The Star Ferry, one of the must-do's in Hong Kong, has been running for about a century.

It is a leisurely 5-minute ride across the Victoria Harbor for just HK$2.20 (~US 30cents). Locals still take it routinely.

There's one just about every 5 minutes, operating from early in the morning till a bit after 11 o'clock at night.

There are three routes: one between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central, one between Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai, and one between Hung Hom and Wan Chai.

A good thing to do will be to take it from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, and then take the one from there to Wanchai. Arriving at Wanchai, you can walk around the HK Convention and Exhibition Center where the 1997 handover ceremonies were held.

The ferry has two decks. The bottom deck is cheaper, but even the upper deck only costs just less than 30 cents US to ride. The bottom deck is not as nice and if you don't like diesel fumes, upper deck is your choice.