What to visit in Hong Kong in 2 days. Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas

And also: how to save money on Victoria Peak, why go around the perimeter of Hong Kong and why the famous laser show is a complete disappointment?

A couple of months ago, we studied what to see in Hong Kong, and carefully filtered the information. Now, having visited and really looked at the city, we are writing our review full of friendly tips and life hacks 🙂

For 1 day from Hong Kong and its inhabitants (quantity) you can only be stunned, for 2 days - more or less run through popular locations. But in 3 days you will be able to feel, see everything you need and do not need, and decide whether you want to come back here. We, personally, do not 🙂

Where can I find flights to Hong Kong? We prefer online search engines Skyscanner and Aviasales. Iterating over numbers and using cool service features like a calendar low prices or cost by month, you can find interesting dates. So, our flight from Samara cost 9,000 rubles per person. But this is a big sale, usually tickets cost around 14-17 thousand rubles.

Do Russians need a visa to Hong Kong?

It would seem logical: in which country is Hong Kong -> in China -> China is a visa state -> it means that a document is required.

However, the city, all so isolated from China and emphasizing this in every possible way, is pursuing its own policy: a visa to Hong Kong for Russians in 2019 will not be needed if the period of stay does not exceed 14 days.

Advance hotel reservation and return ticket are also not required. Upon arrival at the Hong Kong airport, the Arrival and Departure Card is filled out, the foreigner is presented to the officer, who for some reason does not mark him with the coveted stamp, and then the gates to the crazy metropolis are open.

How to get from the airport to the center of Hong Kong?

Tip #1 Before you start exploring Hong Kong on your own, download the free offline maps.me app to your phone. It’s not scary to get lost among the skyscrapers with him 🙂

Hong Kong Airport is huge, as befits an international and hyper-busy airport. In addition, it is located on an artificial island, and therefore there are plenty of ways to get to the city center.

• Expensive: Aeroexpress - 100HKD (*1HKD ~ 8.5 rubles)
• Very expensive: taxi - from 250HKD
• Acceptable: Bus A21 (Kowloon) or A11 (Hong Kong) - 33-40HKD
• Cheaper but inconvenient: S1 bus + metro - 23-29HKD
• for $130

TOP 7 attractions in Hong Kong

As you may have heard, the city consists of 3 parts: the island of the same name, Lantau Island (airport) and the Kowloon Peninsula. Sights are concentrated on Hong Kong Island. There are a couple in Kowloon too significant places, but they still go there more to contemplate the real life of Hong Kongers, without neon tinsel, expensive boutiques and Teslas on the roads 🙂

What can you see in Hong Kong?

• Usually in the photo, Hong Kong is depicted from one angle - from the Victoria Peak observation deck, which opens the coolest panorama of the island and mainland parts of the city and its stunning skyscrapers. This view is not cheap - 50HKD. Plus, all city guides strongly recommend getting to the top by funicular (which is another 45HKD round trip, along with hourly queues). The ticket can be taken in advance >> , but:

Tip #2 Know that in fact, when you come to Hong Kong, Victoria Peak can be visited for free. And how we did it, see in our video and subscribe to the channel.

In general, Victoria is a hill, and a popular observation deck is located on the roof of a shopping center, which is about 3/4 of the way to that very top of the hill - the peak. The site, so to speak, is for the lazy: you get up on transport, pay and admire, raking with your hands the same tourists 🙂

How to get there: bus #15 (9.8HKD) from the stop near the pier to the final one. Skip the entrance to the shopping center, go a little further and you will see an upward turn to the left - after free views there.

It will not be easy, the road goes uphill, but you are climbing the peak! In 20 minutes, when the heart is about to jump out of the chest, and the legs ache from overload, the skyscrapers of Hong Kong will appear in all their glory. But, most importantly, few people know about this place and dare to make the ascent. Complete silence, broken by the rustle of grass, a space city in full view and endless space and time for photos - your reward for your efforts.

This view opens from a free observation deck.

Lion Mountain (Lion Rock). There are 3 tourist routes in the Lion Rock park, choosing one of which you will enjoy the picturesque nature and possibly see a long-tailed macaque or a black-eared kite.

Another hike for the picturesque: 45 minutes from the subway up to the beginning of the trail, 30 minutes up the stairs to flat ground, and then a few hundred more steps to the top of the cliff and Instagrammable landscapes of the city.

How to get there: Wong Tai Sin MRT Station

Going to the Lion Rock, take a look at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, located near the subway. The Wall of 9 Dragons, the Garden of Good Wishes, fortunetellers "kau chim" and palmists - you are unlikely to see anything like this for free.

How to get there: Wong Tai Sin subway station

Big Buddha Statue. Well, how could the sights of Hong Kong do without a huge monument to the patron, typical of Buddhist countries? 🙂 It is located on Lantau Island. If you are in Hong Kong in transit, this is exactly what you can really see in 1 day along with Victoria Peak and a walk around Kowloon.

How to get on your own: by bus #23 (16HKD, Sunday 25HKD) from the Tung Chung Town Center stop in 45-50 minutes or take the Ngong Ping cable car in a glass bottom cabana (ticket - from 225HKD >>).

Disneyland. From the name it is clear that this is an option for traveling with children. Yes, adults also want to feel a fairy tale, but, alas, the reviews of tourists sadly note that there are no attractions or interesting things for “big” people here. But for the little ones - some magical emotions. Cost - 589HKD for an adult, 419HKD for a child.

How to get there: from the Lantau Link Toll Plaza stop on the R8 bus. See routes to the stop and prices. There is an option for a combo ticket - park + transfer + guide >> .

Hong Kong park Hong Kong Park). In a glass-concrete metropolis with a minimum of free space and a maximum of high-rise buildings, a breath of fresh air and a green oasis are desperately needed. Therefore, the parks of Hong Kong are very popular places. Specifically, in this - tropical gardens, birds, turtles, ponds and fountains, a museum of tea utensils - everything is conducive to a relaxing break from the sounds and smells of an overpopulated city.

