Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This excellent shop sells climbing and hiking gear and pretty much everything you need for
tackling Hong Kong's hills and country parks. Turn left when you exit the MTR station and
walk for three minutes.
SPORTS
BUNN'S DIVERS
Fung House, Wan Chai; Wan Chai, exit A3)
Masks, snorkels, fins, regulators, tanks - Hong Kong's longest-established dive shop also
runs dive tours and training courses.
WAN CHAI'S MARKETS
The area sandwiched by Queen's Rd East and Johnston Rd in Wan Chai is a lively out-
door bazaar thronged with vendors, shoppers and parked cars. Cross St and the
northern section of Stone Nullah Lane feature
wet markets
( 7.30am-7pm)
in all their
screaming splendour. Tai Y
n Street, aka 'toy street' (woon gui kaai) to locals, has
hawkers selling goldfish, plastic flowers and granny underwear, but it's best known for
find not only kiddies' playthings, but clockwork tin and other kidult collectibles. Spring
Garden Lane and Wan Chai Rd are a treasure trove of quirky shops selling everything
from Indian and Southeast Asian spices to funerary offerings and gadgets.
i Yuuen St
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
HIKING
EASTERN NATURE TRAIL
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Belonging to Stage 5 of the Hong Kong Trail, this 9km, three-hour nature trail, so called be-
cause of the indigenous trees and birds you'll meet along it, starts on Mount Parker Rd in
Quarry Bay and ends on Wong Nai Chung Gap Rd in Tai Tam. The trail features historic
sites including WWII military relics and a house in red brick that belonged to a sugar re-
finery.
You'll pass beautiful Tai Tam Country Park as you descend to Tai Tam Reservoir. Follow-
ing Tai Tam Reservoir Rd, you'll reach Wong Nai Chung Gap Rd.
