What to do in HongKong for 3 days, 4 nights?

Question

Headint to HongKong in June. Clueless about what to expect, what to visit there. Can somebody give me suggestions on what are the must-do's in HongKong? I've decided to spend a day in Ocean Park, so that kinda rules out one full day. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

Answer 1

Most of the features of Hongkong can be found in most internet sites or in most brochures. What I will share is what you will not find in those brochures and I call them PERSONAL experiences.

I was just surprised that most package tours only include day city tour of Hongkong. I was on my way home from Hongkong last Sunday and we were the 1st to ride the shuttle to the airport. We checked in at Ramada Hongkong side. We toured the whole place fetching passengers from the Hongkong side to the Kowloon side and even up to Holywood Hotel in Disneyland. I was able to interview those in the Kowloon side and those who checked in at Holywood Hotel in Disneyland.
They werent able to see the Avenue of Stars, Symphony of Lights and Victoria's Peak. What is included in their tour is only the city tour in the morning.

Night 1: Avenue of Stars and witness the
Symphony of Lights

You will be able to see the Symphony of Lights at 8 pm . It is nice to walk around the Avenue of Stars at around 4 pm and stay around until the Symphony.
If you have checked in Hongkong side, you can take the ferry for $2.00 at cheaper rate compared to $9.00 when you ride the MTR.

NIght 2 : Victoria's Peak, this is the highest
point in Hongkong!
You can ride a tram and see the
beauty of Hongkong and see for the
2nd time the Symphony of Lights.
We were exactly here before 8 pm
& was exactly in the tram at 8pm
just to see the Symphony of Lights
at a view on the peak.

Night 3: Disneyland: See the fireworks at
7 pm. Be sure to alot a whole
day here. Better go on week
days and you will be able to
save almost $55.00.

Weekday: $ 295
Weekends: $ 350

Disneyland HK's features:
1. It has a train going directly to it like the airport has its own. This feature I havent seen in LA.
You can buy a 1 day ticket to the Disney train from the Hongkong MTR. We asked how much is one way, it is $ 52 while round trip is
$ 50. You can take the card as souvenir unlike the other cards which will be taken by the machine.
From Hongkong station, go down Sunny Bay station where you can wait for the train going to Disney. Be prepared to take pictures since this is a nice train.

2. Upon entering the Disney HK, you will the characters around. You can have your pictures taken. Somebody will take your camera while another person is in charge of taking your picture ( Which the theme park sells). Their copy is expensive at $90. You can have the option of not buying it, you have a copy in your camera anyway.

3. HK Disney is definitely smaller but I think it would just be fine. HK LA is too big that your body will real ache after going from 1 ride to another.

= the Lion King show is really great, I havent seen this last year in LA
= there is a raft going to the tree house of Tarzan which isnt seen in LA
= I enjoyed the Utopia car which is the car of the future!
= You will only see 1 3d show at HK unlike in LA in which you will see more than 3

4. SOUVENIRS:
I was able to buy more souvenirs in LA compared in Disney. I wasnt even able to see a postcard in HK. I went through all the souvenir stores together with my sister. Souvenirs are more expensive in HK.

5. WELL LIGHTED :
In HK once you go out of the ticket area at night. LA is more darker.


Night 4: Ladies' night at Mongkok. This is the night market.
For those coming from the Philippines, the comment is that the prices of the blouses are the same or cheaper in the Philippines. It is comparing with 168 in Divisornia wherein most business are owned by Chinese businessmen.


YAHOO TRAVEL:
For other top 10 attractions in HK visit Yahoo travel, go to travel guides then go to Hongkong. Once you are in the page, go down the page on the left side. The websites of the places and its location are given. There is also a slideshow of Hongkong in the upper page.

AT THE AIRPORT:
Therer are free maps and places to see but it is better to make your own plan and schedule to make the most of your trip.

CAUSEWAY BAY:
Where Time Square is located. This is the place where signature shops are located.

HONGKONG side:
Des Vouex Road, West: This is the area where you will go if you are interested in dried preserved seafoods.

Des Vouex Road, Central:
This is where you will find the Hongkong station of the MTR.
This area has also 2 streets which they call alley alley where goods are cheaper compared to the malls.
Trams are better used in this area. Be prepared to have $2.00 coins. You ride on the end of the tram and go out in the driver's side where you drop the $2.00.

Aircon double decker buses are more expensive than the tram.