How to get there: metro station Admiralty Station

Avenue of stars (Star Alley). It stretches along the embankment, and the most valuable "exhibits" here are the handprints that Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan left. We advise you to combine it with a walk along the embankment, we would not look separately.

How to get there: Tsim Sha Tsui metro station

The photo was taken from a transparent elevator, where you can
ride in the city center

What else to see in Hong Kong? + cool locations for photos

Hong Kong is rich in attractions. Officially, they are registered almost under a thousand! You only need time, and there is always something to see in Hong Kong.

Interesting places that were marked on our map:

• Hopewell Center. Located near the Tesla store. A 64-story building with a glass elevator and a great spot for a photo of Hong Kong in the midst of skyscrapers! Glorious Australians told us about it. Come in, follow the elevators, go up to the 17th floor, then go to the elevator in Grand Buffet, and up to the last floor. Free 🙂
• Residential building Yick Cheong Building. In general, in the understanding of the locals, this is a completely ordinary courtyard among completely ordinary high-rise buildings. For tourists - a living illustration of how Hong Kongers survive in conditions of overcrowding and an acute shortage of land. House-anthill, where people are placed literally "on the heads" of each other. Caution: often visited by Instagrammers because of the opportunity to take cool shots 🙂

Most likely you have seen this photo on the Instagram accounts of various bloggers.

• Stanley Village. Getting to this location, you can capture two more peculiar sights of Hong Kong: a double-decker bus (and here they are exclusively like this) and travel along the western line of the island. In a word, an atypical route for those who have had time to get bored with skyscrapers.

On the way from the stop at the Kowloon waterfront (Peking Road; Kowloon Park Drive) to Stanley by bus #973 you will see the outskirts of Hong Kong, immersed in greenery and framed by the sea, white-sand beaches and cliffs. If you wish, you can return in the same direction or continue the trip to the eastern part, thus bypassing the entire island. Well, Stanley Village is a tourist village where mostly Europeans spend their holidays. Nice place 🙂

• Central's longest ground escalator is the Mid-Levels Escalators. In fact, it doesn’t smell like a remarkable thing here - an ordinary escalator, except to ride it for 20-25 minutes. And walk back up the stairs.
• Night market on Temple Street. A myriad of shops with Chinese knick-knacks, clothes, sometimes food. Worth a visit for the thrill.
• Light show on the embankment at 20:00. We didn't like it at all. A bunch of people gathered to admire the unremarkable beams of a green-blue-yellow laser shining randomly into the sky. That's all. No music, no "wow". And then you just can’t get out of this crowd! We do not recommend.

We did not have a chance to see the following sights in Hong Kong, but they say they are good:

• Ocean Park Water Park
• Ten Thousand Buddha Temple (Sha Tin District)
• Skyscraper Bank of China Tower
• Sky observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Shopping Center
• Exchange Square Office Center
• Nan Lian Garden at Diamond Hill
• Chi Ling Nunnery with ponds and lotuses.

In general, after several attractions in Hong Kong, you can just walk through the streets and squares, both on the island and on the peninsula. Walk slowly, looking up at the skyscrapers, shoving shoulders with the Chinese, absorbing smells insanely expensive city, record in moments and enjoy 🙂

When is the best time to go? Tourist season in Hong Kong it continues all year round, but the most suitable weather is in November-December.

Beaches in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, according to the generally accepted point of view, is not the resort where people go to relax on the coast and swim in the sea (here, by the way, it is South China). What can I say, this opinion was formed in vain 🙂 The beaches of Hong Kong can compete with the resorts of Thailand, and even surpass them in terms of the level of service. They are open year-round, but the water temperature for comfortable swimming is suitable from May to October.

There are about 40 equipped beaches in total. Most popular:

• On Lantau Island: Silvermine Bay
• On Hong Kong Island: Repulse Bay, Stanley Beach, Golden Beach.
• In Kowloon, the sea is dirty, you can sunbathe only on Silver Strand beach.

The question of how to get there will not arise, because transport "sneaks" to any point of the metropolis.

Rental accommodation in Hong Kong (hotels and apartments)

Hotels in Hong Kong are literally everywhere, but it's ALWAYS better to book in advance. Firstly, there will be plenty to choose from, and secondly, the cost will be acceptable. It so happened that the reservation was canceled two hours before arrival in Hong Kong, and on the spot we had to check into an unreasonably expensive, but at the same time low-grade hotel.

Housing in the metropolis is very expensive, because there is not enough space, there is not enough space for building. Therefore, the rooms and rooms are not even small, but miniature - 4-5 square meters for two!

Here are the approximate prices for Hong Kong hotels for two per night:

• hostel from 1400 rubles
• hotels with 1-2* from 1750 rubles
• hotels 3 * from 2400 rubles
• 4 stars from 3300 rubles
• five-star with a pool from 6200 rubles

It should be noted that such a price tag is mainly in Kowloon. In the center of the island, it is much higher. To save money, you can use a discount of 1000 rubles from Booking.

The best accommodation options, optimal in terms of price / quality ratio, can be found, but after spending at least half an hour searching. Do not rush to rent housing, being guided by an attractive figure, otherwise you will then chase cockroaches on the walls (and this common problem in Hong Kong!). Read the reviews in detail, look at the photos and estimate the size of the room, so as not to be too surprised upon arrival 🙂

Renting an apartment in Hong Kong is the place to be, and in this case, the assistant is Airbnb. Alas, but cheaply rented literally from a dozen apartments in the whole city. You can rent a nice one-room apartment for the night from 1556 rubles. Follow the link and get 2100 rubles as a gift for your first booking! 🙂

Decided to play basketball with the local guys
(do not do this - it is very hot)

Transport in Hong Kong

Transport links in Hong Kong are well established, and, what pleases, the traffic is organized and almost without traffic jams.

