Hong Kong Things to Do

On a trip around Asia and Australia, Asha and Brock’s third stop was Hong Kong, where they spent a week exploring the city and the area around it.

At the heart of Hong Kong, Asia’s fast-moving, forward thinking global city, is Victoria Harbor. The stretch of water separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and offers views of Hong Kong’s famous skyline. Throughout the day, the waterway is a constant parade of Chinese junk boats, modern ferries and fishing vessels passing back and forth. While the metro is unarguably the fastest method of transportation between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, you should cross the harbor by ferry at least once during your stay in Hong Kong.

To visit the Tai O fishing village on Lantau Island is to see a way of life that has continued virtually unchanged for centuries. As a contrast to the steel and mirrored high rises of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the modest buildings in Tai O stand on stilts in the water.

Hong Kong is a top urban destination for many globetrotters. If you do happen to go, why not get to know your new surroundings in the most efficient way possible, the with the Hong Kong Island Half-Day Tour, where you will be sent on a five hour orientation tour which will surely get you comfortable with the city-island’s famous and historical landmarks.