Central works best when you embrace its contrasts: financial towers, old lanes, temples, markets, escalators and steep streets can all appear within the same afternoon.
Start near the harbour
Use the waterfront as an easy orientation point before heading uphill.
Walk through Central
Modern office towers sit beside older streets and commercial arcades.
Sheung Wan
Continue west for dried seafood shops, traditional businesses, cafés and historic streets.
Take a break
Build in a café or shaded indoor stop because the hills and humidity can make walking tiring.
Look around
The most memorable details are often signs, shopfronts, stairways and small streets rather than major landmarks.