I did a lot of research prior to our trip and most of the info I got came from the Hong Kong Thread of PinoyExchange (PEx). Thanks to commoner who created the thread and to all the PExers who contributed. :)
We were a party of 5 adults and 1 kid (a senior at 62yrs, then 29, 26, 25, and 18 yrs old, and a 2yr-old-kid). The promo tickets were bought in February 2011 (tagal ng paghihintay, hehe).
OCTOBER 27, 2011, Thursday (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport: CLARK-HONG KONG, Tsim Sha Tsui, Victoria Peak)
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| the kid is excited! :) |
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| checking-in |
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| at the tarmac |
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| inside the plane |
We took the 7:05am flight in Clark. We brought our own vehicle and left it at DMIA's carpark. Mukhang safe naman kasi gated and guarded siya (at nasa loob ng former military base, hehe). Umpisa pa lang ng biyahe nakakapagod na kasi maaga kaming nagising para sa flight. We traveled for an hour from Meycauayan, Bulacan to Clark. Toll fee was Php45.00 at Meycauayan exit then in Angeles, Php153.00. In the airport, we paid Php1,620.00 travel tax for each adult then for Ryken, Php1,010.00 (reduced tax rate of Php810.00 + Php200.00 processing fee). Terminal fee in DMIA was Php600.00 for each passenger (no discount for seniors or kids).
Lahat ng kinatatakutan ko sa immigration officers (IOs), walang nangyari. I just wrote my position title (records officer) and walang hinanap na papel or company IDs. Hindi rin hinanapan mga kasama ko, probably since nakita nilang family kaming magtravel. Tinanong lang kung kaninong anak yung bata (sa akin!), kung ilang days kami at kelan ang balik. I just showed the IO our return ticket when she asked when we’ll come back.
We also bought food inside the plane dahil sa maaga nga kaming nagising at nagutom na rin kami. Over sa mahal! Mineral water was Php50.00, hot choco was Php80.00, cafe mocha was Php80.00 also and ham and cheese croissant was Php100.00. Nakakaloka!
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| at the tube upon arrival at HKIA |
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| with the captain and my sis-in-law na first-timer sa plane |
On time ang CebPac, galing! And we landed 25minutes earlier than scheduled so around 8:30am nasa HK na kami. Haba ng pila sa immigration. Nainis pa yung HK IO sa amin kasi yung mom ko and sis-in-law humiwalay sa amin ng pila tapos nung nakitang mauuna kami, lumipat sila sa line namin (magkatabi lang kasi yung pila). Hindi pala gusto ng mga IOs na ganun palipat-lipat so he told us to separate. Kaso di namin naintindihan kung ano ang gusto niyang mangyari kasi nga alam ko dapat sama-sama sa immigration officer kung family na nagtravel so sabi na lang n’ya “Oh, don’t bother!” tapos kinuha na lahat ng passports namin. Then kinausap na in Chinese yung katabi nya, siguro para magrant. Hahaha! :)
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| hala takbo! |
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| first-timers sa HK |
Ang tagal namin sa loob ng airport kasi picture-picture pa and I can’t find the China Travel Service (CTS) booth. ‘Di ko na kasi nareview uli yung video ni pretty sa pinoyexchange HK thread. Nasa dulo pala sa right yun.
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| the CTS Booth in HKIA |
Upon exiting customs, foreign exchange, etc., derecho lang pala hanggang dulo, nasa right side puro travel agencies. Dalawa ang booths ng CTS pero isa lang yung nag-entertain sa akin that time, yung A04 booth.
CTS Pricelist:
Disneyland (Adult) HKD340.00
Disneyland with 3-in-1 Dining Coupon (Adult) HKD413.00
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| the booth where you buy Octopus cards at HKIA |
CURRENCY EXCHANGE AT AIRPORT: 1USD = 7.08HKD
My sister-in-law had to exchange 100USD in the airport kasi wala pa siyang baong HKD. Kami naman we bought HKD in Czarina a few days before our flight and exchange was 1HKD = 5.62Php. We also bought octopus cards for our easy travel around Hong Kong.
