Wednesday 2 March 2016

Preparation before Hong Kong Trip and Rough Itinerary for 7 days Trip

Get a free maps and brochures at the Hong Kong Tourism Board Visitor Information Services (Buffer Halls A and B, Arrivals Level, Terminal 1).

Major admission and transport fees:
Transport to Hong Kong City Center – HK$70+ (airport express train + MTR option)
Hong Kong MTR Octopus Card – HK$100 (HK$150 original price with HK$50 redeemable deposit)
Ngong Ping 360 cable car ride – HK$135 (round trip option)
Hong Kong Disneyland – HK$350 (one day admission)
Victoria Peak – HK$260 (packaged admission fees to The Peak tram return ticket, Sky Terrace 428, and Madame Tussauds Wax Museum)
Ocean Park Hong Kong – HK$345 (one day admission)
Hong Kong to Macau ferry – HK$153 (day service)

Average food cost in Hong Kong and Macau – HK$30 - HK$50 - HK$100 per meal per person
Prepaid data SIM card - cheapest is HK$78 (~$16), get the One2Free SIM card, it's "unlimited". HK$88 for 7 days. But if you overshoot 5GB within 7 days, then your speed could be throttled. PCCW HK$96-Discover Hong Kong prepaid SIM card gives you 1.5GB for 5 days, 5GB for 8 days.



Transport to hotel in Hong Kong City Center. Choose from the following options:


Quickest and fare saver optionHK$65 to HK$70+: Airport Express and MTR (45 minutes to a little over one hour)
Buy one-way “Airport Express Single Journey Ticket – Tsing Yi Station“ online – HK$57 (online price only)
Buy an “octopus card” at Airport Express station – HK$150 (includes $50 redeemable deposit plus $100 stored value ). The octopus card is usable in MTR, Light Rail, Trams, Peak Trams, Star Ferry, Buses, some minibuses, convenience stores such as 7-11, Circle K, supermarkets, fast food outlets, or public telephone booths. It also offers discounts.
Ride Airport Express train to Tsing Yi MTR station (24 minutes)
Alight at Tsing Yi MTR station then changing to MTR yellow line.
Reach your destination by riding appropriate MTR lines/stations. View Hong Kong MTR map.

Cheapskate optionHK$33 to HK$40+. Airport shuttle bus and MTR (depends on your destination but expect travel time to be more than one hour). Cheapest but only advisable if you have extra time and small/light luggage.
Buy an “octopus card” at Airport Express station (not sure if available at Airport bus station)
Walk to Airport bus station at Hall B on the Arrivals Level (Level 5)
Ride A21 bus to Tsim Sha Tsui – HK$33. View list of public buses, operating hours, and fare servicing HKIA.
Alight at the 13th stop (82-84 Nathan Road) near Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Exit B1).
Reach your destination by riding appropriate MTR lines/stations.

Quick and convenient but expensive optionHK285. Airport Express Travel Pass (includes one one-way journey on Airport Express train plus 3 days unlimited rides on MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus)


Day 1 Monday
21 Sept
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
1630
1805
Kuching Airport

Check in
1805
1935
Kuching Airport
Changi Airport
AK 771 (1805-1935)


Changi Terminal 1
Terminal 1, Row 12
CX 714 (0120-0510)
0530
0545
HK Terminal 1

Get Octopus card, sim card
0600
0700
Board Airport Express/ Airport Shuttle
Mirador Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui MTR
Meet Sam +852 66985357 (A3, 8 Floor, 54-56B Nathan Road) Exit D2
0800
0930


Breakfast
1000
1100
Disneyland, Lantau Island, Outlying Island
Disneyland Resort Station
Ride Tung Chung “orange”line > Sunny Bay MTR > Disneyland Resort “pink”line.
2100
2130


Fireworks at Sleeping Beauty Castle




Free and easy > Supper time


Shop B226-B227, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
尖沙咀河內道18K11購物藝術館B226-B227
Xia Fei Shanghainese Restaurant
Exit D2, Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station.
Mon-Fri: 11:30-17:00; 18:00-23:00
Sat-Sun&PH: 12:00-17:00; 18:00-23:00
Dan Dan Noodle (2 share 1) (hkd52) and xiao long bao (hkd33).


