Standing on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula, the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade looks across Victoria Harbour towards Wan Chai and Central on the north of Hong Kong Island. Hotel rooms with views over this iconic waterway are highly desirable but come at a price. More affordable options can be found away from the waterfront in the Hong Hum and Mong Kok areas of Kowloon along with the Tin Hau, Causeway Bay and Admiralty neighbourhoods of Hong Kong Island.

Sailing into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour is one of the cruise world’s great experiences. This natural deep-water harbour which separates the Kowloon Peninsula from Hong Kong Island is home to two major cruise terminals which cater for vessels large and small. Passengers arriving at the Ocean Terminal are within a stone’s throw of many of the city’s main attractions whilst those arriving at the Kai Tak Terminal can get around by means of the excellent public transport network. As well as enjoying the sights around the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade visitors can also hop on ferries across the bay and to outlying islands or head off to Macau to discover the Las Vegas of the East.

Overlooking Victoria Harbour from the Kowloon Peninsula, the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade should be the first stop for visitors to Hong Kong. It runs from the former Clock Tower of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station in the west to the residential district of Hung Hom in the east. The promenade is home to many shops and restaurants as well as some of the city’s top tourist attractions including the Avenue of Stars, the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. A great time to visit is in the evening when a spectacular light show illuminates the whole harbour.

Hong Kong evokes images of bright lights, fabulous shopping, amazing dining and all the glitz and glamour of one of the world’s most popular destinations for visitors from all over the world. And it’s a reputation that’s perfectly well deserved – because it’s all that and so much more!

Standing in the South China Sea to the east of the Pearl River estuary, Hong Kong has long been a major centre of world commerce. It is made up of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories together with more than 200 other islands of which Lantau and Lamma are of most interest to visitors. In 1997 when Great Britain’s 99-year lease of Hong Kong expired the territory was returned to China, now being officially designated as a ‘Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China’.