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Located near the Tung Ching MTR station, the Ngong Ping 360 is a popular attraction for people who are trying to see something other than the near endless downtown core that is Hong Kong. It is m...

https://www.hktourguides.com/ngong-ping-360-lantau-island-and-the-big-buddha/

One of the great things about Hong Kong is that it keeps building and keeps changing. The bad thing is that the information here can go out of date a bit quickly if I am not careful. So with this...

https://www.hktourguides.com/updated-hong-kong-mtr-map/

Hong Kong is a city on the move, and any city on the move depends on it’s public transit. Hong Kong’s MTR corporation runs the trains and subways, which is generically referred to as “the M...

https://www.hktourguides.com/hong-kong-mtr-map-and-details/

Planning a trip to a distant place is often a bit of a crap shoot, it’s hard to tell what the weather is going to be, and hard to know what to pack as a result. Thankfully, Hong Kong’s weathe...

https://www.hktourguides.com/hong-kong-weather-for-your-vacation/

Hong Kong is blessed with many types of public transit, from the ultra fast airport express train at one end to the traditional narrow trams of Hong Kong Island. Those Hong Kong trams are a real ...

https://www.hktourguides.com/hong-kong-trams-a-great-way-to-tour/

I have many people ask me about getting around in Hong Kong and the amount of time required to get from one place to another. Knowing how many places you can go and how long it would take is sort...

https://www.hktourguides.com/getting-around-hong-kong/

Taxis are pretty much universal in Hong Kong, in that almost everyone takes one from time to time, and in some cases, they seem to be about half the traffic on the streets (the other part being d...

https://www.hktourguides.com/hong-kong-taxis-red-green-and-blue/

One thing that happens on every trip is the issue of exchanging currency into the local money. Hong Kong uses the “Hong Kong Dollar”, often indicated as an example as $1000HK or $1000HKD. Tha...

https://www.hktourguides.com/currency-exchange-tips-for-hong-kong/

Okay, keeping up with my previous post about arriving at the Hong Kong Airport (terminal 1), let’s keep the show on the road and deal with the next part of your journey, getting from arrivals t...

https://www.hktourguides.com/hong-kong-airport-to-your-hotel/