Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus (

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: 人力車觀光巴士) is a brand of sightseeing transportation service operated by New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB), one of the franchised bus services operators in

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", an old Hong Kong icon, as a trademark, it offers a thematic sightseeing route by open-top sightseeing buses decorated under the rickshaw concept. It aims to facilitate visitors to explore local culture and diverse attractions of Hong Kong. The Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus was introduced on 18 October 2009, intended to reminisce the early days of Hong Kong for visitors and local citizens, and also to facilitate the up-growing demand of individual travelers.Brand New NWFB Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus Offers One Day Unlimited Hop-on Hop-off Heritage and Metropolis Tours in Hong Kong
Press release by NWFB (18 October 2009) Before 13 December 2014, there were two routes which called "H1 Heritage Tour" and "H2 Metropolis Tour", but it merged into a route with the new crossing-harbour trip.

Routes

Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus provides a sightseeing route, "H1 Heritage Tour."

H1 Heritage Tour

The "H1 Heritage Tour" takes riders around key attractions in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

En route bus stops

Fare: $33.0 HKD/ direction (From Stop 1 to 21 and Stop 21 to 1) 1. Central ( Star Ferry) * Stops from No. 2 to 11 are the additional stop of daytime departure (Depart from Star Ferry 10:00-16:30) 2. Central (

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) Bus Terminus - Interchange stop for Citybus route 260 to

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, New World First Bus route 15 to The Peak
3.

Connaught Road West Connaught Road is a major thoroughfare on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It links Shing Sai Road in Kennedy Town to the west and Harcourt Road in Admiralty to the east. Location The road consists of two adjoining sections, ...

near

Western Market :''Western Market is also a former name for Plaza Miserere.'' Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The current structure, built in 1906, was the North Block of the original Western Market ...

, Macau Ferry Terminal
4. Queen Street near Ginseng & Bird's Nest Street
5.

Hollywood Road Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan, with Wyndham Street, Arbuthnot Road, Ladder Street, Upper Lascar Row, and Old Bailey Street in the vicini ...

opposite

Man Mo Temple Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu is a temple for the worship of the Civil or Literature God Man Tai () / Man Cheong () and the Martial God Mo Tai () / Kwan Tai (). The two Deities were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in ...

, Lascar Row
6. Peel Street
7. Hollywood Road opposite Old Central Police Station
8.

Lan Kwai Fong Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt ...

Wyndham Street Wyndham Street is a one-way street in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of the earliest colonial streets, once known as Pedder Hill. Location It starts at the junction with Hollywood Road and Arbuthnot Road, near the Central Police Station, an ...

9. Ladder Street,

Duddell Street Duddell Street is a small street located near the Lan Kwai Fong district in Central, Hong Kong. Named after George and Frederick Duddell, it stretches from Ice House Street to Queen's Road Central. The street is noted for containing the ci ...

gas lamps
10.

Statue Square Statue Square (; lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a n ...

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Chater Road Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west, and ends at Murray Road in the east. It divides Statue Square int ...

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11.

Central Government Offices The Central Government Complex has been the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong since 2011. Located at the Tamar site, the complex comprises the Central Government Offices, the Legislative Council Complex and the Office of the Chie ...

Tamar Park Tamar Park () is an urban park in Admiralty, Hong Kong covering around with the design concept of 'perpetual green'. The park occupies 80% of the Tamar site public space and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of th ...

12. The Monument In Commemoration Of The Return Of Hong Kong To China
13.

Golden Bauhinia Square The Golden Bauhinia Square () is an open area in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The square was named after the giant statue of a golden ''Bauhinia blakeana'' at the centre of the area, situated outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where ...

, Convention and Exhibition Centre
14. Wna Chai Ferry Pier
''Across

Cross-Harbour Tunnel The Cross-Harbour Tunnel (abbreviated ''CHT'' or ''XHT'') is the first tunnel in Hong Kong built underwater. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method. It is the earl ...

to Kowloon'' 15.

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16. Jade Street,

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17. Harbour City
18. 1881 Heritage,

Peking Road Peking Road () is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level. Name The road was initially named Chater Road, after Paul Chater, who develope ...

19. Avenue Of Stars,

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(Change For MTR

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20. K11
21.

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;Passengers who would like to continue their journey to stops no 22 to 1, should pay $33 HKD again when alighting ''Across Cross-Harbour Tunnel to Hong Kong Island'' 22. Causeway Bay Shopping Area,

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23.

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, Lee Gardens
24.

Happy Valley Racecourse The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison H ...

25. Bowing Road Market (Ngo Keng Kiu)
26.

Southorn Playground Southorn Playground is a sports and recreational ground in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It comprises a football pitch, four basketball courts, and a children's playground. Southorn Playground is bounded by Hennessy Road to the north, Luard Road to ...

, Wo Cheong Pawn Shop
27. Pacific Place,

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28. Peak Tram Terminus,

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29.

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1. Central ( Star Ferry) Starting from 13 December 2014, routes H1 and H2 combined to form a new route. This new route contained an extension to Kowloon while also cancelling stops in the Mid-Levels. The route departs every 30 minutes from 10:00 am till 8:30 pm every day.

Fleet

1216 at Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza (20190119115520)

* Three 1998 11-metre

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with Walter Alexander R-type body (Open-topped, fleet number VA52-VA53, VA55) * Five 2002 12-metre Dennis Trident with Alexander ALX500 body (Open-topped, fleet number 1215-1219) Starting from February 2015, a batch of five 2002 Dennis Trident 12-metre (fleet number 1215-1219) were converted into half open-topped sightseeing bus and replace the 11-metre

s. The old Olympians will start to transfer to Citybus and replace the old open-topped

Leyland Olympian The Leyland Olympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production. Construction The Olympian had the same chassis and running gear as t ...

s. VA51 had its last day service on Route H1 on 15 April 2015 while the replacement Tridents were not ready for service until 16 May 2015. During this period, New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB) were using standard buses including Dennis Tridents (fleet number 1180 and 3313) and

Alexander Dennis Enviro500 The Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro500) is a three-axle double-decker bus built by Alexander Dennis (formerly by TransBus) in the United Kingdom. It was unveiled in 2002 and is one of the Enviro-series bus mod ...

s (fleet number 4040 which had been repainted into Arts Bus on the Move 2015 livery, 5518 and 5539 which are in standard livery and 5568 which had been repainted into 2015 Year of The

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Chinese Zodiac Bus livery). The first half open-topped Trident, 1215, finally entered service on 16 May 2015 operating on the first departure that day. The second and the third new open-topped buses entered service on 19 May 2015 and 20 June 2015. The second Olympian to be transferred to Citybus was VA54 and its last day service was 17 May 2015 and it was repainted into red 'Auntie Nora' livery to replace the

AEC Routemaster The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one ...

open-topped vintage bus in the Citybus fleet. VA51 and VA54 changed their fleet numbers into 22 and 23 and finally joined Citybus in June 2015.

Fare

Single trip fare: HKD 33 (Riders are required to alight at stop 21 of one single trip fare, or continue to stay on the bus to continue the journey, it's required to pay the single trip fare again when alighting )
One-day Pass: HKD 200 (One day unlimited hop-on hop-off rides on route H1)

Service hours and headways

* H1 Heritage Tour Daytime Tour (Stops 1-29) **Departures from Central Star Ferry Pier: 10:00 – 16:30 (Every 30 minutes) * H1 Heritage Tour Nighttime Tour (Stops 1,11-29) **Departures from Central Star Ferry Pier: 17:00 – 20:30 (Every 30 minutes)

References

External links

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