Hong Kong
Towers stacked against a green mountain, a funicular up to the Peak and ferries across the harbour since 1888, seven three-star kitchens, and an airport that never closes.
- Arrival
- Hong Kong International · HKG
- To the city
- About 24 minutes to Central by Airport Express
- Private jets
- Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre at HKG
- Best time
- November to March
The city
The island, the harbour and Kowloon.
Central is where the island meets the water. The Peak Tram has climbed from Garden Road to Victoria Gap since 1888, and the Star Ferry, founded the same year, still crosses to Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon. Up the hill on Hollywood Road, the old police station and Victoria Prison now hold galleries and courtyards.
Cantonese dining rooms and French kitchens share the top of the MICHELIN list, often in the same hotels. Come between November and March, when the air is dry and the days run from 18 to 24 °C. From May to September the city is hot and very wet, and typhoons are most likely in August and September.
Arriving
One airport, a terminal for jets.
Every flight lands at Hong Kong International. The airport is open around the clock, with no curfew, and the Airport Express reaches Central in about 24 minutes.
- Taipei 1 h 20
- Manila 1 h 50
- Tokyo 4 h 05
- Dubai 8 h 00 long-range jet
- Vienna 11 h 35 long-range jet
When to go
November to March.
There are two seasons. November to March is dry and mild, with highs from 18 to 24 °C. From May to September the heat and humidity build, rain passes 250 mm a month, and tropical storms are most frequent in August and September.
- 18° J 25
- 19° F 48
- 21° M 74
- 25° A 161
- 28° M 298
- 30° J 366
- 31° J 325
- 31° A 377
- 30° S 253
- 28° O 130
- 24° N 35
- 20° D 28
What to see and do
Days in and around Hong Kong.
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Landmark
The Peak Tram
Asia’s first funicular, climbing through the Mid-Levels to the top of the island, reopened in 2022 after an upgrade.
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Landmark
The Star Ferry
The short crossing between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, with the whole skyline at water level.
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Landmark
Tai Kwun
Sixteen restored buildings of the former Central Police Station, with two new ones by Herzog & de Meuron.
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Culture
Hong Kong Palace Museum
Designed by Rocco Design Architects and opened in July 2022 in West Kowloon, it shows treasures lent from the Palace Museum in Beijing across nine galleries.
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Culture
M+, West Kowloon
Asia's first global museum of contemporary visual culture opened in November 2021 on the West Kowloon waterfront, with 33 galleries of art, design and architecture.
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Racing & sport
Happy Valley Racecourse
Built in 1845, the track holds its race meetings on Wednesday evenings under floodlights, ringed by the towers of Causeway Bay.
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Nature
Dragon's Back
This 8 km ridge walk, the last stage of the Hong Kong Trail, climbs Shek O Peak at 284 metres before dropping to Big Wave Bay.
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On the water
Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark
Boats from Sai Kung reach the Ninepin Group's hexagonal volcanic columns, left by a supervolcano 140 million years ago, and the 63 metre stack of Po Pin Chau.
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Opera & music
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski takes over as music director for the 2026/27 season of 35 orchestral programmes, played mostly at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Official site
On the calendar
Dates to plan around.
Dates as published by the organisers. Runways, hotels and slots fill early around these weeks: the sooner we know, the more choice you have.
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13 Dec 2026
Horse racing
Hong Kong International Races
A single afternoon at Sha Tin with four international Group 1 races: the Hong Kong Vase, Sprint, Mile and Cup.
Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin, about 14 km away
In 6 weeks
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23–24 Jan 2027
Sailing
Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix
Opening event of the 2027 SailGP season and the league's first race in Hong Kong, with F50 foiling catamarans.
Victoria Harbour
In 3 months
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23–28 Mar 2027
Art
Art Central
Hong Kong art fair held in a harbourfront tent during Hong Kong Art Month, with a preview on 23 March.
