Personalized HK Photo Tour: Hotspots & Hidden Gems
4 hours
Photo Tours
Hong Kong
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Experience hosted by Matteo
Private Tour
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Want to discover the best photo stops in Hong Kong? On this personalized tour, it's possible! Pick a 100% customized path to follow in your quest to discover Hong Kong through your camera. Whether you want some highlights, hidden gems or both, I can create the perfect photo route for you!
Destination
Hong Kong
Category
Photo Tours
Duration
4 hours
Transport mode
Public Transport
Available languages
English, Italiano
Included
Private guide
6 reasons to book this tour
100% personalized to your wishes
Pick & create your photo route
Discover the highlights & hidden gems of HK
Private tour: only you & your local host
Get tips & tricks from a photo pro
Capture the essence of HK with your camera
What you can expect
Discover Hong Kong through your camera on a 100% personalized route based on your interests and preferences. Hong Kong has plenty of sights and interesting places but cut to the chase and focus on what interests you the most.
Check out the below two options of things to do in Hong Kong with me, a local photographer. Do you want to focus more on the iconic landmarks and highlights of Hong Kong? Then take a look at option no. 1 which is based more towards the most popular places in the city. Or do you want to go on a lesser-known road and explore the local life? Then give option 2 a chance and skip the touristy sights for a more real experience.
As you snap and capture the beauty of the city, I can share with you tips and tricks to make your photos pop. Not a professional photographer? It doesn't matter! This tour is for everyone and can be modified to fit everyone's needs and requests.
Remember this tour is 100% personalized, so if you want to make your own plan based on both options it is also possible! Send me a message and let me create for you a unique tour in Hong Kong that you'll never forget.
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Matteo.
Meeting point
Meet at Choi Hung Station - Hong Kong to start your journey
Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
Option 1:
Highlights of the city
Market Wanderings
Discover a colorful dry seafood market
Temple Discovery
Pay a visit to the Man Mo Temple
Cat Street Exploring
Wander through the Cat Street and capture all the interesting & quirky antiques
Urban Vibes
Explore the local graffiti area and snap your favorites
Hip Hong Kong
Go to the hip Soho district and see how the locals unwind
Party Life
Have a fun time at LFK party district and capture the true atmosphere of the city
From the Water
Take photos of Hong Kong and its incredible sights from the water on a ferry trip
Option 2:
Hidden gems & off the beaten track
Colorful Neighborhood
Walk through the rainbow Choi Hong Estate and be amazed by all the colors
Away From the Crowds
Spend a refreshing time at Lei Yue Mun fishermen village and capture the real local life
Insta Worthy
Get a picture perfect moment at Montane Mansion, an iconic HK photo op
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.
Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.
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Flexible cancellation policy
Feel confident booking
Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.
Change of plans?
Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.
Loved by travelers worldwide
Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.
Reviews from guests
Ying🇸🇬 Singapore
1 December 2024
This is my second tour with Matteo and I had requested to not repeat locations from our first tour. He was very proactive with suggestions and planned a seamless and stimulating walk where I could experience and capture the energy of the local neighbourhoods, temples and markets.
We covered a lot of ground and I would not been able to see so many sights if I had tried to find them on my own.
He was very knowledgable and shared stories that only a long-time HK resident would know.
The tour was a highlight of my trip and Matteo's expert guiding presents this vibrant city as a gem that deserves many visits and discovery.
Authentic HK Street Life
Paul🇸🇬 Singapore
13 November 2024
Friendly chap. Easy walking and soaking in the sights of Hong Kong. Totally flexible with regard to places I wanted to see and Photograph. Ideal for me. Would do another walk with him next trip - Night timeEnjoyed my time with Matteo
David C.🇸🇬 Singapore
12 November 2023
Booked a 4 hour walk with Matteo. He is very knowledgeable and walk us through various places in Hong Kong. Thank you!Thank you Matteo!
martino.ricci🇩🇪 Germany
25 November 2022
I spent 4 great hours with Matteo strolling around the city from HK center to Kowloon and back.
