Hey all,
Since I just came back from my Hong Kong trip, decided to share my itinerary while its still fresh in my mind. Anyway, I've decided that summer is NOT A GOOD TIME to visit HK, the weather is just tooooo hot! (Even hotter than SG). Ok, so here's my itinerary for my recent trip in May 2018. I flew on SQ this time round cos it was promo price (so remember to check out SQ for any flight promo ok!! Sometimes might be even cheaper than LCCs). I will post a review on the SQ flight very soon!
Day 1: Saturday
6am Leave
house
6.40am Reach
Airport and check-in
8.40am Flight to HK (SQ860)
12.40pm Arrival
at Terminal 1 HK
1.30pm Out
of airport: To purchase Octopus card x2 (Cost: HKD300)
To purchase Cityflyer Pre-paid Return Ticket @ Customer Service Centre (Airport Ground Transportation Centre)- Cost: HKD55, otherwise single trip by octopus card HKD33
- Take A21 from outside Arrival hall (right side) Frequency: 10-20min
- 9th stop: Man Ming Lane, Nathan Road
- Walk Towards the cross junction, cross towards Hang Seng Bank, cross again towards B1 and B2 exits.
- Walk straight until B2 exit turn right and walk straight down.
Duration: 45min - 1hour
(The instruction above is for people staying at Inn Hotel HK @ Yau Ma Tei, the cityflyer bus is alot cheaper than taking the train, with minimal walking too)
2.40pm Check
in Hotel: Inn Hotel HK
3pm Leave
hotel for Yee shun milk company-
directly opp busstop we drop at) Must try: double milk pudding
Take train down to Diamond Hill MTR Exit C2: Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden
Shop at Plaza Hollywood while waiting for sun to set.
Take MTR down to Jordan MTR for Kai Kai Dessert (Exit A Jordan- Black sesame and Almond custard)
Temple Street shopping
(all the way down at Nathan Stn), Walk down to explore Tsim Sha Tsui, Mammy pancake: Pancake Egglet
Dinner: Hing Kee claypot rice, 15 Temple street (Opens 5.30pm only) and Hui
Lau Shan (Dessert),
After dinner + dessert, in opposite direction (Mongkok station): Langham Shopping Place, Ladies
Street Shopping (otherwise keep for Day 2)
Day 2: Sunday
8am Leave hotel
8.15am 11
min walk to Capital Café (Truffle
Eggs Toast)
8.45am Kam Wah Café for breakfast (Polo bun
breakfast set) 16min walk from hotel
11am On Ladies Street (Tung Choi St) try Dim Dim Sum Sum Specialty Store (Cheap:
112 Tung Choi St, +852 2309
2300 (11am onwards), Fei Jie Xiao Shi Dian (55
Dundas Street)- Intestines etc. (2pm onwards), find Bai Wei Shi Pin noodles
in bag (New Town Mall Basement escalator)
12.30pm Take MTR
to Sham Shui Po MTR
KungWoo Beancurd/Tofu
Factory (Exit B1-straight: Order Beancurd and their fried tofu platter) (There is an egg tart place somewhere there for 2HKD for 1
only!!!???), Apliu Street Market (2nd hand goods + Electronics market)
Try
Hop Yik Tai (Michelin CCF- Exit C2);
Chee Cheong Fun
Cheung Sha
Wan Road Shopping (Cheap) (Exit D2), Real Tim Ho Wan: G/F, 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Hong
Kong, Lau Sum Kee Noodles (2 branches in SSP) Wanton noodles- straight
frm D1/D2).
3.30pm Take MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon Park (Avenue of Comic Stars), Clock Tower and Harbour City (to redeem the vouchers + shop + We Bare Bears), Little Korea @ Kimberly Road.
Take the Star Ferry to Wan Chai for Golden Bauhinia Square and take 7.15pm ferry back to Tsim Sha Tsui to camp for Symphony of Lights, 8pm Light Show.
Walk to Peninsula to take photo and to revisit Temple Street (and try desserts if have yet to try)
5.30pm Settle
dinner (going back to those places yet to try in Day 1)
9pm Rest
for Macau
Day 3: Monday (Macau)
6.30am Rise
and shine
7am To eat breakfast at Cha Chaan Teng (next door to hotel)
8.15am Take
train down to Tsim Sha Tsui ferry terminal
9.15am Catch ferry to Macau (Get discounted tickets from Cotai Ferry- Facebook promo)
10.30am Reach
Macau and get shuttle that gets to Venetian or Parisian.
Explore the Venetian, Lord Stow’s bakery (Macau’s best Portuguese egg tarts) and The Parisian (Eiffel Tower replica).
Take shuttle from City of Dreams to Grand Lisboa and walk to Marfaret;s Cafe E Nata (for egg tarts) and to try Tai Lei Loi Kei (Pork Chop bun)
Walk up to Senodo Square, Ruins of St. Paul’s, St. Dominic’s Church, Leal Senado Building, Monte
Forte.
