BLR → HKG → BLR | Hong Kong & Macau 2026

Day by Day

THE ITINERARY

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Sunday, November 22nd

Land in Hong Kong → Tian Tan Big Buddha 🙏

✈️ BLR → HKG · ~5.5 hrs direct 🚡 Ngong Ping 360 🛂 Immigration

Overnight flight (Sat night Nov 21) → land at HKG Chek Lap Kok in the morning. Sleep on the plane — today is a full day.
Immigration: passport + printed PAR notification slip + return ticket + hotel booking. You get a paper landing slip (no stamp) — keep it inside your passport until you fly home.
Octopus card: buy at the Airport Express / MTR Customer Service counter (≈HK$150 incl. HK$50 refundable deposit) or add Octopus to your phone wallet. Works on MTR, buses, ferries, 7-Eleven, McDonald's.
Bags: use Left Baggage in the Arrivals Hall (T1) or the luggage storage at the Ngong Ping 360 Tung Chung terminal. Carry only a daypack up the mountain.
Airport → Tung Chung by Bus S1 (~10 min, Octopus) → Ngong Ping 360 cable car (25 min, 5.7 km over the sea and hills — Crystal cabin has a glass floor).
Tian Tan Big Buddha (268 steps) · Po Lin Monastery · Wisdom Path (10 min walk). Lunch: Po Lin's vegetarian kitchen.
Optional if energy allows: Bus 21 to Tai O fishing village (stilt houses, dried seafood street, short boat ride), then Bus 11 back to Tung Chung.
Evening: MTR Tung Chung → Lai King → Tsim Sha Tsui (~45 min) → check in. Walk the TST Promenade; early night.

💡 Why today: the airport and Big Buddha are both on Lantau Island, so you do Lantau on the way into the city instead of coming back for it. Book a timed cable car ticket online — walk-up queues can pass an hour. Check the Ngong Ping 360 site for maintenance closures before you go.

★ Needs Action: Book Ngong Ping 360 round trip for Sun Nov 22 (Crystal ≈HK$350 / Standard ≈HK$270 per adult). Pick a slot ~2.5 hrs after landing. Unbooked

★ Needs Action: Book HK hotel (stay 1) — Check-in Nov 22 · Checkout Nov 24 · 2 nights · Tsim Sha Tsui / Jordan. Ask for early check-in or luggage drop. Unbooked

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Monday, November 23rd

Hong Kong Disneyland 🏰

🎢 Full day 🚇 ~50 min by MTR 🎆 Stay for the night show

Tickets: dated 1-day tickets via Klook or GetYourGuide (≈HK$669–849 per adult by date; weekdays are the cheaper tier). The QR code gets you straight in.
Getting there: MTR TST → Lai King (change) → Sunny Bay (change) → Disneyland Resort Line (the Mickey-window train). Aim to be at the gates ~30 min before opening.
Head first to World of Frozen (the only one in the world): Frozen Ever After → Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs.
Must-dos: Mystic Manor (only in HK), Hyperspace Mountain, Iron Man Experience, Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars, Ant-Man and The Wasp.
Shows: Mickey and the Wondrous Book · Festival of the Lion King · afternoon parade.
Night: the castle show "Momentous" at closing — grab a spot on Main Street 30 min early.
Install the HK Disneyland app: live wait times, show times, and Premier Access (paid skip-the-line) if Frozen waits pass 60 min.

💡 Mondays in late November are among the quietest days of the year. Outside food isn't allowed — budget ≈HK$150–200 per person per meal inside. Vegetarian options exist at most counter-service restaurants.

★ Needs Action: Buy 2 × Disneyland 1-day tickets dated Mon Nov 23 on Klook / GetYourGuide. Compare with the official site's price for that date. Unbooked

