We spent 4 days and 3 nights in Hong Kong, with a side day trip in
Let me walk you through with our Hong Kong – Macau escapade and let this blog entry be your virtual tour guide.
Day 1:
The Flight
- It was 5:40 AM flight! Arrived in NAIA Terminal 3 at around 4:00 AM, and left the car for three days at the airport overnight parking - Php50 per night, cheaper than Park N’ Fly. A word of advice, call a week before your flight to reserve a parking space for your car, because oftentimes, the overnight parking is FULL. Tip: You can also park you car in Terminal 2 or the parking across
- Flight check in procedure:
- Web Check In Counter
- Pay Travel Tax - Php1,620 for each person
- Pay Terminal Fee – Php550.00 for each person
- Breakfast at the airport – Jollibee
- Immigration – No mobile phones and cameras allowed. Take off your cap/ hat.
- Boarding – First time with Cebu Pacific and flight was smooth but delayed by 15 minutes. That’s tolerable.
- Rest. Sleep.
- Welcome to
- Arrived at around 8:00 am in
- Claim baggage. Finish Immigration – Again, no mobile phones and cameras allowed. Take off your cap/ hat.
- Change small amount of USD to buy Octopus card. Tip: Never change ALL your money at the airport because their rates were ripped off.
- The place where you buy your Octopus Card is at the Customer Service Counter located in the Arrivals Hall near Burger King and Maxim’s.
- Ride BusA21 to get to
- TST is one of the busiest area in HK. This is the place where most of hostels were located due to its great location, thus, it's perfect for shopping and perfect for lodging
- Change whole USD to Wing Hoi Money Exchange, at the ground floor of
- Settled billings with Cosmic Guesthouse. Left luggage. It was safe so there is no need to worry. Check in time is 2:00 pm and it was only 11:00 am back then, so we have to change our itinerary to not waste a single time.
- Purchase discounted tickets to China Travel Services (CTS) in
- Walk to MTR station in TST. Ride train going to Tsuen Wan Line (red line)
- Alight at Mongkok Station and change train going to Tiu Keng Leng Line (green line)
- Alight at Diamond Hill Station, exit C2.
Cosmic Guesthouse Check In
- After we spent 2 hours in the garden, we went back to TST at around 1pm to had lunch. Finally, at 2:00 PM, we checked in to our room. The room was small but it was clean. Cosmic Guesthouse is recommended for travelers with tight budget. Not to mention, it’s location is just one minute away from TST MTR Station.
- Room type - “Deluxe 3 Guests - 1 Double Bed 1 Single Bed”
- Room rate – HKD360 per night. Total cost for the room was HKD1,080 (HKD360x3nights), HKD440 was deposited and paid via credit card.
The Peak – Sky Terrace + Madam Tussauds
- At 4pm, we went straight to the Peak, Sky Terrace and Madam Tussauds.
- Walk to MTR station in TST. Ride train going to Central Station (red line)
- From Central Station, Exit J2 and walk to the Peak Terminus then ride the Peak Tram. It was a looong steep road - you have been warned! It was also suggested to take bus 15C from Star Ferry Pier after you exit Central Station but we weren’t able to find them. I am not sure, it there was Exit K, in order to find Star Ferry Pier, but I think I saw that on the map after we exit the Station from J2. Again, I am not sure about this.
- Ride the Peak Tram. Take pictures with the famous personalities around the world in Madam Tussauds and view
- The Peak is open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and be aware of scheduled maintenance whenever you plan to visit.
- CTS Price - HKD189 roundtrip the Peak tram ride, entrance to Sky Terrace and Madam Tussauds.
Symphony of Lights (SOL)
- At 7:30 we rode back Peak tram and at Central we went back to TST, this time via Star Ferry.
- Best view to catch SOL is in Avenue of Stars (AOS).
- This attraction is free and is performed daily at 8:00 PM
Day 2:
City Gate Outlet
- Walk to MTR station in TST. Ride train going to Tsuen Wan Line (red line)
- Alight at Lai King Station then change train to Tung Chung Line (orange line).
- Follow the signs and it will lead you to the outlet store.
- This is one of the famous outlet store in
- City Gate is open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
- From City Gate Outlet, walk to Tung Chung MTR station. Ride MTR going to Hong Kong Line (orange line).
- Alight at Sunny Bay Station then change train to Mickey Mouse train going to Disneyland Resort
- The park was so beautiful even adults would love and appreciate it. But it rained and it almost ruined the day. It was cold and wet.
- Activities we had:
- Roam around the park/ resort
- Take picture with Mickey Mouse
- Watched different shows – The Golden Mickey’s, Festival of the Lion King
- Watched Flights of Fantasy – Disney parade
- Finale is the Disney in the Stars - the15 minute-fireworks display.
- There were so many rides and attractions we missed like Mickey Mouse in 4D, and the newly opened attraction Toy Story Land, because we focused on the shows. These are really enough reasons to go back.
- HK Disneyland is open weekedays at 10:30 am to 9:00 pm and weekends at 10:00 am to pm.
- CTS price – HKD458
- Ticket type: One day pass + 3-in-1 dining coupon. This ticket type will save you a lot of money because the food inside the resort were expensive. The 3-in-1 dining coupon includes one lunch coupon that you can claim before 4:30 pm, one for dining coupon that you can claim after 5:30 pm, and the last coupon can be exchanged to either popcorn or softdrinks. The restaurants where you can use your coupon are Starliner Diner, Comet Café and Clopin’s Festival of Foods.
Day 3
Macau
- Macau is the casino capital of the world and is just one hour ferry boat ride from
- As a precaution, bring bonamine and please don’t forget your passport.
- Look for
- Bought discounted tickets just beside the First Ferry counter.
- Ferry Cost – HKD 310 each, and our return ticket is open-time ticket, we can board the ferry going back to
- Welcome to
- In
- Ate and bought egg tart.
- Hotels/ Tourist spots we visited in
- Sands Hotel
- Fisherman’s Wharf
- Grand Lisboa
- Ruins of
- The Venetian
Day 4
Avenue of Stars (AOS)
- Walk to AOS and photo-ops with Bruce Lee statue and others.
- You would feel the cool breeze of HK winter from AOS, and you won’t see clearly the buildings that were part of SOL because the fog were so thick.
Mongkok (Ladies Market and Fa Yeun Street Shoes Street
- Walk to MTR station in TST. Ride train going to Tsuen Wan Line (red line)
- Alight at Mongkok Station, exit D3.
- Shopping, walk around the area
- Mongkok is also a gadget haven. As advised, never buy gadgets in
Bye Bye Hong Kong
- Went back to TST for last minute shopping then check out to Cosmic Guesthouse.
- Ride BusA21 which is just across TST. Fare is HKD 33 fare from TST to HKIA.
In summary, our Hong Kong – Macau trip is fun and great. Definitely, we will come back. I love the weather but it wouldn’t hurt to see a bit of their summer during the JULY sale season. Again, many thanks to PinoyExchange.com
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