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Kowloon & New Territories Tour 4 hours

The New Territories, which lie between Kowloon Hills and the boundary of Mainland China. With 150 years colonial influence, Hongkong presents itself attractively. This tour gives you a unique opportunity to explore the culture, heritage and lifestyles in Hong Kong.

Tour code: HKS-03
Destination: Hongkong
Departure: Tue./Thu./Sat.
Duration: 4 hours
Highlights: The Bird Market, Jade Market & Wong Tai Sin Temple, the Make Wishes Tree

Pick you up from your hotel, between 7:50am - 9:00am (operates on Tue/Thu/Sat only)

This half-day visit including the Bird Market, Jade Market & Wong Tai Sin Temple, also the Make Wishes Tree located at Lam Tsuen in Taipo.

West of Nathan Road on the junction of Kansu and Battery Streets, the Jade Market is the place that vendors sell various shades and qualities of jade. Jade is a greenish stone that has great spiritual value to the Chinese. In fact, the jade market is more a place for locals than for tourists; visitors may go in for a long bargaining session with the persistent vendors before arriving at a good deal for a piece of jade with high quality. Nevertheless, there are also plenty of trinkets and souvenirs at lower prices.

As one of the most famous shrines in Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin Temple is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000-m² Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called Kau Cim. Located on the southern side of Lion Rock in the north of Kowloon, Wong Tai Sin Temple, a Taoist temple, established in 1921. It is not only one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong but also renowned among overseas Chinese in Southern Asia, Europe, and America.

Located near the Tin Hou Temple in Lam Tsuen the Make Wishing Tree is Hong Kong's one of most famous tourist attractions, usually remains crowded during the Chinese New Year holidays. The Make Wishing Tree was planted during the era of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). It has thousands of wishes written on bright red paper. Originally a camphor tree, it was the site of a shrine of "Pak Kung." As time went on the leaves and branches withered and it became a hollow tree - the way it now stands.

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