The streets of Hongkong are smaller than the Highways of other countries, however, they have organized commuter trains and buses which comes every now and then and starts at 6am and ends at around 12 midnight or 1pm. Better check the Hongkong guides in the airport.

Kowloon side:
It is better to check in in this area. Souvenirs are cheaper here. Most museums are located here which has free entrance every Wednesday.
You can take a ferry going to Hongkong side for only $2.00 compared to the $9.00 of the MTR.


You can alot a whole day for:
Day 1: Ocean Park
Day 2: Disneyland
Day 3: shopping or go to China or to Lantau Island and see the Golden Buddha or see Snoopy collections!

Answer 2

Start your day in HongKong by visiting the Peak, a temple nearby and go for the free light laser show at the ferry point in the evening.

Day 4 - Visit the famous Ocean Park, amusement park full of Pandas, penguins, rare fishes, animals. We loved Ocean Park Ocean Park, HongKong

Day 5 - Go to Lantau Island tour and Ngong Ping cable cars. This can easily take up half a day and then you can go to the ladies market/Temple street market in the evening.

If you love clubbing, HongKong s Wyndham street is perfect.

Have fun!

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Answer 3

Half day to the Big Buddha, Ngong Ping 360. Half day to Stanley Market, The Peak. Then we have Ladies' Street, Temple Street, Nathan Road and Kowloon City The Walled City, Wong Tai Sin Temple. Disneyland (Optional- if you've nothing else better to do). Man Mou Temple. Have a drink in Lan Kwai Fong or Soho. Walk the Avenue of Fame in Tsimshatsui.

Answer 4

So many things to do, I don't want to repeat what you can find on the discover hong kong website. It is pretty comprehensive, full of activities to fill several weeks, so you will have to chose what you prefer. Also keep the bilingual HK Visitor hotline number handy (2508 1234) If you are alone, stay in Kowloon, if you go with kids, stay on Lantau Island.

In no order of preference, these are my favourite sites:

On HK Island:
Victoria Peak (one morning)
Man Mo Temple (afternoon)
Western Market (explore all the little streets where you see activity, usually outdoor food markets, etc.)
Evening at SoHo or Lan Kwai Fong (dinner and bar hopping)
Ocean Park is not my cup of tea but why not...
Repulse Bay is a great beautiful beach right in HK
Stanley Market

On Lantau Island:
Giant Buddha, Po Lin Monastery and Tai O Village on Lantau Isl. (one day)
Disneyland (only if you have kids, otherwise don't bother esp. it takes more than one full day to enjoy, and it's exhausting)

In Kowloon:
Apliu Street Flea Market
Nathan Road: electronics, shopping, Ladies Market, Temple Street Night Market, Jade Market: (one day, but it is never enough for me)
Avenue of Stars promenade, take your picture with Bruce Lee (after dinner), then watch the Symphony of Lights from there at 8 pm

Just hanging out and look at people doing their daily business: you can spend days just doing that...

I don't think you will have enough time to see the New Territories, or the other outlying island, or to sleep for that matter. But if you have an extra day, join a guided tour and see what you didn't have the time to see. Also, buy a Tourist MTR 1-day pass for HKD50 and use the MTR as often as you want, it goes almost everywhere, but if you are too tired at the end of the day, taxis are cheap and plentiful.

Answer 5

Give you two
1 Victoria Peak
In the early period of colonial rule the Victoria Peak was open to the people of upper strata of society only. Tai Ping Shan, 554 meters above sea level, is the summit of Hong Kong island and the best place of looking down at the scenery of the Victoria Harbour.
Taking mountain climbing cable car, which has a hundred year old history, to reach the Victoria Peak, you can proceed to the Peak Tower, which was rebuilt after toppling sown the Lao Qing Pavillion. This is a center of combining catering and recreation. Its bowl shaped design is modern and unique, inside which there are reviewing stand, dining hall, wonder hall and motor-driven recreation games. Among them, the most special is the wonder hall which is called "Believe it or not". It is the chain museum unique in the world, which was constructed by Robert L. Ripley in 1930. Inside the hall there exhibited the adventurous events experienced by Ripley, primitive forest, beauty taking sun bath, frenzied car, turning tunnel, shark aquarium, ultimate cruel torture, marvelous spectacles of human race and animals, complete works of tongue twister and mass media fun station etc. If you have time, you may come to have a taste of Mr. Robert's experience and "Believe it or not". Inside the peak square, there are fine arts shop, first class restaurant and three dimensional simulated flight of airship.

