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Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / May 2005Day and a Half in Hong Kong - What To Do ?
My wife and I are doing a stopover in Hong Kong flying from Heathrow to Sydney, our first time there. We get into Hong Kong at 13:20 on Thur 9th June at 13:20 - after 12 hour flight from Heathrow, so we're likely to be bit tired :) We're staying overnight in Harbour Plaza Hotel, depart for Sydney Friday night 23:50. What's best things to do during our time there? I'm thinking along lines of: - Couple hours rest when we get there on Thursday followed by bit of light shopping. - Do a dinner cruise that evening. - Do one of the half day tours the next day, spend rest of day shopping/wandering around or possibly a full day tour. Any better suggestions, or specific recommendations for tours? Also, are we better booking tours before we leave or just pick something when we arrive at the hotel? Any tips on shopping would also be appreciated. TIA You don't need a tour. There isn't much in the way of "sights" really - what makes Hong Kong interesting is the neighborhoods, markets, temples, and restaurants rather than any specific thing that you would see. There's an excellent subway system that makes it easy to get around on your own. What do you want to shop for? If you want to buy electronics or watches, be very careful since there are a lot of ripoffs. My personal highlights in Hong Kong are the Wong Tai Sin temple, the traditional craft shops in Shueng Wan and Yau Ma Tei, the skyline, the view from the Peak, the frenzy of neon and crowds in Tsimshatsui at night, and the incredible food throughout the city. > My wife and I are doing a stopover in Hong Kong flying from Heathrow to > Sydney, our first time there. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Any tips on shopping would also be appreciated. Look at the HK tourism web site. They have suggestions for things to do. I am negative on taking tours, esp. in HK. You waste a lot of time shopping at their designated (highly marked up) shops. I'd suggest you take a mini-bus up the Peak, take the Peak Tram back down. Take a bus to Stanley to do you light shopping. Have dinner on your own in the city (try the SoHo area, south of Hollywood Rd.). In terms of shopping, don't buy anything from the electronic shops along Nathan Rd. > TIA Dim Sum in one of the restaurants behind the Hilton in Tsim Sha Tsui; Peak Tram; Star Ferry. Find a China Arts and Crafts store, there are several, the biggest in Wan Chai - Great merchandise, of excellent quality, fixed price! > My wife and I are doing a stopover in Hong Kong flying from Heathrow to > Sydney, our first time there. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > TIA > Dim Sum in one of the restaurants behind the Hilton in Tsim Sha Tsui; Peak Hilton in H.K.? Pray tell, WTF is it? > Tram; Star Ferry. Find a China Arts and Crafts store, there are several, the > biggest in Wan Chai - Great merchandise, of excellent quality, fixed price! Too expensve these days Sorry! Meant Hyatt - it's on Nathan Road! >> Dim Sum in one of the restaurants behind the Hilton in Tsim Sha Tsui; >> Peak [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Too expensve these days Thanks for the suggestions, sounds like an organised tour is the thing *not* to do - just wander around ourselves :) |
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