Mirador Mansion
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR, Exit D2
Home Sweet Home


Day 2
Tuesday
22 Sept
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0900
0930


Rise and shine
0930
1030


Breakfast
1100
1200
132-134T Nathan Rd
Miramar Shopping Centre
Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit B1
1200
1300
100 Nathan Rd
The One Mall
Tsim Sha Tsui, Exit B2
1300
1430
Silvercord, 30 Canton Rd, Shop G38B/C/D, 139B/C/F
H&M Flagship Store
Exit Tsim Sha Tsui, L5
1500
1530
Mid Levels HK
Victoria Peak
Peak Tram from the Peak Tram Lower Terminus on Garden Road (reach it by taking bus 15C from the lay-by outside the Central Pier, or walk from MTR Central Station, Exit J2.)
Bus 15 from Exchange Square bus terminus (near MTR Hong Kong Station, Exit D)
Minibus 1 from MTR Hong Kong Station public transport interchange.
1630
1800
Shop P101, The Peak Tower, No128 Peak Rd
Madame Tussauds
1900
2030
Night View
Tsui Wah Restaurant
Dinner time




Free and easy > Supper time


Mirador Mansion
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR, Exit D2
Home Sweet Home

Day 3
Wed
23 Sept
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0900
0930


Rise and shine
0930
1030


Breakfast
1100
1730
Wong Chuk Hang, HK island
Ocean Park
Admiralty MTR, Exit B > Terminal of Bus #629 at the corner of Drake&Tamar Sts > Ocean Park (HK$10.60)
1745
1915
Ground Floor, 9-11 Fuk Wing St
Tim Ho Wan
About 10min walk from Shum Shui Po MTR
1930
2000

Avenue of Stars
East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR, Exit J
2000
2030

Symphony of Lights



Xu Liu Shan Dessert
Behind HK Fishball Noodle Shop
Exit East Tsim Sha Tsui, L5


Mirador Mansion
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR, Exit D2
Home Sweet Home

Day 4
Thurs
24 Sept
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0800
0830


Rise and shine
0830
0930


Breakfast
1000


HK Macau Ferry Terminal


1200

Macau Ferry Terminal
Via Turbojet (HK$153) *get free maps
1200
1330


Lunch time
1330
1800


The Venetian Macau
Take underpass in front of Macau Ferry Terminal to across road
Ride free shuttle to Venetian Macau Casino
Venetian Macau Casino
The Shoppes Canal /Venetian canals
Saint Paul Cathedral ruins
Senado Square
Climb Fortress Hill
Visit Na Tcha Temple and Old City Walls at the left side of St. Paul Cathedral
Fisherman’s Wharf
Ride Bus 10A to Macau Ferry Terminal



Macau Ferry Terminal
Via TurboJet
2000
2100
G Floor, 19-21 Hankow Rd Tsui
Sun Yuen Noodle House





Free and easy


Mirador Mansion
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR, Exit D2
Home Sweet Home

Day 5
Friday
25 Sept
(Makan and Shopping Day)
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0900
0930


Rise and shine
0930
1030


Breakfast
1100




1300
1330
22 Lai Chi Kok Road
Metropark Mongkok Hotel
Check in : +85 223976683 (Booking ID: 69515989) Prince Edward MTR Exit C2, check in time 2pm; luggage down early
1400
1600
489-491 Castle Peak Rd
HK Industrial Centre
Lai Chi Kok MTR, Exit B1, at Cheung Sha Wan Rd take Tai Nan West St on the left & walk to the traffic lights a short distance and turn left down Castle Peak Road, enter block C of the building @ HK Fashion City on the left. 2 min walk to Walk to HK Industrial Centre.
1600
1900
Ladies Market, Tung Choi Street
Mong Kok MTR, Exit E2
Walk along Nelson Street for 2 blocks
1900
2200
Temple Street Night Market
Yau Ma Tei MTR, Exit C or
Jordan Station,
Exit A
Turn onto temple Street @ Man Ming Lane
Or
Turn right onto Jordan Road then right again onto Temple Street


