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Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po in January
Mixed month: January is outside the recommended season (October – December). Chinese New Year (flower fairs, parade and harbour fireworks) can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags January as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in October, 9 months away. Typhoon Season usually starts in July, 6 months away.
2 days in Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po in January · from ₹20,790 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in January
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Chinese New Year (flower fairs, parade and harbour fireworks)dates shift yearly
Hong Kong's biggest festival. In the days before it, flower fairs fill Victoria Park in Causeway Bay and other parks until the small hours of New Year's Day; Wong Tai Sin Temple is packed from midnight with people offering the first incense of the year; a night parade with floats goes through Tsim Sha Tsui, and fireworks are set off over the harbour on the second night when the city holds them. Many small shops and family restaurants close for two to four days.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹20,790 for two
- Room a night₹6,710
- Food a day, each₹2,860
Mid-range
₹44,928 for two
- Room a night₹12,200
- Food a day, each₹6,600
Luxury
₹1,01,995 for two
- Room a night₹26,840
- Food a day, each₹15,400
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Hong Kong yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Lantau Island (HKG), 24 km away
Then: Transfer · 30m (Taxi / Uber, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹13,500
Routes compared
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- Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok & Sham Shui Po
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 14 days
- Before you fly, register online for the free Pre-arrival Registration (PAR) for Indian nationals on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website (immd.gov.hk). It must succeed before you travel; do it as soon as you book, so there is time to apply for a visa if it does not.
- Print the PAR notification slip on blank white A4 paper and sign it. Airlines ask for it at check-in and will not board you without it; show it again at Hong Kong immigration. One registration is valid for six months.
- You may stay up to 14 days a visit. For a longer stay, or if your registration fails, you need a visa from the Immigration Department before you travel.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Signed PAR notification slip, printed on A4 paper; Confirmed return or onward ticket within 14 days; Hotel bookings for the stay; Proof of funds (bank statement or cards), if the officer asks.
The registration is free: sites that charge for it are not the Immigration Department. It covers Hong Kong only: Macau and mainland China have their own entry rules, so check them before a side trip.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
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