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Lantau Island: Big Buddha, Crystal Cabin Cable Car & Tai O Pickup

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Overview

Available languages

English

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This sightseeing tour includes pickup from select hotels in the Central and East areas of Hong Kong Island and transfer to Lantau Island. Take a cable car tour to visit the Tian Tan Big Buddha Statue at the PO Lin Monastery and take a boat ride to explore Tai O, a quaint fishing village where the houses are on stilts. A vegetarian lunch is also included with the tour.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

You will be picked up from hotel lobby, or you will be advised to meet with your tour guide and other tourists at the nearest departure point. This tour is a seat-in-coach tour. You will buy a seat on a tour coach, share an escorted tour with other tourists. If you do not like the lengthy tour start time, please choose the option of "Private Upgrade -Crystal Cabin".

If you stay in a local home or a hotel not in the pickup list, please inform of the address upon booking. You will be informed of the nearest pickup hotel and pickup time to meet your tour guide. Your reply of approval of this pickup arrangement and deadline of apply time is critical. No show at the meeting place will receive no refund.

If you book an activity less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled activity start time, you are required to telephone the local tour supplier immediately right after your booking. The telephone number of the local tour supplier is displayed on your voucher. The office is open from 0700 to 2100 Hong Kong time. If no one answers the phone call after office hour, please telephone again at 0700 next day to add you in the pickup list. Otherwise the tour bus will not go to your hotel.

Upon pickup, your tour guide will find you by eye contact, or read your name from the pickup list. Meeting point is hotel lobby or you will be advised of the nearest meeting place to meet with your guide. Please be waiting at the meeting place 10 minutes prior to departure. No refund for your no show or late arrival.

The standard cancellation policy is: (1) a 100% refund for cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. (2) Cancellations made within 24 hours of the start date of the experience will receive no refund.

At the cable car station, most people line up to buy ticket on site and enter through Individual Entry. The normal waiting time is 2 hours. Your prepaid confirmation coupon allows you to use Group Entry. Less people line up here. Group Entry is a privilege benefit for travel agents' customers only.

As informed by Ngong Ping Cable Car Company, Ngong Ping Cable Car Service will be closed temporarily for scheduled maintenance on 14 Jan 2020.

When Ngong Ping Cable Car will be suspended to carry out bi-monthly regular scheduled maintenance, or closed due to severe weather warning, alternative coach transportation will be available during the cable car service suspension. This tour will be operated by coach transfer between Ngong Ping and Tung Chung. No reduction in the tour price for the lack of the cable car ride.

In the event that the boat ride is suspended in Tai O village, a HK$20 cash coupon will be issued for use in Ngong Ping 360 souvenirs shops. The Tai O boat ride will be suspended service on Sat 25th, Jan 2020 (1st Day of Chines New Year).

How to join in this tour from airport: (1) Please take 24-minute Airport Express train, get off at Kowloon Station, go out from Exit D1, walk for 97m (2 minute) to W Hong Kong Hotel (Add: 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon). The pickup time from W Hong Kong Hotel is 10:00am daily. Your tour guide has a pickup list and will find you in the lobby. After tour, you will come back to W Hong Kong Hotel at 18:00 after tour. From Airport Station, the 1st train leaves at 05:54. From Kowloon Station back to airport, the last train leaves at 00:52. (2) Because this tour ends at Tung Chung Cable Car Station at 4pm, you can take a taxi from there back to airport. It takes 10 minute by taxi. (3) You take your own risk of missing your flight. Please only book this tour when your flight leaves from HKG after 20:00. The latest information of security check from airport is: Access control measures are being taken at terminals. Visitors are advised to arrive 3 hours before departure for proper checks. (4) Round trip airport express fare or taxi fare will be paid by yourself. No refund or discount on original tour price. (5) No refund for no show or late arrival caused by arrival flight cancel and arrival flight delay.

If you live in a hotel on Lantau Island (Disney Resorts, Novotel Citygate, SkyCity Marriott, Regal Airport Hotel etc): (1) The meeting time is 10:55 from the Taxi Stand at Tung Chung cable car station. You need to take a Lantau taxi (blue) to Tung Chung Cable Car Station. It costs around HKD118 one way for 20 minute driving distance. (2) Tour ends at Tung Chung Cable Car Station at 4pm. (3) Round trip taxi fare will be paid by yourself. No refund or discount on original tour price. (4) No refund for no show or late arrival

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

1

Lantau Island

The highlight is riding the cable car to visit Tian Tan Big Buddha, exploring Tai O fishing village by boat ride

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
2

Tung Chung

Access of group Entry to skip the line. Take cable car ride from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping ( mountain top ).

30 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Tour ends in Tung Chung at 4pm, then you will take 1-hour coach back to your hotel in downtown.

Boat ride(option) in Tai O to see the stilts houses. Pink Dolphin can be seen sometimes in summer.

If you do not offer a preferred pickup place or address, you will receive cancellation note & refund

Service of English speaking tour guide during all transfers and sightseeing

Group tour: Pickup is not available from airport, cruise terminal, subway station & railway station.

