Experience Hong Kong like a local on a fully customized full-day walking tour that explores vibrant neighborhoods, hidden streets, and everyday culture. Your guide leads you beyond the typical tourist path to authentic markets, historical corners, local transport, and unique viewpoints that reveal how the city truly lives and breathes. You set the pace, choose what interests you most, and enjoy a flexible, insider-led experience designed around real Hong Kong life.
Walk through one of Hong Kong’s oldest neighborhoods known for dried seafood shops, temples, and traditional markets. A great introduction to local daily life.
Explore historic lanes, modern architecture, and iconic sights such as the Mid-Levels Escalator and colonial landmarks.
Take in panoramic views of Hong Kong’s skyline and experience the city’s waterfront promenades and cultural landmarks.
[8h version] Discover lively markets, street culture, and authentic neighborhoods that showcase Hong Kong’s energetic urban life.
[ 6h version] Have a sampan boat ride along the waterway of Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. Options of visiting some of the local neighbourhoods in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Taste the best local meals handpicked by your passionate foodie guide.
For a walking tour, an extra charge is required for the following pick-up locations: * Hong Kong International Airport * Hotels on Lantau Island For private car tours, all pick-up locations within HKSAR are included without any extra charge
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
The Authentic Hong Kong - Private Walking Tour lasts about 6–8 hours. The itinerary has 5 stops.
Prices start at $260 per person for this Hong Kong SAR experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. For a walking tour, an extra charge is required for the following pick-up locations: * Hong Kong International Airport * Hotels on Lantau Island For private car tours, all pick-up locations within HKSAR are included without any extra charge Pickup points include Prudential Hotel, Best Western Plus Hotel Kowloon.
The experience is available in CMN, YUE, EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 6 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Ashley was a delightful guide, so energetic, warm, and knowledgeable. She shared so many fascinating little details about Hong Kong’s history and culture that we never would have discovered on our own. We had a wonderful time and would highly recommend her tour!
Ashley was a perfect guide. She is friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable; able to give the historical and cultural background to all the sites we visited with her. From the moment I booked the tour, Ashley's communication was excellent and so helpful. She even arranged our taxis to/ from the airport to the hotel! The tour itself was customised to our family's interests, and didn't just cover the obvious tourist sites, and the next day Ashley sent me a detailed email of the places we had visited, with recommendations of places to go for the remainder of our stay. I would wholeheartedly recommend Ashley whether this is your first trip to Hong Kong or you have visited many times.
Make this tour the first thing you do in Hong Kong!!! Ashley did an incredible job guiding us through the malls, escalators, trams, and metros of Hong Kong, a three dimensional city we Westerners would have no hope of navigating alone. You get a great feel for the city, from tea houses and food courts to street markets and skyscrapers. What stood out about Ashley was her extensive knowledge of Hong Kong’s history and food culture. You can trust any coffee shop, bar, or restaurant she recommends, and she will gladly recommend a full itinerary of activities for your stay. The tour is personalized to be whatever you want. Ashley is friendly, knowledgeable, and welcoming. We now have a friend in Hong Kong.
Ashley was just perfect! Energetic, Informative and Fun. She took us many sites during the afternoon, but was thoughtful of our pace. We went to the best locations in Hong Kong, her favorite spots and customized the afternoon with visits to places based on our interests.
If there were a 10 star option for 'Exceptional', Ashley would deserve it! We've done a lot of tours across the world, and over the years, and without a doubt Ashley tops the list as our favorite guide. We were lucky to be able to hire her for 3 straight days...we wish we had more!!! As a former food and culture journalist she brings a deep knowledge and perspective to her native Hong Kong. She walked us through HK's concrete jungle into some of it's most tranquil and alluring spaces, all the while weaving tales of history of her rich heritage. We visited the Garden of the Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Avenue of the Stars and the old Clock Tower. We then took the Star Ferry across the Victoria Harbour to HK Island to traverse the maze-like walkway system that connects the high rise buildings - a great way to spend a rainy tour day. As the weather cleared we took in the HSBC Building to learn of the city's deep respect for the Feng Shui architectural design. Touring Kowloon and the New Territories would have been daunting if not for Ashley's expert guidance to the Nunnery, Nan Lian Garden and many places in between. Visiting a Wet market, Street Market, Ladies Market and Fish Market provided the background for Ashley's astute commentary on Chinese/ HongKong rich history, cultural development and culinary delights. A private driving tour of Lantau Island, The Big Buddha and the Tai O fisherman village is a must-see on any Hong Kong tour ! Ashley's impressive English fluency, her historical and pop culture knowledge, her skillful story-telling and her foodie perspective made for the most perfect three day visit to Hong Kong. Thank you, Ashley for making it so fun, informative, ....we will never forget our time with you in HK !!!