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Tuesday, November 24th

Hong Kong → Macau · Explore + Night Lights 🎰

⛴️ ~1 hr ferry / 🚌 ~40 min bridge bus 🛂 Exit HK · Enter Macau 🌃 Cotai at night

Travel light: leave the big suitcase with your HK hotel (you come back on the 25th). Take one overnight bag.
Option A — TurboJET ferry: Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal (Shun Tak Centre, MTR Sheung Wan) → Macau Outer Harbour · ~1 hr · every 15–30 min. Cotai Water Jet goes to Taipa, closer to the Cotai hotels.
Option B — HZMB bridge bus: MTR to Tung Chung → bus B4 to HK Port → HK exit → Golden Bus across the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (runs 24 hrs, ~40 min) → Macau Port. Cheapest, and the bridge is impressive. Take the Macau bus, not the Zhuhai one (Zhuhai is mainland China and needs a China visa).
Immigration: HK exit (passport + landing slip) → Macau entry — visa-free for Indians, up to 30 days. Keep your hotel booking and return ticket handy.
Take the free hotel shuttle from the ferry terminal / port → check in (Cotai).
Afternoon — Historic Centre (UNESCO): Senado Square → Ruins of St. Paul's → Mount Fortress → A-Ma Temple. Snacks: Portuguese egg tart, pork-chop bun, Koi Kei almond cookies.
Night — Cotai Strip: The Venetian's indoor canals & gondolas · Parisian Eiffel Tower light show · The Londoner · Wynn Palace free SkyCab + Performance Lake fountain show · Galaxy's Diamond Lobby show.
Optional: Macau Tower 61F lookout at night for city lights.

💡 Money in Macau: HK$ is accepted almost everywhere at ~1:1 (you lose ~3%), but change comes back in MOP (pataca), which is useless in HK — spend MOP before you leave. Casinos are 21+ with no photos allowed; smart-casual dress.

★ Needs Action: Book Macau hotel — Check-in Nov 24 · Checkout Nov 25 · 1 night · Cotai (Parisian / Londoner / Venetian / Galaxy). Tuesday nights are cheap. Unbooked

★ Needs Action: Choose HK → Macau transport (TurboJET or HZMB bus) for Tue Nov 24 morning. Ferry tickets can be bought online or at the terminal. Unbooked

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Wednesday, November 25th

Taipa & Coloane → Back to Hong Kong Centre 🚌⛴️

🥧 Egg-tart morning 🛂 Exit Macau · Enter HK 🌆 Symphony of Lights

Morning: Taipa Village — Rua do Cunha snack street and Taipa Houses. Then Coloane Village for the original Lord Stow's egg tarts.
Optional: Macau Tower skywalk / bungee (AJ Hackett), if you want adrenaline.
Check out ~12 PM · Macanese lunch (African chicken, minchi).
Back to HK — Bus: Macau Port → Golden Bus across the bridge → HK Port → bus B4 to Tung Chung MTR, or a cross-boundary coach straight into Kowloon.
Back to HK — Express ferry: TurboJET Outer Harbour / Taipa → Sheung Wan (HK Island, city centre) in ~1 hr. Quickest if your hotel is central.
HK re-entry uses the same PAR (multiple entries within its 6-month validity) · new landing slip.
~4 PM check in to HK hotel (stay 2) · pick up the suitcase you left.
Evening: Star Ferry TST ↔ Central (the classic 10-min harbour crossing) → Avenue of Stars → Symphony of Lights 8:00 PM → Temple Street Night Market for dinner.

★ Needs Action: Book HK hotel (stay 2) — Check-in Nov 25 · Checkout Nov 28 · 3 nights. Same hotel as stay 1 makes the suitcase storage easy. Unbooked

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Thursday, November 26th

Nature Walk + City Tour 🥾🏙️

🥾 Dragon's Back · 8.5 km · 3–4 hrs 🏛️ Central heritage 🌇 Sunset at The Peak

8:30 AM — Dragon's Back trail (easy–moderate, ridge-top sea views): MTR Shau Kei Wan exit A3 → bus 9 to To Tei Wan → hike the ridge → finish at Big Wave Bay beach.
Lunch at Shek O village (beachside cafés, Thai food) → bus 9 back to Shau Kei Wan.
Afternoon city walk (Central / Sheung Wan): Central–Mid-Levels Escalator → Tai Kwun (old police station, now arts centre, free) → PMQ → Man Mo Temple → Hollywood Road antiques → Graham Street market.
Sunset (~5:40 PM) — Victoria Peak: Peak Tram from Garden Road → Sky Terrace 428 → walk the flat Lugard Road loop at dusk for the classic skyline view.
Night: ride the Ding Ding double-decker tram through Wan Chai & Causeway Bay, or have drinks in Lan Kwai Fong / SoHo.

💡 Lighter option: skip Dragon's Back and do the Lugard Road Peak Circle Walk (3.5 km, flat, 1 hr) in the morning, then add the Kowloon Walled City Park and Nan Lian Garden / Chi Lin Nunnery (free, serene). Carry 1.5 L water each; November is dry and sunny.

