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| Dolphin Watching Trip (currently mainly on Sundays and Holidays -Wed and Fri)
We are not able to run trips like we used to since the pandemic. For months and months, we weren’t able to run any trip. Luckily, we now can operate trips in collaboration with Hong Kong Greeters. They got exemption from the Government to run tours of not more than 100 participants. Our current trips are of ad hoc nature, mainly on Sundays as well as any Wednesday or Friday that happens to fall on a public holiday. Trips are now planned on monthly basis.
All working staff, including both teams from Hong Kong Dolphinwatch, Hong Kong Greeters, bus drivers and boat crew members are fully vaccinated; we have vaccination records to verify. Bus and boat are thoroughly disinfected before boarding and after use, hand sanitisers are available on the bus and boat. We have insurance coverage of COVID for everyone on a trip, on top of the usual personal insurance coverage for passengers.
As for passengers, adults have to at least having received the first dose of COVID vaccine, records have to be checked before boarding on the day. Also, personal information must be provided prior to the trip and LeaveHomeSafe QR codes of on bus and boats should be scanned upon boarding.
Duration and Schedule
4-5 hours starting from 8:50am at the town pick-up (approximately 3-4 hours at sea depending on dolphin sightings, sea conditions and traffic). Please refer to our Facebook for announcements of trip schedules or email to booking@hkdolphinwatch.com to enquire.
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Charges
Due to the so much higher running costs now, charges are revised as follows:
Price
HK$ 560 for each adult
HK$ 280 for a child under
We are sorry that we won’t be able to offer any discount like we used to. Hopefully the pandemic would be under better control soon and when things have improved, we will try to resume some discounts when possible.
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Booking The Trip
Advanced booking is required via email. Please send a message to booking@hkdolphinwatch.com, informing the date of trip preferred, whether adults are vaccinated, pickup choice.
More details:
Pick up
(1) Coach transfer from town: On Middle Road exactly outside The Kowloon Hotel in Tsimshatsui, Kowloon (across the road from the back of the Peninsula Hotel). Please be there on time at 8:50am to register with our colleague who takes care of the trip.
(2) Boarding the boat: Tung Chung New Development Pier, Lantau. Please be there at 9:25am. (Please specify which pick-up you prefer when making the booking.)
We will spend about 3 hours and so on the sea for searching for dolphins. When back to the Pier, the coach will take you back to Tsimshatsui or you can decide to depart there. Depending on sighting time and traffic, we expect to be back to Tsimshatsui by 1pm to 2pm.
If you want to return to town sooner, taking the MTR is faster. We can take you to the MTR station in CityGate which is a few minutes from the Pier. If you have a flight to catch or need to be in town earlier, please inform our colleagues well in advance, preferably when you book the trip.
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Ways to get there and maps:
(1) Middle Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
(Opposite to the Peninsula Hotel)
MTR Take the red Tsuen Wan Line to Tsimshatsui station and exit at Exit E, walk straight till you come to the intersection of roads, turn right without crossing, within a few steps, you will reach the Kowloon Hotel. Please allow about 5 minutes for walking after emerging from the Exit to the Hotel.
Star Ferry (pic of Central Pier) take a ferry from the Central Pier in Central to cross the harbour to Tsimshatsui, then walk to the Peninsula Hotel (pic of Peninsula Hotel) which normally takes about 5 to 8 minutes. Go to the back of the Peninsula, then you will find Middle Road.
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The map of the Kowloon Hotel
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(2) Tung Chung New Development Pier, Lantau
MTR Take the Tung Chung Line and get off at the terminus Tung Chung Station. If you don't mind walking which is probably the best way to get to the Pier, take the pedestrian flyover next to the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Station to cross the road and follow the way to the seaside. Please allow 15 minutes for it. If you want to take a taxi, get a blue Lantau taxi outside the MTR station but it may mean a long wait as there are very few of those taxis available yet the ride is just a couple of minutes. If you prefer taking a taxi, better allow 20 minutes or even more for the waiting time which is very hard to predict.
Public Bus if you live in Discovery Bay or anywhere near Tung Chung on Lantau, there are buses that will take you to Citygate, the town in Tung Chung. After getting off, follow the direction mentioned in the above paragraph for getting to the Pier.
Drive your own car there is no proper parking space by the Pier. The closest ones are available at Citygate. After parking, please refer to the paragraph above titled MTR for how to get to the Pier.
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The map of Tung Chung New Development Pier
Driving your own car to the pick-up locations
1. The Kowloon Hotel in Tsimshatsui
Parking spaces are very limited at Tsimshatsui, aside from costly. We strongly recommend you to make use of public transports to join us outside the lobby of the Kowloon Hotel.
2. Boarding the boat at Tung Chung New Development Pier, Lantau
If you prefer this option, the closest parking facilities are available at CityGate which is around 15 minutes of walk to the Pier. You will risk getting a ticket by parking at the Pier as there is no proper parking space there.
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Payment
(to guarantee your space, make sure to settle the payment before the trip to confirm your booking, otherwise, we may release your reserved seats to those who are waiting to go)
By bank transfer:
HSBC account : 144-297561-001, Hong Kong Dolphinwatch Limited. Please inform the bank transfer reference number by email when available so that we can confirm the place(s) reserved for you.
Cancellations
The trip will be cancelled if typhoon signal #3 or higher OR a black rainstorm signal issued two hours prior to the start of the trip (click here to check the weather). If we cancel a trip, you are welcome to reschedule, or get a full refund if you book directly with us. If you book via an agent and want a refund, please contact the agent in question directly.
Important: refund or any form of compensation WILL NOT be given if you cancel with less than 24 hours notice OR fail to show up OR arrive late at the pick-up point.
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