Ashley is a terrific guide. She is warm, friendly and very knowledgeable. She encouraged us to take the subway, which turned out to be a highlight of our trip to Hong Kong. Another highlight was the wet market in Aberdeen, where we picked out a grouper for lunch. We took it to a restaurant where it was steamed in soy sauce, garlic and scallions. It was our best meal in Hong Kong! The day ended with a ride on the famous Star Ferry. Thank you, Ashley, for a wonderful, memorable day!
We were so very lucky to have Ashley Mak as our tour guide on our day walking tour of Hong Kong. Her knowledge of Hong Kong, the history and culture and just everything was so phenomenal. We felt like we were friends immediately. We can’t recommend her enough. In retrospect we would have loved an extra day to explore more. Thank you Ashley for a wonderful day.
Ashley was the most amazing guide ever! From her pre-trip communication to her post-trip follow-up we loved every minute we spent with her. We saw and learned so much about Hong Kong and traveled by ding-ding, metro, bus and ferries. She is quite the foodie and took us to a delicious local (non-tourist) Dim-Sum restaurant as well as helping us make reservations for dinners on our own. We had so much fun with Ashley that it was very hard to say goodbye at the end of our time together!
I was a little “nervous” about finding a tour guide since not a referral but hit the jackpot with Ashley…the personalized tour Ashley set up was PERFECT. A mixture of walking, train, tram and ferry we saw many highlights of Hong Kong that we otherwise couldn’t have done without her. Ashley was very professional, very personable, very friendly and a pleasure to be a round. Made our stop on Hong Kong that much better. Highly recommmend her. Thanks Ashley!
Of all of the day tours that we have taken across Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, Ashley is the most knowledgeable guide we have ever had the pleasure to tour with. A++ for English fluency, local knowledge, story telling, and cultural/historical/culinary breadth and depth. We asked a million questions about the local culture and she patiently answered each one. Especially recommended for Overseas Chinese touring Hong Kong. She is also a pleasure to be with: friendly, perceptive to the needs, moods and interests of the tour group. She was very considerate and kind to my 78 year mother and was able to accommodate her mobility issues seamlessly. She was very adept at gaging our interests and creating an on the spot itinerary tailored to our interests. We were able to tour Aberdeen Harbor, Hung Shing Temple on Ap Lei Chau, have a fresh seafood lunch with shrimps and fish we purchased at the market and had cooked in a local restaurant, visit the Overseas Chinese Exhibit at the Hong Kong Museum of History and sample some other local treats. Many other sites were pointed out and explained along the way. She also sent us a comprehensive list of all of the sites we visited and recommendations for the rest of our trip in a timely manner so that we were able to take advantage during the remainder of our trip. She books out several months in advance so if you have multiple days, I recommend booking multiple tours. We only booked one day and regretted not booking more. If you have the budget to book one of her custom tours, would recommend without hesitation! Would book again.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Authentic Hong Kong - Private Walking Tour | 6–8 hours | 5.0 (67) | $260 | |
 Dark Side of Hong Kong - Kowloon Caged Homes Walking Tour | 2 hours | 4.9 (572) | $38 | View |
 Half-Day or Full- Day Private Custom Walking Tour of Hong Kong | 5 hours | 5.0 (232) | $230 | View |
 Hong Kong Walking Tour: 6-hrs Landmarks & Highlights with Lunch | 6 hours | 5.0 (88) | $68 | View |
 Hong Kong Market Walking Tour & Chinese Cooking Class | 4h 30min | 4.9 (29) | $131 | View |
 Hong Kong : Must-See Attractions Walking Tour With A Guide | 3 hours | 5.0 (14) | $69 | View |
 Big Bus Hong Kong Open Top Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour | 1h 15min–2h | 4.0 (1,122) | $56 | View |