What would you do with two days in Hong Kong?

visidigi

So I'm tagging along on the other half's business trip as I had some extra holiday to take - its to the Philippines and I figured I might take a few days out of the week and go to Hong Kong for a couple of nights (the return flight is £55) - so if you had two days in Hong Kong what would you do?

Recommendations? Just a guy on his own looking round (not done HK before, just mainland China a few times...)

Its next month, so I kinda need to decide what to do fairly soon...

DKLS

I would go get fitted for a couple of new suits, take a trip up to Victoria Peak, take a few rides on the Star Ferry across to Kowloon bay. Eat as much street food as my stomach could bare and check out the bars and nightlife around Lockhart Road. Followed by collecting the new suits and a bit of shopping.

Voyager2002

The Hong Kong tourist authority is very good, and they have a booth in the arrivals hall at the airport (just before you pass the final security check, and once you have passed it they won't let you back, so be careful). I suggest that you go and see them and pick up some leaflets...

My first trip to Hong Kong lasted two weeks: I had to wait for a replacement credit card to arrive. There was plenty to do, and not one second of that fortnight was simply dead waiting time. Highlights include the Science Museum; the various national parks and wilderness areas; the car-free island of Lamma with great hiking and beaches for the day, with sea-food joints and bars for the evenings; the holiday resort island of Cheung Chau (with narrow street of old houses and the atmosphere of ancient China); and of course the spectacular theme parks such as Ocean World.

Of course, the Philippines has girls...

Cisco001

Kowloon
Bird Garden & flower market (morning), Mong Kok (lunch - early afternoon), Tsim Sha Tsui => star ferry => HK Island => the Peak =>
Lan Kwai Fong

Lantau island - ‎Ngong Ping 360 (Cable car)/ Big Buddha/ Tai O

bylromarha

Cisco001 wrote: »

Kowloon
Bird Garden & flower market (morning), Mong Kok (lunch - early afternoon), Tsim Sha Tsui => star ferry => HK Island => the Peak =>
Lan Kwai Fong

Lantau island - ‎Ngong Ping 360 (Cable car)/ Big Buddha/ Tai O

This! .

Blue264

And if all the above isn't enough for you, get a bus down to Aberdeen via Repulse Bay, and they carry onto Stanley. Or you could hike over to Big Wave bay, one of many great beaches on the island.

visidigi

Cisco001 wrote: »

Kowloon
Bird Garden & flower market (morning), Mong Kok (lunch - early afternoon), Tsim Sha Tsui => star ferry => HK Island => the Peak =>
Lan Kwai Fong

Lantau island - ‎Ngong Ping 360 (Cable car)/ Big Buddha/ Tai O

Sounds good!

Based on this, the best place to stay? First day would be flying in first thing, the return flight is two day later, around 9:30.

Voyager2002

visidigi wrote: »

Sounds good!

Based on this, the best place to stay? First day would be flying in first thing, the return flight is two day later, around 9:30.

Lantau Island is where the airport is. It is linked to the city centre by two sorts of subway trains: the airport express is more expensive but misses out the intermediate stations, while the ordinary trains are acceptably fast. There are also a range of buses: these use the same spectacular route with bridges across the sea as do the trains, but are higher up on the bridges so the view is better.

Mong Kok is the traditional red light district, with lots of cheap accommodation options but might be a bit noisy. It is close to Tsim Tsha Tsui, which is part of Kowloon, a convenient city-centre area to stay. If you want to splurge you could look at the YMCA here, which is luxurious and right by the port for the Star Ferry to Central, but not cheap.

Yinster

visidigi wrote: »

Based on this, the best place to stay? First day would be flying in first thing, the return flight is two day later, around 9:30.

It's personal choice. Some people prefer Hong Kong Island whilst others like me prefer Kowloon. These are the main two areas that people tend to stay in but there are plenty of other areas you can stay. What I would suggest is finding accommodation near a MTR station (train station) as public transport is fast, regular and cheap compare to UK standards. Plus most attractions are easy enough to find especially if near a MTR station as they tell exactly where and which exit to take.

Get the octopus card when you arrive (just like the oyster card in London but better), top it up whenever you need to (you get any remaining money back when you return the card) and scan it whenever you travel. You can use it on the trains, buses even the trams and Star Ferry. Also you can purchase things in shops and restaurants like Mcdonalds that use it.

janiebaby29

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/index.jsp
Like you we will have 2 whole days and 3 nights in Hong Kong . The above is a really good website

Kernow666

definately this - Lantau island - ‎Ngong Ping 360 (Cable car)/ Big Buddha/ Tai O