If you’re coming to Hong Kong as a tourist, three or four days is probably enough to see most things but if you’re coming for longer there should be enough in here to keep you busy. I think I’ve done almost all of the top 100 things on TripAdvisor as I’m always looking for things to do with Grobbler in the weekend. That means there’s way too much to cover in a few pages so a lot of these will be lists with some links to the full posts with more info.
Most people from outside Hong Kong think of it as this big bustling city with skyscrapers, shopping and lots of people, which it is. But there’s also some great hiking (outside summer), two of the best beaches I’ve been to anywhere in the world and a few other hidden gems to be discovered. Hong Kong’s not my favourite city in the world, the summers are a long, stinking hot and for three months of the year it’s so humid you need to have either the air conditioning on full-time or dehumidifiers on, otherwise everything goes mouldy (quite literally).
The parks are an absolute joke and the playgrounds are pathetic. Everything is expensive and the people generally aren’t friendly. It’s crowded, polluted and the traffic can be bad during peak hours. But there’s some good things here, and I’ll try and stick to those and steer you clear of the things to avoid. A good time can be had if you pick the right time to come and get some good weather.
From a tourist perspective, I guess you come to Hong Kong to see the city, shop and eat Dim Sum. All of which get rather tedious if you live here. You can visit all the typical tourist places like the Peak, TST, Disney, Ocean Park, but you’ll have a much better time if you get away from the city and explore some of the more natural areas of Hong Kong. Read on to see what’s worth seeing and doing if you’re coming to Hong Kong.
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