Sheung Wan & Central Walking Tour: Into the Colonial Hong Kong

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

Cantonese

English

2 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Despite the era of British-ruled Hong Kong is far gone, there are still many traces of history and hidden stories to be told in the district of Central & Sheung Wan, among the skyscrapers and busy streets in the oldest districts in Hong Kong.

Let’s dive into the heart of Hong Kong and unveil the how British colonization shaped today’s Hong Kong's culture, cityscape and politics.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Sugar cane juice from a 70-year-old traditional Herbal Tea Shop

What To Expect

Man Mo Temple

Learn about Gods and Myths about the most popular tourist spot in Hong Kong listed on Lonely Planet Understand its significance to the Chinese community back in British Colonial Era

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

PMQ

Take a glimpse into the arts of local designers in a revitalized heritage from the British Colonial Era

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Sheung Wan & Central Walking Tour: Into the Colonial Hong Kong

Reviews

5.00

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A pleasant walk into the past.
Adele W,
Jan 19, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I would definitely recommend this tour. We had Ivan as our tour guide. He was really knowledgeable and made the walk thoroughly enjoyable and interesting. Although we have been to Hong Kong before and have previously wandered about in the Sheung Wan and Central area on our own, we never really knew the history of the place. I learned a great deal during the tour. The tour operator (all communication was via Ada) was really helpful in adjusting the start time to suit our flight plans and agreeing to start the tour from our hotel instead of the MTR station. A day prior to the tour, they discovered a protest was planned to take place at Central and this would have coincided with the latter third of our tour. I am very grateful they agreed to go ahead with the scheduled tour after I chose to ignore all their dire warnings about the protest and declined the option to defer to another day. They could have chosen to cancel but didn't. Nothing untoward happened. We were very well taken care of. Ivan kept track of what was going on at the protest site via messages from friends. I got a few snaps of the police in their riot gear and guns loaded with canisters of tear gas from a afar up on the hill on way to St John's Cathedral. All quite exciting! ps. I was prepared to get tear gassed, if need be, and requested Ada to get some baking soda for me ahead of time.
An excellent tour for history fanatics!!
Natalieharris324,
Aug 22, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Despite the inexpensive price, the tour was more impressive than what I had expected. ‘’A living fusion of East and West” is really an accurate description of HK, and the architectures tell us all, this second you might be seeing the Chinese styled Man Mo Temple, but you will be seeing a Gothic architecture the next . The tour guides Emily and Cathy were knowledgeable, they told us lots of unknown stories about the colonial Hong Kong. I think this tour suits you as long as you like taking photos of architectures and if you are a history fanatic like me, it is definitely more enriching and inspiring than other ordinary sightseeing tours!