2 Day Hong Kong & Macau Highlights Tour

This morning your private local tour guide and experienced driver will pick you up from your downtown Hong Kong hotel to begin your exploration of this exciting city.

First up, we will take you to the highest point in Hong Kong, Victoria Peak via the world-famous Victoria Peak Tram, which has operated for more than 112 years as one of the world’s oldest funicular railways. You will have the opportunity to walk through verdant woods to explore some of the hidden old buildings from Hong Kong’s past. Ascending to the observation deck, you can take in the sweeping views of the magnificent Hong Kong skyline and tranquil harbor views.

After descending from Victoria Peak, we will take you to visit the ancient Aberdeen Fishing Village where you can see an old traditional fishing village with the impressive sight of rows of old junks and sampans that have been used for fishing for centuries.

After Aberdeen, we will continue on to Repulse Bay. Known as the Hawaii of the Orient, Repulse Bay offers a beautiful beach along the long coastline with soft sand, clean water and warm temperatures. After a leisurely stop at Repulse Bay, we will visit the historic Stanley Market. Here you can bargain for local handicrafts, paintings and other various souvenirs, or just order a cup of coffee or have a beer at a seaside café or pub to spend some quiet time away from the bustle of the market. Later on, enjoy a visit to the Wong Tai Sin Temple and Nan Lian Garden for more relaxing sightseeing around this historic area.

After your tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel.

Accommodation: Overnight in Hongkong

Today offers a side trip to Macau, a former Portuguese colony that was leased to Portugal as a trading post by China’s Ming Dynasty in 1557. This amazing city is now famous for its wide range of casinos, fine dining and historical architecture.

To begin today’s tour, we will pick you up from your Hong Kong hotel to take you to the pier to board a jetfoil (round-trip tickets included in your tour cost), which will speedily float you above the water as you cross the sea from Hong Kong to Macau in about 1 hour. You will be able to enjoy some fantastic views of Hong Kong as it fades into the distance and of Macau as it comes into view. After landing in Macau, we will take you to visit one of the most iconic sites in Macau – the Ruins of St. Paul's. St. Paul's was a gothic church constructed from 1602 to 1640 that was once one of the largest Catholic churches in all of Asia. Sadly a fire destroyed most of the church in 1835 during a typhoon, but the beautiful façade remains standing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the symbol of Macau. You will be able to get up close and see the intricate carvings on the façade that illustrate an interesting combination of European Renassiance elements fused with traditional oriental styles, and a steel stairway allows visitors to climb to the top of the structure from the back. From St. Paul’s, we will continue on behind the former church into the only remaining section of the old city wall of Macau that was bult about 300 years ago by the Portuguese as a military defense system.

From there it will be about a 10-minute walk to visit Senado Square (Largo do Senado) with its ancient Portugese-style architecture and souithern European influences. This is a great place to sit and take in the daily lifestyle of the local Macau people who live and work in this area.

From historic Senado Square we will move on to the more than 500-year old A-Ma Temple. This ancient temple was built in 1488 to honor the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu by the local native people. The name "Macau" is derived from what the Portuguese were told was the name of the temple, and it stands today as part of Macau’s city center UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After A-Ma Temple, we will move on to the Portas de Cerco (Border Gate). Located at the northern tip of the Macau Peninsula, this border barrier was built by the Portuguese to replace a Ming Dynasty-era wall separating Macau from Mainland China in 1849.

If time permits and you have any interest, we can also visit one of Macau’s many famous casinos (minimum age for entry is 21).

After your visit, we will escort you back to the Macau wharf and cross the sea again by jetfoil to return to Hong Kong and then back to your hotel.

Accommodation: None