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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

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

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

Service of English speaking tour guide during all transfers and sightseeing

Air-conditioned vehicle

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

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

OPTION :Chinese style vegetarian lunch OR Tai O Loacl Seafood

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

Dinner

Gratuities

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Cancellation Policy

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

Options

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

Basic Bus Tour - Kowloon

Cable Car: Standard Cabin ticket included. Meeting Point:: Self-arrival at Holiday Inn Golden Mile LOBBY - 0930 AM. Vehicle: Comfortable shared 22- Seat coach bus. Standard Cabin Cable Car

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

Cable Car Temporary Suspension

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

Superior Bus Tour

Cable Car: Crystal Cabin ticket included (shared cabin with other visitors). Dining:: Local specialty seafood lunch included. Transfers: Hotel pick-up included (advance confirmation required). Vehicle: : Comfortable shared 22-Seat coach bus. 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. Pickup included

Private Van Tour

Cable Car: Crystal Cabin ticket included (shared cabin with other visitors). Dining: Choice of Vegetarian Set Meal or Local Seafood Lunch. Transfers:: Door-to-door hotel pick-up and drop-off Vehicle: Private Toyota Alphard business van (exclusive use). (up to 6 guests.) Private pickup from 1 pax: Pickup from cruise terminal or hotel. Return transfer. Private vehicle, private guide. Only your group will participate. Pickup included

Basic Bus Tour- Central

Cable Car: : Standard Cabin ticket included. Meeting Point: : Self-arrival at Renaissance Harbour View Hotel LOBBY -0900 AM. Vehicle:: Comfortable shared 22-Seat coach bus.

Reviews

4.53

134 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Becky was an excellent...

    reubendsouza,May 24, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Becky was an excellent guide and made sure that we all were comfortable, shared her knowledge, arranged an excellent lunch, took great pictures and was very friendly towards all.

  • Excellent Trip

    Stephen G,May 16, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Perfect day with our guide Ingrid,kept informed the day prior to our trip,very comfortable car. Ingrid took wonderful photos and the following day, did a video compilation to music of our trip,which was a lovely surprise. She fully explained everything throughout the day and nothing seemed rushed. Would thoroughly recommend the trip with Ingrid. Lunch was filling and delicious. Thank you once again Ingrid

  • Disgraceful do not book through this your operator thry leave u stranded

    Janet H,May 13, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    1.00

    Do not use this tour company. They did nonot turn up to the allocated pick up point. Stated l had lunch included then ehilst on tour told me ti buy my own. What exactly was 312.oo paid for.

  • Excellent experience

    Paradise03588838838,May 12, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Excellent tour with our guide Kella, who is a very smiling and friendly person, involved in explaining the different places visited, and especially very kind. I wholeheartedly recommend this activity to anyone wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong and discover another, more natural side of the region!

  • Lantau Excursion

    Desley N,May 9, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great day. Jonathon was a great guide - very informative & friendly. Transfer vehicle was modern & spotless.

  • Excellent tour. Jonathan...

    Carol E,May 8, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Excellent tour. Jonathan was the perfect guide…knowledgeable, friendly, attentive. Great value. If motion sickness is a problem, take precautions for the 30 minute boat ride.

  • Good day trip

    gregwN9393US,May 6, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Good side trip. Hotel pickup is chaotic with mixed messages and instructions. It's a lot to see but worth the time. Pretty expensive but you really can't do this on your own.

  • Highly recommend

    randir450,May 5, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    I was visiting my daughter in Hong Kong and wanted to go see the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. Taking a tour was the best idea. Our tour guide, Becky, was lovely. I shared the tour with a lovely couple from Holland, and unlike my self-directed day in Macau, all I had to do was show up. Everything else was handled. Would definitely recommend.

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  • Definitely worth it....

    Rene R,May 5, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Definitely worth it. Keeping an eye on the weather only, in rain and low-hanging clouds the experience is much less

  • Great Lantau Island tour with Eva

    khh-explorer,Apr 27, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We were fortunate to have Eva Chang as our tour guide. She described the activities of the day and off our group of 6 went. There were several different modes of transportation used in getting from the cruise port to Lantau Island and she made sure we were all taken care of. She took about 100 pictures of our group together and by couple. She cleverly stopped a few times on the steps going up to the Big Buddha to take pictures and also let us rest a bit. At the end of the tour,she sent us all the pictures she took. She recommended a local restaurant as an alternative to the Monastery lunch and ordered family style for us. Seemed like everyone enjoyed the meal. While in the buses, she shared her experiences in Hong Kong and answered any questions we might have. She went above and beyond in going back to a store where one of our group had purchased souvenirs and wanted more. All in all, we were very happy with Eva’s knowledge, organization and caring spirit!

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