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[steveohan]

hi all,

to those that have been to hong kong...how many days do you think are enough to see the sites, do the shopping, and experience the city?

thanks,
steve.

[Hotpants]

Hong Kong has been covered before - use the above search function to find the old posts.

I think the absolute shortest time feasible to see the main sites is 3 days, but you can easily fill a whole month if you want to experience everything from the shopping malls to the hiking trails, from the beaches to Disneyland, and include a day in Macau and a day in Guangzhou, China, etc. Many think HK is just a small place, but there are some 100 islands waiting to be discovered. I'd advise not going there in January and February, however, because budget accom usually has no heating, and so it's really cold indoors at that time (cold showers, too).

[bucheon bum]

I agree, 3 days is about the minimum amount. If you have an extra couple, you can go check out Macau.

[Keepongoing]

If you are outdoorsy like myself, I would suggest the following:

Maclehouse Trail that runs from Sai Kung to Tuen mun--100 kilo's with 20 peaks--I did it in 35 hours.

Wilson Trail on Kowloon side and the Hong Kong Trail on HK's side.

Lantau Island: great trails and quaint villages: go to Tai-o

Cheung Chau Island

Lamma Island

Sai Kung is a must for quaintness and relaxation


Beaches: Clear-water Bay, Shek-o, Silvermine Bay in Lantau. and a few others. My favorite beach is Shek-o

For city life: in the mid-levels they now have little Soho(great for night life and good restuarants and then there is Lan Kwai Fong.

In Wanchai is Lockhart Road; some nice bars and a few restuarants, but this is the area of Suzy Wong and waS known in the past as a red light district for US servicemen taking RR from Vietnam. Oh, it still is a red light district, just with a different clientele and lots of Filipinas.


There is some nightlife in Tsim Sha Tsui as well.


Shopping:

Causeway Bay side streets. They have lots of shops with overstocked export goods. You can get some good quality clothes quite cheaply.

On the Kowloon side there is "Ladies' Market" in Mong Kok. This is a night market. In Yau Ma Tei, n next to Mong Kok is Temple Street. another night market.


Places all tourists go: Stanley Market, Victoria Peak (great view if not smoggy).


The one thing you must do at night, and the cheapest. Take the Star Ferry across the harbour. It is one of the most awesome sights ever.

You can take the KCR to Lowu and walk across to Shenzhen and be in Mainland China. About an hour trip.


Food: I love Cantonese cuisine and the restaurants with the best tasting food would like shocking to most Westerners. Usually they are in semi-covered areas. The kitchen area will have years worth of grease everywhere. The cook will probably be cooking over a WOK while smoking and of course, sweat will be drippping off his face. I am not exagerating. But it will have the most awesome Cantonese cusine and will be cheap.

I can add a lot more, but I have class.

One more note: On Sundays in a part of Central around City Hall, they close off all the streets and you will see thousands of Filipinas sitting all over the place.

Hope this gives you picture of the vastness of the place.

[Ramones]

Hong Kong is a great place. At least 4 or 5 days and definately a side trip to Macau and even into Mainland China if you like.

I stayed at the Ramada on HK Island for about 6 days over the summer.

Nice hotel was about $65 us dollars a night but worth it.

[weatherman]

Macau is a must! Wish I had a few days and the money to look around at its history.

[winnie]

I was ready to go after a few days there....

[brento1138]

One more question people:

What is the weather in Hong Kong like around January 30th??? Is it cold enough that I need to bring a sweater? It seems quite close to Vietnam, so maybe it is warm? Does anyone know???

[ttompatz]

[lulu144]

I was just there about a week and a half ago for 3 nights. It was good. I got a few days off work and met my mom there. I stayed in a beyong sketchy hostel the first night.... and then a really nice hotel the other nights. I did a LOT in 3 days.
I recommend doing some sort of bus tour of hong kong... and also a harbour cruise at night time to see the lights and laser show.
Also disneyland was awesome!! no line ups at 10 am... and soo fun... bc it was decorated like Christmas.
When I went to disneyland it was about 25-29 degrees... the other days kind of foggy and wet...
it was fun!
you'll enjoy hong kong. It's like asian London. The bristish english and the accents are pretty crazy.
have fun!@

[tzechuk]

The next time I go to Hong Kong, I am spending a month there!!

Yay!!

[jaganath69]

I spent six days there in 2004, it was more than enough, even with side trips to Shenzen and Macau.