Providing a dazzling centre point to the city, Victoria Harbour is a glittering poster child for all things Hong Kong. Wedged between the neon lights of mainland Hong Kong’s Kowloon and the heady skyscrapers of Hong Kong Island, not only is this harbour where all the action is, but it’s also home to a whole lot of heritage.
As the primary hub during the British colonisation of this fascinating region, it was originally named Hong Kong Harbour. But after becoming China’s most important harbour of the time, it was named after Queen Victoria – as so many places of importance were during this time, she was obviously quite the woman. And, despite having lost a lot of its trade to mainland ports, this harbour is still the ninth largest of its kind in the whole world.
Hopping on a Star Ferry to cross the renowned harbour is on most visitors bucket-lists, but this bustling part of town is so much more than just its waters. Home to a vast number of Hong Kong’s tallest buildings means that there are an awful lot of sky high dining and drinking opportunities to be had here. And you wouldn’t be in Hong Kong if you didn’t stumble across a fair few high end shopping malls. Expect glitz, expect glamour, but most of all, expect to be entertained.
And it’s all backdropped by earth’s most sought-after skyline – it doesn’t get better, surely?