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what's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV and today we're coming to you from Hong
Kong China right here in the Pearl River Valley we're going to show you 21 things that you
can do while visiting here there will be time stamps below so you can bounce around from
location to location I personally have been to Hong Kong six times starting out here at
Ocean Park now the admission fee to get in here is around 45 to 50 dollars for adults
and then around 25 to 30 dollars for kids prices do vary one thing I want to say in
Hong Kong right now the currency is one US dollar to 7.85 Hong Kong dollars this is actually
the second largest theme park in Hong Kong behind Hong Kong Disneyland a lot of people
would say though this is a better experience variants for most people it originally opened
in 1977 and underwent a facelift in renovation in 1997.
they have roller coasters here water rides an aquarium with marine mammals really an
amazing fun park to hang out for half a day or maybe even a full day it's bigger than
you will think it is located on the side of a hill as you can see you get the backdrop
with the ocean and these roller coasters but they do have escalators so don't worry about
getting around if you're not able to walk a lot in 2011 they opened up Aqua City and
that's going to have the grand aquarium which has over 5 000 fish 400 species and the world's
first and only 360 degree water screen show lots of shows here they have the culture show
as well and as you're at Ocean Park you'll see the Nong ping 360 cable cars going back
and forth from one end of Hong Kong Island to the other over here in Ocean Park and if
you can get a chance to ride one of these you're really going to enjoy it it takes about
25 minutes and costs 30 dollars for adult per person next up we're headed over here
to the big Buddha of lantau Island also known as Tian tan Buddha it began Construction in
1990 and was completed in 1993 there is 268 steps to get to the top so it is a bit of
a hook to get up there but once you get up there you get these beautiful views overlooking
Landau Island and these surrounding Islands now there is no cost it is totally free although
it is recommended that you make a small donation to the actual Temple here there are several
ways to get here you can take a car by crossing the bridge from Hong Kong Island to lantau
or you can actually take the ferry from new woe from Central then bus number two from
the muo ferry port and it is a fun adventure trying to get to land Tao Island actually
next up we're going to talk about the food here in Hong Kong there's so many different
types of Chinese food you can try they also have international cuisine but when you're
here in China you certainly should try things like wonton noodle soup dim sum roasted duck
roasted pork they also have pork knuckle there's Char Su hargo which is a steamed shrimp dumpling
then there's pan fried turnip cakes which are also very interesting and I like the pan
fried noodles cattonese style so now we're going to actually go on a double decker tram
now these are all across Hong Kong Island you will see them in wanchai you'll see them
as you go up and down these are above the subway system the MRT so if you're looking
for a classic Transportation experience in Hong Kong you should try riding the double
decker tram and not only is it a classic Transportation experience but it's very functional and works
for getting you around from point A to point B and the good news is your octopus card that
you would use with MRT actually works with the trams next up is exploring around the
streets of wanchai this area is popular with antique shops also have noodle shops for those
of you looking to get some lunch there's casual eateries and it's mainly a mall area with
a financial district here they also have a computer center for technology they also have
outdoor markets where they have meat and produce just sitting outside you can walk around and
see what kind of food they offer here in Hong Kong also and now we're going to Kowloon Kowloon
is across Victoria Harbor this is Avenue of the Stars one of the main reasons why Avenue
of the Stars is so popular is because of the panoramic views you get overlooking the Victoria
harbor tours Hong Kong Island where all the high rises are from Kowloon at night people
come out here and they watch the Symphony of Lights display since a lot of the buildings
light up at night it's really nice you'll also see the junk boats and other types of
Maritime traffic and one of the iconic landmarks that you will see in Hong Kong is going to
be the observation wheel this is a big ferris wheel right there on the Harbor front it is
around 20 US dollars per person and the full rotation takes around 15 to 20 minutes this
observation wheel by the way is on Hong Kong Island and in order to get here you can simply
go to the MTR station known as Central and then basically walk over here another really
fun thing to do is go to the top of Victoria Peak and you can take one of these finacular
cars it goes up the mountain amazing panoramic views as always in Hong Kong but that's the
main reason why people go all the way up to Victoria Peak is because they want the views
looking down as you can see the forest and the jungle around Hong Kong is very Lush and
the buildings just kind of Pop right out of it the mountain does have an alternative name
known as Mount Austin but once you get to the top there is the lodge guard house there's
also going to be the peak fresh water reservoir you will see there are several reservoirs
on Hong Kong Island and there is a little bit of a small community up here neighborhood
but again the main reason Victoria Peak is so popular is because of the views you get
a llama Island Central Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor very popular place to take
pictures next up we're going to go to China across the border so you're going to need
your passport and a Visa for this this is Shenzhen now Shenzhen is a city all in of
itself but it's not very far away from Hong Kong Island and it is considered the Silicon
Valley of China they've also got the Chinese stock exchange which is one of two in China
the other one is in Shanghai but yes Shenzhen a very amazing city that has basically been
a Boom Town City for the last 30 to 40 years it went from a small fishing Village to what
it is today the fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Shenzhen is by high-speed train it
takes around 20 minutes and they have frequent departures daily you can typically get this
from the MTR subway station where you arrive at three different ports where you will need
to process immigration now back in Hong Kong we're going to talk about the Hop On Hop off
bus this is a great way to get around Hong Kong Island and see some of the sites especially
if this is your first time here tickets usually range anywhere between 45 dollars all the
way up to 65 Depending on time of year and the bus company you go with sitting on the