Let's start with a taxi. What makes it different in Hong Kong is that all the cars are of the same brand - Toyota of a terry year of manufacture, and the drivers are important, in a suit and gloves. Taxi fare is 24HKD for the first 2 km, then every 200 meters 1.7HKD.

Tip #3 To use the following modes of transport in Hong Kong, purchase an Octopus Card. It gives a discount on travel and allows you not to ring small change in your pockets or frantically look for the exchange of large bills. You can buy it already at the airport, one per person, at a special counter for 150HKD (100HKD to your balance, and 41HKD + the remaining money is returned when you return the card at any metro ticket office).

The Hong Kong subway has stations almost all over the city, and it is unrealistically huge, that's how the second Hong Kong is only underground 🙂 Going down into the transition, you can walk 8-10 minutes to the platform! In principle, the metro is understandable, all stations are duplicated in English. Money from the card/single-use travel card is debited at the end of the trip. The cost varies depending on the distance, the minimum is 4.5 HKD. You can find out for sure using the stands at the stations or

One way to get from the mainland to Hong Kong Island is by Star Ferry. By the way, they are also included in the sights of Hong Kong, although they look well shabby and buzz strainedly (after all, they have been working since 1888) 🙂 From the deck, the same skyscraper panorama of the city opens, slowly growing before your eyes.

The cost is 2.2HKD on weekdays and 3.1HKD on weekends.

From Hong Kong, you can take a ferry to neighboring Macau - the Chinese Las Vegas, full of hundreds of casinos. Prices for such a trip start from 171HKD, the journey takes no more than an hour, and departures are every 30-60 minutes.

photo from the ferry,
which ferries you to the central island of Hong Kong

The bus is a popular transport in Hong Kong along with the subway. If only because most of them are two-story, and the trip turns out to be very exciting. Prices also depend on distance and are usually posted on the spinning desks near stops.

There are also two-story trams. Hong Kong is proud of them, because they have been working since the beginning of the 20th century. They run only on the island of the same name and on 6 routes. The ticket costs 2.3 HKD.

Tours to China from Moscow 2019 (Hong Kong, Hainan)

The price is for one person when buying a tour for two

Did you know that Hong Kong is recognized as the most visited city by tourists in 2017? Not surprisingly, almost half choose to travel independently.

By the way, a regular tour to China, to the island of Hainan, can be just diversified by adding a couple of days in Hong Kong! The flight will take only about an hour and a half.

Flights from Moscow to Hong Kong

The best way to get to Hong Kong, of course, is by plane. And, ideally, on a direct flight 🙂 A non-stop flight from Moscow is operated by Aeroflot.

• How often do flights depart from the capital? - Daily.
• Which months are the most in demand for flights? - The last ten days of October - the end of November, New Year and Christmas holidays, the first half of April.
• How long is the flight to Hong Kong? - Flight time from Moscow averages 9 hours 20 minutes.
• What are the prices for Moscow-Hong Kong flights? - The cost of a round-trip ticket starts from 29,000 rubles.

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Tall buildings, cramped streets, a crowd of people actively working with their elbows, incomprehensible Chinese food and selfies on every corner. From heat and humidity it is difficult to breathe, everything boils, boils and lives. This is Hong Kong! What to see in 3 days in Hong Kong - we tell 🙂

We lived in such big cities as Moscow and, we were in, but we understood what a real metropolis is only when we went to Hong Kong. An amazing mixture of cultures and total bacchanalia!
You don’t know where to look, you try not to lose sight of each other - in Hong Kong it’s as easy as shelling pears.

To be honest, in 3 days in Hong Kong, we almost went crazy from crowding and noise 🙂 I think two or three days for a trip to Hong Kong is enough.

From Moscow to Hong Kong can be reached by direct flight. We flew to Hong Kong from. The airline is a low-cost carrier HK Express, there is not much to say about it. Everything is quite decent, but there is no food on the flight 🙂
Pay separately for luggage, hand luggage of sufficient size is included in the ticket.

Russians do not need a visa to Hong Kong. Passport control in Hong Kong is not difficult. Long - yes. There are a lot of Chinese here, get used to it 🙂 May the people of Hong Kong and China forgive me! It is not entirely correct to attribute Hong Kong to China, which the residents of the city will certainly not fail to tell you about.

At passport control in Hong Kong, you will be given a piece of paper with a stamp, nothing is put in your passport. Dream! Pages stay clean. Let me remind you that the authors of the blog are citizens of the Russian Federation, and we did not get a visa for a trip to Hong Kong.

It’s better not to lose a piece of paper with a stamp, but they didn’t take it away from us when we left and didn’t even ask.

The airport in Hong Kong is located on Lantau Island, the same one where the giant Buddha and the Wisdom Path are located. From Hong Kong Airport to the city can be reached by subway or bus. We arrived late in the evening and got to the hotel on the night bus N21.

Convenient to pay on Hong Kong buses and subways Octopus card, which should be issued right at the airport. All 3 days in Hong Kong, we actively used it. A nice bonus is that you can go into a small minus on the card, so if you don’t have a couple of dollars to pay for the fare, it doesn’t matter.

Well, let's move to Hong Kong itself, shall we?

Districts of Hong Kong on the map:

Kowloon. Hotel prices in this area are slightly cheaper than on Hong Kong Island, and there is also something to see. We chose the hotel in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula, so that it was convenient to walk to the subway and to the ferry terminal. The choice fell on the neighborhood Tsim Sha Tsui (Tsim Sha Tsui), at the metro station of the same name.

