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Three days: Kowloon, the Island, then leave the postcard

A three-day sketch: Kowloon waterfront and Temple Street; Island tram and Sheung Wan or North Point; day three Sai Kung, Cheung Chau, or Discovery Bay — pick by weather.

Notes dated 2026-09

Day 1 · Kowloon

  • TST promenade and Star Ferry for the harbour — once is enough.
  • A cha chaan teng or a Jordan halal kitchen.
  • Temple Street after dark.

Day 2 · the Island

  • Cross the harbour, then the tram; pay when you alight.
  • Walk Sheung Wan, or go early to Chun Yeung Street market in North Point.
  • Rain: Causeway Bay indoor malls.

Day 3 · pick one, not three

  • Clear and you want water: Cheung Chau (last ferry), Sai Kung, or Discovery Bay.
  • Want a hike and it is not a rainstorm: Dragon’s Back. Carry water. Save MacLehose Stage 2 for a five-day stay.
  • Spend less and skip the wind: Sham Shui Po.

Questions

Where should I stay for this?

TST or Jordan waste the least motion. Do not change hotels every night.

Sai Kung: seafood, water, and the porch of the trails Sai Kung town pier, seafood streets, buses toward Pak Tam Chung and High Island. Change at Diamond Hill. Weekends are packed — check 1933 before you go. Cheung Chau: a one-day island from Central Ordinary or deluxe ferry from Central Pier 5. Rent a bike, walk Tung Wan, eat. Signal No. 8 cancels sailings. Discovery Bay: a planned seaside town, twenty-five minutes from Central Discovery Bay is a planned north-Lantau town: beach, plaza, slower than Central. Fast ferry from Central Pier 3 in about 25 minutes; or a DB bus from Tung Chung or Sunny Bay. Not Cheung Chau, not Disneyland. Stay: the neighbourhood matters more than the brand Tsim Sha Tsui is easy, Mong Kok is loud, Jordan is handy for halal food, Causeway Bay is for shopping, Sheung Wan is quieter, Tuen Mun is cheaper.