The tour was highly customisable, Matteo understood my needs and interpreted them perfectly offering a fantastic tour which allowed me to discover the city as I would have never been able to do by myself. Matteo is nice dynamic and forthcoming, knows a lot of stuff about the city, about its history and development and its unique population. We saw great places, weird places, authentic places and more touristic ones. We had great food along the way and I left with the final impression that I really made the right choice in asking Matteo to be my guide for a day. Highly recommended!The perfect guide for a fantastic city
Douglas🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5 January 2022
Matteo was really down to earth and informed on the places we visited. He also gave me some very helpful camera tipps as a novice photographer with instant results. And tried one cuisine i will never forget. Thanks Matteo. Great tour
a🇭🇰 Hong Kong
1 November 2021
Very nice day out and skillful happy fellow. Full family enjoyed the dayGreat day out
Catherine 🇸🇬 Singapore
4 May 2019
We don't usually write review but we'll make this an exception. Matteo was super friendly and easy going from the beginning. The itinerary was very flexible and catered towards our wants. Plus my daughter got very inspired by his passion towards photography, with the added bonus that we discovered the camera we've had for a few years is a 'touch' screen!! :-) would definitely recommend <3Made our rainy day awesome
Mark
25 April 2019
Matteo is entertaining and quite a lively personality, but if I had my time again, I definitely wouldn't do this tour. We signed on to do photography, and it became clear within the first thirty minutes that it either wasn't in his skill set or he wasn't particularly interested in doing photography that evening.
I'd recommend Matteo as a general guide, but choose someone else for your photo-fix.Not a photography tour
Virginia🇺🇸 United States
13 March 2019
We had such a great time on our tour with Matteo. He was personable, knowledgeable, accommodating and fun! He listened to what we were looking for in the tour, and also took us to places he thought we would like when we weren't sure of what we were looking for. Matteo definitely showed us Hong Kong from a local/native point of view. He took us to a meat and fish market that was frequented by locals and not a tourist trap, and to a local restaurant where we had a delicious lunch of dim sum. We took the subway, a bus and walked all over Hong Kong to get to the places we wanted to see. It was all great! My husband and I highly recommend Matteo as a tour guide. Thanks, Matteo!Loved the Tour and Matteo
Charles🇺🇸 United States
6 March 2019
Matteo met my wife and I at our hotel. The tour included markets, a temple, a jail, an iconic tea room and several other points of interest. We could have walked through a market without a guide, but Matteo was great, explaining what several of the unusual things were.
Before we went to the temple he explained what we were about to see and because of the new year why people were doing certain things. The tea room was filled to capacity with locals. It was dim sum and Matteo picked things off the carts as they went by and his selections were great..............except for the hen's feet (my wife liked them however).
We took a few busses and Matteo paid for them, plus he stopped at a bakery and bought us a local pastry. Later in the day he bought us tea, and again later an egg boiled in tea that was delicious!
We saw things we never would have seen on our own, and I doubt that larger tours saw many of the things we saw. And the best part................Matteo was fun. The day flew by. If you have a chance to book a tour with him I guarantee you won't be disappointedWhat a Great Day!
David🇺🇸 United States
29 October 2018
This tour really was off the beaten path. A great opportunity for photography, and a chance to see a different and authentic slice of Hong Kong. Matteo was very engaged and knowledgeable about the areas we visited. Would definitely recommend if photography is a hobby/passion of yours.Awesome.
Sean🇦🇺 Australia
17 October 2018
Matteo met us at the station and took us to some fantastic local areas giving my husband and I and our two boys a good Understanding of the local culture and lifestyle in Hong Kong . We visited the market , local streets and the fishing village . Matteo shared interesting info and gave us a genuine taste of the people, the food and the lifestyle . it did rain in the middle of the tour but Matteo managed to turn this into a fun experience and we continued onto the ferry , the tram and ended with delicious dumplings before heading off . thank you for sharing your personal stories experiences with us. We had great fun Toyr around Hong Kong
Sinead🇬🇧 United Kingdom
11 September 2018
Matteo is a great host... knowledgable, fun and energetic. He showed us many things we may have otherwise missed, slightly off the tourist trail. He spoke perfect English and I would definitely recommend booking one of his tours when in HK. I’ll be back to take a trip on his boat sometime! Fantastic tour!
Tjeerd🇹🇭 Thailand
29 July 2018
We had good communication with Matteo and we met exactly on time. We were mostly interested in the old areas, markets and streetlife. Matteo is a nice, friendly man and we had a good day with him. We thought the tour was reasonably priced.A good day in Kowloon
Shane🇳🇿 New Zealand
5 June 2018
Thanks Matteo for an awesome tour!
Not being to HingKong before, Matteo asked my interests and then tailored the tour around me! Saw some cool site, which I dont think your average tour would see.
His knowledge of HongKong is second to none and learnt some very interesting things, that you will not find in a book.
I thoroughly recommend Matteo for you tour of HongKong.
Cheers Shane.
PS. Matteo is the happiest person I have met in HongKong! Rock on Matteo!!
Matteo rocks as a guide!
