I am going to take my 2 years old toddler boy to Hong Kong this end of year.
For my limited experience about Hong Kong, is a very crowded and not easy to access with stroller. Is it true?
I am so use to in/ out with cars in Canada, is it hard to travel with my 2 years old boy in/ out with public transit? like how to access to MTR? hop in a bus etc.
I will be staying for around 3 weeks, do you have any suggestion where I can take him to visit too?
don't worry about commuting in hk, it is very easy to get access to different places!
and it is good that you're visiting during the winter time, at least the weather will be a bit better, like not so hot and won't rain as much!
i'd suggest you to avoid taking your stroller if it's possible, or only take your umbrella stroller if you have to, because big strollers will be a headache in hk, since there are very limited space around. when you try to get on the mtr or public transportation, try to avoid the peak hours, because you will never be able to get on with your stroller for sure! so it would be better if you have a sling or something that you can carry your toddler with you. and it is also safer to keep your baby close to you at all time in hk, since there are just too many people around!
during the winter time, if you're not in a rush you can always consider to take the tram with your boy, because the weather will be nice and he can peak out to check out the city!
if you can tell me where you want to go, i may be able to tell you which bus you can take if you like.
i think the space museum and science museum in tsim sha tsui are two good places to visit with your boy, other than that, for sure you can consider to take him to ocean park, since they had new attractions built recently, also maybe you can take him to the outlaying islands like cheung chau or lamma island too!
Thanks mamaztylista, thanks for the advice for taking him out, he is a big built kid, very hard to carry him with sling, age wise he is still a little toddler, can be very cranky if he is tired to sleep. but an umbrealla stroller is a good idea.
have u ever been to the new theme park - Noah's Ark? do you know the way to get there from the hong kong side?
you can get more info from their own site, i heard that they also have hotel accommodations, or if you want to call it, a "sleep over" thing, coz some ppl would like to spend a weekend over there, and perhaps you can check it out since that place is quite far away from the city.
i believe the easiest way to get there is to take the ferry from Central.
and there are a few buses that can get you to Central's pier too form the HK side, otherwise you can take the MTR but it will quite a long walk to get there.
I don't even recommend to use umbrella stroller to go out, if you take bus or MTR is very inconvenience. I have visited to HK last December, my son was 1 year old and we have brought our stroller back to HK for our convenience. Unfortunately, we only used 3 times for the trip. Normally, we only used carrier.
If you just go shopping in large shopping center, such as IFC, Tai Koo City, Ocean Terminal, I think use the stroller would be fine. If you want to walk on the street, such as Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, I would not use the stroller, too crowded and too many people. You have to say "excuse me" a lot, and they may not hear you!!
Hey Beselsel, are you going to HK end of this year? Me too!! I will be there in November. How about you?
It is also my first time to bring them back to HK. Very excited and worry!!!
I will bring the small stroller to HK. As you said, they have to take nap in the afternoon, there is no way that we go home for nap then go out again!! Carrier and sling don't work for my kids as well.
Keep in touch!!
I agree to bring an umbrella stroller. Even just for the long walk within the airport; it's still worth to bring it along with you. For 2 years old, not very much to play and see as he doesn't know why he needs to be in HK. I will suggest bringing him to the beach, regular parks or ocean park which will worth to visit. As jet lag will take up few days for both of you, don't plan too many activities for him as Xmas is very crowded everywhere. Restaurant are at peak price as well. Better make reservation ahead of time.
I will have more concern about the flying! You need to be well prepared. Otherwise it will be a big hassle to other passenger. Good luck !
ahbocat 發表於 11-8-18 22:38
Hey Beselsel, are you going to HK end of this year? Me too!! I will be there in November. How abo ...
hihi abocat, did not get into the site for so long cause of the office pc cannot read chinese, now i have a new phone and able to access thru the app and is so much easier to read thru the phone but still prefer to reply on pc, anyway, I am going to be there from late Oct till Nov. not sure we can meet in hk or not though. haha and really is so much of worries,
I am deciding to take the stroller with me and if we are going to mall or parks for sure we will bring it along, but for dinner or just short period of time going out and we might now, depends on the location too, whether is far from home lar.
ah bo, where are u going to stay ar? lets share more!
and thanks a lot for all the moms ideas too!!!!
I will be going to Hong Kong in Dec too :). This will be the 3rd time that I took my boy to HK. As the boy grow, I felt each time is easier than the previous time. :)
Last time, when I took him to HK, he was 2. Although we didn't drive in HK as we were here, with the extensive MTR network in HK, it is very convenience to travel by MTR to most places. Also there are wheelchair access in most big MTR station in HK, so it is quite convenience to use an umbrella stroller. (It is hard to handle when come to travel by bus with an umbrella strollre though, so what I did is to avoid it whenever possible.)
Another point that I think it need to take note of is that, car seat is not compulsory in HK. So when you travel by taxi, there will not be any car seat available. So what I do is just to avoid long trip by taxi as much as possible for safety sake.
Ocean Park, Noah's ark and Disney are hot place for kids to go in HK. I haven't bring my boy to any of them in the past but surely will bring him this time. :)
thanks Rosa tips is really helpful, I think mtr is the best choice.. do u recall which bigger station will have the wheelchair access?.. I will be in hk island side. thx again
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