Attractions
The things worth booking.
The theme parks, viewpoints, museums and harbour trips that people build a Hong Kong trip around.
For each one we tell you how it is really booked (timed entry, advance only, a boat timetable, or just turn up) and give you a booking button wherever we have a partner link; where we do not, the card says how to book it, or that entry is free.
Hong Kong Disneyland
The park on Lantau Island: seven themed lands, the castle show at night, and the easiest big day out for younger children. The resort line delivers you to the gate from the MTR at Sunny Bay.
How to book: Date-specific tickets: buy on the official site or the platforms, then reserve the visit date. Book a week ahead for weekends and school holidays.
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The marine park on the south side, split between the waterfront and the summit by cable car: pandas and the Grand Aquarium below, the thrill rides above. The MTR's Ocean Park station is at the gate.
How to book: Tickets on the official site or the platforms. Summit rides close in high winds and typhoon signals.
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Ocean Park's water park at Tai Shue Wan: indoor and outdoor slides and wave pools built into the hillside above the sea, open all year.
How to book: Timed entry tickets online; weekends and summer sell out first.
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The funicular up from Central to the Peak, and the viewing terrace 428 metres above the harbour at its top: the classic Hong Kong view, best at dusk as the lights come on.
How to book: Tram and terrace combo tickets online or at the Garden Road terminus. Queues build from late afternoon; mornings are quiet.
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The cable car from Tung Chung over the Lantau hills to Ngong Ping village, the Tian Tan Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery. Crystal cabin cars have glass floors.
How to book: Cable car tickets online or at the Tung Chung terminus; the standard and crystal cabins are priced apart. Book ahead on weekends.
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The indoor deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre above Kowloon station: the whole harbour, both shores, in one circle.
How to book: Tickets online or at the deck. Clear winter days give the longest views.
M+ Museum
The West Kowloon museum of visual culture: a vast Herzog and de Meuron building of design, architecture, moving image and contemporary art, with the harbour lawn in front.
How to book: Tickets on the official site; special exhibitions are ticketed separately from the general galleries.
Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Palace Museum's Hong Kong home at the western end of the cultural district: imperial treasures on loan from Beijing alongside local collections, in a building modelled on the Forbidden City's axes.
How to book: Tickets on the official site. The loan exhibitions change through the year and are the draw.
Tai Kwun
The former Central Police Station compound turned arts centre: parade ground, heritage halls, two gallery buildings and some of the city's best courtyard bars, free to wander.
How to book: Entry is free; exhibitions and performances inside are ticketed on the day or online.
The Star Ferry
The green and white ferries that have crossed Victoria Harbour since 1888, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central or Wan Chai: ten minutes, the best cheap ride in the city.
How to book: Pay at the pier with Octopus or tokens; no booking. The harbour tour sailing runs once an evening in season.
Big Bus Hong Kong
The open-top hop-on sightseeing buses: a Hong Kong Island loop past the Peak Tram and Stanley, a Kowloon loop along Nathan Road, and a night tour when the harbour lights are on.
How to book: Tickets online or at the Central ferry pier stop; passes run 24 or 48 hours from first use.
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The wax museum at the Peak Galleria, a reliable rainy hour at the top of the tram ride, strongest on its Asian film and music stars.
How to book: Tickets online or at the door; combined tickets with the tram and terrace are sold.
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The indoor Lego attraction inside K11 MUSEA in Tsim Sha Tsui: a Miniland of the city in bricks, rides and building pits, aimed at ages 3 to 10.
How to book: Timed tickets online only. Adults must be accompanied by a child, and children by an adult.
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An Octopus card
The stored value card that runs the city: every MTR gate, bus, tram and ferry, plus convenience stores, cafes and market stalls. A phone Octopus in Apple or Google Pay does the same job without the deposit queue.
How to book: Buy the card at any MTR customer service centre or the airport station, or add it in your phone wallet before you land.
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The 24 minute rail link between the airport and the city: Hong Kong station in Central, Kowloon station for Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon. Group tickets and same-day return deals run through the year.
How to book: Buy at the station, in the MTR app, or on the platforms; the QR code scans at the gate.
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Land connected: a data eSIM bought before you fly is the simplest way to have maps, translation and the MTR app working from the arrivals hall. Tourist SIMs are sold at the airport and in convenience stores if your phone needs a physical card.
How to book: Buy the eSIM online before departure, or a tourist SIM at the airport arrivals hall.
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