Different Tastes of Hong Kong
Description
Discover the beauty of Hong Kong as our ancestors did exactly in 1900's. Take a ride of the acclaimed Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, arrive in Central district of Hong Kong Island, which was named as Victoria City in history. Ride up the Central-Mid-Levels Escalate to century-old Pottinger Street. Take 10 minute double-decker DingDing tram going through the narrow street, watch a traditional "Petty Person Beating" (Da Siu Yan) ceremony, try a typical Hong Kong Style lunch, Ride a local Walla-walla sampan. All these local activities are escorted by a tour leader who understands local history and culture.
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Itinerary
Meet your tour guide and fellows at meeting point in the morning (9:15am), and start this 6-hour tour. STAR FERRY: the ferry is an important part of the commuter system between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, and are an essential journey for visitors.
The National Geographic Traveler named the ferry crossing as one of the 50 places of a lifetime to visit. You will ride the acclaimed Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central district of Hong Kong Island.
MID-LEVEL ESCALATORS: serving as a method of transporting, it links Des Voeux Road in Central with Conduit Road in the Mid-levels. It cost HKD240 million to build. The entire system covers over 800 metres in distance and it is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world)
DING DING TRAM: these double-decker trams have been travelling through Hong Kong’s busiest streets since 1904s and continue to be an affordable and leisure way to get around. Neighborhoods that might pass through on your journey include some of Hong Kong's most colorful suburbs, such as Western district, Wan Chai, Happy Valley, Causeway Bay and North Point.
POTTINGER STREET: known as the Stone Slabs Street by the locals. The street was named after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong in 1858. There are many small local shops placed aside the stone steps. It is also a place of selling nostalgia. Taiwan Director Ang Lee's award winning "Lust, Caution" was partly filmed at here)
ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER: Aberdeen Island is a typhoon shelter. It still keeps the traditional fishing living culture. Visit Wah Fu Estate, the first public housing estate that was designed under the new town concept and it was the first batch of twin tower building in Hong Kong public housing system. Special arrangements are provided for you to take a ride by Walla-walla, a kind of motorboat used to by the Local people for its very noisy engine. Return coach transfer to the Kowloon Hotel.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Must be on time at meeting point. If you are late, your tour guide will go with other passengers without you.
- No refunds for no shows or late arrivals
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, please wear comfortable shoes
- This tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(5)
Overall it was a fabulous tour. We got lucky since another family that was booked with us did a last minute cancellation, so we had a private tour consisting of my wife, myself and our tour guide Michael; a native of Hong Kong very well versed in local history and quite fluid in English. This was a tour designed for the traveler that had already been to HK before but the highlights looked very interesting and they turned out to be just that. We began with the ferry ride from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island which began to give us our bearings in terms of geography. We rode through the financial district, experienced the Double Decker Ding Ding Tram; very well known by tourists and locals alike, did a Sam Pan Boat Tour in The Aberdeen Fishing Area of the harbor Spent time in the government housing area which has a rich history in terms of past and current economic development. This all followed by and authentic Chinese Lunch and a tour of the Wet Market showing local vendors in a genuine business setting which is uniquely their own. This tour in our opinion gave us a different perspective of this wonderful place. What we did realize was that we barely scratched the surface in terms of what else is offered in this truly international city called Hong Kong
<p>Great guide. Very knowledgeable, very accommodating.</p>
<p>How lucky? Only four of us on tour.The other couple only spoke Cantonese and we only English. Ming did a great of doing the tour in both languages. We did in fact see a different side of Hong Kong. From the Star Ferry to the Ding Ding Tram to a sampan ride and Taoist cleansing ceremony and then into a public housing area with market and then the highlight lunch in a local cafe with us the only Europeans and definitely eating authentic HK food. All this followed by a walking of the old quarter on Hong Kong Island. The cleansing ceremony was something we didn't know was part of the tour and are so grateful to have seen it. The other big plus with this tour was there were no extra hidden costs. We had previously done a half day tour with one of the larger companies only to find out that when we got there there was an extra charge of HKD 70 per person for a ride with one of the grumpiest ladies I have ever met. Ming was a great host always willing to give that little bit extra to make sure that we enjoyed the tour.</p>
<p>The guide was very informative and having a driver as well on tour was convenient.The only change I would have liked is perhaps more emphasis on The Peak district rather than the housing estate at Aberdeen. Sampan ride was good, something different.</p>
