Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Budget trip to Hong Kong and Macau

Rizki, Pom’s expenses

Fenty

Airplane tickets : Php 6,498

Reentry permit : Php 2,170

Airport tax of Philippines: Php 750

Airport tax of Indonesia -

24000( Manila-Jakarta,Jakarta hongkong, Macau-Manila)

Php 1920

Php 750

Php 500

Accommodation HK 4 nights : PHP 2,968 (US 70 per person)

Accommodation Macau : PHP 1,960 (US 46.24) PHP 655 per person

The same

Octopus Card : PHP 1,334 (HKD 250 per person)

Turbo jet HK-Macau : PHP 715 (HKD 134 per person)

Ngong ping cable car : PHP 325 (HKD 58 per person) single trip

Bus in Macau : PHP 90 (MOP 16 per person)

Taxi to Macau airport : PHP 264 (MOP 50 for three person)

Disneyland tickets : PHP 1,574 (HKD 295)

The Peak & Tram

(Round trip) and

Madame Tussaud museum : PHP 951

(HKD 170 per person)

2 Museums in Macau : PHP 56

(MOP 10 per person)

Eating (Approximately) : PHP 5,000

Octopus Card: 200 HKD, when going home I got the refund for 72 HKD

The same

Except for the first day expenses,

Additional,

A21 bus: 33 HKD

Star ferry: 5 HKD

Food: 60 HKD

Picture with the ponies: 20 HKD

Places to visit in HK

a. Lantau Island : Buddha Statue & Po Lin Monastery, Disneyland,

and City Gate Plaza.

b. Kowloon Island : Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Temple Street market,

Kowloon neighborhood, Kowloon Walled City Park

c. Hong Kong Island : The Victoria Peak, Statue square, Ma Mo Temple,

Repulse bay, Stanley Market, Madame Tussaud

wax museum

Places to visit in Macau

  1. 25 bulidings of World Heritage
  2. Grand Prix and Wine Museum
  3. Taipa Island, Taipa House Museum.


Itinerary HK-Macau (6 days)

Fenty’s first and second day itinerary

16 May 2008

18.00 : Bandung to Jakarta

00.00 : Jakarta to Manila

17 May 2008

05.00 : transit for 3 hours in Manila

08.00-10.00 : Manila-hongkong

10.00-12.00 : Hongkong’s airport

12.00-13.00 : airport to hostel by bus (A21)

13.00-13.30 : take a rest at the traveler hostel, Chungking Mansion 16 floor

13.30 : having lunch

14.00-17.00 : explore the star avenue, see the museum exhibition, take pictures with ponies

17.00- 18.00 : go to mid level escalator (the longest escalator in the world)

18.00-20.00 : go around star avenue again and see the night view

20.30- 21.00 : dinner at the same place I got lunch

21.00 : go back to the hostel, take a bath, sleep while waiting for Rizki and Pi Pom

17 May 2008 (the first day itinerary of Pi Pom, Rizki)

14.00 : Go to Airport (we can ride MRT to baclaran

(php 12) n ride jeepney (php 7.5) or taxi to airport

14.45 : Arrived at Ninoy

16.40 : Go to HK

18.40 : Arrived at HK International Airport

18.40-19.40 : Deal with Immigration (Buy Octopus HK

250) and possible to ride bus A21 (HK 33)

23.00-24.00 : Go back to our hostel (Traveler Hostel)

Block A, 16th floor, Chunking Mansion, 36-44 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui 85223687710

18 May 2008 (Pi Pom’s, Fenty’s, Rizki’s itinerary)
06.00-07.30 : Wake up n take a bath
07.30-08.30 : go to central station (can using MRT 12 min or
Star ferry HKD 2.20)
08.45-09.15 : Go to Repulse bay (using bus 6, 6a, 6x, 260)
HKD 8.40
09.15-10.45 : Walk around Repulse Bay
10.45-11.00 : Go to Stanley beach n Market (using bus 6, 6a, 6x,
260) HKD 4.60
11.00-13.00 : Visit Stanley Market n have lunch
13.00-13.30 : Go back to Central station(using bus 6, 6a, 6x, 260)
HKD 8.40
15.00-15.15 : Ride bus(number 15c HKD 4) to the peak tram
Terminus, n take the tram to the Victoria peak
(round trip peak tram+MT+
sky terrace HKD 170)
15.05-20.05 : Stay at the Victoria Peak
20.05-20.25 : Back to central station (Using Bus 15c HKD 4) n
ride star ferry from central to TST HKD 2.20)

19 May 2008

06.00-07.30 : wake up, take a bath and have breakfast

08.30-10.00 : Go to Lantau Island (TST-Lai King-Tung Chun

exit b: West side of Citygate Plaza (38 mins by

MRT, HKD 13.5, then take bus no.23 New lantau

Bus company (50 min) to Ngoping. HKD 16. Try to

catch 9.10 or 9.40 am bus.