Central Harbourfront
In 5 months
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25–27 Mar 2027
Art
Art Basel Hong Kong
Hong Kong edition of the Art Basel modern and contemporary art fair, with galleries mainly from Asia and the Asia Pacific region.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
In 5 months
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9–11 Apr 2027
Rugby
Hong Kong Sevens
Rugby sevens tournament at Kai Tak Stadium, the first stop of the 2027 SVNS World Championship.
Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, about 6 km away
In 5 months
Where to stay
Either side of Victoria Harbour.
Shown for information. We have no arrangement with any of these hotels.
- Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong On the Central waterfront, where three restaurants hold seven MICHELIN stars between them.
- Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong Reopened in summer 2026 with interiors by Joyce Wang in terracotta and deep green, and Amber on the seventh floor.
- The Peninsula Hong Kong Guests can be met by a 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, or by helicopter.
- Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Floor-to-ceiling windows on the harbour, Cantonese cooking at Man Wah, and drinks at the Captain’s Bar.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong In the top floors of the International Commerce Centre, with an indoor infinity pool above the city.
- The St. Regis Hong Kong André Fu’s second Hong Kong hotel, with 129 rooms and butlers on call day and night.
- Regent Hong Kong Rated Forbes Five-Star for the first time in 2026, on the Kowloon side of the harbour.
- The Langham, Hong Kong At 8 Peking Road, with T'ang Court, one of the city's seven three-star restaurants, on site.
- JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong Built over Pacific Place at 88 Queensway, with the MICHELIN-starred Man Ho for Cantonese food.
- InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong There are 572 rooms on the harbourfront, and Hoi King Heen cooks Cantonese.
- Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel Part of the Harbour City complex at 3 Canton Road, on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
- The Royal Garden Open since 1981, with 445 rooms including 54 suites, Sabatini for Italian food and Dong Lai Shun for Beijing cooking.
- Cordis, Hong Kong Joined to Langham Place and Mong Kok station, with Ming Court serving Cantonese tasting menus.
- The Hari Hong Kong, Vignette Collection Three of its 210 rooms are suites on the roof, and Lucciola cooks Italian on Lockhart Road.
- Rosewood Hong Kong The brand’s flagship on Victoria Dockside, open since 2019, and the only hotel in Hong Kong with three MICHELIN Keys.
- Upper House A hundred and seventeen studios and suites by André Fu, high above Pacific Place since 2009.
- The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel Opened in 2018 in the former Murray Building, with 336 rooms over twenty-five floors looking over Central.
- Hotel ICON Owned by the Polytechnic University as a teaching hotel, with an eighteen-metre indoor garden by Patrick Blanc.
- Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong Above Pacific Place with 544 rooms and suites, and Restaurant Petrus and Summer Palace among its eight restaurants.
- Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong On Mody Road facing Victoria Harbour, 688 rooms and Shang Palace for Cantonese cooking.
Where to dine
Seven kitchens with three stars.
From the MICHELIN Guide 2026, shown for information. We have no arrangement with any of these restaurants.
- 8½ Otto e Mezzo – Bombana Three Michelin stars Italian $$$$ Alexandra House, Central
- Amber Three Michelin stars French contemporary $$$$ The Landmark, Central
- Caprice Three Michelin stars French contemporary $$$$ Four Seasons, Central
- Forum Three Michelin stars Cantonese $$$$ Causeway Bay
- Sushi Shikon Three Michelin stars Sushi $$$$ The Landmark, Central
- Ta Vie Three Michelin stars Innovative $$$$ The Pottinger, Central
- T’ang Court Three Michelin stars Cantonese $$$ The Langham, Tsim Sha Tsui
- Arbor Two Michelin stars Innovative $$$$ H Queen’s, Central
- Bo Innovation Two Michelin stars Innovative $$$ Pottinger Street, Central
Elsewhere in Hong Kong
More reasons to come.
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