Cluster · Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront

Evening cluster: the Star Ferry pier and the harbour promenade at dusk, then the light show if it runs; flat, exposed and warm in summer.

Key facts

28″ bags: painful
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 99% ≤7′; max p90 6.8′
Places: 2; 1 sleep area in reach

Tsim Sha Tsui waterfrontPhoto: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rules in force · 9Large suitcases on MTR at 07

East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
Hong Kong ↗Hong Kong has its own immigration control: entry to Hong Kong does not permit entry to mainland China, and the reverse. Check the Immigration Department list for your passport.
Hong Kong ↗Buy an Octopus card or use a contactless bank card at MTR gates; single-journey tickets cost the same but queue at machines.
Hong Kong ↗When Typhoon Signal No. 8 or a Black rainstorm warning is issued, most public transport and many businesses stop: stay where you are and re-plan the next day.
Hong Kong ↗CBD products are a dangerous drug in Hong Kong since February 2023, and bringing e-cigarettes or heated-tobacco devices into the city is banned: leave both at home.
Hong Kong SAR ↗Outlying-island ferries run on fixed timetables and are cancelled in typhoon signals: check the return sailing before you go.
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon ↗Large suitcases on MTR at 07:30–09:30 and 17:30–19:30 are a fight for space and stairs: use the Airport Express racks or a taxi with bags.
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon ↗Urban taxis are red and cover most of the territory; green and blue taxis serve only their own areas and will not take you across.

Actions

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Directions

From where I am

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Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront at nightPhoto: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The Star Ferry pier east along the Salisbury Road waterfront to the Avenue of Stars, north to Nathan Road.

Slope: flat
Stairs: Few
Shade: low
Surface: paved promenade
Sleep here or visit: both

Eat and drink here

Australia Dairy Company

A famous cha chaan teng in Jordan known for creamy steamed milk pudding and scrambled eggs on toast: brisk service, shared tables and a queue at meal times, so go mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

7 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Star Ferry pier (WC, seating; field-verify)

Place to sit · Toilet · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Harbour City (AC, WC; field-verify)

ac · Toilet · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Avenue of Stars promenade