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Victoria Peak

Generally known by the locals as the Peak, Victoria Peak is another postcard scenery in Hong Kong.

 
It is where you can see Kowloon from a hilltop across the Victoria harbor with buildings on Hong Kong Island in the foreground. At the right spot, the view is breathtaking.
 
The Peak Tram, which runs from 5:40 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., takes people up and down the hillside, and has been maintaining a safe reputation since its first operation. Only two cars are available to carry 72 passengers and one driver. These cars are pulled by 1,500m steel cables wound on drums.
 
You should take the Peak Tram up to the Victoria Peak. It's an interesting ride straight up the mountain, literally!
 
The Peak is a great place for walks, with its forests of bamboo and fern, lilliputian Chinese pines, hibiscus, and vines of phenomenal beauty. Visitors should start from Lugard Road, which begins just opposite the Peak Tram's upper terminus at 395m above sea level. Atop the hill, visitors will be greeted with some of the world's finest views that stretch all the way to China and Macau. The hike from Lugard Road to Harlech Road, which presents views of the harbor, takes about two hours to complete. Hikes from Green Island and Peng Chau to the north, and Lantau and Macau to the west will also take about the same time.
 
Across the tram terminus, the Peak Cafe offers a variety of cuisine in a distinctive neo-colonial atmosphere. Cafe Deco at the Peak Tower, however, offers better views. Redeveloped in 1997, Peak Tower is a tourist attraction that features the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum and a ride through a dark tunnel called Rise of The Dragon. It is the first computer-operated entertainment ride in Hong Kong, and is an entertaining and educational train journey through evocative scenes of the territory's early history.
 
While descending from The Peak, it is worthwhile to stop at Barker Road and enjoy some of the finer views and footpaths through The Peak's mountainous forests. From Barker Road, the path joins the exclusive Plantation Road and May Road, where the tram negotiates one of the steepest passenger-vehicle gradients in the world.
 
The best time to go to the Victoria Peak is later afternoon on a clear day. Stay there to see the scenery change from daytime to dusk and to nighttime. The worst time to go is when it is rainy, cloudy, or smoggy. There'll be no view to speak of.

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