★ Needs Action: Book Peak Tram + Sky Terrace 428 combo for Thu Nov 26 (~4:30 PM slot) — queues at sunset are long. Unbooked

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Friday, November 27th

Shopping Day 🛍️ (it's Black Friday!)

🛍️ Mong Kok · TST · Causeway Bay 🏷️ Black Friday sales

Late morning — Mong Kok: Sneakers Street (Fa Yuen St) · Sai Yeung Choi St (cosmetics at Sasa / Bonjour, gadgets) · Langham Place mall · Goldfish Market.
Afternoon: Ladies' Market (Tung Choi St, from ~noon) — bargain, start at ~40% of the asking price.
Malls — pick one area: TST — Harbour City (700+ stores), K11 Musea, Canton Road · or Causeway Bay — Times Square, SOGO, Hysan Place, Lee Garden.
Electronics: HK has no sales tax. Buy only from official stores (Apple Store, Fortress, Broadway) — avoid street touts and "too-good" deals in Mong Kok / TST side lanes.
Evening: pack (use the foldable extra bag) · last dinner — roast goose, wonton noodles, or veg at Chungking Mansions / Woodlands.

💡 India customs on return: duty-free allowance is ₹75,000 per person under the Baggage Rules 2026 (can't be pooled; one laptop per adult is extra). Keep bills for anything expensive and declare what's over the limit.

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Saturday, November 28th

Dim Sum → Outlets → Fly Home to Bangalore 🏁

✈️ HKG → BLR 🧳 In-town check-in

Check out → In-Town Check-in at Airport Express Kowloon or Hong Kong station (from 24 hrs to 90 min before the flight, for participating airlines incl. Cathay). Free, and you're bag-free for the rest of the day.
Dim sum breakfast: Tim Ho Wan (cheapest Michelin-listed dim sum) or trolley dim sum at Maxim's Palace, City Hall.
Optional: Citygate Outlets, Tung Chung (20 min from the airport) — Nike, Adidas, Coach, and more.
Airport Express → HKG (~20–25 min). Be at the gate area 2 hrs before departure.
Octopus refund: return the card at the Airport Express counter for the deposit + balance (small fee if returned within 90 days), or keep it for next time. Spend loose coins at the airport.
Land in Bangalore · clear customs (green channel if within ₹75k/person) · home 🏠

★ Needs Action: Book flights BLR ⇄ HKG — Out Sat Nov 21 night (land Sun Nov 22 morning) · Return Sat Nov 28 · 2 pax. Cathay Pacific flies direct; fares rise sharply inside 6 weeks. Unbooked

Before You Leave

CHECKLISTS

What To Expect

LATE-NOVEMBER WEATHER

🌤️

Hong Kong

18–24°C

Dry, sunny, low humidity — the best month of the year. Evenings by the harbour feel cool.

🎰

Macau

17–23°C

Similar to HK; a little breezier on the waterfront at night.

⛰️

The Peak / Big Buddha

15–20°C

Can be windy and misty up top — carry the light jacket.

🌇

Daylight

6:40 AM – 5:40 PM

Short days: start early, plan sunsets for the Peak & harbour. Check the MyObservatory app daily.

Paperwork

ENTRY, VISA & CUSTOMS

⚠️ REQUIRED · FREE · ONLINE

Hong Kong Pre-Arrival Registration (PAR)

Indian passport holders must register online at the HK Immigration Department website before travelling. Result is instant. Valid 6 months, multiple entries, up to 14 days each. Print the notification slip and carry it with your passport. Airlines check it at BLR check-in.

✅ VISA-FREE · 30 DAYS

Macau Entry

Indian citizens enter Macau visa-free for up to 30 days — no application. Passport valid 6+ months, plus hotel booking and onward ticket (the ferry/bus back to HK) if asked.

✅ SAME PAR COVERS IT

Re-entering Hong Kong from Macau

The PAR is multiple-entry, so coming back on Nov 25 needs no new registration. You'll get a new landing slip — keep the latest one until you fly out.

⚠️ DON'T CROSS BY MISTAKE

Mainland China (Zhuhai / Shenzhen)

Not on this trip, and it needs a China visa. At the HZMB port, board the bus marked Macau, not Zhuhai.

🧾 KNOW YOUR LIMIT

India Customs on Return

Baggage Rules 2026: duty-free allowance of ₹75,000 per person (individual, can't be pooled). One laptop per adult is extra. Declare anything above the limit at the red channel.