Hong Kong, 5 day trips

Trip was made December 15, 2025 to December 19, 2025.

Getting there

Visa fees through a services was 3,520,000 VND. It took 28 days from submission.

SGN <-> HKG round-trip with Cathay Pacific was 223.10 USD.

Accomodation

Ibis Hong Kong Central & Sheung Wan booking for 5 days was at 15,579,720 VND.

Cash

We bought roughly 4,856 HKD and 180 USD to the country. USD was exchanged and we left the airport with roughly 6,122 HKD.

We topped up around 3,200,000 on VND Octopus, Hong Kong's e-payment system.

Day-by-day

Dec 15

1. Arrived at HKG Airport. Took the A11 bus to Macau Ferry and then walked to Ibis Central. The fare was 41,90 HKD.
2. Tried to go to a food court nearby "Queen Street Food Court" but did not have lunch there.
3. Walked around and reached Man Mo Temple (文武廟 - Văn Vũ Miếu).
4. Walked to Dim Sum Square, a restaurant. Bill: 184 HKD.
5. Walked to Tai Kwun (大館 - Đại Quán). Within is the old Victoria Prison, a significant landmark for Vietnamese: Sung Man Cho, or Nguyen Ai Quoc, or Ho Chi Minh was imprisoned here from 1931 to 1933; It was also one of the place admitting Vietnamese "boat people" (thuyền nhân) in the 1980s.
6. Tried to catch the 22/22S bus at Hollywood Road but couldn't, instead caught a classic red cab to the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.
7. Took the 54 bus to dinner, Tsim Chai Kee Noodle. Bill was 114 HKD and was super crowded.
8. Walked to Central Market and used the public toilet.
9. Rode Kennedy Tram back to Ibis.

Buildings at the corner of Queen Street

Dec 16

1. Walked to Queen Street Tram station and took the tram to The Peak Tram station
2. Walked to the Peak tower and took the inclined tram
3. Spent time at The Peak building
4. Lunch at Trusty Congee King in Peak Galleria
5. Bought Tiny Miniature bus, tram and ferry there
6. Short hike to Victory Peak
7. Watched the sunset
8. Went down, walked past St. Joseph Cathedral
9. Took tram back to Ibis Hotel
10. Dinner near by at Luk On kui for 286 HKD
11. Took the Kennedy Tram to Sheung Wan Station
12. Went to Temple Street near by at Luk On kui for 286 HKD
13. Took the Kennedy Tram to Sheung Wan Station
14. Went to Temple Street near by at Luk On kui for 286 HKD
15. Took the Kennedy Tram to Sheung Wan Station
16. Went to Temple Street near by at Luk On kui for 286 HKD
17. Took the Kennedy Tram to Sheung Wan Station, took MRT to Jordan
18. Walked to Temple Street, there was also a "Saigon Street" there
19. Went to McDonald
20. MRT backed to Sheung Wan Station
21. Tram from Western Market and walked back to Ibis

Sunset at the Victoria Peak Lookout Point - seems a popular photo spot.

Dec 17

1. Took tram to Peddler Street and walked to Star Ferry
2. On the other side, Tsim Sha Tsui, went to McDOnald for Breakfast
3. When to the Clock Tower
4. Tried Legoland but you actually needed an accompanying child. Gave the tickets to a couple with a kid
5. Instead, went to the Space Museum. Watched the 3D show
6. Walked to Log Ye Yim Sum for lunch
7. Went to "The Commercial Press", a book store
8. Went to Matsuya Camera. The owner/shopkeeper was a Vietnamese speaking Chinese!
9. Went to Time Fly Slow With Film to buy some film, but they closed
10. Walked back to Star Avenue
11. Reached Bruce Lee Statue and sat at the Starbucks there
12. Walked into the Tsim Sha Tsui MRT station and took the Tsun Wan Line back to Central
13. Took the tram to Connaught Street and walked to Ibis
14. Rest a bit then took the tram to Causeway
15. Went to Mak's Noodle for dinner
16. Went to checkout Uniqlo
17. Waited for the tram and Canal Road. This happened to be the famous Canal Road Flyover where they do a sorcery practice called "Da Siu Yan" (打小人 - Đả Tiểu Nhân), or villain-hitting.
18. Took the tram to Sutherland and walked to Ibis.

A ship in the Hong Kong bay, seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier.

Dec 18

1. Took tram to Admiralty MRT and took the MRT to Ocean Park
2. We bough Admission + Fastrack for two
3. Visited:

• Aquarium
• The two pandas
• The Merry-Go round
• The Seal & Sea Lion
• The Sharks
• The Jellyfishes
• The Tropical area

4. Bought some onigiri at the MRT and then went back to Ibis
5. Tried to walked from Ibis to a joint called "Shanghai Takeaway", which had a picture of Chow Yun Fat, but they were closed
6. Ended up at McDonald again

The panda, probably Ying Ying, at Ocean Park.

Dec 19

1. Took the tram to Peddler Street and took MRT to Mong Kok. Intended to go to Showa Film & Camera but never got there
2. Walked to a small place called Kawa cafe. Place was small but barista gave small coinage of Hong Kong for collection
3. Went to the Old Police Station and sat at that cafe
4. Went to the cinema nearby where there was a shop called "Kubrick"
5. Walked to Jade Market, bought some Jade souvernirs
6. Took MRT to HK Camerafilm. Bought the adapter for the Yashica 124Mat-G there and the Reto Ultrawide camera, plus some 120mm and 35mm films
7. Took MRT back to Admiralty and took the tram to Ki Chan Tea. Bought some Hong Kong Oolong Tea
8. Tram back to Ibis and to pack
9. Walked to the nearby bus stop, took the E11A (which was the longer route) to Airport Terminal 1. At around 4pm the E11 seems packed. E11A ended up took around 90 minutes.
10. Spent time at the Hong Kong International Airport, bought some nice confectionary

Picture taken while shopping. The city has a cinematic look and feel to it.

"Unlocked"

Transportation used:

• Hong Kong classic red taxi (Dec 15)
• Tram (Dec 15)
• Bus (Dec 15)
• MRT (Dec 16)
• The Star Ferry (Dec 17)

Visit:

• Hong Kong Observation Wheel (Dec 15)
• Man Mo Temple (Dec 15)
• Tai Kwun (Dec 15)
• Hong Kong Space Museum (Dec 17)
• The Pandas / Go to Ocean Park (Dec 18)
• Victoria Peak (Dec 16)
• Temple Street (Dec 16)
• Jade Market (Dec 18)
• Avenue of Stars (Dec 17)

Coin Collected:

• 10 cent
• 20 cent
• 50 cent
• 1 dollar
• 2 dollar
• 5 dollar
• 10 dollar

Shopping:

• Tiny Miniatures
• Yashica Mat 124-g Camera
• Reto Ultrawide Camera
• Various Fridge Magnet and souvenirs
• Confectionary