Travel Reference
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. From here, take a 15-minute walk north to see the impressive
post-modern
Central Government Complex
6
[map]
in Tamar on Tim Mei Avenue.
Victoria Peak
The most exhilarating way up
Victoria Peak
(552m/ 1,713ft) is by funicular. The
Peak
Tram
7
[map]
(daily 7am-midnight) starts its scenic climb across the street and around the
corner from the American Consulate in Garden Road and makes its way, sometimes at a
very steep incline, to the upper terminus located at 398m (1,305ft), travelling past fancy
apartment blocks, bamboo stands and jungle flowers. Passengers crane their necks for
dizzying glimpses of the harbour. The Peak is the most exclusive place to live, reflected in
the astronomical property prices and rents. The Peak Tram, originally steam-powered, was
built to speed the wealthy
taipans
to their mountainside retreats. Before that, sedan chairs
and rickshaws were the only way up. Since the tram's inauguration in 1888 it has stopped
running only for typhoons and World War II.