In principle, the south of the Kowloon Peninsula is a good location for a trip to Hong Kong: you will immediately plunge into the noise and din. The Tsim Sha Tsui area in Hong Kong has many sights and interesting places. The Hong Kong atmosphere is crazy.
depart from here Star Ferries to Hong Kong Island and

Near the Tsim Sha Tsui metro station, the gloomy bulk of the building rises Chungking Mansions- Be sure to check here for thrills! The house is famous for being overrun with people in turbans, suspicious individuals and illegal immigrants. On the first floor there is a spontaneous oriental market, and on the upper floors there is an incredible number of hostels that do not inspire confidence. Often the police visit the market, we saw a fight. There is even a hostel called Russia!

In the same area of ​​Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, is located Avenue of stars(now under reconstruction), from the embankment in the evenings watch the famous but not overly impressive laser show.

Hong Kong Island will be a more convenient option for accommodation if you prefer to explore the surroundings, and not just the city center. Here are the central stations, and you can not make an extra transfer, but immediately take the desired line. In the Central District of Hong Kong, everything is more expensive, more civilized, richer. Hotel prices are higher. In central Hong Kong, as expected, showcases of Gucci and Louis Vuitton will shine. Behind them are the longest escalators in the world Mid Levels and Victoria Peak (we will go there later).
The famous double-decker trams run just around Hong Kong Island.

For a traveler in Hong Kong, of interest are central District and district wan chai. In the south of the island fishing Aberdeen village and a good track for hiking lovers - Mountain Dragon's Back.

Lantau Island in Hong Kong attracts tourists with a giant wise Buddha and a funicular. Hong Kong Airport is also located here.

North of Kowloon are New Territories, where we never got there, since we only had three days in Hong Kong, one of which is dedicated to .

Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city. For a long time it was a British colony, which is reflected in good English, simple and clear street names, double-decker buses and trams. Now Hong Kong is called a special administrative region and has autonomy until 2047. Then they will think about what to do with it further and how to assimilate back with China - their paths have diverged too much.

Prices in Hong Kong, contrary to expectations, were low. A bus from Hong Kong Airport to the city center costs only a couple of dollars (per hour). Dim sum lunch at one of the Michelin-starred restaurants - about $20 for two.

Hotels in Hong Kong- the most expensive part of the budget when traveling to Hong Kong. Hotels are very expensive. If you're looking to save on accommodation (and who wouldn't want to look at prices?), you'll find a hotel in one of Hong Kong's tall, cramped buildings. Most likely, it will be a room of 7-8 squares 🙂

There is no place at all. If you put a suitcase on the floor, you can no longer stand together. Need a shower/toilet? One jumps on the bed so as not to interfere, the second gets off to the floor, and vice versa. So we moved 🙂

What to see in Hong Kong in 3 days? A lot of everything! Hong Kong - Big city, and there are many attractions. Go beyond the Central District, go to the islands and outskirts of the city, and then you will see the real Hong Kong.

What to see in Hong Kong

Hong Kong somehow immediately crushed noise and tightness, so we wanted to get out of this madness somewhere.
On the very first morning, a trip to the village of Aberdeen in the south of Hong Kong Island.

Once there was a large fishing port, but now it is quite modern area. Just reminds me of the past a large number of fishing boats filling the harbor of Aberdeen. Local boaters will gladly take you along the waterfront for 100 HKD.

Approximately on such a ship, a junk:

Here you can see how snow-white yachts (breathed for a second) ...

... And also those same fishing boats, about which all the guidebooks say that to this day fishermen live here without getting out onto land.

In fact, as we understand, no one lives in them. Fishing, cooking and selling right there - yes.

If you find yourself in the village of Aberdeen in Hong Kong, it will be inadmissible not to look into the floating restaurant Jumbo Kingdom 🙂

Jumbo Kingdom Restaurant

The list of places worth seeing in Hong Kong immediately included the Jumbo restaurant - one of the attractions of the city. First, he swims! Secondly, it looks exotic in Chinese. Thirdly, it is an opportunity to try Hong Kong cuisine.

Here is such a colorful colossus floating in the harbor of Aberdeen:

Jumbo's Restaurant is served by free ferries from Aberdeen's waterfront. 5 minutes and you are there.

As you approach the Jumbo restaurant, you can immediately see that everything inside is expensive, rich and very exotic 🙂

So it is - the interiors of the Jumbo restaurant in Hong Kong are impressive! Just like the line at the restaurant.

We sign up for a reservation, and ten minutes later we are invited to a table. Hooray! First acquaintance with Hong Kong cuisine 🙂

An interesting menu system - for 3 days in Hong Kong, it came across in other restaurants. You mark the names of the dishes you want to order on the leaves and give them to the waiter.
The prices are quite reasonable, by the way.

We ordered barbecued pork, highly recommended by friends, crab, and a coconut and mango dessert.

Barbecue pork, by the way, is one of the most popular dishes in Hong Kong ("siu mei"). The meat is marinated in honey, spices, rice wine, and then fried. A crust of glaze appears. Fatty and tasty 🙂 BBQ goose is also on the menu.

And a few more photos from a walk around Aberdeen. Skyscraper anthills of Hong Kong:

Uncle fell asleep in the sun:

Mid-Levels Escalator System Hong Kong is the longest in the world. It passes through the district of the same name, which is something like Soho (bars, restaurants, wealthy people, expats) and partially rises to Victoria Peak, where the main observation deck of Hong Kong is located.

Standing on the escalator, you can look with curiosity at the picture of the Hong Kong evening life opening up to your eyes: streets, graffiti-scribbled walls, small bars with craft beer, coffee shops…

It is curious that in the morning the Mid-Levels escalators work only down to help the hurrying residents of the area get to work in the city, and in the evening only up when the Mid-Levels residents return home.

Cunning tourists can combine an escalator ride with an ascent to Victoria Peak at the most beautiful time of the day - twilight.

The escalator starts at Queen's Road Central and ends at Conduit Road. Further - only on foot.

