Described as the perfect blend of 'East meets West', from Hong Kong's historic temples to rooftop bars, luminous neon lights, skyscrapers towers, over 7.5 million crowded urban sprawl and located the eastern Pearl River Delta of the China Sea with frantic pace, can be a blissful experience for tourists, but may overwhelm some experienced visitors.
In fact, Hong Kong is a wonderful place to choose from in vast amount of food, shopping and sightseeing. If you are thinking about spending a few days or more and more time, then it becomes difficult to decide definitely what to do there and what to be careful about. To avoid any kind of gaffes and missteps, this expert advice will definitely help you to streamline your trip to Hong Kong and overcome the problems.
1 of 10 - Don't visit to Hong Kong at the Wrong Time of Year
Hong Kong is more preferred by tourists to spend a holiday, but during your fantastic trip ensure that you don't visit Hong Kong at the wrong time of year. Especially, at a time when there are plenty of exposes by weather, crowds, or rowdy rugby fans. Apart from this, during the Golden Week year, Hong Kong gets remains very busier with tourists. Especially this time, when the hotel prices are doubled. The worst time between July and September is the season of heavy rain and thunderstorm in Hong Kong, when humid and prone to typhoons, try to avoid at this time. The best time to visit Hong Kong is between October and March, when visitors will have a good climate in an area with many mountain ranges with Hong Kong's sunny skies, music, Spring Festival and foods festivals.
2 of 10 - Don't Eat only the Dim Sum
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| Favorite Dim Sum Food © Alice Cheung / Pixabay |
Of course, you are a quintessentially dim sum worshipper and without its experience you would not be visiting Hong Kong. It is not only food here, but also a way to enjoy life; Some of the elevated food spots like Fini’s, Little Bao, Ho Lee Fook, Din Tai Fung, Tung Bo and Lin Heung Tea House are served. But the excellent Cantonese cuisine has more to serve than the dim sum and are tastingable. Chinese regional cuisine are found in various cuisines in each of the different provinces, each cuisine being completely savory compared to each other. There are more types of dishes like steamed shrimp dumplings, fried rice and spring rolls, rice noodle rolls, glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves and much more to explore. In addition to local food you have diverse options; Discover British cuisine (Endive & Roasted Shimeji Mushrooms, Pork Chop with Pumpkin & Orange Purée, Pine Nut Dressing) at Jason Atherton’s Aberdeen Street Social, and taste Italian at Grissini. If you are fond of Thai food, the city will not disappoint you, it is home to some of the best Thai food found outside.
3 of 10 - Don’t Take Taxis Or MTR all the Time
If compared, taxis in Hong Kong are relatively quite affordable, but there is no need to take a taxi all the time. Actually, opting for public transport such as the MTR metro system, ferry, minibus or tram for short-range hops is often faster and cheaper than taxis as well. Although the problem in Hong Kong is not, even if the taxi is available, it is not necessary for the taxi driver to pick you up, depending on him which passenger they prefer to choose. Sometimes drivers prefer to take people who are going to the location of their choice. Taxi shift change can be quite difficult to catch a taxi during "between 3-4 o'clock", it becomes a heavy task. Public transport; Take MTR, tram or minibus, it's cheap, clean and very extensive network. One does not have to wait long for the train to come in between every two minutes. Worth noting, taxi drivers in Hong Kong don't accept credit cards, debit cards or octopus cards, so make sure never travel in a taxi without cash.
4 of 10 - Don't Shop only in the Malls
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| Street Market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong © HK Girl / Unsplash |
You can't partially cover two blocks in the city without having found yourself outside mega shopping malls like The Landmark, Harbour City, Pacific Place, IFC and Elements in Hong Kong. The High products are marked up due to the overheads cost and are worth visiting luxury stores and cuisines in the malls. Although malls in Hong Kong are classy and have more, it doesn't mean that shop only in the malls. You can experience shopping locally it will feel lighter on your pocket. Explore local fashion-forward shops and designers and like to see something popular things to visit on the street market such as Temple Street Market in Kowloon, or Stanley Market in Hong Kong Island. explore shops for Indie style in Tai Ping Shan area, or explore local culture, apparel and jewelry boutiques at renovated design hub PMQ. Don't forget to bargain while buying goods.