Val🇬🇧 United Kingdom
27 May 2018
Could not fault Matteo’s experience and knowledge of Hong KongGreat Guide strongly recommended
Modris🇦🇺 Australia
30 April 2018
I've been to HK a few times and wanted to see some places off the beaten track; Matteo certainly delivered! We visited some places that Matteo knows very well and he was able to give me a full commentary about what we were looking at. I recommend his services 10/10.Personalised Hong Kong photo tour: Hotspot
Lisa🇸🇬 Singapore
19 April 2018
I had a well spent 4 hour walk going to these hidden spots which I would have missed if I had ventured alone.
Matteo has a great personality! He told me interesting information of each area and 4 hours seem to just fly by. I love taking pictures and Matteo provided me with good opportunities and great photography tips which was very helpful.
This was a great all round experience and I was glad to have Matteo show me the hidden gems of Hong Kong.Hidden Spots and Gems
Katherine
12 March 2018
Matteo, I want you to know that we had a grate time on the photo tour with you in Hong Kong!
Enjoyed the style you show us, and sharing technique.
My boy love the local snack you brought him before. Already ask me to come back to eat again. Personalized Hong Kong Photo tour: Hotspots or Hidden Gems
Betty🇧🇪 Belgium
12 March 2018
Matteo is an awesome host!
In his photo tour he showed me the exotic side of Hong Kong.
He is fun, friendly + absolutely local.
I had such a grate time. Thank you MatteoPersonalized Hong Kong Photo tour: Hotspots or Hidden Gems
grant🇦🇺 Australia
12 March 2018
Very enjoyable experience, Matteo was very knowledgable and accommodating.
I had a very good tour + got to see all the sites some tourists would not see.
I would highly recommendPersonalized Hong Kong Photo tour: Hotspots or Hidden Gems
Susanna
5 March 2025
The city tour with Matteo was extremely interesting and fun. Matteo showed us and told us unusual and amazing things. We enjoyed a tour of the city that was not banal and boring. Thanks Matteo!!Hong Kong from a different point of view!
Jochen
28 February 2025
Matteo is a most charming person with deep knowledge giving us a most interesting tour in Hongkong.Great tour, what a wonderful guide !
Christian
24 February 2025
Thank you Matteo for the great day with all these informations...
These 6 hours went so fast away ...cause of the way you did the whole thing Matteo...
Any time again
Best regards Christian Six hours of fun
Janne🇫🇮 Finland
24 February 2025
Tour with Matteo was great, more than I expected. He was very informative and had great facts and stories about Hong Kong and it´s history. I learned a lot from him. Street food was delicious and He listened my food preferences and showed places I wouldn´t find by myself. We also shared same kind of humour, so it was fun too. I enjoyed nightmarket & streetfood tour
Toby
18 February 2025
Cal🇺🇸 United States
18 February 2025
We enjoyed our tour with Matteo. He wad full of information and colorful stories of Hong Kong, both present and past. Matteo also showed us some interesting sites we would have missed on our own while giving us a wonderful overview of Hong Kong. Delightful morning with Matteo!
Joanne
18 February 2025
David
17 February 2025
First class in all respects. Highly recommended.First class tour guide.
David
15 February 2025
Matteo was full of information and knowledge about Hong Kong. A really great guide who we would highly recommend.Excellent tour guide
Bree🇺🇸 United States
9 February 2025
Great class! Even though I didn’t have a fancy camera Matteo let me use his own Nikon to learn how to change the settings and apply them to night photography. He had some great spot for the monster building and around the area. Thank you again! Happy 500th tour!! Great photo class! 500th!!
Unknown
5 February 2025
Took the personal guided tour with Matteo. He was great. Asked us what our preferences were, then proceeded to take us to a whole bunch of places that suited our interests and tastes. Tour included numerous stops at eateries and shops that we would have never found or even if we did find, would not have been brave enough to venture into on our own. Matteo explained the history behind many of the sights and shared his personal experiences with living in Hong Kong. Memorable tour, would definitely recommend.Hidden gems of Hong Kong
Peter
24 January 2025
We hired Matteo for two tours, one food oriented and other discovering the back streets of Hong Kong! Both were brilliant, Matteo knows every square inch, is so knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour. We tried so many different types of food, totally delicious!
We really enjoyed spending time with him! You cannot do better!
Anne
21 January 2025
We spent 3 hours plus with Matteo learning about the history of Hong Kong, walking in areas we would not have discovered on our own. We were impressed with his knowledge as well as his sense of humour.
