Unseen Hong Kong
- Travel the way locals have done since the early 1900s: aboard the Star Ferry and the double-decker ‘Ding Ding' (tram)
- Learn about the traditional practice of ‘Villain Hitting' (Da Siu Yan), given by fast-chanting old ladies to help clients curse various ‘villains ‘in their life
- See the Mid-Levels Escalators, the longest series of covered outdoor escalators in the world - over 800 meters in length!
- Visit Stone Slab Street, named for its granite stone steps – a Hong Kong rarity – now lined with pubs, restaurants and stalls
- Take a walla-walla boat ride at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter before visiting Hong Kong's oldest public housing, supposedly enriched with feng shui
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What to expect
Between commercial skyscrapers and hectic shopping streets, stock market traders and diligent workers lies a whole other side to Hong Kong. Get personal with the city and learn about its local traditions and superstitious practices. Discover the meaning of ‘Villain Hitting', walk up Stone Slab Street, explore the ‘Typhoon Shelter' and see how a public housing estate reportedly increases the fortunes of its inhabitants. To satiate your wanderfamished taste buds, this whirlwind local tour comes with lunch at a Hong Kong-style restaurant.
Reviews
A very informative and educational tour by Ricky, whom brought us around Hong Kong island while feeding us with juicy little tidbits on the history of each location. Ricky also provided some of his personal view as a local, and this helped us to gain a perspective of the locals’ lives in Hong Kong. Enjoyed this tour extremely!
There were only two of us who availed of this tour but the same proceeded per the itinerary minus the visit to the Ap Lei Chau outlet mall which was fine since we weren't really interested in shopping for designer brands. The tour around Hong Kong island was pretty informative, giving us a different taste of the culture, lifestyle and livelihood of the locals. This tour takes you from Victoria Harbor to the busy streets of Central straight to Causeway Bay and Aberdeen, ending at the Wah Fu housing estate in South Horizons. You also get to experience 3 traditional modes of transportation that are still in use today. My only complaint was that the lunch provided was not so much a Hong Kong style restaurant but more of an eatery/canteen where the diners come from all walks of life--- they could have been more clear on that.
Met up with tour guide. Only two of us for this batch, so had a private tour. He was nice, explained everything well with his own opinions too. Not a super hyper engeric guy. Tour it's was as per description.