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Peak Tram Review
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Peak Tram 
- Address: Between Garden Rd. and Cotton Tree Dr., Central, Hong Kong, China
- Phone: 2522-0922
- www.thepeak.com.hk
- Category: Transportation Sites
- Location: Central
Fodor's Review:
Hong Kong is very proud of the fact that its funicular railway is the world's steepest. Before it opened in 1880 the only way to get up Victoria Peak, the highest hill overlooking Hong Kong Harbour, was to walk or take a bumpy ride in a sedan chair on steep steps. You really can't afford to miss the thrilling tram journey. On the way up, grab a seat on the right-hand side for the best views of the harbor and mountains. The trams, which look like old-fashioned trolley cars, are hauled the whole way in seven minutes by cables attached to electric motors. En route to the upper terminal, 1,805 feet above sea level, the cars pass five intermediate stations. At times they seem to travel at an impossibly vertical angle, but don't fret; it's all perfectly safe.
At the top you immediately enter the Peak Tower, a mall full of restaurants, shops, and amusements such as Madame Tussaud's wax museum. There's a viewing platform on the mall's roof. Outside the Peak Tower, another mall faces you. Well-signed nature walks around the Peak are wonderful respites from the commercialism. Bus 15C, an antique double-decker with an open top, shuttles you to the Peak Tram Terminal from Edinburgh Place, next to City Hall.
- Cost: HK$20 one-way, HK$30 round-trip
- Open: Daily every 15 mins, 7 AM-midnight
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