Hong Kong tram ride in Heavy rain | Shau Kei Wan ➡️ Wan Chai ➡️ Kennedy Town full route | 4K 60FPS

This video shows the full Hong Kong Tramways route from Shau Kei Wan in the east of Hong Kong Island to Davis Street in Kennedy Town to the West in real time. There is only ambient noise and chatter, with no commentary, effects, or music. Hong Kong’s iconic tramways are one of the few examples of double-decker tramways still in operation (alongside the Alexandria tramway in Egypt and trams in Blackpool, UK) and offer a unique vista from which to view the city. We’ll travel through most of the major districts and shopping areas of northern Hong Kong Island, including Wan Chai, Admiralty, and Central, and passing landmarks including the Western Market, Seafood Street, and Causeway Bay. A journey as long as this one is incredibly cheap - as low as HKD $3, or approximately 30 British pence or 30 US cents - so it’s hard to say it’s not worth it for the uniqueness and sightseeing value. Travelling by tram is a less popular form of transport compared to the MTR, likely owing to its vulnerability to traffic congestion and lack of air conditioning, but the view can’t be beaten. These tramways are something to be treasured, and a living example of the city’s rich culture and history. We picked a rainy day to film this video, because filming in the rain with a gimbal is extremely difficult, and were blessed by a really great looking downpour as we passed through Causeway Bay. The video was filmed using a Panasonic GH5S on a DJI RS3 Mini gimbal that was in turn mounted on a tripod. Turns were manually controlled using the gimbal’s joystick. There’s one cut due to us transferring between trams at Western Market, as well as another just before Causeway Bay as my camera randomly decided to stop recording. I’m quite proud of this video, though I regret that we ended up stuck behind another tram for a lot of it. Still... That’s just as much part of the experience, right? List of stops with timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Shau Kei Wan 01:10 Chai Wan Road 03:50 Sun Sing Street 05:40 Hoo Foo Street 06:30 Holy Cross Path 08:19 Tai Hong Street 09:04 Tai Koo Shing Road 10:46 Kornhill 12:26 Shipyard Lane 14:06 Mount Parker Road 17:28 Finnie Street 18:21 Java Road 19:42 Healthy Street East 20:30 Healthy Street West 21:42 Tin Chiu Street 23:36 Shu Kuk Street 26:14 North Point Road 28:25 Fortress Hill 30:28 Jupiter Street 31:48 Lau Li Street 33:38 Lau Sin Street 35:45 Victoria Park 36:46 Shelter Street 39:37 Pennington Street 40:45 Paterson Street 45:10 Canal Road West 48:20 Tonnochy Road 52:01 O’Brien Road 53:38 Swatow Street 54:47 Gresson Street 56:10 Arsenal Street 57:10 Admiralty MTR Station 58:30 Cotton Tree Drive 01:00:00 Bank Street 01:01:35 Pedder Street 01:03:00 Pottinger Street 01:05:29 Gilman Street 01:07:31 Man Wah Lane 01:08:16 Western Market Terminus, tram transfer 01:11:36 Macau Ferry Terminal 01:12:05 Connaught Road West 01:13:50 Sutherland Street 01:19:32 Eastern Street 01:22:00 Western Street 01:23:54 Water Street 01:25:57 Whitty Street 01:29:35 Hill Road 01:32:16 Queen’s Road West 01:34:01 Kennedy Town Praya 01:35:10 Sands Street 01:38:31 Smithfield 01:39:43 Davis Street and outro (Mong Kok) A clarifying note on fare prices: The trip in the above video was HKD 6 as I transferred at Western Market. If I got the Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town service, it would’ve been HKD 3, but those aren’t super frequent. Still, it is possible! Postscript: This video marks 500 subscribers! I can’t really believe so many people are interested in me slowly walking around various cities and occasionally breathing overly heavily, but hey. I’m really proud of everything I’ve done. I fall well below monetization metrics, but that’s OK; I can film videos I know won’t be very popular as I’m not trying to keep the algorithm happy or trying to maximize my earnings. I was, am, and forever will be just an idiot with a camera who’s trying to take snapshots of places that might one day disappear. And that’s fine! Thank you to everyone who’s come along for this journey, whether for a few minutes at the start of a video or to those who put them on in the background while working or studying. I really appreciate you.