Victoria Peak, the highest point in Hong Kong, is a hill with a maximum height of 552 meters, in a position that offers the finest views of the city and its surroundings. Fortunately for you, there’s an extremely efficient cableway, called the Peak Tram – in operation since 1888 – that runs every 10 minutes and takes a hundred or so passengers up to the top. The beautiful red carriages and wooden seats are a reminder of its glorious past, as it climbs up the 400 or so meters from the lower station at Central to the arrival station where you’ll be welcomed by a peculiar structure: Peak Tower.

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, situated in the New Territories area of Hong Kong and perched on the lush, green Po Fook Hill, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, is one of the most peculiar, fascinating places to visit in Hong Kong.

The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade is the most spectacular seafront walk on the coast of Hong Kong. This wonderful promenade takes its name from the neighborhood of the Kowloon Peninsula where it is located, one of the liveliest and most modern in Hong Kong.

The Chi Lin Nunnery is located in the Diamond Hill area of Kowloon. In the heart of a bustling metropolis like Hong Kong, a peaceful haven like this is perhaps the last thing you’d expect to see, yet amid the tall apartment buildings and the green hills, you’ll find a monastery covering 33,000 square meters. Nearby there is the marvelous, equally vast Nan Lian Garden.

The Hong Kong Maritime Museum opened in 2005 in the Stanley neighborhood, but the 800-meter-square building was not large enough to contain the more than 1200 objects, so in 2013 it was moved to the splendid Pier 8 building on the Central Harbor Waterfront looking onto Victoria Harbor.

the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. This fascinating museum boasts a wide range of permanent and temporary exhibitions that will take you on an interesting journey through the marvelous art and culture of Hong Kong and southern China.