Do you pickup from my hotel, or I go to a departure point? What time? Book now and find the answer

Return cable car ride to Tung Chung, see the world's longest sea crossing HKG-MACAO bridge from sky.

Private pickup from cruise terminal: Please choose the option of "Private Upgrade -Crystal Cabin".

You will be transferred back to hotel before 18:00. The actual time depends on traffic in rush hour

Chinese style vegetarian lunch at Po Lin Monastery OR Tai O Snack Coupons

Pickup from major centrally located hotels. Or meet tour guide & other tourists at a departure point

Group Entry to skip the line. Take cable car ride to mountain top from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping.

Dinner

Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)

2-way taxi fare between your hotel and the departure point if your hotel is not in the pickup list.

Pickup from a hotel in Shenzhen

The tour bus is designed for sightseeing. No seperated luggage room. Big luggage is not allowed.

Request of taking this tour with big luggages onboard and transfering to airport will be rejected.

Luggage exceeds dimension of 48cm x 34cm x 23cm or weighs above 4 kg is not allowed on cable car

Left luggage service at Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal. Optional storage fee is HK$100 per piece.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Share Group Tour-Crystal Cabin

Crystal Cabin Cable Car: Equipped with a glass bottom, the Crystal Cabin is designed to feast your eyes with an astonishing bird’s eye view. Feel the magic of the boundless sea and the rolling grassland.

Private Upgrade -Crystal Cabin

Private pickup from 1 pax: Pickup from cruise terminal or hotel. Return transfer. Private vehicle, private guide. Only your group will participate.
Pickup included

Cable Car Temporary Suspension

Cable car service is closed for scheduled maintenance. You will take coach up & down the mountain
Pickup included

2-in-1 Standard Combo

Standard Cabin + Dinner Cruise: Standard Cabin Cable Car Tour + Buffet Dinner on Victoria Harbour Cruise from 19:30 to 21:30 + Return transfer to your hotel
Pickup included

ShareGroupTour-Standard Cabin

Standard Cabin Cable Car: Please provide your hotel name and address upon booking. You will be picked up from your hotel lobby on the list, or inform the nearest pickup hotel to go, with a clear map, and pickup time.
Pickup included

2-in-1 Crystal Combo

Crystal Cabin + Dinner Cruise: Crystal Cabin Cable Car Tour + Buffet Dinner on Victoria Harbour Cruise from 19:30 to 21:30 + Return transfer to your hotel
Pickup included

Reviews

4.50

116 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • The Big Buddha and nearby...

    Donald W,Apr 24, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The Big Buddha and nearby Temple are a must see and simply amazing. Our guide Becky was super friendly and helpful. Highly recommended the tour.

  • Great tour to do with the...

    Andres O,Apr 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great tour to do with the family. You can discover one part of Hong Kong in this tour. You have an spectacular approach to the Buddha and town. The guide knows a lot and explain really good.

  • Day on Lantau Island

    Teresa C,Apr 18, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Beautiful day. Unfortunately, I do not remember our guides name and he was so enjoyable, I hate that I do not remember. Nice group size. Thorough - interesting - visited great sites. Great to see even another side of Hong Kong. The lunch in the Village was tremendous!

  • Eddie was fantastic. He...

    Megan W,Apr 16, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Eddie was fantastic. He was attentive to our needs and adjusted the itinerary for the day to account for those needs. He gave us plenty of background on the stops on Lantau Island. I also really appreciated that the tour still ran with only 4 total participants for the day. Would recommend!

  • Lantau island - excellent tour!

    Cheryl S,Apr 12, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great day long tour to Lantau. Skip the line as promised and saw all the wonders of this island. Great lunch at monastery as well as seeing the Big Buddha up close. Tour guide, Eddie was knowledgeable, friendly and did a great job.

  • Great day - highly recommend!

    JAMES H,Apr 11, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Ingrid was great - very knowledgable and easy going. She also kept us updated on timings allowing us to plan bathroom breaks and souvenir shopping! There was lots of free time and opportunity to ask questions about the culture and traditions.

  • Lantau Island is a must see when in Hong Kong!

    Alex K,Apr 10, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Our family had such an amazing day on Lantau Island and it was all because of Tella our amazing tour guide. We took the crystal cable cars to the top of Lantau Island and visited the monetary and the large outdoor Buddha. We then went to Tai-O and spent some time in the fishing village which was super interesting! Our day with Tella was definitely a highlight of our trip and we could not recommend it any more!

  • This tour helped to make...

    Roy M,Apr 7, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    This tour helped to make our time in Hong Kong more enjoyable. Very interesting and informative with a knowledgeable guide.

  • Organized and enjoyable....

    Monica P,Apr 6, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Organized and enjoyable. We had a glass bottom cable car ride that was worth the extra money. A lunch was included at a restaurant in a local fishing village.

  • Great times on Lantau Island

    Lorraine C,Apr 6, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very good experience on to Lantau Island. Bus was comfortable and the view was terrific. The Big Buddha is stunning and there is enough time to view everything. Tai O is most interesting. Lunch was a treat. Loved the hotel pick up and drop off. Thank you Jovita.

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