Probably no trip to Hong Kong is complete without a visit to Victoria Peak.
Of course, on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, you can get there in another way - by bus from the subway or by funicular. There is usually a giant queue for the funicular (in Hong Kong there are giant queues everywhere). Therefore, we decided to combine business with pleasure and go part of the ascent to Victoria Peak on foot.

The climb from the end of the escalator to the Peak Tower observation deck on Victoria Peak will take 25-30 minutes. In some places the climb is very steep, so comfortable shoes are a must.

Before going to Hong Kong, I read that the views will be dizzying as you go up, and you don’t have to take a ticket to the observation deck. This is partly true and partly not.

As you climb Victoria Peak, all views will block the trees. Amazing (albeit better than from the observation deck!) Hong Kong is visible from only one point at the very top, where, unfortunately, we got after the observation deck.

So, having come to the top, we did not see anything super unusual on the way. It was decided to take a ticket to the observation deck Peak Tower. Time is one hour before sunset.

Remember, we already said that there are giant queues everywhere in Hong Kong? And that there are so many people everywhere? Add to this the third truth: the Chinese are VERY fond of taking selfies and are ready to do it for hours.

Therefore, already a couple of hours before sunset on Victoria Peak, people are waiting for darkness. Of course, there are tourists here, quite a lot of them. But the first rows are occupied by the Chinese, equipped with selfie sticks, warm jackets for the evening and food 🙂
And they are ready to stand and take pictures for hours!

Having risen to the Victoria observation deck at 6 pm (sunset was at 7), only by 8 o’clock someone freed up a seat and we were able to get into the first row to take a couple of shots for show:

And only after leaving the site on Victoria Peak, finally, there was that very wonderful place that everyone is talking about. From the observation deck, you need to go down to Lion's Pavilion and go a little further.
The views of Hong Kong from there are much steeper and no one bothers to take pictures and set up a tripod:

The walk back to Central Hong Kong took much less time.

Having sailed to Kowloon on the Star Ferry, we looked at the Kowloon waterfront. Very close to the tower Kowloon Railway Clock Tower there is a small public pier with great views of the night island Hong Kong.

Well, how do you like the Mid Levels area in Hong Kong, would you like to live there?

If yes, then here are the prices for apartments in Hong Kong (Mid Levels area) 🙂

Tips for visiting Victoria Peak in Hong Kong:

• It is better to book half a day to visit the Peak.
• If you want to come to the observation deck before sunset, check in advance what time it is. And come a couple of hours early.
• Bringing warm clothes for the evening and a snack is a good idea.
• Climbing Victoria Peak on foot is not at all difficult.

If you are lucky enough to be in Hong Kong, be sure to take a ride on the symbol of the city - a double-decker tram. I don't know if you can find two identical carriages: they are all covered with advertisements of all kinds of brands and organizations.

A tram ride in Hong Kong is quite cheap and does not depend on distance.

For example, you can take one of the Hong Kong trams at Central or Admiralty station and head east (Eastbound direction). Sit on the second floor by the panoramic window and get your camera ready! 🙂

Gradually, the noisy central districts of Hong Kong are replaced by typical urban developments, narrow tall houses, signboards in English are becoming less and less ...

Traveling by subway is much faster, but double-decker trams are a real attraction of Hong Kong, which is definitely worth a look.

Time to get out - we arrived at the Tai Koo subway station, where there is one unusual building.

Fok Cheong Building in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. If you want to see how people live in real Hong Kong, away from the glamorous shopping malls and office centers, you are here.

The Fok Cheong Building in Hong Kong is not a modern skyscraper, but a typical old anthill with cramped apartments. If you tilt your head up, the Fok Cheong Building looks like a real gray mountain with tiny loopholes of windows behind which people somehow live.

The building is built in the shape of the letter E and offers many interesting opportunities for photographers.

It’s hard for me to imagine what the residents of this house feel when they look out of the windows of their cramped closets at the crowd of tourists with cameras below. The house-anthill is very popular and young people want to capture themselves against its background.

The place seemed rather sad to me, especially against the backdrop of tourists with iPhones and selfie sticks.

When you leave the dark, damp courtyard into the white light, the sun seems especially bright:

It seems that there is one more important aspect of traveling to Hong Kong that we have not touched on yet - food 🙂

The first thing you should definitely try in Hong Kong - dim sum.

As we have already said, Hong Kong is a real metropolis and impresses with an unimaginable number of Michelin-starred establishments - and at the same time the cheapest! In one of these establishments, restaurant Tim Ho Wan, offering very tasty dim sums, we set off.

Luckily, the queue is short.

Again, we mark on a piece of paper that we want to order from the menu and give it to the waiter at the entrance.

Everything is incredibly delicious. We took a few dim sums and ate only twenty dollars worth. A visit to a restaurant of the same chain will be three times more expensive 🙂

Smiling chefs are not averse to posing:

Here is another thing that you should definitely try in Hong Kong - egg tart, or a basket with egg cream. Not custard, but really egg - it tastes like baked tender whipped protein.

In Hong Kong for a very small price you can overeat exotic and not so fruits. We bought a juicy mango and pineapple, asked the seller to cut it, and ate it with pleasure at the nearest bench.

Meat and sausages:

Suddenly - pigs!

Even in Hong Kong, large mouth-watering sets of sushi and sashimi. For the price and appearance, everything is very tempting:

Street food in Hong Kong and prices:

But our trip to Hong Kong is coming to an end, and it's time for us to move on to Macau:

This uncle on a bus with a big name accompanied us to the airport:

What impression does Hong Kong make? There are different things for all our guests 🙂 We spent three days in Hong Kong, and managed to see the city to the maximum. It is said that Hong Kong is a very civilized semi-European city and is very different from China. But it seemed to me that after all it was very, very Chinese: crowdedness and markets, crowding in the streets and crush, high-rise buildings and slum houses.

