THE HONG KONG
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (HKSAR)
Hong Kong needs little introduction and remains a very popular extension tour. We can organise a range of trips for you, the most requested is the half day coach trip around Hong Kong island. However, travelling around Hong Kong’s various islands is so easy with nearly every sign post in English! Maybe it is tempting to explore this region on your own. Of course you must experience the Star Ferry that links Kowloon, where most of the hotels, restaurants and night markets are, to Hong Kong Island one of the world’s famous city centres. We believe some of the highlights of Hong Kong to be:
Victoria Harbour
Take a Harbour tour to see one of the world’s busiest ports at close range. See this amazing harbour during the day with all the freighters BUT to see it at night with millions of lights reflecting into the deep waters is a totally different experience and one well worth doing.
Victoria Peak
Take the funicular railway to the top of ‘The Peak’. This tram has been operating since 1888. If your timetable allows go up late afternoon and watch the city’s lights transform Hong Kong to a magical ‘fairy light show’.
Street Markets in Kowloon
Temple Street Night Market is Hong Kong's most famous open-air market, which comes to life at dusk, with a bustling array of stalls selling everything from watches and leatherwear to clothing and souvenirs.
Ladies' Market A day-long street market is devoted to anyone with an eye for bargain-priced clothing, toys, cosmetics and household knick-knacks.
Aberdeen Harbour
Take a 20-minute sampan ride and cruise around the typhoon shelter to see the old fishing community still living on their boats.
OUTLYING ISLANDS – Cheung Chau
The Pak Tai & Tin Hau temples are excellent examples of 17th / 18th Century temples where the faithful come and worship the Goddess of the Sea and Taoist god called ‘Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven’.
Lantau Island
The largest of the outlying islands Lantau, is of course the site of the International airport and the new Disneyland, but peace and quiet can be found on the white sands of Cheung Sha beach. Marvel at the Po Lin Monastery and the World’s tallest outdoors seated bronze Buddha.
Tung Wan Beach
This is a beautiful beach popular for swimming, windsurfing and canoeing, a very popular place at the weekends!
Lamma
Famous for its Harbour front Seafood restaurants. If you have the energy Lamma offers a rewarding walk to the high point of the island where you can really ‘get away from it all!’
NEW TERRITORIES
Visit the New territories, also known as the Gateway to China, here you will see much of Hong Kong's rich heritage that has been restored to its former glory. Visit Man Mo Temple, dedicated to the gods of Man (literature) and Mo (martial arts). Step back into the mid-1800s as you enter Tai Fu Tai, the opulent residence built by a scholar who was bestowed the title of Tai Fu (mandarin) by a Qing emperor. Lavish plaster mouldings and auspicious Chinese wood carvings adorn its regal interior. Architecture lovers can find similar exquisite décor inside the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, built in honour of the Tang clan's founding ancestor. The nearby walled village of Lo Wai, offers fascinating sights of village life in the New Territories.
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