Hong Kong!
5 Days 4 nights
12 June 2010 to 16 June 2010
Hotel: Empire Hotel (Kowloon.Tsim Sha Tsui)
酒店：尖沙咀皇悅酒店 (九龍尖沙咀金巴利道62號)
DAY 1 SINGAPORE – HONG KONG
We take Singapore Airline A380 to Hong Kong. Arrival at the Hong Kong International Airport, we met local representative and transfer to hotel. Later, we pass by Hong Kong’s famous bridge, Tsing Ma Bridge this 2.2km suspension bridge carries both road and railway and is the World’s Longest! In the evening, dinner at local restaurant and thereafter proceed to Victoria Peak evening tour to enjoy the spectacular view of the city skyline. Next, we experience one-way Peak Tram ride that pulled by steel cables and the tram climbs 373 meters (about 1,200 feet). It’s so steep that the buildings pass by look like they’re learning at a 45 degree angle! Then visit Madame Tussauds Wax Museum where we take photos with wax figures of celebrities and famous personalities. Life-like wax figure Andy Lau, Twins, Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana… End our evening tour with shopping at the bustling Ladies’ Street.
Hong Kong Street
Hong Kong Street is narrow and difficult to drive
DAY 2 Hong Kong Island Morning City Tour (Dim Sum breakfast/roast goose lunch + Dessert)
Morning, we ate Dim Sum breakfast at a local restaurant and then proceed our city tour. Visit Golden Bauhini Square, which is a gift to mark the widespread joy of the Chinese at the return of the territory to the Motherland after 156 years. Near the Golden Bauhini stands the Reunification Monument bearing inscriptions of former President Jiang Zemin’s calligraphy. Next we visit Hong Kong Repulse Bay, its long and broad sandy beach become the highest representation characteristics in Hong Kong. A ten meters high images of Tin Hau, Goddess of Mercy, and the Avalokitesvara were constructed inside an ancient Sea View Tower build on the beach. Beside it, there is a Bridge of Longevity across the image of Yuexia Laoren (the gold of matchmaker). This is the place marriage seekers must come. Next visit Aberdeen Fishing Village, sharing the experiences of the ‘boat people’. Aberdeen Fishing Village is one of Hong Kong’s oldest and most popular tourist attractions whose magic remains and continues to be a scenic highlight for any Hong Kong Island tour. Before lunch, we have a look at the Jewellery Factory, and Ginseng Shop. Lunch at local restaurant will include Roast Goose and dessert. Last stop at Tsim Sha Tsui – The Avenue of Stars, handprints of some famous celebrities. The rest of the day, we shop and eat. Night, we ate Korean food at our nearby hotel.