I am sure that your trip to Hong Kong can bring other impressions. Share them in the comments! 🙂

Hong Kong Airport is one of the largest Asian hubs. Planes land and take off on average every three minutes (we counted), and you can get from here to almost anywhere in the world. Largely for this reason, and also because Hong Kong itself is magnificent, the editors along the way forever in love with this city and on any trip to that region she tries to catch a piece of it.

In Hong Kong, there is enough entertainment for more than one day. But for those who came to this industrial paradise for no more than a day, we have prepared a guide to places that you must visit, and a little later we will release an extended version. By the way, autumn is the most pleasant time to visit Hong Kong.

Helpful information

• The time zone is UTC/GMT +8 hours.
• Visa - tourist, issued upon arrival for 14 days (you can leave and call again).
• The official currency is the Hong Kong dollar, the rate is approximately 800 HKD per 100 US dollars.
• Language - Chinese and English (officially).

The Peak

On the very high point The city has an observation deck with amazing views of the harbor, skyscrapers and surrounding places. Since Hong Kong is a city for people, a trendy retro-style funicular goes upstairs. Departs every 10 minutes from 7 am to midnight, the schedule hangs on the scoreboard.Entrance to the observation deck is paid: ascent and descent by funicular + entrance ticket will cost 88 HKD for adults and 42 for children under 11 years old.You can go down from the observation deck on your own, through the park and streets, and such a ticket will cost 13 dollars less for adults, and 8 for children.

By the way, the attraction has two official websites:www.thepeak.com.hk And www.thepeakgalleria.com.

Upstairs there are cafes, shops and other attributes of tourist places. Going to the peak during the day or in the evening is a matter of personal choice. We went at night to look at the glowing lights of the city and were satisfied.

How to get there: from the Central metro station, exit J2 and follow the signs for a couple of minutes. There is the starting station of the funicular. In case the metro is not suitable, the site has a complete list of how, by what and from where you can get there. Link .

Time consumption: 2-3 hours.

hollywood road

After descending from the Peak, walk 15 minutes towards Hollywood road - one of the main streets of the city. This is the tourist part, here you can have lunch, look at old Hong Kong, look at new Hong Kong, ride on Central–Mid-Levels escalator (this is an ascent system to higher levels of the city, created so as not to storm the slopes on foot), go to the flea market for gifts (in the area Hollywood Road and Upper Lascar Road) or to one of the biggest temples of Mang Mo, and find a bunch of different interesting things.

On the official travel portal of the city you can read more about each of the attractions in the area.That's about the Flea Market, ohMan Mo temple, ohthe first police station in Hong Kong, built in the middle of the 19th century.

How to get there: Art. Metro Central or Sheung Wan.

Time consumption: 4 hours

Tsim Sha Tsui embankment

Another good option for an evening Hong Kong is to go to mainland to Tsim Sha Tsui station (direct red line from Central, drive two stations). There is a museum of astronautics, a cultural center and other interesting, but not urgent things. But most importantly, the embankment offers an amazing view of Victoria Bay and the business part of the city. Every day, at exactly 20:00, a light show begins here with the participation of more than 40 skyscrapers on both sides of the bay. The show lasts only 13 minutes, but there are enough impressions. You can observe not only from the Tsim Sha Tsui embankment, but also from other points in the city.

There is some information about the Symphony on the official website and they also wrote about the Tsim Sha Tsui embankment.

These places are definitely enough to fully plan one day, and if you are lucky and you stay longer (we generally recommend at least a week), then next time we will tell you about other cool places.

How to get there: get to Tsim Sha Tsui station and follow the signs.

Time consumption: 2 hours

life hacks

• If the connection in Hong Kong is from 6 hours, feel free to go to the city: an express train runs from the airport to the very center, which arrives in 24 minutes, works from 6 am to 1 am, runs every 10-12 minutes, there is Wi-Fi inside, stops at different islands and costs from 60 to 100 HKD one way (depending on where you need to go). Passes through both terminals of the airport.
• The best thing you can do to comfortably move around the city by public transport is to buy an Octopus. It works like a travel card: you put money on the card and pay in transport. But there are other functions as well. Octopus card can be used to pay for Aeroexpress trains, 7eleven stores, parking lots, fast food restaurants, buy various tickets, pay for mobile communication and other little things. In addition, Octopus is beneficial, since the subway has different fares for different regions, and the card not only simplifies everything (you just need to apply it at the entrance and exit), but also has a discount system (travel in Hong Kong is expensive) . Issued against a deposit of 50 local dollars, the official website is here.

• Be sure to try the local tea with milk (in any cafe) - real tea magic.
• Hong Kong is very safe, so you can walk in a relaxed way.
• Everyone here speaks English. In general, everything, so there is no chance of getting lost.
• The colonial heritage says hello - the cars here are right-hand drive, so you can forget about renting, and traffic jams in the city are hellish.
• There is a lot of seafood and decent street food. The cuisine is very strange, similar to a mixture of Chinese and European, but very tasty.

Hong Kong has a quality travel portal

World fame came to Hong Kong long before this administrative region of China became popular among tourists. Now Hong Kong is considered one of the largest financial centers in the world. For travelers, it is interesting for its Eastern culture, a combination of ancient and modern sights, those holidays and festivals that take place here and are quite frequent events. Next, consider what sights of Hong Kong you need to see without fail.

1. Victoria Peak

One of the main tourist destinations in Hong Kong is Victoria Peak. You can get to the top of the attraction, which is located at an altitude of 552 meters, by funicular. A beautiful view of the city extends from here, and it is desirable to enjoy it both in the daytime and at night. In addition to contemplating the picturesque panorama of Hong Kong, tourists can visit the museum at the top, take a walk in the park, sit in local cafes or go shopping. Also here you can take great photos for memory.

