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[Heatherette]

^Got it right away. You can email them, they respond within the day.

[pinkonearth]

Sis, from what I know:
 - Bus 629 operates until 9 PM coming from Ocean Park to Admiralty Station.
 - Not allowed ang food. Maybe you can bring a bar of chocolates or mint? You really have to purchase there.
 - As with any other international flight, travel tax is Php1620. The terminal fee is supposedly already incorporated in your air ticket (but please check).
 - Octopus Card budget depends on where you will be going throughout your stay. Check the MTR and Citybus websites if you will use these as modes of transpo. They have details there na point-to-point.
 - Plugs are type G (3-prongs)

[dark_phoenix]

^Thank you for your reply sis.

Yung, sa Klook..yung meet up for Victoria Peak..madali lang bah hanapin? natatakot ako baka mawala
kami ma TY yung ticket huhuhuh

Eto yung ginawa ko na iti..paki check naman if doable =D
some notes are in bisaya pero mostly understandable naman =D

HONGKONG ITINERARY
NOVEMBER 20-23, 2016

DAY 1 NOVEMBER 20, 2016 (VICTORIA PEAK)
630 AM ETD FROM CEBU
900 AM ETA IN HONGKONG
930 AM PURCHASE OCTOPUS CARD @ CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
COST: HKD 150
HKD 50 REFUNDABLE WHEN WE LEAVE HK
1000 am TRAVEL TO DELTA DELUXE HOTEL
** go to Hall B Arrival Level 5
** find bus stand for A21
** airport KCR Station
BUS FARE: HKD 35
TRAVEL TIME: 1 HR AND 10 MIN
1115 am GET OFF THE BUS THEN SEARCH FOR CHUNG KING MANSION
*DELTA DELUXE HOTEL - Flat A6 16 flr Block A ChungKing Mansion
36-44 Nathan Road TST
1200 pm LEAVE THINGS IN THE HOTEL.
 EAT LUNCH.
  *BUDGET: HKD 35
  * BOTTLED WATER: HKD 10
100 pm TRAVEL TO TST PROMENADE (Clock Tower, HK skyline, Victoria Harbor)
Travel Time from Nathan Road: 20 min
125 pm PHOTO OP IN TST PROMENADE
200 pm WALK TO TST CENTRE FOR GIORDANO SHOP
- shop 39 UG/T TST CENTRE 66 moody road TST
210 PM GIORDANO SHOP
245 pm TRAVEL TO KLOOK’S MEET UP FOR THE VICTORIA PEAK TOUR
MEET THE GUIDE: outside Central MTR Station Exit K (street level)   
BETWEEN Prince’s Building and Statue Square   
Travel time: 30 min
315 pm MEET UP WITH THE GUIDE
**don’t forget papicture sa BANK OF CHINA TOWER!!
** be flexible after adto sa Victoria Peak and Madam Tussauds
** Ask if makita bah Symphony of Lights but murag dugay ra au mag huwat
   Pwede sad makita nato ang night view sa Hongkong skyline
** basta after sa The Peak, Proceed to TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET
   (eat street food)

Must arrive in the hotel by 1030 PM. From TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET TO NATHAN ROAD IS A 7 min walk.





DAY 2 NOVEMBER 21, 2016 (OCEAN PARK AND NAN LIAN GARDEN)

OCEAN PARK OPERATING HOURS 1000AM - 700 PM
TICKETS: KLOOK HKD 346
        CHINA TRAVEL SERVICES HKD 345
         OCEAN PARK SITE HKD 385
BRING: BISCUITS AND WATER. MAHAL PAGKAON SULOD OCEANPARK
      RAINCOAT

