hong Kong

 38 Reviews  Kowloon Park lies in the centre of Tsim sha Tsui next to kowloon Mosque. The park is free entry. It is a lovely open space with a flamingo lake, an aviary, a sculpture garden, a maze and a public... 

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Bird Market   Hong Kong

Bird Market, Hong Kong

 23 Reviews  When you love birds you love them seeing and hearing, and if you love them dearly you love to see them free in the crowns of trees or by the ground, or in the bushes or at the water edge or reeds...... 

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New Territories   Hong Kong

New Territories, Hong Kong

 36 Reviews  From the moment we met our eccentric English tour guide we enjoyed this interesting tour into the history of a few influential Chinese families of Hong Kong. The "new territories" act as a buffer zone... 

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Clock Tower   Hong Kong

Clock Tower, Hong Kong

 52 Reviews  As I walking to the Victoria Harbor to watch the symphony of lights show, I passed by this Clock Tower. It’s obvious that it’s one of the landmarks of Hong Kong due to its built and structure. It’s... 

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Happy Valley   Hong Kong

Happy Valley, Hong Kong

 22 Reviews  Happey Valley is one of 2 Racecourses in Hong Kong. The Race course is in the area called Happy Valley, and its on the Island of Hong Kong. If you dont have a keen interest in Horse Racing, I would... 

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Tiger Balm Gardens   Hong Kong

Tiger Balm Gardens, Hong Kong

 8 Reviews  I decided to visit Tiger Balm Garden because it was a famous site in Hong Kong when I visited the first time (however its popularity might have gone down as a tourist spot in recent years due to... 

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Cheung Chau Island   Hong Kong

Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong

 15 Reviews  Get to Cheung Chau by ferry from pier 5 outlying islands ferry piers, Central. In my opinion Cheung Chau is the most beautiful of all Hong Kong's islands. It has quite a big main town with a... 

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Hong Kong Heritage Discover Centre

by IreneMcKay

This centre is located within Kowloon Park. Admission is free and the centre is open until 6pm. The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is located in an interesting historical building which was once Whitfield Army Barracks. It was built around 1910 and was still used for accommodating British troops until 1967. This centre has some interactive displays and videos about traditional Chinese buildings and traditional Chinese life. I liked the ceramics room with its glass floor, underneath which were hundreds of shattered pieces of ceramics. If you happen to be in Tsim Sha Tsui you should certainly visit Kowloon Park, and while you are there you could easily pass an hour or so in this centre. The centre also provides free info about Hong kong Historical Walking Trails.

Show and Tell on the bed!

by lindyz

It has become a tradition of mine that on my last day of a trip, I will unpack everything that I have bought, and display it all on the bed, and take photos before attempting to pack it all back in my suit case! This is actually a lot of fun, because by the end of the trip, youve completely forgotten what youve bought at the beginning, so its just like christmas, finding things that youd forgotten you had and getting very excited!!! Just like a bunch of little kids I guess, but nevertheless its a lot of fun.

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Bird, Fish and Flower Markets

by lindyz

These 3 markets were all within walking distance from Mongkok or Prince Edward MTR station or from our hotel at Langham Place and definitely worth a look, if only to see some very unusual things (especially at the fish markets!)Bird Market is located just off Prince Edward Drive and directly behind the Flower Market which isa on Flower Market Road, one street behing Prince Edward Drive. The Flower market was simply beautiful, the colours and the fragrance and the huge variety of fresh flowers was in abundance. The Bird Market was a bit unusual, just seemed like a lot of old men showing off their birds and it stunk like crazy! The Fish market was very unusual indeed, with lots of very strange things for sale, some of which we were not quite sure if they were for pets or for food - for either other pets or humans!!!!!Overall though, if you are in the area, these 3 places are definitely...

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Shopping!!!

by lindyz

Im not sure that anyone visits Hong Kong and doesnt shop at some stage of their trip! Shopping is just everywhere, and in many shapes and forms, from the various markets around town, to smaller shops to high end fashion chains to large department stores. Prices in Hong Kong were amazingly cheap but still in comparison to most Asian places Ive been to. I think it would be fair to say that we shopped each and every day, and thats rather amazing actually, because my hubby Frank does NOT like to shop!!!!!

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Exchanging money

by lindyz

The 2 best ways for you to exchange money is to either go to one of the street exchanges or to top up your credit card and withdraw at an atm machine. You will get better rates at street exchanges than anywhere else and they are everywhere, so just walk around for a while and check out a few of them and then go to the one with the best rates. Alternatively, we also used a cash passport card and withdrew money from atm machines, which was very very easy to do, with instructions in english.

Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island

by lindyz

Included in our tour of Lantau Island was a brief visit to Po Lin Monastery which is a Buddhist Monastery situated on Ngong Ping Plateau. It is a pretty place to visit and a worth your time. I do not know if entrance is free or not, as it was included in our tour. The gardens are beautiful and the statues and interior is spectacular. It was also very interesting to watch people lighting the incense outside the monastery.

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Ngong Ping Cable Car

by lindyz

The 6 kilometre long cable car ride from Tung Chung MTR station to the top of Lantau Island and Ngong Ping Village is spectacular in itself and something I would urge you all to do. We opted for the dearer crystal cabin cable car with a glass bottom so that was even more spectacular! The ride will take about 25 minutes one way with the most amazing scenery all the way along. This is definitely worth doing. I do not know how much the cable car ride by itself costs and we got a tour package including the cable car, tour guide, bus to fishing village and big buddha and monastery entrance, this was $300HK each adult.

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Tai O Fishing Village

by lindyz

Included in our tour was a bus trip and tour guide to this small fishing village of houses built on stilts. It was very fascinating to see how the locals live and also to see some of the wares they were selling in the village, some very unusual looking seafood delicacies indeed! Needless to say, we did not partake in any of them!

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Tian Tan Big Buddha

by lindyz

The Buddha in itself is quite awe inspiring, sitting atop a large hill with lots and lots of steps to climb, you almost feel like you are climbing up to heaven itself. I will admit though that I got very tired, hot and sweaty climbing those steps and then .... knowing that I had to climb all the way back down again .... I was almost hoping there was an escalator!Big Buddha is situated on Lantau Island and easy to get to via the MTR and Ngong Ping Cable car. It is the worlds largest sitting Buddha and definitely worth a look at. I am not sure what entrance to the Big Buddha alone is as it was included in our tour price.

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

by lindyz

We did not actually go here, only due to time restrictions, but it was on my list of things to do, so there is always a next time!The Wax Museum is located at Victoria Peak. It is open from 9.45am till 10pm daily and cost of entry is $160HK per adult.

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