Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Hong Kong, China

Legend

Churches & Art
Nature
Water & Wind
Historical
Heritage & Space
Tourism
Paid Tours & Activities

Tour Facts

Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 7.9 km
Ascend 777 m
Descend 719 m

Experience Hong Kong in China in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Hong KongIndividual Sights in Hong Kong

Sight 1: Bridges Street Market

Show sight on map
Bridges Street Market

Bridges Street Market is located at No. 2 Bridges Street, at the corner of Shing Wong Street, in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is a Bauhaus style market building, originally opened in 1953, and scheduled to be renovated and open in 2018 as a news museum.

Wikipedia: Bridges Street Market (EN)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: SoHo

Show sight on map

SoHo is an area of Hong Kong located on the western edge of Central, bordering Sheung Wan, known for its bars, restaurants and entertainment venues. The name is derived from its location: South of Hollywood Road.

Wikipedia: SoHo, Hong Kong (EN)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Central-Mid-Levels Escalator System

Show sight on map

The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over 800 m (2,600 ft) in distance and traverses an elevation of over 135 m (443 ft) from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to provide an improved link between Central and the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island.

Wikipedia: Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Former Central Police Station

Show sight on map

The former Central Police Station of Hong Kong, located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.

Wikipedia: Central Police Station (Hong Kong) (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Victoria Prison

Show sight on map

Victoria Prison, was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, it was originally known as Victoria Gaol and was renamed into Victoria Prison in 1899. Victoria Prison has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.

Wikipedia: Victoria Prison (EN)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

Show sight on map

The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (abbreviated SKH), also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal), is the Anglican church in Hong Kong and Macao. It is the 38th Province of the Anglican Communion. It is also one of the major denominations in Hong Kong and the first in the Anglican Communion to ordain a female priest.

Wikipedia: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (EN)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Lan Kwai Fong

Show sight on map

Lan Kwai Fong is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in Hong Kong for drinking, clubbing and dining. The street Lan Kwai Fong is L-shaped with two ends joining with D'Aguilar Street.

Wikipedia: Lan Kwai Fong (EN)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Pedder Building

Show sight on map

The Pedder Building, located at No. 12 Pedder Street, in Central, Hong Kong, is a historic commercial building built in the Beaux-Arts style. Built in 1923, it is the last surviving pre-World War II building in Pedder Street.

Wikipedia: Pedder Building (EN)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: HSBC Main Building

Show sight on map

The HSBC Head Office Building is located in Central, Hong Kong, and is the head office of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Sandwiched between Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central, the building is close to Statue Square, Standard Chartered Bank Building and MTR Central Station. Its registered address is 1 Queen's Road Central; Some people mistakenly think that the entrance of Des Voeux Road, where the bronze lion is located facing Statue Square, is the main entrance, and the real main entrance is the entrance to Queen's Road in the center of the Cheung Kong Group.

Wikipedia: 香港滙豐總行大廈 (ZH)

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Bank of China Building

Show sight on map
Bank of China Building No machine-readable author provided. SW6328~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

Bank of China Building is located at no.2A Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. It is a sub-branch of Bank of China.

Wikipedia: Bank of China Building (Hong Kong) (EN)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet

Show sight on map

The statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet is a bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi, installed in Statue Square, a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. It was unveiled on 24 February 1906 by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Matthew Nathan. At that time, the statue was facing the HSBC building.

Wikipedia: Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet (EN)

291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Chater Garden

Show sight on map

Chater Garden, located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building. It is named after Sir Paul Chater, as is the adjacent Chater Road.

Wikipedia: Chater Garden (EN)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: The Cenotaph

Show sight on map

The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong, that commemorates the dead in the two world wars who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK. It is listed as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.

Wikipedia: The Cenotaph, Hong Kong (EN)

547 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: City Gallery

Show sight on map

City Gallery is an exhibition centre about the planning and development of urban areas in Hong Kong. It is located at Edinburgh Place in Central, Victoria City. It is a public relations effort of the Planning Department of the Hong Kong government.

Wikipedia: City Gallery (Hong Kong) (EN), Opening Hours, Website, Website En, Url, Opening Hours, Url En, Website Zh, Url Zh

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Central and Western District Promenade – Central Section

Show sight on map

The Central and Western District Promenade (English: ) is one of the three promenades in Hong Kong, which has been completed in phases from 2009 to 2018 in the Sheung Wan section, the Central section and the Western District Wholesale Food Market section. After the opening of the Wan Chai Temporary Waterfront Garden Extension in 2019, together with other waterfront open spaces under different names (e.g. Fung Wu Road Waterfront and Central Pier Promenade), the waterfront promenade from Shek Tong Tsui (Western District Wholesale Food Market) to Wan Chai (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre) will be fully connected, making it the longest waterfront promenade on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

Wikipedia: 中西區海濱長廊 (ZH)

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Tamar Park

Show sight on map
Tamar Park Tksteven / CC BY 3.0

Tamar Park is an urban park in Admiralty, Hong Kong covering around 17,000 square metres (180,000 sq ft) with the design concept of 'perpetual green'. The park occupies 80% of the Tamar site public space and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government. It is enclosed by Harcourt Road, Legislative Council Road, Tim Mei Avenue, Tim Wa Avenue and Lung Wo Road. The Central Government Complex and the Legislative Council Complex are adjacent to Tamar Park.

Wikipedia: Tamar Park (EN)

418 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Harcourt Garden

Show sight on map

Harcourt Garden is a small urban park in Admiralty, Hong Kong, constructed in the mid-1990s. To the east of the park is the Hong Kong Police Headquarters while to the west is Admiralty bus station. Like the adjacent Harcourt Road, the park is named for Admiral Cecil Harcourt, de facto governor of Hong Kong from September 1945 to June 1946.

Wikipedia: Harcourt Garden (EN)

954 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 18: Hong Kong Park

Show sight on map

Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

Wikipedia: Hong Kong Park (EN)

326 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Cheung Kong Park

Show sight on map

Cheung Kong Park is a small garden located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island and named for Li Ka Shing's corporate empire. The park is privately maintained by Cheung Kong Holdings, but is open to the public. The park consists of ponds and cascades with benches for visitors.

Wikipedia: Cheung Kong Park (EN)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: St. John's Cathedral

Show sight on map
St. John's Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island, and mother church to the Province of Hong Kong and Macao. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Hong Kong and the Bishop of Hong Kong Island.

Wikipedia: St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong) (EN)

501 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 21: Government House

Show sight on map

Government House, located on Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical form.

Wikipedia: Government House, Hong Kong (EN)

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 22: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Show sight on map

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong) (EN)

533 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 23: 些利街清真寺 Jamia Mosque

Show sight on map

The Jamia Mosque is a mosque in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. The mosque is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong. The neighbouring streets Mosque Street and Mosque Junction are named after this mosque. Mufti Abdul Zaman is the main Imam of this Mosque and he leads prayers and taraweeh in the month of Ramadan.

Wikipedia: Jamia Mosque (Hong Kong) (EN)

Share

Spread the word! Share this page with your friends and family.

Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.

GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.