Opened in Hong Kong just over a decade ago, Disneyland quickly won the hearts of its guests. Along the main street of Disneyland there is a myriad of various souvenir shops and other shops. Further, depending on preference, visitors are invited to go to three thematic zones of the attraction. One of the zones is dedicated to space travel and adventures, the other is dedicated to children's fairy tales, and the third is for those who love extreme sports and nature. All in all, this is a very interesting place to visit in Hong Kong!

3. Ocean Park

The best entertainment attractions in China include Ocean Park in Hong Kong. The huge two-level building has a very entertaining program and a lot of exciting rides. On the first tier, visitors will find a zoo, a museum where you can see extinct species of animals, as well as a thematic theater. The second tier is occupied by a wide variety of attractions, the world-famous Atoll Aquarium and the Sea Lion Sanctuary. You can spend the whole day in Hong Kong Ocean Park and get a lot of impressions from your vacation.

The Planetarium is one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong. Its building is made in the form of a hemisphere, inside which there are two halls: one of them is dedicated to the history of space exploration, the other - to astronomy in general. The planetarium invites its visitors to plunge into this fantastic world of space: here you can spend hours looking at images of the starry sky, attend thematic show programs and get acquainted with the astronomical exhibition. A visit to the Planetarium in Hong Kong is definitely worth it.

5. Walk of Stars in Hong Kong

China has given world cinematography a large number of actors, directors and films. The Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong is dedicated to these people, perpetuating in the memory of the city the great figures of Chinese cinematography. The attraction is located in the port, from where one of the best views of Hong Kong extends. Along the entire length of the Alley, you can see statues of famous cinema figures, and along the sidewalk there are monuments with handprints of those who glorified Chinese cinema.

6. Big Buddha in Hong Kong

The pride of all China and a hot tourist spot in Hong Kong is the Big Buddha. This attraction of the Chinese capital is a large bronze statue of Buddha sitting in a lotus position, which is the largest in the world among its kind - its height is 34 meters. The monument symbolizes the harmonious relationship of man with nature and religion. The statue is located Big Buddha in the village of Ngon Ping, where the cable car leads. To get the most out of your trip, take advantage of the glass-floored cabin.

7. Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Madame Tussauds Museum is quite popular among tourists in Hong Kong. Here visitors will be able to get to know world-famous politicians, stars, figures of science and art. All exhibits are incredibly realistic. It is worth mentioning that the collection of Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong is an order of magnitude smaller than that in London. A pleasant surprise for travelers will be the news that there are no bans on photography here, so you can bring home from your vacation a lot of photos with celebrities.

8. Museum of Optical Illusions

A special place among the sights of both Hong Kong and all of China is the Museum optical illusions. It houses a collection of exhibits that are created using 3D technology. For tourists during a visit, there is one unusual, but very pleasant rule - photography is considered an integral part of the tour, and therefore not only is not prohibited, on the contrary, it is highly recommended. Here visitors can try themselves in different roles and enjoy a new look at world masterpieces or beautiful landscapes.

9. Hong Kong Science Museum

Very popular with both locals and foreign tourists enjoys the Hong Kong Science Museum. The landmark building is made in an unusual modern form, and inside a rich collection of about 500 exhibits awaits guests. Guests are allowed to contact with almost all items of the exhibition, and some are even recommended. The entire collection of the museum is located on four floors, each of which is dedicated to certain sciences.

10. Hong Kong History Museum

As you know, China ancient state With rich history dating back more than one thousand years. The Hong Kong Museum of History is one of the main cultural and historical attractions of the country. The exposition is located in a huge building, but this is not enough to accommodate the entire collection of exhibits. Therefore, in our time, five branches have already been created that fully receive visitors. Guests will be able to get acquainted with the entire history of Chinese civilization in great detail. It will be very interesting to see such an exhibition in Hong Kong!

11. Observation deck Sky100

The Sky100 Observation Deck has become a special pride of Hong Kong. This place combines the opportunity to enjoy the incredible panorama of the city and learn a lot from its history and culture. This attraction got its name due to the fact that it is located on the hundredth floor in a skyscraper that occupies the international center of trade. It is noteworthy that the Sky100 observation deck has an all-round view and almost the entire territory of Hong Kong is open to the eye from such a height. Thanks to this, the attraction attracts a huge number of visitors and is an exceptional destination for tourists and travelers.

12. Jumbo floating restaurant

The Jumbo floating restaurant in Hong Kong is very popular with tourists. Feature and calling card this attraction became her appearance. The ship has three decks, and outwardly resembles Royal Palace times of ancient China. This idea was liked by foreign guests, and the floating restaurant is still in great demand. Visitors here are invited to try many dishes of national cuisine, including past eras. There is also an opportunity to enjoy different varieties of tea that China is so famous for. This is a great place in Hong Kong to relax in between visiting other sights!

13. Sha Tin Racecourse

In China, as elsewhere in the world, gambling has been banned by the state. The only legal gambling activity in which bets are allowed is horse racing. Therefore, the main attraction in this sport for the Chinese has become the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Its huge stadium can accommodate 85,000 visitors. Also, all bets and payouts of winnings are controlled by a special organization. For adrenaline junkies, a visit to Sha Tin Racecourse is a great opportunity to tickle your nerves, especially if you place a bet.

14. Light and music show "Symphony of Light"

Visiting Hong Kong and not seeing the light and music show Symphony of Light is a crime. This attraction was included in the Guinness Book of Records, becoming the largest such show in the world. It is held in the evening of every day, so when traveling around Hong Kong, be sure to set aside time to visit the light and music show. For fifteen minutes, accompanied by musical accompaniment, fireworks are launched and a laser show is turned on. It is best to observe the Symphony of Light from the embankment, on which the Avenue of Stars is located. This is a great place in Hong Kong!

15. Wong Tai Sin Temple

Among the religious sights of Hong Kong, the dominant place is given to the temple of Wong Tai Sin. This place is very revered by the locals and is dedicated to an ancient Chinese deity. The temple is built on a rocky slope and occupies a truly vast territory. Wong Tai Sin won his popularity not only among Chinese people, but also among foreign tourists, and the endless streams of visitors are proof of this. In addition, the guests of the temple will be told many interesting legends and stories related to its construction and life.

