Hong Kong International Airport: free transit city tours for passengers with seven hour layovers

Hong Kong International Airport runs a free guided city tour for transit passengers facing a long connection. Professional guides take travellers out of the terminal and into the city between flights, with routes that range from harbour promenades to temples and old neighbourhood markets. The airport surrounds the tour with more free ways to use the wait, from cultural craft workshops at the gates to round the clock showers and a children playground. Registration happens at the transfer counters in the main terminal and places are arranged on the day, so a dull layover can turn into a bonus city visit at no cost.

• Free guided city tour for transit passengers with 7 hours or more between flights
• Three daily windows: 09:00 to 13:00, 12:00 to 16:00 and 17:30 to 21:30
• Register at transfer counter E1 on the arrivals level of Terminal 1
• Routes cover Ma Wan 1868, Wong Tai Sin Temple, Sham Shui Po market and the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront
• Free cultural workshops at gates 32 and 34 with four sessions daily
• Free 24 hour showers near gates 12 and 43, meeting counters A03 and A04 for tour joiners