Visit to Kowloon and new territories

General information

Destination	Category
Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

The New Territories make up a vast swathe of Hong Kong (86% to be precise) yet remain uncharted territory for most. This fascinating morning tour will take you into the heart of these mysterious and often rural areas that encompass the districts north of Kowloon and more than 200 outlying islands and reach right up the border with mainland China.

Over four-and-a-half hours, the trip takes in such varied and colourful sights as Lok Ma Chau, Tai Po Market, Tsang Tai Uk and Wong Tai Sin Temple, offering you glimpses of many aspects of daily life in Hong Kong.

Lok Ma Chau is located on the northwest of the New Territories, bang on the frontier with China. Despite Hong Kong no longer being a British colony and reverting to Chinese rule in 1997, there is still a border crossing over the Sham Chun River into Shenzhen, itself a modern metropolis of more than 10 million souls. In the middle the peninsula, visit the colourful and often raucous Tai Po Market, a true Hong Kong experience that has to be seen to be believed.

Then journey into the past with a visit to Tsang Tai Uk, which was originally a walled village for the Hakka people, one of the most influential ethnic groups in China. Despite ever-encroaching urbanisation, it still maintains the air of an ancient settlement. Head back towards the outer suburbs of Kowloon and admire the Wong Tai Sin Temple, a large Taoist shrine that boasts a stunning nine-dragon wall and is famed for its soothsayers and fortune tellers.

Meeting/ Pick up point: Pick-up at the hotel but for some hotel which located on narrow street, pre-arranged location near your hotel will be informed by supplier.
Start or opening time: At 8am approximately.
End or closing time: Returning at 1pm
Languages: English-speaking guide.
Others: Tour will not operate when Typhoon Signal 8 and above or the Rainstorm Black Storm Signal is raised.