Overview
Horse-racing is Hong Kong's favourite sport and nowhere offers the thrilling buzz of a race quite like this city. From September to June/July on most Wednesday evenings and weekends, the sound of hooves pounding down the stretch can be heard at the two glittering racetracks: Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island and Sha Tin in the New Territories.
The season’s highlights are the prestigious international horse races such as the Hong Kong Derby, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Hong Kong International Races, when world-class horses and jockeys fly in to compete for the world's richest purses.
Hong Kong offers the best of both worlds, experience the thrill of the international horse races and enjoy the sights and sounds of a city where East meets West, where ancient customs and modern living merge into one.
Programme Highlights
- Duration: Four-Day / Three-Night itinerary
- Date:
23–26 April 2010 Audemars Piquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup / Champion’s Mile
10–13 December 2010 Hong Kong International Races
- Welcome Chinese banquet at Hoi Tin Asia Harbour Restaurant
- Tai Chi class
- Open market visits: Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Jade Market and Wet Market in Kowloon
- Dim Sum cooking class with lunch
- Sunset cruise to Lamma Island for seafood dinner
- Open-top bus night tour along Nathan Road, the ‘Golden Mile’, followed by visit to Temple Street Night Market
- Fortune-telling at Che Kung Temple before the races
- Admission to Hong Kong International Races of your choice
- Dinner at Knutsford Terrace – a bustling place well known for its international restaurants and bars
- Tour of Hong Kong Island