530 am WAKE UP CALL/PREP
630 am LOOK FOR 7/11 STORE
** grab sandwich nalang nag apas ta sa time
** or kaon nalang biscuits or pa init sa hotel ngayu tah init tubig
700 am TRAVEL TO NAN LIAN GARDEN
** See Hongkong Trip Guide
OPERATING HOURS: 700 am - 900 am
ADMISSION: FREE
735 am NAN LIAN GARDEN. PHOTO OP
800 am TRAVEL BACK TO TST
830 am ARRIVE IN TST THEN TRAVEL TO OCEAN PARK
a.Walk to TST MTR station
b.Take subway TSUEN WAN LINE
c.Get of ADMIRALTY STATION EXIT B
d.Take direct bus to Ocean Park CITYBUS ROUTE 629
    (Bus 629 departure time  900am- 400pm)
BUS FARE: HKD 20
TRAVEL TIME: 45 min
930 am HELLO OCEANPARK!!
         THE SUMMIT
- the hair raiser
- the rapids (MABASA TAH ANI)
- sea dreams (dili ni ride aquarium guro)
- sea jelly spectacular (dili ni ride murag aquarium guro)
- the dragon
- the abyss
- mine train
1200 pm EAT LUNCH
BUDGET: HKD 35 (NAAY MCDO DIRI)
100 pm RESUME ADVENTURE!
       RIDE ESCALATOR BACK TO THRILL MOUNTAIN
- pacific pier
- polar adventure (mga polar animals. It can get really cold)
- THE FLASH!!!!
- aqua city lagoon (dili ride)
- giant panda adventure (let’s meet POOOOO IN THE FLESH!!)
- the grand aquarium
VISIT OLD HONGKONG (new attraction)
600 pm EAT DINNER
BUDGET: HKD 35 (PWEDE MCDO NASAD? HIHI)
640 PM TRAVEL BACK TO TST and stroll along the promenade (night time)
Hope maka abot tah Symphony of Lights
**ride gihapon Bus 629 (but libog ko kay 400pm raman sila kutob?)
730 pm ARRIVE IN TST PROMENADE AND WAIT FOR
SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS
900 PM GO BACK TO HOTEL PAHUWAY KAY KAPOY CGEG SHAGIT LOL!

DAY 3 NOVEMBER 23, 2016 (DISNEYLAND)

DISNEYLAND OPERATING HOUR: 1030 AM - 800 PM
TICKETS: KLOOK HKD 508
GOLDEN CROWN GUESTHOUSE HKD 490
BRING: SANDWICHES AND WATER

600 am WAKE UP CALL/PREP
700 am 7/11 store to buy sandwich to save time
730 am TRAVEL TO GRAHAM STREET SOHO DISTRICT
**SEE Hongkong Trip Guide
815 am ARRIVE IN GRAHAM STREET. PHOTO OP SA GRAFITTI
830 am TRAVEL BACK TO TST
900 am TRAVEL TO DISNEYLAND!
a.From TST, take the Tsuen Wan MTR train towards Tsuen Wam
b.Get off at Lai King Station
c.Transfer to Tung Chung line. THE TRAIN SHOULD BE TUNG HUNG BOUND
d.Get off at SUNNY BAY STATION
e.Transfer to Disneyland Resort Line Railway
COST: HKD 19
1000 am HELLO DISNEYLAND!!! (1030 pa mu open pero mas maau ni early bird and
 Allowance sa time
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[pinkonearth]

^Sis, are you meeting sa The Peak mismo or from the tram sa baba pa lang? I haven't tried Klook. We got our tickets at GC.

Re: your itinerary, try to focus na explore per location lahat ng gusto nyo puntahan. Like if you're in HK Island, you can visit The Peak, MT and Soho.

Personally, I won't suggest doing any other activity on the day when you're visiting Disneyland and Ocean Park. That is if you want to maximize the time there. Nakakapagod kasi talaga (nakakagutom) and late na natatapos. Baka Ocean Park, may chance for you to leave early and then since TST accommodation nyo, may chance na maabutan Symphony of Lights. Re: Disneyland, go there early para early rin in line and at least maka-first dibs sa rides. Mahaba pila usually.

Para hindi kayo rushed in the morning to get breakfast, if your hotel has hot water, buy noodles from 7-11 the night before and usually in the MTR, there's Maxim's bakeshop where you can get bread already. Para when you wake up the next day, may ready food na.

Sobrang lapit lang ng Giordano shop in TST, kahit first thing in the morning daanan nyo, hehe.

I saw a lot of McDo in the iti. Try the local food too! Or at the least, try KFC. The egg tarts are delish lalo na when they're just out of the oven.

The gardens, you can probably visit on the day when you depart for Cebu? If hapon or evening flight pa. You will do some walking after getting off the MTR so allot time. And since you're going to Nan Lian, adjacent lang ang Chi Lin Nunnery. You can visit this also.

[dark_phoenix]

^ Pero sis doable lang bah if pupunta kaming nan lian and soho? wala na kasi kaming ibang time.
flight namin on the 4th day morning kasi so no time na to go around the city. =(

[pinkonearth]

Maybe you can squeeze it in before you meet for the Klook tickets? Soho is quite near The Peak tram station.

Also, it's best to catch sunset at The Peak.

My suggestion lang. It's still entirely up to you. Parang mas sulit kung madaanan nyo na Soho kasi within The Peak area.

[twelvth_goddess]

We're leaving for HK tomorrow to celebrate my daughter's birthday. So excited

[wild flower]

Since sarado ang avenue of stars, can we watch the symphony of lights from the clock tower?

