A lot of people have been telling me Hong Kong is one of a very expensive city to travel to. Some even told me you need RM 10k just for food and transportation for about 4-5 days trip. Well, to me if you know how to budget wisely; you can travel within your means without worrying much. In every expensive country; there are ways to save and in this case you can still enjoy Hong Kong without breaking you piggy bank.
In this blog, I am teaching you on how to travel to Hong Kong with the budget of RM 2000 inclusive of air ticket and hotel per person. It's best to travel in a group of four, so you guys can share taxi and food.
Let me share with you on how to budget travel to Hong Kong. Firstly, let's try to get best offer on air ticket and hotel. This time round, we were too lucky to travel with Singapore Airlines. How much is the air ticket? I bought it at RM 1069 inclusive of Tax.....plus it is also INCLUSIVE OF TRANSIT FLIGHT FROM KUCHING TO SINGAPORE. OMG!!!! Meaning, RM 1069 return air ticket ALL IN FROM KUCHING-SINGAPORE-HONG KONG
Hong Kong
Now, the hotel part...I booked at Toms Guesthouse at Agoda.com and got the best offer ever (RM148 twin/double sharing per night) as I wanted to stay in Nathan Street, Tsim Tsa Tsui as we hope to cut down on transportation fee. By staying at Nathan Road area, you don't have to worry about food, convenient shop, and MRT as you are very much at the city centre.
Now lets calculate the total air ticket and hotel - For a person travelling to Hong Kong with articket and hotel for 3 nights; you need about Rm 1069 for air ticket + (RM447 / 2 sharing = Rm223.50 per person for 3 nights hotel) = RM 1292.50. Ok, now you have balance of RM 707.50 (budget Rm 2000- Rm 1292.50) for food and other expenses for 3 nights in Hong Kong.
Above is the video that shows how we travelled to Hong Kong, where we stayed and on the go scenery. I split the 3 days into 1 day training, 1 day visiting Tsim Tsa Tsui and nearby area like Jordan, YauMaTei; and 1 day at Central, LanKwai Fong, CausewayBay and Victoria Peak.
From Hong Kong airport to ChungKing Mansion at Nathan Road will cost about Rm 9- RM 10 per person for taxi ride if you are going in a group of 4. So keep about RM 30 max aside for airport transfer for to and fro.
The place where we stayed
This is the building that we stayed at Nathan street. It is a huge building; and inside the building you will see some shops. On top of the building are apartments with small rooms which are offered for rent and they are so cheap. We booked Toms Guest House as it is very cheap and has very good reviews.
Look at how small the rooms are! Just for a sleep. You are out on the street every day, so you only need a space just to sleep and bath. The room are basic, clean and SMALL!
Below is the link to Toms Guesthouse.
https://www.agoda.com//toms-guesthouse/hotel/hong-kong-hk.html
From day 1 until day 4, we walked a lot, ate a lot, and sight seeing a lot. We did not do shopping as our main trip is for a day at training, and the rest look, see, eat and hang out. If you are on budget trip, you can spent some money on some souvenirs but not on shopping spree. That way you can meet your travelling budget.
look see look see eat eat eat!
Above are some of buildings you can see at Tsim Tsa Tsui. I prefer to stay at Tsim Tsa Tsui because food tends to be cheaper here. You can get cheap food and finger food. I would say cost of living at the older side of Hong Kong are much cheaper than new development area like Central. And you can easily go to Central from Tsim Tsa Tsui by Star Ferry.
From ChungKing Mansion you only walked about 10 minutes to Star Ferry Pier Tsim Tsa Tsui and it cost you about RM 1.20 only to cross travel by ferry from Tsim Tsa Tsui to Central Hong Kong. That is such a convenient way to hop around to Central, LanKwaiFong, etc to and fro Tsim Tsa Tsui. Anyway you spent pretty minimum as you are just spending time walking around eating some cheap food and enjoying the place. From Tsim Tsa Tsui you can walk along the harbour and visit the Avenue of Stars. Going there at night time is also nice as you get to see beautiful lights opposite the harbour. Below are the google map link of how you can walk from the hotel to the Star Ferry Pier.
Walking around eat and take pictures. Just enjoy the city and chill..
Try as much street food as you can. Get little portion of every kind, they aren't expensive at all. For us, we just want to live and eat like the local; and we love travelling simple, nothing luxury.
Street food at about Rm 6 per hotdog
RM 15 per bowl which you can share with a friend.
We love YuenKee roasted goose as they are yummy and cheap.
Roasted Goose Rice at aroundRM35 per plate, you can share with your friend.
Pizza at HKD 45 per piece which is about RM 25 per piece. I would not eat this as we can have 1 huge one at RM 15 at Pizza Hut Malaysia hahaha...
Ya Yee DimSum Restaurant - RM 80 for 4 sharing with a pot of tea..so each only pay around RM 20
Must drink Ice Tea in Hong Kong, you can get it at RM 8-RM10 per glass
Surrounding Hong Kong
Market
RM 5 Ice cream haha...
Hong Kong Style Coffee Shop
Australian Dairy Company. A place you must stop by to try their famous breakfast, smooth scrambled egg and milk pudding. Not very friendly restaurant, but just to try and experience yourself. RM 100 for 4 person. Each RM 20
Scrambled eggs are yummy. Macaroni not really nice..anyway
I personally feel this macaroni is tasteless.
This is delicious milk pudding HKD 24; about RM 12.50 per bowl. Can be shared by 2 person.
Omg this is how the Hongkie wear their gold!
Video above above shows some part of Central, Lan Kwai Fong and Victory Peak. Watch it for some tips.
Must try Tai Cheong Bakery Egg Tart at Lan Kwai Fong
At Lan Kwai Fong, chill and people watching
my favourite Team
https://goo.gl/maps/6NViUJjQYHt WingKee Beef Noodle for supper at CauseWayBay
Beef Noodle yummy!
Wing Kee Noodle
Yummy Fried Mee.
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Must try fried rice in Hong Kong. They taste tooo yummy. You can't find the same one in Malaysia.
Ice lemon tea, refreshing!
Below are random photos taken within the whole trip. Just want to share with you some of the sceneries in Hong Kong.
Talking about Victoria Peak; actually it is just a view. We did not spend the whole day waiting and queueing for the tram. I feel it is a waste of time unless you really want to ride on short tram trip up the peak. For us, we took taxi and it cost us about RM 10 per person. Its fast, fun, relax, and easy.
Victory Peak
Look at the crazy queue! I would not waste 3 hours for the tram.
Polo Bay with egg, and Nissan alike noodle with can pork..well not worth to try; RM 20 per pax
Famous pineapple bun in Hong Kong, a must try experience.
Supper hehe...
Local market near Lan Kwai Fong
Time to go home! $$$$$$2000 gone hahaha...
Venturing Hong Kong is very fun and fulfilling trip for me as I managed to live 3 days within my budget. Now, who said you need a fortune to travel to Hong Kong? Save RM 2000 and you can be there. I hope this blog is helpful for you all. Happy reading!
After 3 days in Hong Kong. It's time to go home. I still have around HKD 300 with me, so I bought this HKD 120 ramen as a treat for myself.
HAPPY HOLIDAY! AND REMEMBER YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE SUPERRICH TO TRAVEL!
TIPS: Rent a mobile wifi at the airport, for only RM 90 for 3 days, and you can share by 4 person; each only pay about RM 20 plus.. You need GOOGLE MAP to bring you around, and browse for food recommendations.