16. Street of lazy pedestrians

Lazy Walkers' Street has gained particular fame among Hong Kong sights. Although, to be more precise, it is an escalator that has a length of 3 kilometers and connects several streets and districts of Hong Kong. It moves in two directions, but it should be noted that at an incredibly low speed, since it was created not for high-speed movements, but for the communication of streets and working quarters with residential ones. Throughout the street of lazy pedestrians, there are many shops and cafes, which can be accessed through special platforms.

These are the attractions you can visit in Hong Kong, although if you have more time, you are sure to find many more interesting things. Thank you for your attention!

And for a snack, a beautiful video of Hong Kong:

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It has one of the largest ports in the world, is one of the leading financial centers in Asia and the world, is a fusion of Eastern and European cultures. Hong Kong is also called Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is located in southern China, 32 km east of the mouth of the Pearl River and 135 km southeast of Guangdong. The city is washed from the west, south and east by the South China Sea. Hong Kong is separated from the mainland by a harbor. natural origin. To the north, Hong Kong borders the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

The Pearl of the Orient is the most common title to describe Hong Kong. This city-state is sometimes referred to as the New York of Asia. Name Hong Kong Chinese city difficult, it does not look like Chinese, if only because almost all the inhabitants speak English. At the same time, the Hong Kongers, despite the colonial history of the city, never became British, but they still ceased to be Chinese.

Hong Kong is far from the largest city on earth, and not even the largest city in China - only (by the standards of the region) 7.5 million people. However, Hong Kong is an important point of the financial world, National Geographic magazine calls Hong Kong "the third largest financial center in the world and the eleventh largest industrial zone." Hong Kong is famous for its gold and foreign exchange markets, trade, manufacturing, film industry and more. By the way, the port in Hong Kong is the third largest in the world. More than 7,000 ships from all over the world come to Hong Kong's pier every year.

Hong Kong earns and spends money with an inexplicable gluttony: b O More Rolls-Royces per square kilometer than anywhere else.

However, Hong Kong has another glory: the most populous city in the world. About 7 million Hong Kongers live on 1106.4 square kilometers of land, the population density is approximately 6732 people per square kilometer. However, such statistics can be misleading, as the city is unevenly populated. Only 10 percent of the area is inhabited, which means that on average there are more than 54,000 inhabitants per square kilometer! And in the Mang Gok area, there are 140,000 people per square kilometer! And although Hong Kong won a lot of land from the sea, there are still areas called "danga", where people huddle in junks or boats.

Based: 1841
Square: 1,106.4 km2
Population: 7 448 900 people (2018)
Currency: hong kong dollar
Language: Chinese, English
Off.site: https://www.gov.hk

Current time in Hong Kong:
(UTC+8)

The majority of Hong Kong residents are Cantonese (95%), mostly speaking Cantonese. The country has two official languages: Cantonese Chinese and English language. Many Chinese have moved to the city from the mainland, especially from Shanghai, as well as immigrants from India, Pakistan and Nepal, many of whom have lived in Hong Kong for generations. IN Lately more and more immigrants from the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand are coming to Hong Kong, most of them working as domestic workers. Moreover, Hong Kong has also become home to a significant number of people from North America, Japan and Europe, which makes the city truly international. While Hong Kong is legally part of China, the former English colony has its own laws. All the rights and freedoms inherent in a democratic state operate in the country.

How to get there

Airplane

Aeroflot flies from Moscow to Hong Kong 4 times a week, the travel time is 9 hours 50 minutes.

A number of airlines also offer flights with transfers in other cities, for example:

• Emirates (in Dubai),
• Qatar Airways (in Doha),
• Etihad (in Abu Dhabi)

as well as in Beijing, Bangkok, Delhi and other major hubs. Planes arrive at the airport "Chek Lap Kok".

Train

There is a daily train from mainland China to Hong Kong. The train consists of two parts: one follows from Beijing (26 hours), the other from Shanghai (24 hours). In addition to this rather long train, there are also commuter trains from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and to Guangzhou.

Bus

The bus, paradoxically, is a good way to cross the border into mainland China, bypassing the queue. Hourly buses run to Guangzhou. There are also at least 6 bus routes that run between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

• Jordan, Kowloon area, bus departs from Scout Centre, Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (5 minutes walk from Jordan MRT).
• Mongkok, Kowloon departs from Portland Street, near Metropark Hotel Mongkok (departure from Prince Edward Hotel).
• Wanchai, Hong Kong Island departs from the Bus Station.
• Kuan Tong, Kowloon leaves from the bus station and from Kwun Tong Shopping Plaza.
• Tsuen Wan departs from the bus station (10 minutes walk from Tsuen Wan station).
• Kam Shen Road departs from Western Railway Station.

Buses run every 20-30 minutes. Lok Ma Chau crossing - with round-the-clock border crossing.

Helicopter and ferry

You can also use the Macau International Airport, and if you flew there, then it is easy to get from Macau by ferry. Or even by helicopter. Company helicopter « Sky Shuttle operates its short flights every 30 minutes from the Marítimo terminals in Macau to the pier in Hong Kong. The flight takes 16 minutes and costs about 3,000 Hong Kong dollars.

On foot

You can cross the border from mainland China to Hong Kong in Shenzhen. There are six checkpoints between Hong Kong and mainland China. Pedestrian crossings are: Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau. One of the crossings is located in the center of Shenzhen, the other is at the railway station.

Visa to Hong Kong

Russian citizens do not need visas to visit Hong Kong for a period not exceeding 14 days. The purpose of the trip must be tourism, transit, visiting friends or relatives, or a short-term business visit not related to making a profit in Hong Kong. Detailed information you can read in our special material "Visa to Hong Kong".

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