Hong Kong Island Things to Do Tips by keeweechic Top 5 Page for this destination

The Peak Tower

The Peak Tower is an unusual design which has been likened to a ‘wok’. There are viewing located on different levels of the tower where you can get a fabulous view.

Inside the Tower you will find lots of shops, restaurants and amusements including Ripley's Believe It or Not!, the Peak Explorer Motion Simulator and Madame Tussaud's - London's famous wax museum.

Viewing terraces located on different levels of the tower offer spectacular views of the Hong Kong and Kowloon skylines, including Victoria Harbour.

Address: The Peak, Hong Kong Island

Deep Water Bay

Deep Water Bay sits in a quiet little nook on the southern side of Hong Kong Island right between Repulse Bay and Shouson Hill. From Ocean Park you can get great views down to the area. There is a nine hole golf course with a lovely colonial styled clubhouse. There are open air cafes along the beach front and a bbq pit at the eastern end of the beach.

Address: Hong Kong Island (south side).

Directions: Take Bus no. 6, 6A, 6X from Exchange Square

Protectors of the Fisherfolk

There are two huge 10 metre high statues of Avalokitesvara, the Goddess of Mercy and Tin Hau (the Queen of Heaven and Protectress of Seafarers), right on the beach. The Life Guard Club was built in a traditional Chinese style and its ceilings are decorated with magnificent swirling dragons.

Address: Repulse Bay, Hongkong Island

Repulse Bay

Enroute to Stanley Markets you will pass through Repulse Bay.

This is a very popular beach of white sands, calm waters and palm trees. The bay was named after a pirate ship that used to sail there in the 19th century.

Address: Repulse Bay, Hong Kong Island

Directions: Take bus number 6, 6A, 6X or 260 from Exchange Square bus terminal in Central to Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay

Stanley

Stanley, a coastal village right on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. It used to be a small fishing village but with the popularity of the markets, a series of restaurants and pubs have opened and its now a very busy location. At the western end of the market street is the Tin Hau Temple (temple of the Queen of Heaven), one of the oldest in Hong Kong.

The scenery enroute to Stanley is really interesting as well. If you're travelling in the nonair-conditioned bus, don't sit too close to the open window on the narrow roads, the bus gets so close to the shrubs that branches brush the side of the bus and flick inside. Sit upstairs on the seat along the back and hang on for dear life around the windy twists and turns of the narrow roads out to Stanley. It was like a roller coaster ride and I loved it!!!!

Address: Southside of Hong Kong Island

Directions: Take the double decker blue and white bus from Central terminal, either No. 6, 6A or 260. The latter no. being an air-conditioned double decker that goes the most direct route. The first two are not air-conditioned and my preference for a 'local' ride.

Water World

This is a water park incorporated in the whole area of Ocean Park and Middle Kingdom. There are water slides, a wave pool, the Lazy River and a childrens area.

Address: Ocean Park Road, Aberdeen

A World of Replica's

There are full-size replicas of temples, shrines, street scenes and public squares, pavilions, pagodas and palaces. There are also regular street performances in which Chinese acrobats amaze you with Chinese kung fu and stunt acts.

Address: Middle Kingdom, Hong Kong Island

Directions: Take Bus No. 70 from Exchange Square station near Star Ferry Terminal

Middle Kingdom

Middle Kingdom is right next door to Ocean Park and is a theme park where you can step into a "living museum" of Chinese culture of 13 dynasties and around 5,000 years of history.

Entrance to Ocean Park also includes Middle Kingdom.

Address: Middle Kingdom, Ocean Park, near Aberdeen

Directions: Take Bus No. 70 from Exchange Square station near Star Ferry Terminal.

Atoll Reef

Atoll Reef is one of the many popular attractions of Marine Land at Ocean Park. You can see more than 4,000 fishes of some 400 species which includes an amazing 80 year old and 6 ft long Giant Grouper. Atoll Reef also has one of the largest amounts of Napoleon fish to be found in any aquarium in the world.

Address: Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island

The Lowlands

You find the Chinese Gardens with the Goldfish Pagoda, Japanese Gardens, Butterfly enclosure, Dinosaur Discovery Trail as well as many other new attractions since I was last there.

Address: Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island