The Grand Tour of Hong Kong: A 10 Day Private Journey

Day 1

Sanctuary Above the Skyline

Your journey begins on Hong Kong Island, where a private airport transfer delivers you directly to The Upper House. This is a stay defined by monastic luxury, a residence rather than a hotel, suspended above the city in quiet, minimalist splendour. After settling into your suite, a relaxed walk through the Star Street Precinct introduces the refined, residential rhythm of the neighbourhood, before the evening unfolds at Salisterra, where the skyline forms the backdrop to your first dinner in the city.

Overnight: Hong Kong Island

Day 2

Incense, Tramlines & Colonial Echoes

The second day explores Hong Kong’s defining dualities. Accompanied by a private guide, you move through the narrow, sloping streets of Sheung Wan, where the air is layered with the scent of traditional medicine and sandalwood. Inside Man Mo Temple, vast incense coils hang overhead, burning for weeks in a smoky, meditative tribute to the gods of literature and war.

You then descend into the lower city aboard the historic double-decker tram, a gently rattling relic of 1904, before arriving at Tai Kwun. Within this meticulously restored former colonial police station, you enjoy a refined Cantonese lunch at Madame Fù. The afternoon is left open to explore Tai Kwun’s contemporary art galleries and former prison cells, before the day concludes with an intimate dinner in a private room at the legendary Luk Yu Tea House.

Overnight: Hong Kong Island

Meals included:  Breakfast

Day 3

Southside Shores & Harbour Souls

Today, Hong Kong’s vertical intensity gives way to open horizons. A private transfer takes you across the ridge to the Southside, arriving at Repulse Bay. A morning coastal walk reveals wide arcs of sand and clear water, followed by a nostalgic lunch at The Verandah, a colonial-era institution recalling the grandeur of the original Repulse Bay Hotel.

In the afternoon, you board a traditional wooden sampan in Aberdeen Fishing Village. As you glide through this floating community, your captain shares insight into the lives of families who have lived on the water for generations, a striking contrast to the superyachts anchored nearby. Your Hong Kong Island chapter concludes with a farewell dinner at Épure, offering a Michelin-starred French perspective on the harbour you have come to understand from multiple angles.

Overnight: Hong Kong Island

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 4

Kowloon, Art & After Dark

The move to Kowloon signals a clear shift in energy as you check into Rosewood Hong Kong. Often described as a “vertical estate”, the Rosewood is a study in maximalist luxury and creative gravity. After taking in the sweeping harbour views from your suite, you walk through West Kowloon Art Park toward . As Asia’s first museum of contemporary visual culture, M+ offers a deep and thought-provoking insight into the region’s modern identity. The evening is reserved for CHAAT, where the bold flavours of Indian street food are elevated to Michelin-starred precision within an intimate, atmospheric setting.

Overnight: Kowloon

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 5

Dynasties, Devotion & Neon Streets

Your fifth day bridges imperial formality and everyday life. The morning is spent at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, exploring treasures on loan from Beijing’s Forbidden City within a building that is itself an architectural statement. From this world of courts and dynasties, you move to the Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple, a living place of worship where local residents have gathered in prayer for generations.

Lunch provides a deliberate contrast: the legendary crispy-skinned roast goose at Yat Lok, a long-standing Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite. The afternoon unfolds as a curated exploration of Nathan Road and its surrounding markets, before the day concludes with a sophisticated tasting menu and live jazz at DarkSide.

Overnight: Kowloon

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 6

Monastery Calm & Skyline Farewell

Your final day in the city opens in the quiet symmetry of Chi Lin Nunnery, a Tang dynasty-style Buddhist complex constructed entirely without nails. Next door, the Nan Lian Garden, with its golden pavilion and meticulously maintained bonsai, offers a final moment of calm within the urban landscape.

For lunch, you ascend to the 102nd floor of the Ritz-Carlton for a Michelin-starred Cantonese experience at Tin Lung Heen, dining high above the harbour. The afternoon is set aside for bespoke appointments, whether a fitting with a master tailor or a private gallery visit, before a dramatic farewell to the skyline over northern Chinese cuisine at Hutong.

Overnight: Kowloon

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 7

Sai Kung, Hong Kong’s Hidden Coast

The landscape shifts decisively on the seventh day as you travel forty-five minutes east into the New Territories. On arrival at the WM Hotel, the only true luxury resort in Sai Kung, glass towers give way to coastal mountains and open water. Following a Japanese-inspired lunch at Zest by Konishi, you stroll along the Sai Kung Promenade, observing the daily rhythm of the seafood markets and the brightly painted fishing fleet.

As the sun lowers over the marina, you enjoy an elevated private seafood menu at Little Cove Espresso, settling into the quiet, salt-sprayed atmosphere of what locals call Hong Kong’s “back garden”.

Overnight: Sai Kung

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 8

Geopark by Speedboat

The eighth day is devoted to the elements. A private speedboat charter departs from the marina, carrying you into the UNESCO Global Geopark, a dramatic landscape of 140-million-year-old hexagonal volcanic columns and sculpted sea arches.

You navigate through God Cut Strait and view the Organ Cliff Wall of Po Pin Chau, islands reachable only by private vessel. After swimming in the turquoise waters off Sharp Island, you return to the harbour for a traditional seafood feast of steamed fish and razor clams at the Michelin-recommended Loaf On, before spending the remainder of the day in the stillness of the resort.

Overnight: Sai Kung

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 9

The Geo Trail & Ocean Horizons

Your final full day unfolds at the High Island Reservoir East Dam, one of Hong Kong’s most impressive feats of engineering. A nature walk along the 3.3-kilometre Geo Trail reveals S-shaped rock columns and wave-cut caves, set against the vast expanse of the Pacific.

Following a final local seafood lunch at Sing Kee, the afternoon is left open for spa time or relaxed hours by the pool. The day concludes with a farewell dinner at Zest by Konishi, marking the end of your stay with a final expression of refined Japanese craftsmanship ahead of your departure the next day.

Overnight: Sai Kung

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 10

Depart 

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast overlooking the marina. When you are ready, a private transfer returns you to Hong Kong International Airport for your onward journey.

Meals included: Breakfast