Densely-packed Hong Kong towers over visitors with its massive skyscrapers, but Victoria Peak towers over even the most massive of the buildings. The views from the top of the mountain over the city state are legendary as the hum of the city rumbles up to the quiet viewpoints above.

As impressive as the bird’s eye views are, the streets below offer plenty of treats as well. Markets selling just about anything you can imagine ans hopping malls that offer just as much (but with plenty of high-powered air conditioning), temples where devout Buddhists pray amid a haze of incense smoke, bustling harbours and boardwalks, and parks where plants in sculpted gardens reach for the sunlight that filters between the surrounding buildings.

If the crowds and overwhelming architecture become too much for you, the quiet islands are a quick ferry ride away where you’re free from the hectic pace of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island and you can wander peacefully on a beach or in the shadow of a giant Buddha statue.