If you have enough time, you may go around the Harlech Road and the Lugard Road on both sides of the Peak, which is the best spot to look down at both shores of Victoria Harbour, Kowloon Peninsula and even the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir and Island District on the southern part of Hong Kong.

2 Stanley
The Stanley was formerly a fishing port, the main street of which is close to the Stanley Bay, compactly existing a series of restaurants and public houses. Some of them provide open air tea houses for customers to enjoy the picturesque scenery of the Stanley Bay, cultivating an atmosphere of European continent.
There is an open air bazar in the Stanley too, which properly sells ready made clothes of different trade marks, souvenir and art ornaments. Along the Stanley Street, there is a temple called Tin Hau Temple (the temple of the Queen of Heaven and Protectress of Seafarers which was built in 1767. During the First World War period, villagers took asylum from war in this temple. Since then, on the 23rd of March, according to the lunar calender every year, the birthday of TinHou, people poured in to worship in this temple.

Answer 6

The Peak, Hong Kong Wetland park, Ngong Ping 360, Ocean Park,

A Smoke-free Hong Kong
From Jan 1 2007 smoking is prohibited in most enclosed public places, including restaurants, karaokes, malls and some bars as well as some outdoor areas.

Visitors to the new-look Madame Tussauds Hong Kong can not only meet their favourite idols but also join them in doing whatever has made them famous – all to the accompaniment of appropriate background sounds. You can putt with Tiger Woods, shoot hoops with Yao Ming, dance on stage with Aaron Kwok and even step into a Rembrandt painting!

There is no better way to capture the magic of the harbour than by taking a night-time cruise aboard a ferry where you'll be able to enjoy A Symphony of Lights, the stunning multimedia show featuring 33 Hong Kong skyscrapers in a dazzling extravaganza.

Feel like dinner amidst the sumptuous surroundings of a Chinese palace? Welcome to the Jumbo Kingdom, one of Hong Kong's truly unique attractions. Since its opening in 1976 as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, it has excelled in the preparation of seafood for discerning diners. The restaurant, designed like a classic Chinese palace, can accommodate up to 2,300 people. Situated in Aberdeen harbour, the Jumbo is one of the world's largest floating restaurants and a tourist icon.

One of the most popular street markets in Hong Kong, Ladies' Market is a must-visit destination for fashion lovers with an eye for bargain-priced clothing, bags, accessories, toys, cosmetics and household knick-knacks. The stalls making up this enjoyable market can be found on Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok. It is open from noon until 11:30pm.

No trip to Hong Kong would be complete without a visit to the world's tallest, outdoor, seated bronze Buddha which sits serenely atop Ngong Ping plateau amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island.

The eyes, lips, incline of the head and even the right hand (raised to deliver a blessing to all), combine to lend great depth of character and dignity to this extraordinary statue.

The majestic figure of the seated Buddha is 34 metres high, was cast in China and took over 10 years to complete. Weighing 250 tonnes, it was unveiled in 1993 amid deeply religious ceremonies.

Visitors can climb the 268 steps to reach the platform where the Buddha is seated.

And many more Discover Hong kong!!
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Answer 7

You've misunderstood the account. Reading Genesis 1:1 & 2 you can see the the heavens and earth were created, the following verses refer to the work done to prepare the earth to support life then the life on it. The fourth creative day made it possible to see the sun, moon and stars and measure time from the standpoint of a man on the earth; so now we have the references you mention in you question. It should be noted that what is now known scientifically about the earth and its development. including the life on it. is in the order recorded in the Genesis account. As far as time is concerned, we know the universe is billions of years old and that certain stages of the earths development is many millions of years each. This is also true of each creative day. each day was of an unspecified period of many millions of years. A day in the Bible has been called a watch in the night, see Psalm 90:4 or 1,000 years, see 2 Peter 3: 8; how many times have the terms ''not in my day'', or in my gran's/grand-dad's day, or ''in the day of king/queen'', all referring to periods of time and not a literal 24hr day. And no, the Bible, God's word written by human penmen under inspiration of holy spirit, [see 2 Peter 1:20, 21] does not state the creative days to be 24hrs each. But now we can measure time. we're able to plan our days and seasonal periods,measure vast distances of millions of light years, calculate launch times for space exploration such as the probes sent to mars; so the way Jehovah has done things has been for the benefit of us all and we should praise and thank him for it; the pictures captured by the hubble telescope are awesome and inspire such praise of our creator.

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