Hong Kong tourist attractions:
See the sensational panorama from Victoria Peak where both day and night time views are magnificently different. Don't consider any other transport than the steep and groaning Peak Tram, built in 1888. The Peak suffers from tourist shop abuse but you can escape that by taking a stroll around the Peak Circle Walk or having dinner in Peak Lookout's garden.
Drink in the Night light show: Hong Kong's static night lights are mesmerising [as pictured above] but at 8pm the island's flashiest buildings put on a stunning, co-ordinated light show. Find a glass-wall bar or board a harbour junk cruise for an eye-battering spectacle which is better viewed from the Kowloon [mainland] side.
Take the Star Ferry from Kowloon to the Island or vice-versa. Another traditional cheap and cheerful Hong Kong transport institution the ferry offers terrific fish-eye views of the city and busy harbour action, putting you comfortably shoulder-to-shoulder with the city's denizens for practically nothing.
A night time double-decker tram ride to/from Causeway Bay [the full monty is from North Point to Western] is another virtually free tour enjoyed by all.
A night time double-decker tram ride to/from Causeway Bay [the full monty is from North Point to Western] is another virtually free tour enjoyed by all.
Shopping in Stanley Market, another long standing HK attraction, prettily located in an affluent part of the Island next to a couple of beaches, the market operates daily but is best at the weekend when the main street is closed.
For real Chinese markets head for Mongkok in Kowloon by MTR [metro] in search of just about everything at a knock-down price except serious food; to the Electric Road food market by tram for kicking and screaming eatables; to Causeway Bay by tram 7-9pm or Temple Street for incredible knock-offs.
Tourists looking for serious antiques can find them in Hollywood Road or Cat Street.
Tourists looking for serious antiques can find them in Hollywood Road or Cat Street.
Islands and beaches: Hong Kong encompasses over 200 islands with at least three that are provided with fast ferry connections, comfortable uncrowded living conditions in tiny tourist hotels alongside fishing villages and sea views, excellent eateries, good walks and soft, user-friendly beaches.
The nearer Outlying Islands take around half an hour by fast ferry or an hour by slow boat.
Cheung Chau is where wind-surfing is only slightly less popular than praying at the ancient Pak Tai Temple,
Lantau offers wild, protected views, a mountain cable car ride, a giant buddha at the Po Lin monastery and the plastic Chinese village of Ngong Ping, while Lamma, the nearest to HK is a pleasant, quiet, car free island of trees, green hills, yellow beaches, good bars and restaurants and a monstrous power station.
Sai Kung is a peninsula about 30 minutes from HK centre by MTR [tube] and mini bus 101. The little town is agreeable and well provisioned while the country park offers superb walks and the beaches are equally terrific. Just don't go in the sea!
The nearer Outlying Islands take around half an hour by fast ferry or an hour by slow boat.
Cheung Chau is where wind-surfing is only slightly less popular than praying at the ancient Pak Tai Temple,
Lantau offers wild, protected views, a mountain cable car ride, a giant buddha at the Po Lin monastery and the plastic Chinese village of Ngong Ping, while Lamma, the nearest to HK is a pleasant, quiet, car free island of trees, green hills, yellow beaches, good bars and restaurants and a monstrous power station.
Sai Kung is a peninsula about 30 minutes from HK centre by MTR [tube] and mini bus 101. The little town is agreeable and well provisioned while the country park offers superb walks and the beaches are equally terrific. Just don't go in the sea!
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