Your 1 DAY Guide to Hong Kong 🇭🇰

9 places in this vlog

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1. 1:25

   Hong Kong Tramways (Ding Ding)

   🚡 Activity · Hong Kong Island

   Fares are HK$3; board at the back, exit at the front, and tap when you get off. Vintage tour trams include a two-day pass.

2. 5:22

   Victoria Harbour

   🏢 Landmark · Victoria Harbour

   Crossing by ferry gives the best view of the skyline, with Central's towers and the mountains behind.

3. 8:19

   Hung Hom

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Kowloon City

   Local food stalls here serve offal dishes such as tripe, chicken feet and pig intestine.

4. 9:06

   The Whampoa

   🛍️ Shopping · Hung Hom

   A good place for a casual lunch, such as spicy chicken with rice.

5. 9:37

   Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade

   🏢 Landmark · Tsim Sha Tsui

   Walk it on the way to the Star Ferry pier.

6. 9:57

   Star Ferry

   🚡 Activity · Tsim Sha Tsui

   The short, scenic crossing costs HK$5, about US$0.65.

7. 11:24

   Central–Mid-Levels Escalator

   🚡 Activity · Central

   It runs downhill in the morning commute and switches to uphill at 10:00 a.m. for the rest of the day.

8. 13:46

   Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

   🌳 Park · Central

   Cut through the free gardens as a shortcut from the top of the escalator to the Peak Tram.

9. 14:11

   Peak Tram

   🚡 Activity · Central

   Use an Octopus card to skip the ticket queue. Sit on the right side of the new 2021 glass-roofed trams for the best views.