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Tokyo & Hong Kong

  • 30-09-2017 9:54pm
    #1
    Sullysark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭


    Planning a holiday, 
    And trying to decide between Tokyo or Hong Kong. I've decided to do both, and do a flight between either. I'm looking for recommendations on where to stay and what to see etc.
     Thinking of doing 5/6 days in each and then flying back to London.


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  • #2
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,177 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Sullysark wrote: »
    Planning a holiday, 
    And trying to decide between Tokyo or Hong Kong. I've decided to do both, and do a flight between either. I'm looking for recommendations on where to stay and what to see etc.
     Thinking of doing 5/6 days in each and then flying back to London.

    Personally I think that 5 days is too long in Hong Kong. It's so compact and easy to get around. Unless you're planning to take a trip across to Shenzen I think 3/4 days in HK is plenty.

    We stayed in a Marriott, got a very good deal on hotwire. Loved the big Buddha and the Noel Coward fan in me loved the Noonday gun. Disneyland is small but worth a visit for the fun train and the stunning fireworks.


  • #3
    Yamanoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    Ditch HK & do Tokyo & Kyoto instead.

    There's a teriffic trip report posted on that itinerary by cocoshovel:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056696321


  • #4
    dwayneshintzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭dwayneshintzy


    Caranica wrote: »
    Personally I think that 5 days is too long in Hong Kong. It's so compact and easy to get around. Unless you're planning to take a trip across to Shenzen I think 3/4 days in HK is plenty.

    We stayed in a Marriott, got a very good deal on hotwire. Loved the big Buddha and the Noel Coward fan in me loved the Noonday gun. Disneyland is small but worth a visit for the fun train and the stunning fireworks.
    Easy to get around, yes, definitely. Not sure I'd agree that it's really that small though.....there's quite a bit to see out in the New Territories/Sai Kung (if into outdoors/hiking), as well as HK Island, Kowloon, Lantau, outlying islands (Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, etc).


  • #5
    Sullysark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Sullysark


    Thanks! I'm going to go in March/April time for roughly a week in each. Hopefully i'll get to see everything. I'll go to both Disneylands as well for a day, so I can tick every disney in the world of my bucket list.


  • #6
    dwayneshintzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭dwayneshintzy


    I can understand "ticking it off", but the Disneyland in HK really isn't the best. If you were interested in another theme park as well, Ocean Park is actually quite good.


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  • #7
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,177 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    dwayneshintzy wrote: »
    I can understand "ticking it off", but the Disneyland in HK really isn't the best. If you were interested in another theme park as well, Ocean Park is actually quite good.

    I agree, we did half a day in Disney, left and then came back for the fireworks that night


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