This is Asia Tours

What This is Asia Tours Is and Where It Operates

This is Asia Tours is a small Hong Kong company that runs its own private tours with its own local guides. The About page says it was "founded by Jacky Wong in 2011" and describes the business as "a small team of local guides" running tours in Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen. The homepage lists "private day tours in Hong Kong city, private day excursions to Shenzhen, Macau, and restricted access to Lantau Island, and a night junk cruise tour," along with airport transfers, cruise ship transfers and a transfer to Macau over the bridge. The footer gives a Travel Agents License Number (354091) and says the company is an "Active Member: Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents & Travel Industry Council." The homepage claims "over 1,500 happy tour-goers in our 13 years and running." Prices are shown in US dollars.

Jacky is described as "the passionate owner and operator," born and raised in Hong Kong, fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, who "meticulously designs and manages each itinerary."

The Tours

The tour menu covers Hong Kong, day trips beyond it and special cruises. In Hong Kong there is an Airport Layover Tour, "Hong Kong's Ultimate Highlights: The Peak & Big Buddha Private Tour," a "Hong Kong 'Eat like a local' Culinary tour," a Mongkok Night Tour, an HK Local City Tour and a set of Shore Excursions and Cruise Passenger Tours. Lantau Island has a Big Buddha Tour and an "Into the Nature" Full Day Tour. The cruises are a Night Junk Cruise with a dim sum experience and a New Year's Eve Fireworks Open Bar Cruise. Bespoke experiences can be arranged on request.

The Macau "Be a Local" City Tour from Hong Kong is the most detailed page. It is a private full-day tour with Hong Kong hotel pickup at 9am, driving across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, which the page calls "the world's longest 35-mile oversea bridge" (elsewhere "55km"), and clearing immigration on both sides, so passports are needed. In Macau the group walks "for around 3 hours within the historic centre," using taxis and public transport, with "around 6-7 hours spent within Macau," visiting the A-Ma Temple, historic churches, halls and squares, the resort and casino area and local Macanese food. The price is "USD $1199 per group" for up to 4 people, with "$100 per each additional person," children 11 and under free, and an optional in-town vehicle and driver-guide for $420 USD. Groups over 6 need a larger vehicle, quoted separately. It includes a private local guide, drinks, snacks and transport from Hong Kong; meals and souvenirs are extra.

The Macau Day Tour for guests already in Macau is a "6-Hour Tour" from the hotel lobby at "USD$735 per group" for up to 4, with an "extra person charge USD$50 per person." It includes a vehicle and driver, water, coffee, tea and snacks. Suggested stops include Senado Square, St. Augustine's Church, the Ruins of St. Paul's, the Mandarin's House, Monte Fort and Taipa Village, and guests can choose a walking version with public transport instead. The page's "Make Your Own Macau Experience" list adds the A-Ma and Na Tcha temples, the Moorish Barracks and Lilau Square, St. Lawrence's Church, the D. Pedro V Theatre, St. Dominic's Church and the Leal Senado garden, which it says "holds one of the best kept secret libraries in Asia." Both Macau pages frame the city as more than its "Las Vegas of Asia" label, stating that its gaming revenue is 7 times that of Las Vegas, and steer the day toward its Portuguese heritage instead.

Guides and How the Day Works

The About page introduces several guides by name, including Ben Chan and Ashley (both described as fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese), Kiyo, William (a retired international lawyer and street photographer), and Pearline, who says she has lived in Hong Kong for "over 30 years." The homepage says the company has "multiple experienced English guides who lead our private groups."

The company's approach is spelled out on the About page: "We accompany all our tours' stops with intriguing stories, recounts of history, and cultural explanations," and "proudly customise tours to your interests, always willing to stay a little longer in a place you love or leave early from a place you're just not feeling." Testimonials on the homepage mention travel by train, bus, subway and boat, a 4-hour layover tour that returned in time for the flight, and a night tour arranged at the last minute for an overnight layover. Another reviewer describes a guide named Alan who contacted the group a few days before their long airport layover to answer questions. The Macau page notes that the legal gambling age there is 21, but children are welcome because the tour can skip the casinos, and it asks guests to wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes.

Booking and Contact

Tours are booked online through a "Book a Tour Now" link, and the site advertises "Quick & Secure Booking." Contact is by email, by SMS and WhatsApp on +852 6534 4367, or by phone on +852 2363 4833. The site carries a 5-star TripAdvisor badge and a TripAdvisor widget showing 418 reviews. For groups larger than the priced sizes, the Macau pages ask guests to contact the company for a quote.

What the Site Leaves Open and Who It Suits

The site does not publish a cancellation or refund policy, a deposit or the accepted payment methods. Prices are given only for the 2 Macau tours; the Hong Kong, Lantau, Shenzhen and cruise tours show no price on the homepage or About page. The Shenzhen day trip is listed but not described, and there is no information about accessibility or walking distances beyond the Macau tour's 3 hours on foot.

This is Asia Tours suits travelers who want a private guide rather than a coach tour, especially those with a long layover or a cruise stop in Hong Kong, and those who want a day in Macau that is about its Portuguese history and local food rather than the casinos. The owner-led, licensed setup and named guides are strengths; anyone who needs firm terms before paying should ask for them when booking.