On this winter portrait photo session I dreaming to ride an old Hong Kong tram while enjoying several days in Hong Kong, have you ever ride it before? What I’m going to talk to you today is not a peak tram that goes to The Peak or Madame Tussauds Museum, but it’s an old transportation in Hong Kong that operated since hundred years ago even it already use during the Ip Man period (if you ever know about this classic movie).
Dear lovely people my name is Bima and today I wanna share my Hong Kong tram ride experience before taking a winter portrait session for group of socialite ladies. For a short information that I’m destination wedding photographer who also providing portrait session either for personal, family, or group of friends, if you wanna see the final result from this portrait session than I welcoming you to see the 4 Gorgeous Ladies Portrait gallery.
The most exciting moment while ride this Hong Kong tram is when they horn the old classic bell “Ding…Ding, Ding…Ding” and this sound will definitely bring you into hundred years ago era while this country is still under the United Kingdom’s government. This tram will walk so slow actually, so this gonna be the best way to sightseeing around the downtown better than using any kind of modern transportation such as red Taxi, bus, or MTR. I ever ride with the bus from Hong Kong International Airport to my hotel around East Tsim Sha Tsui and it was nice but after having this old Hong Kong tram ride than my mind is blown away and loveeeee this moment for sure!
How I Start This Hong Kong Tram Journey
If you open Hong Kong tram schedule and fare than you will see the routes where you can waiting for, since I want to go to Chun Yeung St. wet market and exploring this beautiful authentic area in such nice morning scene than I will wait for the tram at North Point, when I was there its rate is flat for HKD2 but I think nowadays they will be a bit increasing around HKD2,60 to all around the city.
I was sitting at the upper deck and enjoying so much this winter season cold fresh air coming through the window and touch my face smoothly. And since the tram goes so slow than I can enjoying every single city part directly from the window. I saw cloudy sky out there and got 15 degree Celsius temperature which is so comfort to sightseeing around, trust me I was visiting Hong Kong during the summer and feels so hot especially when I brought my 1 year old daughter together. When I got a chance to visiting Hong Kong this day and during the winter season than every things seems to be perfect, it’s cold in the night probably around 8 to 10 degree but when you walking a lot passing by such busy street like Canton Rd or Causeway Bay than this gonna be perfect!
It’s a flat rate Hong Kong tram!
So take your time and sit in comfort than enjoying the Hong Kong view around you, just wait when the driver horn the bell Ding…Ding, Ding…Ding and this sound is extremely amazing. You may stop everywhere and pay this tram both in cash or using your Octopus card, luckily I got HKD2 on my pocket so I simply put that coin on the tiny basket just near the driver but in case you prefer to use the Octopus card than simply tap your card on the machine just next to the tram door.
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Recommendations
I highly suggest you to check this Hong Kong tram schedules and fare before you go, in case you stay in a hotel that close to the tram stop than it gonna awesome.
If this gonna be your first time to visit Hong Kong than there are so many international flights that you can consider, you can check the rate on your nearest travel agent office or simply use jetradar, you also can use the form below to get an instant flight rate check:
Accommodations,
There so many hotels or bed and breakfast properties that you can book for your short stay in Hong Kong, generally I commonly used Agoda to book any kind hotels both for photography business and family holiday.
Now how about the food? OMG your weight will increasing so fast affter few days in Hong Kong, it’s not only about dim sum or chicken Hainan rice but this country provide tons of tasty local street food that will broke your diet program for sure and I suggest you to read my previous story about 11 tasty Hong Kong street food before your trip.
I know that some of you only visiting Hong Kong for transit before your next flight to other countries such as United States, UK, or even other cities in Europe so if you got super tight schedule than you can read my other story called 10 hours in Hong Kong where I share my own story for sightseeing Hong Kong in limited time.
I hope this story inspire you and bring you good information about how to ride an old and classic Hong Kong tram for your first time, whenever you want to ask something about this than you can type a comment below.