10.00-16.00 : Arrived Big Buddha n Po Lin Monastery (MRT)

Lunch, explore the monastery n Buddha Statue and

have lunch at the vegetarian restaurant (HKD 60).

16.00-16.30 : OTW to Tung Chun station using Ngon ping cable

Car (HKD 58).

16.30-18.30 : Shopping at Tung Chun, an outlet mall for branded

Things, especially clothes.

18.30-19.00 : Go to Tsim Sha Tsui bu using MRT (HKD 13.5)

19.05-21.05 : Walk around Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui promenade

21.15-23.00 : Walking n shopping at Temple street night market

23.00-23.30 : Go back to our hostel n climb the stairs. (Traveler

Friendship Hostel) E1, 13/F, Mirador Mansion,

58-62 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui

20 May 2008

06.00-07.00 : Wake up, get up, take shower n grab light breakfast

07.00-07.15 : Otw to Kowloon Walled City Park (16 mins by

MRT, HKD 6.6, TST- Lok Fu exit b) then walk

south (away from the mountain) of Junction road.

07.15-08.15 : Explore the park (could not be done due to rain, instead we got breakfast at Mcdonald

08.15-09.45 : OTW to Disneyland (38 mins by MRT, HKD 16.2)

TST-Lai King-Sunny Bay-Disney resort or

Lok Fu-Prince Edward-Lai King-SB-DR

10.00-17.00 : Disneyland Hong Kong

17.00-20.00 : OTW back to Kowloon (38 mins by Mrt, HKD

16.2) DR-Sunny bay-Lai King-TST)

21.00-23.00 : Temple market

Legend:

Going to Kowloon City Park is also optional; we can rest or probably do our free activity.

a. Walk south (away from the mountain) of Junction Road. Walk for about 10 minutes to Tung Tau Tseun Road, passing the Hau Wong Temple. Turn left (east) on Tung Tau Tsuen Road and enter the park's North Gate near the zebra crossing.

b. Walk for about 15 minutes to Carpenter Road. Turn left (east) on Carpenter Road. Pass Kowloon City Plaza and enter the Carpenter Road Park. Kowloon Walled City Park's South Gate is inside the Carpenter Road Park.

21 May 2008

07.00-08.00 : Check out, go to Central Station (7 mins by Mrt,

HKD 7.7) or by taxi HKD 60

08.00-09.00 : Go to Macau Ferry terminal

09.00-10.00 : OTW to Macau (using turbo jet HKD 134)

10.00-12.00 : Visit the floating casino, lotus flower in full

bloom, grand prix and wine museum,

Macau fisherman wharf.

12.00-13.00 : Otw to hostel Augusters Lodge (By bus no 8, 12,

17) (2,50 pacatas) n check in, having lunch

13.00-20.00 : Explore the 25 world heritage buildings (Largo do

Senado and Ruinas de Sao Paulo Mante Fortress)

21.00-21.30 : Have dinner at a chinese restaurant near Senado square

we can walk or take bus ride (2,50 pacatas) .

20.00-23.00 : Go back to our hostel

22 May 2008

07.00-08.00 : Get up, take shower, n breakfast

08.00-15.00 : Explore

a. Largo de Senado,

b. Ama temple (Using Bus no. 11, 3,30 pacatas or

walk)

c. Taipa Island (Taipa House museum), using bus nos. 11, 15,22, 28A, 30, 33, 34, and 35 (there is a bus stop close to Hotel Lisboa, just in front of a secondary school) all go to Taipa Village (3,30 patacas),

Go Back to hostel using Bus number 11

d. Largo Senado

19.00-19.45 : OTW to Airport from casino lisboa

(taxi MOP 50) or you can try to take bus MT1 n

MT2 from beside Casino Lisboa.

22.15 : Going back to Manila

1 am : Arrive in Manila, ride shuttle bus then taxi.

Made by

Rizki

Fenty

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey! That looked like quite a plan. Budget travel is such a life saver when it comes to seeing the world. I think you might like some of this info, I’m an ambassador for Hampton Inns, and we’re running huge deals right now, I thought I’d let you know about it.

Hampton Inn is offering 10% off the best available rate until September 1st. We’re also giving away bikes, vacations and a lot of other stuff for the Olympic Games!

Check it out here: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/promotions/hx_summerpromo08/index.jhtml?cid=OM,HX,Dreams,Specials&it=Specials,Dreams

Check out this video also and let me know what you think! Hope I didn’t bother or cross any boundaries by contacting you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Y0jf-BKpI

Best,
Rob Williams
Official Hampton Inn Ambassador
naturalhouse302@gmail.com