We would highly recommend Matteo
Thanks Matteo!
Ardeth and AnneHong Kong with Matteo
Jerold🇺🇸 United States
21 January 2025
We had a 6 hour tour with Matteo in the beautiful city of Hong Kong. And although 6 hours is not a lot of time, Matteo did a masterful job of showing us many of the highlights of the city. Having lived in the city for 27 years, he was very informative with the major points of the city and many of the lesser known bits of information. If you're going to be visiting Hong Kong any time soon, I highly recommend asking Matteo to be your guide! An afternoon in Hong Kong
Bryant🇺🇸 United States
12 January 2025
My wife and I had a terrific evening with Matteo. We explored Hong Kong and saw places we never would have seen (or realized their meaning) if we didn’t take the tour. We only had 1 full day in Hong Kong and this was a great way to get the feel of the city. We appreciated Matteo’s story telling and familiarity with the locals Great Hong Kong Experience
Carmen
11 January 2025
We enjoyed good samples and learned a lot about life in Hong Kong. The tastings were interesting. Matteo gave good advice for future exploration of Hong Kong. We were tired so our pace was slow but he adjusted. Great Night Exploring
Lorenzo
30 December 2024
Brad
18 December 2024
At night Hong Kong comes alive with all of the lights, landscapes, and different scenes. Matteo was very knowledgeable about locations to photograph and photography techniques. I highly recommend this tour.Hong Kong at Night Photo Workshop Tour
dana🇷🇴 Romania
28 November 2024
It was the perfect journey in the Hong Kong rain. It was perfect! Thank you Matteo! Amazing experience!
eleonora🇭🇰 Hong Kong
23 November 2024
I would like to thank Matteo for his kindness and courtesy and for the deep professionalism and knowledge of Hong Kong
Beautiful walk around Hong Kong
Lodeme🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of
21 November 2024
Matteo seemed knowledgeable about the area we walked through and greeted people as we went. He is friendly and shares many details about his personal life. If you like shopping he will take you to places where you can purchase souvenirs and other knickknacks, but don't feel pressured to buy anything. We had more than 5 tastings, but since I did the tour by myself it was still pretty expensive for that amount. I would have liked more information about the food we ate and possibly a different drink other than beer.Not worth the price
Barbara
17 November 2024
Matteo ci ha regalato una giornata bellissima ad HK. Spero di tornarci presto.Guida Super
Alexander🇺🇸 United States
28 October 2024
We booked Matteo based upon his other reviews, which were very positive. Perhaps we had Matteo on an "off day", but our experience was underwhelming. Our tour seemed to drift and was based more upon Matteo's low fitness level (and his desire to conserve energy for other tours) than a true plan. While we did learn some interesting things, we didn't get the locals experience that we were seeking. Unsatisfying tour
Kristine🇺🇸 United States
28 October 2024
Had a wonderful experience with Matteo. He showed us around the city and taught us more about HK. He made sure we were able to experience what interested us and new foods we wanted to try. Great food tour experience
Izabela
26 October 2024
Matteo gave me & my 6 year old son a nice tailored trip around HK treasures. He acknowledge our points of interests and we had a fun time exploring different places. He was kind and friendly! Good trip around HK
Onno
18 October 2024
the walk through the city was great. Matteo could tell a lot of different stores about the history of Hongkong, the shops, the Tao-temple etc. He is enthousiastic in his descriptions. One point of critics: instead of treating us on a snack or logcal drink. He invited himself during the diner I had with my wife. Don't do that in the future to otter people anymore. it was a little bit werd.The citywalk was great.
Bianka🇩🇪 Germany
14 October 2024
War echt super Fantastisch
Adrian🇦🇺 Australia
25 September 2024
Our tour with Matteo was excellent. He was ready to go on time and had plenty of information about the area and Hong Kong. His food choices were varied, and plenty. He was very enjoyable company. We are happy to recommend Matteo.wonderful morning food tour
Barbara🇮🇹 Italy
16 September 2024
Matteo è stato una guida competente e professionale. Molto puntuale . Ci ha spiegato lo stile di vita degli abitanti di Hong Kong, ci ha accompagnato in viuzze nascoste dove , da soli , ci saremmo sicuramente persi .
Ci ha spiegato la religione portandoci in un tempio taoista. Infine abbiamo visitato la zona di Tai Kwun . Consiglio
Sicuramente! Giro orientativo di Hong Kong island
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More about me
I am originally from Italy, but I move in HK at the end of the last millennium. My wife is a local Chinese woman and we have two beautiful kid. I love to meet new people and I love to be happy.