Walk Hong Kong has been offering walks and hikes since 2003 and is run by Jackie Peers and Marco Foehn. In addition, Jackie and Marco are supported by other experienced guides. We all have our specialised areas of interest and provide insights into Hong Kong's local history and culture as well as about the areas we are hiking through.
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Tours are conducted in English, but on request can be provide in eitherGerman, by Marco Foehn, or French, by Stephanie Frossard.
Jackie grew up in rural New Zealand and developed a love of nature, hiking and travel. Her previous careers were in nursing and photography, but her day hikes on the hills of the New Territories with her beloved spaniel Fergus convinced her that there's nothing quite like putting one foot in front of the other.... Jackie also runs the photography tours for Walk Hong Kong.
Jackie does her best to keep the website up and running. She also carries the mobile phone, as we have no office. However, reception is not always great on the hiking trails, so getting through may be frustrating for you. If you have time up your sleeve, sending an email is often easier.
Marco is Swiss, but has lived in Hong Kong since 1982. Having retired from a successful career in banking, he now has the time to share his knowledge of Hong Kong's lifestyle, history and heritage. Marco's passion for the outdoors sees him often competing in walking and hiking events.
Marco will answer your emails, and he is very good at getting back to you very quickly, but if you have not heard from us within 2 days, please contact us again, the email may not have arrived, or sometimes the feedback return emails we are given are incorrect.
Roger came to HK to teach Design Technology back in 1979. He is
happy to still be here and still teaches part time. He will only admit to being
a generalist bird watcher, with no personal interest in 'life-ticks', the
comparative lengths of primaries on 'little brown jobs' or trying to make the
longest day list possible. However, he is as happy to be with people whoarelooking for 'life-ticks'
and long day lists, as he is with those who share a more laid back approach.
Martin Heyes is our World war 2 specialist, a former British Army officer who has lived in Hong Kong for over 35 years. He has conducted extensive research of the 1941 battle from records held both locally and in the United Kingdom, and has spent many long hours walking the terrain over which this short but bloody conflict was fought. Martin also leads all our other tours.
Stephanie is a French woman who arrived in Hong Kong 2 years ago. In France, she has worked in the marketing for the automotive industry during 7 years. She had to quit this position to follow her husband in Asia (but it was her dream, after having spent 18 months in Japan during her studies!). In Hong Kong, Stephanie first joined the exciting Olympic Games project, being purchaser for the organizing team. During the week ends, she enjoyed bringing her family (she is a mother of 2) to discover new facets of Hong Kong: visiting temples or city areas as well as hiking in the incredibly green Hong Kong. So naturally, after the Olympic Games, she decided to join Walk Hong Kong to share her love for the local countryside, beautiful sceneries and remoted villages with visitors.
John Holmes came to Hong Kong in 1978. He soon discovered a
passion for birds when rambling inHong Kong's Country Parks.Since then, birding has led him to many interesting parts of Asia.
Still a committed birder, these days he participates in Hong
Kong's monthly waterfowl counts and edits the English language edition of the
Hong Kong Birdwatching Society's quarterly bulletin.
John is very happy to get the chance to share his enthusiasm
for Hong Kong birds and birding places.
Susan is a German who was born in Shanghai and spent the early years of her childhood in Hong Kong. Thereafter she lived in Munich for more than 20 years working as a film editor before returning to the city now a mother herself with her own family in 1996. Susan is a keen tennis player and loves the outdoors. She also is engaged in many activities of the German communities in Hong Kong such as the German school and church. Loves to go hiking and to explore the many facets of the city through walking tours she has joined Walk Hong Kong to share her experiences and love for the city with German and English speaking visitors and new arrivals.
Gabi Baumgartner came
to Hong Kong from Switzerland 15 years ago. Despite living in a city
she would call herself a 'country-girl' who is happiest after a day
spent outdoors. She is a mother of three, teaches Yoga and Environmental
Awareness and is happy to share her love for movement and nature with
you during the Hong Kong hiking season.
Though Louise Eastwell is proud of her Scottish roots, having lived here since 1997 - Hong Kong is definitely home! Meaning to stay only a few months, like so many others, she stayed. For almost all of her 14 years she has lived on Lamma Island enjoying the rich mix of local and, an increasingly multi-cultural, expat community; as well as all that HK's great outdoors has to offer. HK is the place to reinvent yourself, so Louise has enjoyed wearing many hats over the years ! She currently leads nature education workshops for the ARK EDEN Foundation on Lantau Island and teaches English to local students. She's been an enthusiastic dragon boater, competing with the Lamma Fishermen's mixed team here in HK, and overseas with the Lamma Ladies team. In her spare time she volunteers for Lamma's animal-welfare groups - so dog training, fostering, and bottle-feeding newborn kittens have become more unusual additions to her "life CV"! Her interests as a guide are pretty well-rounded, with a love of HK's flora and fauna, a keen interest in local community issues, culture and language, plus a sound knowledge of HK's turbulent and intricate history.
David Diskin has recently joined Roger and
John on the bird watching team of Walk Hong Kong. David has spent most of his
working life in Asia, including 16 years in Hong Kong. He is the author of Birding Hong Kong: A Site Guide and one
of the co-authors of The Avifauna of Hong
Kong. More recently he has written and published Hong Kong Nature Walks: The New Territories.
Originally from New Zealand, Emily spent the better part of 20 years hiking and back-packing her way around the world before finally settling in Hong Kong. It was Hong Kong's unique landscape that convinced her this was the right country in which to live and she loves sharing it with visitors.
Fergus is part of our New Territories support team. He's a keen winter hiker and a natural leader - so if anyone wants us to find monkeys, snakes (summer only), or wild-boars, he's the man for the job.
For more information on Walk Hong Kong Ltd mobile phone: +852 9187 8641
