Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a melting pot of the eastern and western cultures, a shopper's paradise and a fast-paced metropolis located in the middle of breathtaking nature. You can start your city holiday by, for example, taking the Star Ferry to Kowloon, where only the imagination is the limit in the offerings of the street market. Those looking for a more laid-back atmosphere will find what they need at the popular Repulse Bay Beach.
The astounding view to the turquoise Pacific Ocean from Victoria Peak leaves you speechless, and the Ocean Park Amusement Park, aquariums and giant pandas appeal to the entire family. The dozens of enormous shopping centres make a shopper's head spin. The half-hour ferry ride to the Lantau Island takes you light-years away from the pulsating city life: instead of skyscrapers, the peaceful island is the home of temples and monasteries, fishing villages, magnificent hiking routes and solitary sandy beaches.
My travel
Must see:
The Chinese New Year with fireworks and paper lanterns, January-February.
Fun fact:
There is a gaping hole in the wall of the most famous house in Repulse Bay. Locals say dragons use the hole to drink water from the bay.
Airport information
Hong Kong International Airport
The airport is 34 km southwest of Hong Kong
- Finnair flights: Terminal 1, area F.
- Check-in opens 2 hours 40 minutes before departure.
- CHECK-IN CLOSES 1 hour before departure.
Check-in is possible also at Hong Kong and Kowloon railway stations, where it has to be completed 1.5 hour before flight departure.
Check-in to the evening flight AY070 can also be completed 2 hours before departure at the SkyPier harbor when arriving at the airport with ferries from the Pearl River Delta area.
