5 typhoon shelters in urban Hong Kong for travelers to TIY (tour it yourselves)

Travelers can tour 5 urban typhoon shelters in Hong Kong yourselves

Hong Kong sea view and harbor view are famous.

Typhoon shelter, which is for the small and medium-sized fishing boats, barges and yachts to take refuge during the strike of destructive storm, is a main part of the scenery of Hong Kong.

5 typhoon shelters in urban Hong Kong for travelers to TIY (tour it yourselves)

5 typhoon shelters in urban Hong Kong for travelers to TIY (tour it yourselves)

 

Typhoon shelters can be the fishing villages, cargo handling areas, yacht clubs or the mix-and-match of the three.

Frank the tour guide is going to share the developments and attractions nearby of the typhoon shelters with travelers in this post…


typhoon shelter…
Aberdeen (take MTR to Lei Tung Station Exit A2, walk to the waterfront)
Causeway Bay (take MTR to Causeway Bay Station Exit D1, walk to the World Trade Cnetre, use the tunnel to go to the waterfront)
Yau Ma Tei (take MTR to Olympic Station Exit A2, walk to the waterfront)
Kwun Tong (take MTR to Kwun Tong Station Exit B6, walk to the waterfront)
Shau Kei Wan (take MTR to Shau Kei Wan Station Exit D2, walk to the waterfront)

 

Apart from TIY (tour typhoon shelters yourselves), travelers can take Frank’s private tours to visit Hong Kong’s typhoon shelters, see more and do more.

Aberdeen 

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter is a natural bay between the southern part of Hong Kong Island and small Ap Lei Chau Island.

Aberdeen Fishing Village and Ocean Park from the Mount Kellett Road at Victoria Peak

Aberdeen Fishing Village and Ocean Park from the Mount Kellett Road at Victoria Peak

 

Chinese fishermen settled down there long before the arrival of the British in 1842.

The name of the city, Hong Kong, which means fragrant harbor, actually originates from this natural harbor, which was for exporting made in Hong Kong incense.

Aberdeen fishing boats with flags for celebrating Dragon Festival

Aberdeen fishing boats with flags for celebrating Dragon Boat Festival

 

Apart from fishing boats and house boats, travelers can still see the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a yacht club for the richest and the “concrete jungle”, which is made by the tall buildings on the two banks of the fishing harbor, at Aberdeen.

Ap Lei Chau and the trawlers at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter

Ap Lei Chau Concrete Jungle and the trawlers at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter

 

Travelers can take the small and traditional sampan boat ride to tour around Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.

Sampan boat for travelers at Aberdeen fishing village

Sampan boat for travelers at Aberdeen fishing village. Clients can take sampan ride to tour around Aberdeen during the Half day Hong Kong Island private tour.

 

Causeway Bay

Back to the northern part of Hong Kong Island, there is the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

 

It was the first typhoon shelter built by the colonial government in 1883 to protect the survivors of the big storm.

The reclamation works reduced its size and ended its floating seafood sampan eatery business, which invented the famous, delicious and spicy Typhoon Shelter Stir-Fried Crab dish (photo below).

Under bridge spicy crab (typhoon shelter style).jpg
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Sampan at Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter for the sailors.

Sampan at Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter for the sailors and workers.

 

Although the floating Goddess of the Sea temple and some little fishing boats remain there, people can mostly see the big and luxurious yachts.

Actually Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is right next to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

 

If travelers don’t want to do shopping at Causeway Bay, travelers can go to the typhoon shelter from the tunnel next to the World Trade Center to enjoy the nice view and see the noisy but funny “Noon Day Gun” at 1200 everyday.

The Floating Goddess of the Sea Temple will be moved to the land soon.

The Floating Goddess of the Sea Temple will be moved to the land soon.

The covered Noon Day Gun

The covered Noon Day Gun

Logo of Noon Day Gun

Logo of Noon Day Gun

 

Yau Ma Tei

Before the West Kowloon Reclamation, Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter, which was built by the colonial government in 1915 after another big typhoon, was also a large fishing village.

The Yau Ma Tei Goddess of the Sea Temple, Temple Street Market, the old shops on Shanghai Street and the restored Yau Ma Tei Theatre, which served the fishermen, are the living witnesses for the busy and prosperous floating fishermen community.

Temple Street Night Market Archway

Temple Street Night Market Archway

 

Now it is mainly a cargo handling area.

Sunset at Hoi Fai Road Promenade

Sunset at Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

 

After shopping and dining at Olympic City, travelers can reach the typhoon shelter by the footbridges.

From the Hoi Fai Road Lookout Point, besides the barges and the sailors, travelers can see the tallest building of Hong Kong, ICC, and the nice sunset.

Hoi-Fai-Road-Promenade

See old sampan and the tallest ICC at Hoi Fai Road Promenade

sunset, barge, waterfront promenade

Hoi Fai Road Lookout sunset. Clients can enjoy nice sunset during Frank’s Night private tour.

