Our itinerary on our fourth day in Hong Kong was to go to Hong Kong Ocean Park. Again, I bought our tickets in advance online however tickets can also be bought at the entrance or any 7-11 stores in Hong Kong. Tickets are priced at 385 HKD for 12 years old and adults.
Hong Kong Ocean Park is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park.To get there, we caught the City bus Route 629 from Admiralty MTR Station. We tapped on our octopus card on the bus for the fare of 10.6 HKD and it dropped us right at Ocean Park's main entrance.
People rushing towards the elevators and into Ocean Park.
We witnessed a dance number on their stage however, since we did not understand the words of their song, we just went straight ahead to The Grand Aquarium.
We saw a lot of interesting sea creatures here. It is said that this aquarium houses close to 5,000 fishes from over 400 species as the hammerhead and manta ray.
My mom was literally amazed. We saw the world's largest viewing dome in an aquarium. There was also a restaurant inside.
We did not know where to head for our next stop. It's good that their staff were quick to provide a map of the place.
We headed on to the area called Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures. Here we were fortunate to see Jia Jia before she went into a secret room to eat. Jia Jia had her birthday during the week, she just turned 37 and was considered to be the oldest living panda in captivity.
We also saw this playful Sichuan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey named Hu Hu. We were so entertained with the way he climbed trees and saved himself from falling face first to the ground.
We were just about to go out when the rain poured. We decided to take shelter in this gift shop and browsed through their merchandise. It was a also a perfect time to eat this colorful round lollipop.
Just had to have an ID photo to be part of the Endangered Animal Rescue Team, too!
The rain stopped and the cable cars were allowed to operate again. We were happy to ride one and get to the other side of Ocean Park. The place which covers a little more than 90 hectares, is separated by a large mountain. The first place we visited was called the Waterfront (Lowland), to get us to the Summit (Headland), we can either use the cable car or the funicular railway.
Excited faces while waiting for the cable car to go up!
Excited to see what's on the other side! I'm sure more fun things would be there.
Scary view from the top while leaving behind the Waterfront area.
The summit had a lot of rides, the first one we tried was Ocean Park Tower. It is one of the tallest Observation Towers in South East Asia and rises 200 meters above sea level with a rotating observation deck. This offered us a 360 degree view of the place and gave us an idea where to head next.
The next ride we tried on was The Mine Train. It was a unique roller coaster because it was perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a harbor. It was so thrilling and exciting. I did not regret trying it out!
Our next ride was The Abyss. This is a turbo drop which raised us up to 62 meters and thrusted us downward at a speed of up to 65 km/ hr, said to be faster than freefalling.
It was almost closing time and as much as we want to stay longer, the rides did not accept us anymore. We had no choice but go back and ride the cable car again.
Before going out, we passed by the place called Old Hong Kong. It offers an immersive experience of culture, history and delicacy of Hong Kong between 1950 and the 1970s. My sister had to pose in front of this store because it had her name on it.
How the streets of Old Hong Kong looked like.
It was almost closing time so I was able to have a solo photo in this area.
Again, one day is not enough in Ocean Park Hong Kong. I haven't seen most of what it has to offer and I really hope I can come back soon. I hope this post will inspire you to visit it one day. Thank you and 'til my next blog! :)
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