Travel Info : Hong Kong

Travel Info

Hong Kong

Where to stay?

Holiday Inn Express Soho

83 Jervois Street

Sheung Wan

*near Sheung Wan MTR Station (5-minutes walk): Exit A2

*walking distance to macau ferry terminal: Sheung Wan MTR Station Exit D (3rd floor of Shun Tuk Centre)

*from the airport: take the Airport Express and interchange to the Airport Express Shuttle-bus (H1, to Western District), it is a complimentary add-on service provided for Airport Express passengers travelling between Hong Kong station and Holiday Inn Express Soho

Activities:

The Peak

Click here for the pictures

Madam Tussauds early bird ticket: HKD 113.

Early bird means u have to enter madam tussauds before 11am. U can buy the ticket online.

Sky terrace + return tram ride: HKD 75 (best seat: right-hand side)

Observation deck at The Peak Galeria: free

Avenue of Stars & Tsim Sha Shui East Promenade

Click here for the pictures

Go there by taking the Star Ferry, u can use the octopus card.

See the symphony of light at 8 pm everyday.

Lantau Island : Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)

Take the cable car from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping. Try the crystal cabin. I recommend to buy the cable car tickets online because the queue is very very long.  We went there on a Monday morning, and there’s already a queuing line.

click here for the pictures.

Hong Kong

Try the mid-level escalator at the city. We went the escalator nearest to one IFC:  from Hong Kong MTR Station Exit D.

Try the tram.

Macau
- Try 233 meter skywalk at Macau Tower. Not scarry at all : )  click here for the pictures    
- Senado Square & Ruins of The Church of St Paul. There’s a museum near the church ruins. U can take the escalator to the top for free and see the view of macau. click here for the pictures.
- The Venetian Hotel & Resort

Other infos:

-        Octopus card : HKD 150. Refund fee: HKD 9. U can refund at the airport express counter at the arrival hall of terminal 2

-          Airport Express: return HKD 180

-          Bus fare in macau is HKD 3.2

-          U can also take the free shuttle buses from the ferry terminal to many of the casinos

-       Ferry from Hong Kong to Macau (TurboJet): HKD 172 plus HKD 10 for booking fee if u buy online. Ferry from Macau to Hong Kong: HKD 184

-          Tram fare at Hong Kong: HKD 2.5

Rita’s

itinerary:

Day 1 : arrival at HKIA

Day 2: The Peak: Sky Terrace, Madam Tussauds, The Peak Galeria; Star Ferry; Tsim Sha Shui East Promenade, Avenue of Stars

Day 3: Macau: Skywalk at Macau Tower, Senado Square & Ruins of The Church of St Paul, The Venetian Hotel & Resort

Day 4: Ngong Ping, trying the mid-level escalator at the city, trying the tram

Day 5: departure from HKIA

For my travel story, please click here