Mag W
Google
I had a good experience with this tour from the booking to the tour itself. I booked the Introduction to Hong Kong Free Walking Tour directly from their website in March.
A day before the tour (in Oct), I received a WhatsApp message reminding me of the tour with a link to the exact meeting point (with a photo), meet up instructions and information of our guide.
Our guide was Stephen. He is very knowledgeable. The 2-hour tour was broken up to the 2 parts: the history of Hong Kong and cultural & food. Both parts were good. We gain brief insights into the history of Hong Kong, its financial background, its return to China as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of being a country with 2 systems. As we walk around, Stephen also provided us with tips on where to eat some HK specialties like wanton noodles, dim sum and Siu Mai (local term for roast meats), and some Chinese migrant cultural background and practices that evolved under the British. He also shared some of his stories which makes it very personal. Overall, we had an enjoyable time.
As it is a 2-hour walking tour, it’s advisable to wear good shoes, bring water and sun protection as it does get hot being around noon.
A personal suggestion to the tour organiser is to incorporate some stop points for tourists to be able to buy some snacks or drinks along the way. This way, it will be a more immersive experience as we can see, smell and feel (taste). It is difficult for a tourist to backtrack to a certain store or location after the tour as they may not be familiar with the area. In addition, it would be a “taster” to the other paid tours that the company offers.