Travel: China - Hong Kong

[cherrygal]

wormy:

If I have only 2 half days and 1 full day to spare, where should I go in HK? Will be staying in New Territories with relatives.


Thought of spending day 1 after touching down by going to Nathan Road, then to Science and Space Museum and night time avenue of stars.

Also want to go to that place with very long escalators but dunno where

Main purpose is to do some shopping on top of visiting. Lots of visiting, relatives staying all over the place, Shang Shui and Tsuen Wan.

TIA

Your first time there? Bringing kids? If no kids then no need to visit Disneyland, waste of time jostling with the Chinese mainlanders.

Half day 1: Visit Victoria Peak (HK Island)
Half day 2: Visit Citygate outlets if you like shopping OR take the trams from Causeway Bay to WanChai, HK Central etc. Most of the famous restaurants eg Yung Kee Roast Goose; Tsim Chai Kee, Mak Mun Kee are in the Central area.
Full day: Either Disneyland combined with Citygate outlets OR
visit Hong Kong Central (Mid-levels escalators, IFC, Lan Kwai Fong), then take Star Ferry to Kowloon (Harbourcity mall, Avenue of stars, eat dimsum), Bauhinia square, Mongkok temple st, H&M at Langham Place. Nice street to visit is the Sai Yeung Choi East St in Mongkok.

[LOLMum]

wormy, can get all relatives together for a meal instead of travelling to all places to visit them? if cannot, then you probably have only 2 half days left to do all stuff.


cherrygal's suggestion is good but i would forget about disneyland (even with kids) and since you want shopping just concentrate on these. shopping really takes up lots of time.

cherrygal:

Half day 2: Visit Citygate outlets if you like shopping OR take the trams from Causeway Bay to WanChai, HK Central etc. Most of the famous restaurants eg Yung Kee Roast Goose; Tsim Chai Kee, Mak Mun Kee are in the Central area.

Full day: Either Disneyland combined with Citygate outlets OR
visit Hong Kong Central (Mid-levels escalators, IFC, Lan Kwai Fong), then take Star Ferry to Kowloon (Harbourcity mall, Avenue of stars, eat dimsum), Bauhinia square, Mongkok temple st, H&M at Langham Place. Nice street to visit is the Sai Yeung Choi East St in Mongkok.

[kittybank]

Thank you, Cherrygal and LOLMum


They are relatives from my DH’s side, my paternal grandpa and his first wife’s (my grandma) side, very confusing de. Some don’t talk to each other one. Most of them r working class, and I find that they treasure their leave a lot. Going with kids but they dun like shopping and disneyland. Wonder why I m bringing them along ??? So must pack books and ipad.

[kittybank]

oh, this is my 3rd time there but the last one was 3 years ago.

[kittybank]

Mid nov should not be too cold right?

[LOLMum]

should be okay, i usually have an umbrella and a jacket. no point letting the kids catch a cold.

[allcc6]

I’ll be traveling to HK in early Nov. Appreciate some advice :


1. Which are the 3 or 4 star recommended hotels in Kowloon (pref near to MTR stations)? Also, is there any with family rooms (2 adults + 2 children)?

2. Thinking of visiting Macau on free & easy. Will it be easy to travel around?

3. Anyone has visited Zhuhai (in China) during your HK trips? Is it worth visiting?

[verykiasu2010]

allcc6:

I'll be traveling to HK in early Nov. Appreciate some advice :


1. Which are the 3 or 4 star recommended hotels in Kowloon (pref near to MTR stations)? Also, is there any with family rooms (2 adults + 2 children)?

2. Thinking of visiting Macau on free & easy. Will it be easy to travel around?

3. Anyone has visited Zhuhai (in China) during your HK trips? Is it worth visiting?

1. you can browse asiatravel.com for the hotels; ymca salisbury is a hotel, not a youth hostel, it is relatively cheap and good, if you can get a booking. it is near to tsinshatsui mrt, next to the peninsula, surrounded by nathan road / canton road shopping and eating


2. just go and take a ferry there, one departure every half hour or one hour, the ferry ride is about an hour long; there is ferry terminal at canton road, walking distance from ymca salisbury, i think is 5th floor of the Gateway Building....connected to prince hotel shopping mall, or take from HK side

http://www.nwff.com.hk/eng/services/NP_KC_HH/#KCFP

http://www.turbojet.com.hk/eng/schedule/prd.asp

3. not worth the time and money. zhuhai is actually across the border from macau, similar to shenzhen/luowu (HK)

[micollh]

soon… will be fying to HK… i need to ask, if im bringing baby pram, i can check in right? together with my baggage… do i need to specify somewhere in singaporeair website? im taking SQ

[Queen or Maid]

Hi Micollh


The last time I didnt check in my stroller as I was still using it inside departure hall. I just passed it to the stewardess who stored it away for me.

Over in HK airport the staff will leave the stroller outside (on the sky bridge as you walk out of the aircraft). So no trouble at all.

I kept it with me cos I find easier and faster to move with kid in the stroller at the airports. I was also worried it might get damaged if I checked it in.