[twelvth_goddess]

Done with our HK trip. Here are some of the things that stood out during our trip.

1. We took the airport express train and it unfortunately cost us HK$ 100 per person! We got shocked na we had zero credits when we tapped for the MTR. Nakakaloka, hinde namin napansin huhu

2. The Klook tickets we purchased saved us time and were really a heck of a deal, especially the Disneyland meals. We ate at the Royal Banquet Hall since we spent so much time there. The food was better than I expected too.

3. I missed the night market because I was so tired from our day at DL. My husband went there for a bit and he said dami daw super mura na pasalubong items.

4. We didn't shop too much inside DL cus they were expensive. But we let our daughter purchase things that she wanted cus it was her birthday naman. I got DL trinkets as pasalubong at the DL store in the airport. The bag tags, pop up towels, Toy Story notebooks, Frozen key chains, and pencil pouches were only $20 from $40-60.

5. We didn't really force ourselves to maximize the trip and to go to a lot of places cus we were so tired na after 2 days. But it was still enjoyable and we got to do everything that we wanted kaya happy kame.

[dark_phoenix]

hello! malapit lang bah yung chungking mansion and golden crown guesthouse? ilang minutes?
i'm planning to buy our disneyland tickets there kasi mas mura.

[omneecka]

^yes sis, magkalapit lang sila. 2 buildings away lang or 2 short streets away lang distance nila. Mga 5 minutes walk lang. You can check in google maps to be sure.

😊😊

[swtgrl_bee]

Sis twelvth_goddess, saang hotel kayo nag stay? So it's better to buy Disney items in the airport right? Thanks!

[twelvth_goddess]

^We stayed at Casa Hotel sis. The location is perfect because it's literally beside the MTR station and has bus stops in front that takes you directly to the airport and the city. Kung alam lang namin na may direchong bus sa tapat nung hotel, it would've saved us almost HK$300.

Yes, it's better to buy Disney items in the airport. Yung mga pangpasalubong lang sis ah. Mga naka-sale kase na 60-70% off. Pag sa DL mismo, ang mahal talaga kaya the only items we got at the Disney store were my daughter's stationery and stamp set, DL HK mug, and some Frozen towels and shirts.

We also didn't buy an HK sim for wifi anymore kase anywhere you go, may wifi naman.

One of my regrets pala was not making it in time for a photo op with Mickey and Minnie. By the time na makarating kame sa pila, closed na But we were able to take pics of my daughter with Goofy, some of the villains, Princess Belle, Snow White, Ariel, Alice, Jessie of Toy Story, Elsa and Anna. 

[layzieg]

Hello...

When ba off peak sa hk? Before or after Chinese New Year ba ang major sale? Tia!

[pinkonearth]

^After New Year and leading to Chinese NY usually ang sales.

[triciaaamaldita]

Hi

My bf and I are planning to go on a HK trip on February siguro 3rd week.
This is gonna be my first time to travel without any parents with me HAHAHA so I humbly ask for your opinions/suggestions/comments. TIA!

1. Okay ba ang travel date na napili namin? 3rd wk of feb next year Okay I mean, off peak ba? Kamusta weather?
2. Anyone of you familiar with Rambler Oasis/Rambler Gardens Hotel? Is the location okay? Malapit ba sa city?
3. Tips on cheap but good food picks
4. Commuting tips. May tour kami but syempre maybe we would want to shop at the city/shopping malls around.


Thank you

[runbarbierun]

^ 1. Favorite ko pumunta ng HK pag Feb kasi malamig.
2. Tsing Yi is quite far, malapit sa Disney and Ngong Ping, but malayo layo sa city proper mismo. Orange line siya though, dulo nun is HK Station na connected sa Central station (which will connect you to most places na rin naman. TST, Causeway Bay)

[triciaaamaldita]

^
Hi!!!
Omg please enlighten me haha sabi ng travel agency malapit lang sa city
If I want to go to shopping area, anong station sasakyan ko from hotel and saan ako bababa?
Thank you

[_pink12_]

^Malayo nga ang Tsing Yi sis, usually mga 30 minutes to 45 minutes ang travel time if you're going to TST, Causeway Bay or other shopping areas. Ang malapit lang dyan, is Citygate Outlet, shopping area din naman yun.

Wala na bang ibang options ng hotel.

Google mo rin, alam ko yung ibang hotels na malayo ang location provides shuttles going to the city.

[triciaaamaldita]

^

shunga naman nung travel agency
Nagrequest nko ng ibang options ng hotel. Yung walking distance lang sana..

thanks sis