12 Entrancing Reasons to Visit Hong Kong in 2025
An alarmingly frequent question I’m asked by friends back home is ‘Is Hong Kong worth visiting?’. My answer has always remained a resounding ‘Yes!’. As a quaint little fishing village turned global financial powerhouse and epicenter, Hong Kong set the gold standard of the ethos ‘East meets West’, and to this day, eats, sleeps, and breathes it to a T.
In my humble opinion, there’s no city like it on earth.
While COVID put a damper on inbound travel to Hong Kong, things have since recovered to an almost Herculean degree, with the city having welcomed roughly 45 million international visitor arrivals in 2024 alone. This still falls 15 million visitors short of its pre-pandemic days (2018/2019). However, the recapturing of what made Hong Kong so great is in the full swing of things. And I’m optimistic it will keep on keepin’ on.
Back alley open-air food stalls and night markets have regained their frenetic energy, SoHo and surrounding districts are swarming with tour groups, solo travelers, and everyone in between, and cultural landmarks and attractions like the Tian Tan Buddha, Star Ferry, and Victoria Peak have garnered an (almost) overwhelming audience of locals and tourists alike.
As a seven-plus-year resident of Hong Kong, there are more reasons to visit this city than I could feasibly fit into a single article. But you’re here because you want the cold hard facts, not a drawn-out, emotional rollercoaster of a telenovela in blog form.
Without further ado, from mouth-watering roast goose and BBQ pork (siu mei) haunts to stunning landscapes, beaches, and hiking trails, world-class public transportation, vibrant nightlife, and bustling Chinese festivals and other cultural events, here are 12 reasons why Hong Kong is worth visiting.
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