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Victoria Harbour Cruise Tour: 1 of 1000 Places To See Before You Die

After all the Philippine historical tours, Disneyland, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and free Hong Kong city tour, one of the most recognizable images of Hong Kong can be experienced through Star Ferry's Harbour Tour.

the last authentic Chinese junk still sailing in Victoria Harbour: the Duk Ling moored at the Central Pier

Central pier and International Finance Center, the tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong towering over the magnificent skyline

the spaceage-looking Hong Kong Cultural Center and the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, both landmarks of the modern city.

The Clock Tower is what's only left of the Kowloon station of the Kowloon-Canton railway in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Nearby are Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Space Museum, and the Avenue of Stars

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Behind is the World Plaza, Hong Kong's second tallest skyscraper

the magnificent skyline of Central, Hong Kong Island. The edifice, with unique climbing lines resembling growing bamboo shoots symbolizing livelihood and prosperity, is the Bank of China Tower: the 3rd highest building there.

Crossing the Victoria Harbour is one of the 50 places of a lifetime according to National Geographic and also one of the 1000 places to see before you die.

Tutubi has only been to seven of the 1000 places...993 places more to visit! :)

Star Ferry's Harbour Tour Ticket Prices:

Round Trip Ticket costs HK$45 during the day, HK$95 at night and HK$135 during A Symphony of Lights multimedia show featuring the buildings on the harbour front in a spectacular light sequence.

You may get your tickets at the following outlets:

Central Star Ferry Pier, Wan Chai Star Ferry Pier, Hung Hom Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier
UPDATED: July 2013

Labels: 1000 Places To See Before You Die, Hong Kong

posted by GingGoy @ 9:47 PM,

14 Comments:

At Sep 20, 2007, 11:55:00 AM, Anonymous said...: Just gotta love its skyline! Really amazing buildings.

(:
At Sep 20, 2007, 12:14:00 PM, pieterbie said...: A very impressive skyline indeed!
At Sep 21, 2007, 12:16:00 AM, Photo Cache said...: my husband liked hongkong and said i need to see it too. i wish that would come sooner because i have seen a lot of pictures of it and i like what i saw so far. the food must be heavenly.
At Sep 21, 2007, 10:51:00 AM, Anonymous said...: Oh, I'd been into these places :)
At Sep 21, 2007, 3:36:00 PM, Mari said...: Wow, very impressive. I haven't been to Hongkong and probably will never get to see it. At least I got to see it here and I'm quite impressed with the sights.
At Sep 22, 2007, 4:39:00 AM, Anonymous said...: A very gorgeous place to visit! lovely shots as usual

happy weekend tutubi!
At Sep 22, 2007, 1:48:00 PM, Sidney said...: I guess I can die in piece! Great pictures as usual!
At Sep 23, 2007, 9:06:00 PM, tin-tin said...: so i guess i can die already coz i've seen this already. hehehe ;p
At Sep 24, 2007, 3:36:00 PM, Anonymous said...: Grabe, ang galing ng skyline.

I remember I went to Hongkong when I was a kid. I don't know if I rode the ferry though.

Is this list from the book? I'm quite interested to find out what the thousand places are. :)
At Sep 24, 2007, 4:03:00 PM, Anonymous said...: kyels, amazing buildings indeed

pieterbie, one of the most impressinve that is

photo cache, it's such a nice city near the beach and nature. live it. love it :)

dodong, yeah. one of those must-see in HK

mari, at least you've been there virtually thru my blog :)

cheh, wish to come back and visit other places, too.

sidney, no, there're still 999 other places to visit :P

tin-tin, isa ka pa. 999 pa :)

toe, 1000 places is really from the book although i find trivializing travel to just like a shopping list :(
At Sep 24, 2007, 8:56:00 PM, Anonymous said...: I like the architecture of the buildings, especially that of the convention centre.
At Sep 24, 2007, 11:03:00 PM, Anonymous said...: Gada talaga ng skyline dyan. Would want to see it real soon as well. :D
At Sep 28, 2007, 12:56:00 PM, Anonymous said...: Very nice picures ! Isn't it that the HKG harbor is slowly shrinking as the govt has reclaimed a lot of area to build new buildings ?
At Apr 26, 2011, 1:15:00 PM, shing said...: Tutubi, where did you stay to keep within your backpacker's budget?

Victoria Harbour Cruise Tour: 1 of 1000 Places To See Before You Die

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