HKG lounge crawl 9 June 2024 (the annual Asian lounge crawl)

[Larko1]

Any plans for activities in Hong Kong on the Sunday before the Crawl?

I started a thread years ago looking for 'off beat' ideas for day activities there, as I had exhausted all the usual suspects

Hong Kong ideas [8am-4pm]

Looking for suggestions for 1/2 to 2/3 day activities in Hong Kong, beyond the first and second tier of things usually suggested .. which I think I must have done, once or twice over the years. Am on QF 30 dep at 8:30pm, so want to be done and back to the hotel by 4:30pm; don't want to go...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Explore Checkerboard Hill - A Monument To Kai Tak | Drone & DSLR

Hike around Checkerboard Hill, a short hill with red and white checks that once served as a guide for planes landing at Kai Tak Airport.

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[JessicaTam]

Any plans for activities in Hong Kong on the Sunday before the Crawl?

I started a thread years ago looking for 'off beat' ideas for day activities there, as I had exhausted all the usual suspects

Hong Kong ideas [8am-4pm]

Looking for suggestions for 1/2 to 2/3 day activities in Hong Kong, beyond the first and second tier of things usually suggested .. which I think I must have done, once or twice over the years. Am on QF 30 dep at 8:30pm, so want to be done and back to the hotel by 4:30pm; don't want to go...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Explore Checkerboard Hill - A Monument To Kai Tak | Drone & DSLR

Hike around Checkerboard Hill, a short hill with red and white checks that once served as a guide for planes landing at Kai Tak Airport.

droneandslr.com

If previous Saturday nights are anything to go by, Sunday might be dedicated to rest and recovery!

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Explore Checkerboard Hill - A Monument To Kai Tak | Drone & DSLR

Hike around Checkerboard Hill, a short hill with red and white checks that once served as a guide for planes landing at Kai Tak Airport.

droneandslr.com

Checkboard Hill looks like a fun thing to do.

 

[RooFlyer]

If previous Saturday nights are anything to go by, Sunday might be dedicated to rest and recovery!

'Fortunately' (?) I arrive 00:15 on Sunday, so will be ready to go after breakfast. Or maybe I will need to catch up with everyone once I arrive

 

[tuapekastar]

May have been something you have done and is fairly short but a walk on the trail around the peak affords some good views.

 

[Mattg]

Checkboard Hill looks like a fun thing to do.

I visited last year:

What's left of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport

It was a landing like no other. During the sharp right turn on final approach into Hong Kong's original Kai Tak Airport, you could literally see people's laundry drying out the window of your Boeing 747. Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998, replaced by the more modern and much larger Chek Lap Kok...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

It's a cool piece of aviation history and you have some good views from there. A moderate level of fitness is required (shouldn't be an issue for anyone here).

 

[Scenicbumblebee]

I visited last year:

What's left of Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport

It was a landing like no other. During the sharp right turn on final approach into Hong Kong's original Kai Tak Airport, you could literally see people's laundry drying out the window of your Boeing 747. Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998, replaced by the more modern and much larger Chek Lap Kok...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

It's a cool piece of aviation history and you have some good views from there. A moderate level of fitness is required (shouldn't be an issue for anyone here).

Sounds good, and I may just offset the need for a 'moderate level of fitness' with a visit to the Haagen Dazs Cafe afterwards....