A "Berry" Nice Trip!

Okay so this post is loooong overdue! Tsk tsk but it's better late than never, right?! so here goes... 

On March 24 we went on a little field trip. We found it in a website called, BeeCrazy. Don't mind the name but they offer good packages for all sorts of things from clothes, gadgets, outing, travels and whatnots. So we took a shot and went on the Strawberry Picking tour. The package comes with hiking, a free lunch and obviously picking Berries so it was a pretty good deal. 

We were so excited the day before the outing that on the day of the meet up we didn't write down the contact no. of the agent plus the exact meet up place so when we got to Kowloon Tong train station we had to ask gangs of people one by one which trip they are in. Talk about being organized right?! After a good 30 mins of asking and running around we did manage to find our bus. Phew! 

Once we got on the bus the next obstacle was that everyone was Chinese and we were the only 2 foreigners, so to speak. It was a good thing Jcel knows how to communicate in Cantonese, so just a heads-up to those interested in joining these kind of trips, be Sure to bring someone who speaks the language! The tour guide explained the itinerary and also gave us maps for hiking. We had 2 choices, either to take the 2 hours hike or the 30mins one. We decided that since we are young and wanted to be "Adventurous" we took the 2hours hike. And we are happy to say it was a decision we did not regret :)

The hike was not treacherous in fact it was quite enjoyable. They took us this rocky mountain via boat. When we say boat we meant Boat wherein only 10people can fit in. The ride was fun and quick so nothing special there. When we got to the mountain the tour guide explained to us the different kind of stones in there. Surprise surprise even the stones and rocks have history! We enjoyed it so much we didn't realized it has already been 2 hours of walking. You get to experience fresh air and a different scenery. At the end of the mountain there was a little beach or bay. With water so clear you'd want to drink it! There was also a place we thought it was just a garden but on a closer look... it was a cemetery! Good thing we figured that out before going in, ha! 

After the brief hike, they took us to Shatin for lunch, yay! It was a Chinese restaurant, no surprise there! Outside the restaurant was a little garden, real garden and cages for peacocks. The restaurant was clean and they rented an area for the tour. As soon as we got seated, the food started coming along. And the first thing they served us was... Pigeon! Each of us had a complete pigeon with its head on our plates and there were 10 of us in each table. ACCK! But everyone was eating so we had no choice but to join in. As I am biting my way through the pigeon's body I can feel PETA hunting me down. Poor little bird had to endure such tragedy. However the other food they served was delicious so... they made up for serving us the bird. hehe

After we got our tum-tum full they took us to an antique market. Nothing spectacular. Just a place with antiques. We only walked around for a good 30minutes and they quickly took us to our last destination and the highlight of this whole tour... the Strawberry Field! 

The Strawberry Field was located in a very rural area. It was so refreshing to see people growing food here in Hong Kong. Also they were selling them to those who visits the place. Fresh from the field! For the strawberry picking they will give you baskets and each field has its specific kind of strawberry they grow such as from France, Japan, etc. We tried to pick from every field but eventually tire out ourselves and stuck with Japan berries. Obviously they are not free they will price it per kilo, I think. :p 

All in all it was an extremely fun experience. It's nice to see that Hong Kong also offer tours like this. We always thought that Hong Kong is too modernized and so to go hiking and pick fruits is a completely new experience for us, HK-wise. 

Costs (for reference): 

Tour Coupon from BeeCrazy: $138 (per head)
Tour Guide Fee: $35 (per head)

On a final note, I'd say we recommend this tour. Check out their website for more packages. 

More pictures will be posted on our Facebook page. 

Jcel & Bex