Hong Kong Travel Guide
Landmarks, transport, shopping and practical travel information for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Travel Guide Articles
Cheung Chau Island
Cheung Chau Island is a small island about 10 km southwest of Hong Kong. It's easily reached by ferry, departing roughly every 30 minutes from the Central Pi...
The Hong Kong Skyline
Hong Kong's skyline can be admired from several vantage points — the Peak and the Avenue of Stars both offer excellent views, where photographers also sell p...
Times Square, Causeway Bay
Times Square sits right at Causeway Bay MTR station, with a direct underpass to the entrance. With its designer boutiques, it's one of Hong Kong's largest sh...
Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
The Avenue of Stars also offers a fantastic view of the Hong Kong skyline. It sits next to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront pr...
The Peak — Hong Kong’s Best View
The Peak offers a fantastic view over the Hong Kong skyline. The Peak Tram runs from a station near Central up to the summit, where you buy a ticket for the...
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Hong Kong's branch of Madame Tussauds wax museum is located on the Peak. Right at the entrance you can pose for a "free" photo with a wax figure of Jackie Ch...
Shopping in Hong Kong
Times Square One of Hong Kong's best-known shopping centers, right at Causeway Bay MTR station. It's home to a range of designer boutiques, with restaurants...
The Octopus Card
The Octopus card is a convenient payment method for any visit to Hong Kong, however short. It's available at the information counter at the airport, and gett...
Getting Around Hong Kong
MTR (subway) Hong Kong has a modern, dense subway network. The Airport Express connects Central Station to Hong Kong International Airport via Tsing Yi and K...
History of Hong Kong
Chinese settlement of Hong Kong dates back to the Han dynasty, with traces of habitation reaching back some 6,000 years. Western influence first arrived in t...