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Day 1: 18 Oct 2025 CCU >Hong Kong (Arrival & Night Tour & City Explorations )

Day 2: 19 Oct 2025 (Hong Kong City Tour)

Day 3: 20 Oct 2025 (Lantau Island & Big Buddha )

Day 4: 21 Oct 2025 (Macau Day Trip)

Day 5: 22 Oct 2025 (Departure) Hong Kong >Manila

Day 6 : 23 Oct 2025 : Philipines

Day 7 : 24 Oct 2025 : Philipines

Day 8 : 25 Oct 2025 : Philipines

Day 9 : 26 Oct 2025 : Philipines

Day 10 : 27 Oct 2025 : Philipines

Day 11 : 28 Oct 2025 : Philipines>Hong Kong

Day 11: 28 Oct 2025 : Departure : Hong Kong >CCU

✈️ Day 1 (18 Oct 2025) — Arrival & Hong Kong By Night

• 🕚 11:45 am: Arrive at Hong Kong International Airport.

• 🧳 12:45 pm: Airport Express to Kowloon Station (~24 mins), then check-in at hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui/Mong Kok.

• 🕠 2:00 pm onward:

  • Take Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak for a panoramic sunset view.

  • Ride the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour.

  • Explore Avenue of Stars & Clock Tower at Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.

  • Wander Temple Street Night Market and sample street food (egg waffles, fish balls).

• 🛏️ Overnight in Kowloon.

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🏙️ Day 2 (19 Oct 2025) — Hong Kong City Tour

• 🕘 After breakfast, join a Hong Kong City Tour covering:

  • The School of Yaumatei

  • Tin Hau Temple

  • West Kowloon Art Park

  • 1881 Heritage

  • Man Mo Temple

  • Aberdeen Fishing Village

  • Repulse Bay

  • Shek o beach / Tai Tam reservoir ??

• 🕕 Afternoon & evening free for shopping at Ladies Market, Mong Kok

• For night life - Lan Kwai Fong [nearest metro station in Central - Island Line (Blue Line) is the closest]. From there, it's about a 5–7 minute uphill walk.

• 🛏️ Overnight in Kowloon.

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🏞️ Day 3 (20 Oct 2025) — Lantau Island & Big Buddha

• 🕘 Morning:

  • Travel by MTR to Tung Chung Station (~45 mins).

  • From Tung Chung Station take the Ngong Ping 360 by Cable Car for stunning views up to Lantau Island, enjoying sweeping views of North Lantau Country Park and Hong Kong International Airport

• 🕙 Visit Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha) and Po Lin Monastery.

• 🕚 Optional trip to nearby Tai O Fishing Village (bus #21).

• 🕕 Return to hotel via MTR/bus in the evening.

• 🛏️ Overnight in Kowloon.

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🏰 Day 4 (21 Oct 2025) — Macau City Tour

• 🕖 Early morning transfer to Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal.

• 🕣 Ferry to Macau (~1 hr).

• 🕘 Explore Macau’s highlights:

  • A-Ma Temple

  • Ruins of St. Paul’s

  • Senado Square

  • Na Tcha Temple

  • Venetian Casino

  • Macau Tower (optional observation deck)

• 🕕 Return to Hong Kong by ferry in the evening.

• 🛏️ Overnight in Kowloon.

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🛫 Day 5 (22 Oct 2025) — Departure

• 🕖 Check-out, take Airport Express or Cityflyer bus to Hong Kong International Airport for your onward flight.

🏨 Accommodation (Budget-Friendly)

Recommended Areas:

✅ Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok in Kowloon — these are vibrant, centrally located districts with plenty of budget hotels and street food.

✅ Examples of Budget Hostels/Hotels (~HKD 200–450 per night per person):

• Kowloon Backpackers Hostel

• Cosmic Guest House

• Ah Shan Hostel

• Dragon Hostel

🍜 Famous Street Food & Night Markets in Hong Kong

✅ Ladies Market, Mong Kok — famous for street food like curry fish balls, egg waffles, and stinky tofu.
✅ Temple Street Night Market — more street snacks and souvenirs.
✅ Mong Kok Food Stalls — look for Hong Kong-style French toast, dim sum, egg tarts, roasted

💵 Budgeting & Currency Info

• Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)

• Exchange Rate : 1 HKD ≈  11 INR

• Average daily expenses (budget traveler):

• Hotel: HKD 200–400 per night

• Food: HKD 100–200 per day

• Local transport (MTR): HKD 50 per day

🌍 Quick Hong Kong Facts

• Climate in Oct: Pleasant, 22°C–28°C, mostly dry.

• Economy:

  • Advanced financial center; high GDP per capita (USD 53,000), among Asia’s wealthiest cities.

  • Major industries: Finance, trade, tourism.

• History:

  • Originally a small fishing village.

  • Ceded to Britain after the First Opium War (1839–1842) under the Treaty of Nanking.

  • Developed into a global port and financial hub.

  • Returned to China in 1997 as a Special Administrative Region under “one country, two systems.”

• Society: Cosmopolitan, multilingual (Cantonese, English), vibrant street life.

✅ Transportation & Travel Tips

• Octopus Card — Buy at airport for seamless travel (MTR, buses, ferries AND shopping).

• MTR — Fast, clean, inexpensive.