top of that double decker bus just looking up at all the high rises around is quite the
amazing experience something that I always do when I go to Hong Kong is always visit
Macau they call it East Las Vegas you can take the fast Ferry it takes about an hour
each way you can do a day trip or you can actually go from Hong Kong stay the night
in Macau for a couple nights and then come back to Hong Kong the airport in Macau is
kind of small so I do recommend taking the ferry back to Hong Kong at some point to the
park the funny thing is in Hong Kong the ferry terminal is kind of old and outdated but then
when you get to Macau you realize that they have a brand new Ferry Terminal state of the
art really amazing structure here you do process immigration shall be aware of that which leads
us to our next thing to do which is actually explore Macau now Macau is an SAR that's a
special autonomous region of China so you don't necessarily need a visa to explore here
but when you get here you can explore kotai as well as the old Portuguese Fort and the
old area Kota is basically two islands that have merged together and created a Las Vegas
strip kind of experience and you'll see many of the same hotels they have in Vegas also
here but they're a lot newer and more modern hotels like the Venetian the MGM also the
wind but then they have the Galaxy and several other hotels that are unique to Macau the
kothai strip is walkable although it's not recommended they do have a brand new tram
or you can get around by other forms of transportation like a bus speaking of Transportation let's
go back to Hong Kong and ride the MTR this is the mass transit Railway it is considered
the best mass transit system in the entire world it has millions of passengers per day
it was originally completed in 1975 but still keeps adding on new stations as the Hong Kong
metro area continues to grow in size I really enjoy riding the MTR all over Hong Kong next
up we're going to walk around a Spice Market now walking around the Spice Market is interesting
because you'll see so much variety and different things that you didn't even know are herbs
or spices or Chinese medicines so walking around something like this really is interesting
this one here is in Sim Shaw sui there are many of these types of markets with these
Chinese medicines that you can find across Hong Kong Island and and Kowloon so definitely
just go around and see what's up you'll see lots of mushrooms and funguses now let's talk
about the electronic markets this one here is in wanchai they have several in Kowloon
but these are all around Hong Kong remember China is the producer of many of the electronics
that the world consumes so going right here to Hong Hong Kong to actually do some electronic
shopping you never know what kind of gadgets and gizmos you may come across walking around
here lots of cameras and other computer related products you'd be surprised how many products
there actually is it's like Best Buy on steroids one of the main benefits of going to an Electronics
market like this is hopefully saving some money whether you're trying to pick up a small
drone or a camera that's an off brand that might even be superior to the GoPro if you
turn it on and use it but you might save you know over 50 percent on it now we're going
to do another ferry ride this time we're going to cross Victoria Harbor the world famous
Victoria Harbor everyone knows about this one this actually goes from Hong Kong Island
to Kowloon it takes about five to ten minutes it is a bit choppy in the Victoria Harbor
at times you see lots of different Maritime traffic and the famous junk boats those junk
boats are the boats that have those red sails and yeah they're basically carrying junk or
trash but they look cool because they're an iconic symbol of Hong Kong if you look at
the pictures that you see you'll see these red junk boat sales with the big skyline of
Hong Kong now we're headed across the island of Hong Kong to Stanley market now Stanley
market is a place that's going to have everything including the spices the electronics it's
also going to have clothing and textiles same thing here you're hoping to save money by
going shopping here that's what made this place so famous although with inflation it's
hard to really tell if you're saving money anymore anyways if you do venture over to
Stanley market probably be ready to buy a lot of different things and fill up the suitcase
so you don't want to fill up the suitcase because when you go through immigration you're
going to have to pay that extra price for the luggage weight so one of the things you
can do is actually ship it so try to find a post office box there are quite a bit of
them around here mostly people use DHL so when you do some shopping here make sure it's
going to be worth the money to get these souvenirs so Factor all of that in it's usually best
to buy some of these high quality items these luxury items and ship them in the box with
some of the cheaper stuff and if you don't want to go to these off-brand markets then
you can go to actual malls like this one here at IFC mall but there are many different big
huge huge malls around Hong Kong and yes this is a popular thing to do in most of Asia as
well as here in Hong Kong the first time I went to Hong Kong in 2006 I said to myself
these are some of the most impressive malls I've ever seen anywhere on Earth still stands
True to this day that Hong Kong has some of the most impressive malls you will see anywhere
else very clean and elegant but there's other places like Dubai and other parts of China
who've caught up American malls compared to Hong Kong malls they don't even compete now
this is a bit of a novelty place to go this is the central mid-level escalators it is
the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world covers around 800 meters in distance
and goes up an elevation of 135 meters just because Hong Kong is built on the slopes of
Victoria Peak basically so you really need escalators to get up and down these Hills
and that's why they built this you can get here by taking the Central Market MRT arriving
here and then going to Queens Road Central or Jubilee Street and then just taking it
up the hill you can also ride it back down also guys as we're continuing to show you
around Hong Kong I want to remind you guys that we have a channel memberships program
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let's actually talk about nightlife in Hong Kong this is a very popular thing to do obviously
with many different pubs and this British and Chinese Fusion that you really see you
have SIM Shaw sui which is a popular area you have Lon Kwai Fong in the Central and
then you have Juan chai which is another popular place but I do really recommend Lon Kwai Fong
where they have Windham Street and d'aguar Street this is really the place to go for
bars and pubs thanks guys for watching we will put links to our video for Bangkok as
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