Chan Kong Kei Case de Pasto (Black pepper deck with noodles) for Lunch
Take a shuttle
to Taipa Village (shophouses) and explore Rua do Cunha
Street: Koi Kei Cookies to buy back!!, 新好利美食餅店 (milk tarts)
After sunset: take night scenes at Casinos exterior, Wynn (For
water show- if sufficient time)
Take shuttle from Parisian back to Taipa Ferry Terminal
Head back to Hong Kong!
Head back to Hong Kong!
Day 4: Tuesday
7am Rise and shine
Get down at Central station
Walk to Lin Heung Tea house for oldest Dim Sum Teahouse.
Purchase Jenny Bakery cookies
Go to Graham Street: murals, Yat Lok Restaurant (Conwell House, G/F, 34-38 Stanley St, Central: 10am-9pm) for lunch, Lan Fong Yuen (Dai pai dong): chicken cutlet macaroni and milk tea (2 gage street, central- Central exit D2)
Tsim Chai Kee (Super good wanton mee) 98, Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong (near Central Mid-Levels escalators, +852 2850 6471(9am – 10pm)
Visit the Dr Sun Yat Sen Museum
If time permits can travel down to Causeway bay, Jardine’s shopping street, Can
try the real Ding Tai Fung or Mak’s wanton mee (Wanton soup + braised
pork knuckles)
Hong Kong Central Library (take pic) and Noon Day gun (fired at 12pm: be there
before noon- entrance World Trade Centre)
Wanchai: Heritage Trail
(different architecture and coloured buildings), Kam Fung- polo bun and chicken pie, Honolulu wan chai – egg tart (breakfast set avail),
Joy Hing Roast Goose 3 treasure
rice (~SGD7) Wan Chai MTR,
Exit A4, +852 2519 6639, 10-10, Mon-Sat)
4.30pm Meet at Central Station Exit K: Klook guide at 4.30pm
8pm Make way back down to Central, explore Lan Kwai Fong (night life in HK)
Eat dinner somewhere near hotel
Supper @ Cun Ye Ye (For super good and cheap seafood noodles)
Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market (see night scene Fruit holder restocking- very lively)
Day 5: Wednesday
7.30am Rise
and Shine
Australian Dairy Company (Exit C2 Jordan or 17min walk from hotel)
Walk to Sky100 Observation deck
Once done, to head to Harbour City (We Bare Bears)
Head back to hotel to check out
12.30pm Walk
towards Pitt Street busstop to wait for A21 or A20 back (same travel time)
Upon
arrival at airport remember to get refund
for octopus card (50HKD each with remaining balance but need to pay admin fee since bought within too short a timeframe)
1.30pm Lunch at Plaza Premium Lounge
3.40pm SQ861
Flight back to SG
7.40pm Arrival back in SG, If hungry
to find dinner, otherwise head home
Optional Photo spots in YMT: Yau Ma Tei Theatre, (Police Station (Jackie Chan movie), Tin Hau Temple, at Mido Café (overpriced- if wanna try salty 7up & condensed milk toast))
Tips for HK-Macau:
- There are many deals on Klook worth getting!
- Especially the ferry to Macau (super cheap), I was upset that I could not use my SQ Klook promo voucher cos the ferry return tickets were very quickly sold out so I had no choice but to purchase onsite instead.
- The Peak Fast Track is worth getting, however, only if you're intending to visit at peak hours (5/5.30pm onwards) Otherwise, just get the regular tickets cos the queue isn't that long.
- I did not visit Lantau Island, nor any of the theme parks because I've been there on my other 3 trips to HK.
- Do download coupons from HK tourism webpage for discounts specially for tourists!
- In my honest opinion, HKers were not very friendly (especially the food vendors; they were in fact very rude, so please do not expect them to be patient with you)
- Try to learn some simple canto before going to HK, and if you really can't understand, communicate in ENGLISH instead of CHINESE (because the HK locals seem to hold some kind of grudge against Mainland Chinese visitors).
- If possible, google the menu of popular eateries/ cha chaan teng/ dai pai dong before your visit, and roughly decide on what you want first. If language is a barrier, then screen shot pictures and show them what you want to order (makes things faster, and makes them less pissed off...)
- In general, HKers on the streets are actually very nice people who would help you out if you ever need help (but their tone sometimes can seem pretty intimidating, and might pose off as fierce instead- pls dont be too shock)
- HK would be a perfect destination during the Jan-Mar period when its still relatively cooler (not in May... it was just terribly hot and humid)
Just a reminder, I'm not in any way sponsored by any of the companies/ agencies listed above, nor was a sponsored for my food/ accommodation. Everything is written with my very own experience. Hope this post was useful!
Look forward to my next post alright!