Metropark Hotel
Prince Edward MTR, Exit C2
Home Sweet Home

Day 6
Saturday
26 Sept
(Makan Day)
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0900
0930


Rise and shine











Metropark Hotel
Prince Edward MTR, Exit C2
Home Sweet Home

Day 7
Sunday
27 Sept
In
Out
Address
Destination
Details
0630
0700


Rise and shine
0730
0830


Breakfast
0830
0900
Metropark Hotel
HK Airport
HKD 120; 1 hour by hotel shuttle bus


Tsing Yi MTR
Tai Cheong Bakery
Beside 7/11 at the concourse before changing MTR to Airport Railway




SunPlaza (last min shopping)
0900
1530
HK Terminal 1
Changi Terminal 1
CX 739(1120-1505)
1915
2025
Changi Airport
KL Airport
MH 616
2205
2350
KL Airport
Kuching Airport
MH 2534 Home Sweet Home

More food choices:
Suitable for
Address
Destination
Details
Lunch / tea time
Shop 2009, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號圓方(Elements)22009號舖
Le Gouter Bernardaud (French Cuisine)
Exit C1/ D1, Kowloon MTR Station/ Exit B5, Austin MTR Station
Dessert/Coffee & Tea Shop/Casual Drink
Mon.-Fri. 08:00-22:00; Sat.-Sun&PH. 11:00-22:00
$101-$200 per person
Breakfast
Polo Bun
G/F, 47 Bute Street (Prince Edward)
金華冰廳 Kam Wah
Exit B2, Prince Edward MTR Station. Breakfast (Mon-Sun:06:30-12:00)
Breakfast / Supper
G/F, 47-49 Parkes St, Jordan
Australian Dairy Company
Jordan MTR, Exit C2 (best scramble eggs, milk with steamed white pudding, breakfast set) Mon-Wed & Fri-Sun: 07:30-23:00. Closed on Thu
Supper
Shop No. 210-217, 1/F., New Mandarin Plaza, No. 14 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
尖沙咀科學館道14號新文華中心1210-217號舖
RB Tea
Taiwan/Western/Coffee & Tea Shop/ Pancakes/ Waffles
Mon-Sun: 11:00-23:00
$51-$100 per person

Shop B13-16, LANDMARK MEN, B/F, Landmark Atrium, 11 Pedder Street, Central
中環畢打街11號置地廣場中庭, B/F, LANDMARK MEN, B13-16號舖
Kikusan (Central)
Japanese Ramen
Mon-Sun: 11:30-23:00
$101-$200

3/F, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
尖沙咀河內道18號尖沙咀凱悅酒店3
凱悅軒
The Chinese Restaurant
Exit N2, Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station
Mon.-Fri.: 11:30-14:30; 18:30-22:30
Sat.-Sun.&Public Holidays: 11:00-14:30; 18:30-22:30
$201-$400 per person
Supper
Shop 1 & 2, G/F, Kenwood Mansion. 15 Playing Field, Prince Edward.
One Dim Sum
Take MTR to Prince Edward station, Exit A. Turn right and walk straight, past the shop 'Famous Dim Sum'.
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri 11am-1230 midnight
Sat & Sun 10am-1230 midnight
Look for: 古法作蛋散




Avoid
1) Ham & Sherry (Wan Chai) ventilation prob
2) Huan Kee Restaurant (Yau Ma Tei) awful cold food served
3) 君滬鍋貼大王 (Jordan) awful food, blant
4) Zabon Ramen (Central) blant
5) Chesa (Tsim Sha Tsui) average food, expensive 3ppl hkd1300 no alcohol
6) Bak Kut King (Tai Hang) poor quality
7) The Flying Pan (Wan Chai) poor quality and cleanliness
8) Da Via (Wan Chai) expensive and and tasteless



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