 

Kwun Tong

Different from Yau Ma Tei, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter was a cargo handling area for the factories nearby in the past.

Kwun Tong Cargo Working Area in the past

Kwun Tong Cargo Working Area in the past

 

The old airport runway and breakwater blocked the normal sea water flow.

This caused the pollutants from the factories to accumulate.

Kwun Tong’s water quality was poor.

Old Flour Mill at Kwun Tong Promenade night view

Old Flour Mill at Kwun Tong Promenade

 

Hong Kong SAR Government’s Harbor Area Treatment Scheme and the removal of the factories makes Kwun Tong’s water clean again.

Under the Energizing Kowloon East Project, Kwun Tong Waterfront has been revitalized as a coastal leisure area.

Kwun Tong Promenade has no relic for salt making, but it has a nice view.

Kwun Tong Promenade has a nice view.

 

Travelers can see the stunning Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and yachts on the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter from the waterfront promenade.

See the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and Hong Kong Island from the Kwun Tong Promenade

See the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and Hong Kong Island from the Kwun Tong Promenade

Sunset at Kwun Tong Promenade.

Sunset at Kwun Tong Promenade.

 

Shau Kei Wan

Travelers can also take the local ferry at Kwun Tong Public Pier to go to Sai Wan Ho.

Sai Wan Ho Kwun Tong Ferry

Sai Wan Ho Kwun Tong Ferry. Clients can take this ferry to see the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter and Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter during Frank’s Hong Kong Kowloon full day private tour.

 

There is the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter.

Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter

Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter

 

It is a lot smaller than before due to another reclamation work.

Sai Wan Ho weather photo shows you the fishing village and Lei Yue Mun Straits

Sai Wan Ho weather photo shows you the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter’s breakwater, fishing village and Lei Yue Mun Straits.

 

No more young men and young girls from the fishermen community sing their fishermen songs at night, which was recorded in the 1930s guidebook.

Travelers can still see the fishing boats to go fishing in the afternoon.

Fishing boats are going fishing from Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter

Fishing boats are going fishing from Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter

 

Travelers can enjoy the fresh fish ball noodle on Shau Kei Wan Main Street.

Fish ball noodle with deep fried fish skin and milk tea

Fish ball noodle with deep fried fish skin and milk tea

 

Travelers can still visit the Tam Kung Temple for the fishermen.

Tam Kung Temple tall building blue sky

Tam Kung Temple at Shau Kei Wan water front

incense coils, altar, offerings, statue

Incense coils inside Shau Kei Wan Tam Kung Temple.

 

Besides learning the coastal defense history, travelers can take the photos for the typhoon shelter from a high angle at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense.

Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter from Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense

Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter from Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense

 

Take Frank’s private tour to visit the urban typhoon shelters, see more and do more

Besides TIY, travelers of course can take Frank the tour guide’s private tours to visit Hong Kong’s urban typhoon shelters, do more and see more.

During Frank’s half day Hong Kong Island private car tour, clients can have sampan ride at the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.

During Frank’s full day Hong Kong Kowloon private car tour, clients can have sampan ride at Aberdeen and take local ferry ride between typhoon shelters at Shau Kei Wan and Kwun Tong.

During Frank’s night private car tour, clients can enjoy nice sunset at the Hoi Fai Road Lookout point next to the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter.

For how to see more and do more, please browse the tour links below!

Frank hopes he can serve you in 2021!


Private tour with typhoon shelter visit

Hong Kong Island Highlights private car tour highlights include Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, Aberdeen and Repulse Bay.

Hong Kong Island Highlights private car tour highlights

Hong Kong Island Highlights private car tour

Private car tour for the highlights of Hong Kong Island. Tour programme includes…

  • English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
  • Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
  • One-way Peak Tram ride
  • Sampan ride at Aberdeen

TOUR DETAILS

Reviews for the private tour

Hong Kong Island & Kowloon full day private car tour highlights include Victoria Peak, Aberdeen Fishing Village, Stanley Market, Nan Lian Garden and local ferry ride.

Hong Kong Island & Kowloon full day private car tour highlights

Hong Kong Island Kowloon full day private car tour

Full day private car tour for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Tour programme includes…

  • English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
  • Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
  • One-way Peak Tram ride
  • Sampan ride at Aberdeen
  • One-way public ferry ride
  • Local dim sum lunch

TOUR DETAILS

Reviews for the private tour

laser show. Victoria Harbour, neon signs, dinner, Peninsula Hotel, sunset

Hong Kong night private car tour highlights

Hong Kong night private car tour

Private night tour with local dinner and two different programme. Tour programme includes…

  • English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
  • Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
  • Local dinner at a local restaurant

TOUR DETAILS

Reviews for the private tour

For further questions, please contact Frank

 

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