We went to Hong Kong in Spring 2019. Our trip was an extended weekend, totally 4 days including arrival and departure day. It left us 2 full days and 2 half days there. Logically, it is not nearly enough to experience everything in this great city. So we focused on the main spots.
We stayed in the Mong Kok Hilton Garden Inn, which was really good value for money. There was an intense contrast between a world class hotel and the surrounding buildings.
Ladies Market, Mong Kok
The first evening we just strolled through the streets near the hotel (Ladies Market), which was really a great experience of local markets.
You can have any sort of food and drinks in small restaurants and bars, most of them with outside seating (which was nice, since it was warm). See for yourself a few impressions below.
City Tour/Central
The next day, we crossed over by a ferry to the southern district and hopped on a tour bus and took the „general tourist route“. The bus was very easy to find, just outside the ferry terminal.
The weather wasn’t too great, but you have to take what you get, right?
After the bus tour, we went around on foot in central. There are many shops and a famous street, with an escalator leading uphill.
Victoria Peak
Later that evening, we went up (by taxi) Victoria peak to enjoy the view at sunset and night.
Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront
A must see is the area Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront. You can see the skyline of Central district (if the weather is clear). Unfortunately, the weather was not too great the first day, but we could eventually enjoy the view later during the night another day. There is a light show every evening, which you should not miss!
VR-Arcade
Another really, really cool place we went was a Virtual Reality Gaming place. The computer geeks among you probably know what it is, i will describe it nevertheless.
Firstly, there was really good equipment there, they had the latest HTC Vive. The place was separated into several „booths“ about 2x3m, in which you could play. The guns also seemed very „real“ it wasn’t just plastic, it was metal, like a real gun.
There were a lot of different games available, also some choices for kids. We went for a Zombie Apocalyse game and a rollercoaster ride.
I don’t remember the price exactly, i guess it was something around 30 bucks.
It was great fun and I can only recommend it to everyone to try this out when you have the chance.
We fought the zombies with all we got!
We hope to come back sometime this year or next year, there is so much more to experience. I hope you could get a nice impression about Hong Kong!
2GIC 