Oh, and let Victoria Peak peak in Hong Kong banal sight, but high and mountains! I always try, climb as high as possible and see how it will be to look up from above, I’ve already looked at Hong Kong. The only thing I decided to stand out is to climb the observation deck on foot, and come down from it too kicks. True, I did not plan it on purpose, she herself left, went, went, yes came. And on the tram then another time, I will be healthier 
The content of the article
- 1 How to get on foot
- 2 How to get there by bus
- 3 How to get there by tram
- 4 Victoria Peak Lookout
- 5 Mornig Trail – 3 km around Victoria Peak
- 6 Descent to the village of Pok Fu Village
- 7 On the map
Contents
How to get on foot
When I found myself at the end point of the miracle ladder, or rather the longest escalator in the world, it’s not going down it continue on the path.
So you come by metro Central or Hong Kong, go to escalator, he’s there very close (in my post about him there is a map) and climb to the top (it takes about 20 minutes). Next turn to the left and get to Conduit Road, on which you reach Old Peak Road, there are 300 meters to go. First Old Peak Road looks like an ordinary street (first 500 meters), and then goes to the forest is already an asphalt path in the forest. Pass the past turning into the forest is difficult, there is a pointer that promises that in 30 minutes you reach peak Victoria. Do not lie.
The path can be cut and rolled a bit from Conduit Road to Hornsey Road, but it doesn’t matter, everything is there.
Climbing higher and higher on Victoria Peak
Mountain areas of hong kong
Pointer to Victoria Peak
With each step, people became more and more, though they are down walked, it seems so easier. Through the jungle on mountain asphalt the path I went to the mall. Yes, how is it in such a place it could not be, it’s Hong Kong, there is always something to be buy, and then, like a shark, you will drown without movement. Moreover, there even two shopping centers that apparently tried each other To outdo in height, and one won, it turned out to be one floor higher, where I went (Peak Tower).
For this more expensive, everything usually goes down
There is another option how to get to Victoria Peak on foot – from the Peak Tram tram station along the rails. In my opinion the way less interesting than the escalator, but well suited to those who came to the tram and decided not to stand in line for several hours. Can just take and go up Garden Road, along the tram line. There are signposts, and the path is a path and periodic ladders.
How to get by bus
The busiest way to get to the top is the bus, yet budget only on foot. You need to get off at Central metro walk to pier 5 or 7, where there will be a bus stop. You need a bus No. 15, it goes from the pier to the top. Also there is a bus stop near the Exchange Square, which is near the subway Hong Kong (exit A2) or Central (exit F).
The journey time is 30-60 minutes depending on traffic. Mountain road and meandering, along the way offer excellent views. On the bus also can go down.
The fare is 9.8 HKD.
How to get there by tram
It is not necessary to climb Victoria Peak on foot, there is another A more popular and easy way is the Peak Tram. Only its disadvantage is that there may be a lot of people and you will have to defend queue that one way, the other.
By the way, if you buy a ticket for the tram and the entrance to the observation room (Peak Tram Sky Pass), it turns out totally cheaper. Here is my post about the tram, where I wrote in detail about everything when on it climbed up (prices, from where it goes, etc.).
Mountain Tram – Peak Tram
Here it is a mountain tram, the old version
Victoria Peak Viewing Point
The entrance to the Victoria Peak observation deck costs 48/24 HKD (adult / child). And here, too, Oktopus cards are accepted, conveniently, but. For binoculars, you need to give 5 more HKDs, but look especially there there is nothing in them, I checked. By the way, the site is much below the very peak of Victoria, but sorry. Maximum mountain height 552 meters, and I was at 428 meters, no wonder the playground is called Sky Terrace 428.
Opening hours: from 10 am to 23 pm (monday-friday) and from 8 am to 11 pm (weekends and holidays).
Many still advise to look at Hong Kong in the evening. Keep it up, it’s a good idea, the view will be breathtaking, if not there will be clouds. I was not lucky, I saw Victoria’s cloudy peak. WITH On the other hand, this is also something.
Platform at the top with shopping centers
The flag and caps of the same color are an indispensable attribute of the Chinese excursion group
Victoria Peak Sky Terrace 428 Observation Deck
Further, on the escalator you need to climb
Fun showcase with flying pasta in a cafe
View from Victoria Peak to Hong Kong
View from Victoria Peak to Hong Kong
HKD 5 binoculars
The most popular photos are photos on the phone.
View from the lookout to the other side of Hong Kong Island – there then I will go down
Hong Kong, the sun, the wind and me
Russian guys have long tried to make this picture, the crowd interfered with
Batmans here too
The famous chain of restaurants from Forest Gampa under the lookout the ground
Mornig Trail – 3 km around Victoria Peak
In fact, on the viewing platform especially linger not worth it. It’s best to put a circle around Victoria Peak, called the mornig trail. It takes about an hour to go though there is only 3 km. On the way will meet the entertaining India Rubber Tree, and still a decent amount of views of the Kowloon Peninsula and the island Hong Kong. And, it seems to me, even more interesting than c top floor mall.
Morning trail around Victoria Peak, the people here are really lot
Everywhere signs, where and how much to go
There is always the opportunity to rest
India Rubber Tree – hangs almost to the floor
India Rubber Tree and the web in the setting sun
Hong Kong from the height of Victoria Peak
The skyscrapers are so high that even a little bit and you will get by hand
And if you are a trekking lover, then from Victoria Peak leads several routes in different directions. Most of them are downhill, and some – further east. Since I was here already in the afternoon, the path was chosen down, but not in the standard direction, from where the tram arrives, and to the south.
A route map of Hong Kong Island near Victoria Peak (on click a large file)
Descent to the village of Pok Fu Village
The descent took no more than an hour, and I went to the village of Pok Fu Village, which still looks like Hong Kong 50 year old barriers: barracks, barracks and barracks once again. There are also bananas I tried interesting ones that I had never eaten before. Thick such, and to taste, like a mix of banana and kiwi, sour in general, recommend.
The tree grows straight from the stone wall
Small Chinese excavator placed in separator strip
The village of Pok Fu Village in the south of Hong Kong Island
The village of Pok Fu Village in the south of Hong Kong Island
The village of Pok Fu Village in the south of Hong Kong Island
Then I tried the most delicious bananas in life – to taste the mixture banana and kiwi
Having a little more along the highway and sleeping areas on the south parts of Hong Kong Island, I took bus 38 and drove to metro MTR (subway map of hong kong). Wonderful walk came out, only here Still, it was necessary to start early so that you could go even longer route.
On the map
P.S. And the next day I went to the Big Buddha that Lantau Island is also an interesting and worthy place.
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