Travel Reference
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Don't Miss
Peak Tram Historical Gallery
This
gallery
(free admission for passengers; 7am-midnight)
at the Lower Terminus has exhibits il-
lustrating the Peak Tram's history. Until 1940 the tram was used exclusively by Western-
ers, their servants, and soldiers; Chinese were barred from the Peak. Unthinkable today,
but it was already an improvement: in pre-tram days, Peakies' only mode of transport
were sedan chairs carried by Chinese 'chairmen'.
Victoria Peak Garden
Some 500m to the northwest of the Peak Tram's Upper Terminus, up steep Mt Austin Rd,
is the site of the old governor's summer lodge, which was burned to the ground by the
Japanese during WWII. The beautiful gardens have been restored, however, and refur-
bished with faux-Victorian gazebos, benches, sundials and stone pillars.
Nature Walks
The dappled 3.5km circuit trail formed by Harlech Rd on the south, just outside the Peak
Lookout, and Lugard Rd which it runs into, takes about 45 minutes to cover. A further
2km along Peak Rd will lead you to Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Rd. Hatton Rd on the western
slope goes all the way down to the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam.
Peak Tower
This anvil-shaped
building
( 10am-11pm Mon-Fri, 8am-11pm Sat & Sun)
at the summit makes a
good grandstand for views of the city. It has an outpost of
Madame Tussauds
( 2849
6966; adult/child $170/100; 10am-10pm)
, with eerie wax likenesses of celebrities, and on Level
5, an open-air
viewing terrace
(adult/child $30/15)
.
2522 0922
Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island
admission free
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