5 of 10 - Don't Skip the Cooked Street Food
Hong Kong has plenty of exclusive restaurants and banquet cuisine, and you'll definitely praise them and deserve the experience, but sometimes want a bang for your bucks at the world-famous Hong Kong street food market. However, Hong Kong is home to all kinds of diverse dining experiences, and if you don't stop here to dine in delicious alleys, you're annoying your tongue. Whether you're in Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan or Sham Shui Po, you can easily find some delicious food (Curry fishballs, Siu mai, Stinky tofu, Cheung fun or Eggettes) on the streets. Here are most famous food centre in Hong Kong to explore, famous for its specialties and food experience. The most famous among them is an ABC kitchen in the Queen Street Cooked Food Market which is known for high-end Italian food as well as Beijing Dumplings, And the Chautari restaurant is home to Indian or Nepalese cuisine.
6 of 10 - Don't Smoke in Public Areas
Smoking worsens to poor health, causing many major diseases such as heart disease, lung cancer, lung deficiency, stroke, throat and mouth cancer, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Should try to avoid this and a statutory warning is printed on all cigarette packs. If you smoke in spite of all this, it is detrimental to your health and the people around you. Hong Kong has a strict law for smoking, under this rule prohibits you from smoking in restricted places such as streets, shops, malls, restaurants, bars, cafes, nightclubs, shopping malls, office buildings and public vehicles (buses, MTR). If you are caught smoking in smoking prohibited areas, you may have to pay a fine of 5000 HKD (about 800 USD). If you want to smoke in hotels in Hong Kong, check its permission from hotel management and ask for a smoking room at check-in time. Smoking in restricted areas can prove to be a costly mistake for you.
7 of 10 - Don't Just Stay in any Inconvenient Areas
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| Lung Wah Hotel, Hong Kong © HK Girl / Unsplash |
The experience of bliss in new place is only when it is good to stay there and sleep well at night. The prices of hotels in Hong Kong may be more expensive than other popular tourist destinations. However, most visitors choose to book and stay hotels in some well-known places in Hong Kong such as Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island or Kowloon, but make sure to do in-depth research about the hotels here before visiting the Hong Kong. Review the location before reviewing the hotel while booking online, read old customers reviews. Some hotel Touts will try to dupe new visitors and their services may be of inferior quality. One of the best places is Central which is the best location in Hong Kong for nightlife; And the best place to shopping and restaurants is to be known Causeway Bay; For first-timers: Tsim Sha Tui - Kowloon's southernmost point with a view of Victoria Harbor and nearby museums; Mong Kok- for visiting markets and tasting street food; In Hong Kong with family: Shatin - a gateway of nature close to the Shing Mun River and enjoy the great outdoors.
8 of 10 - Don't forget the Major Festivals and Special Events
The best opportunity to know the local customs and culture of a country can be by joining its festival, listening to local music and visiting the museum. However, if you visit Hong Kong during some major festivals and events, you are definitely lucky to immersed into the culture. The some big festivals in Hong Kong whether it's traditional Chinese, local, or Western festivals, you can have a great time to experience local customs and attend ceremonies at this occasion in Hong Kong. Western festivals in Hong Kong may be the best place to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve. In addition, Chinese New Year is another time of the year, it is celebrated in January or February, people greeting each other with “Kung hei fat choi!” – Cantonese for “Happy New Year”. The traditional Chinese festival Spring Lantern Festival (on the first full moon of the Lunar New Year) is held for the farewell of last year and the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated around May or June; The Hungry Ghost Festival is the typical festival as opening the gates of hell; the Mid-autumn Festival and the Chinese National Day other traditional Chinese festivals. Local festivals include The Tin Hau Festival and the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
9 of 10 - Don't be a Sloth Anywhere
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| People in Hong Kong Street © Chromatograph / Unsplash |
You must have become accustomed to a fast-paced life in your country. But it can vary widely by place to place, fast-paced life in big cities and moving to rural life settings. But prepare yourself for Hong Kong's fast and furious lifestyle when you visit, maybe you've never experienced it before. Hong Kong is a huge and densely populated city, the people here like to do things faster, faster, faster, doers and walk. If you are walking to a crowded place on the streets of Hong Kong, queuing for public transport or in a restaurant, So try not to block someone's path by walking at a slow pace, because you will disturb them by becoming a thorn in their path.
10 of 10 - Don’t forget to get an Octopus Card
If you are planning to stay in Hong Kong for two days or more, be sure to take the octopus card after actually coming here. Octopus cards are a stored-value card, and if you're traveling here in any public transport such as quick and economical MTR metros, buses, ferries and trams, octopus smart card can save your time and also make your trip more convenient. It works as a digital currency, also works in convenience stores, cafes, supermarkets, pharmacies and fast food restaurants in addition to public transports. You can easily purchase this card at the metro station ticket office, or at ferry ticket offices in Central, and can recharge as much amount as you need. If the card is not required, you will be paid a full refund of 50 HKD card value and the remaining unused cash on refund of the card at these stations and ticket offices.
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