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Lantau Island Small-Group: Big Buddha, Ngong Ping Cable Car&Tai O

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Overview

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Discover the soul of Hong Kong’s largest island on this curated small-group tour (Max 20 guests). Avoid the crowds and travel in comfort with round-trip mini-coach transfers from a central Kowloon meeting point, accompanied by an expert English-speaking guide.

Experience Highlights:

VIP Access: Skip the long lines at the Ngong Ping Cable Car. Soar over the mountains with aerial views of the HKIA Airport and the world-record HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.

Spiritual Grandeur: Stand at the base of the majestic Tian Tan Buddha and explore the vibrant Po Lin Monastery.

The "Venice of the East": Wander through Tai O Fishing Village. Your tour includes a scenic boat ride through historic stilt-house communities and a visit to the Tai O Heritage Hotel.

Includes all admission tickets, boat fees, and expert narration.

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.

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.

Coach transportation between Tung Chung and Ngong Ping will be arranged as a substitute when the cable car service is suspended due to maintenance, or severe weather warning.

$20 retail cash coupon will be issued for use in Ngong Ping 360 souvenirs shops if the boat ride in Tai O village is suspended.

This tour is not open for customers who live in a hotel on Lantau Island (Disney Resorts, Novotel Citygate, SkyCity Marriott, Regal Airport Hotel etc): You will be asked to book a morning tour including lunch, 2-way cable car transfers: (1) The meeting time is 10:55 at the Taxi Stand at Tung Chung; (2) Tour ends at Tung Chung Cable Car Station at 4pm. (3) Please use the keyword "Coach Day Tour - Lantau Island Visiting and Giant Buddha Cable Car Tour Plus Tai O Boat Ride" to find this morning tour on Internet. (4) Taxi transportation will be arranged by yourself. It costs around HKD118 one way for 20 minute driving distance.

Pickup service is not available from airport, cruise terminal, subway station and railway station.

How to join in this tour from Kai Tak Cruise Terminal: Please take a taxi for 15 minute to meet with your tour guide in the lobby of Harbour Plaza Metropolis (7 Metropolis Drive) at 12:40.

How to join in this tour from Ocean Cruise Terminal: Please walk for 6 minute to meet with your tour guide in the lobby of Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel (3 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui) at 12:55.

How to join in this tour from West Kowloon Station: Please take a taxi for 15 minute to meet with your tour guide in the lobby of B P International House (8 Austin Road) at 12:40.

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 12:40am daily. Your tour guide has a pickup list and will find you in the lobby. After tour, come back to W Hong Kong Hotel at 18:30 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) You take your own risk of missing your flight. Please only book this tour when your flight leaves from HKG after 22:00. 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. All booking request missing departure flight information and leaving HKG before 22:00 will not be accepted. (3) Round trip airport express fare or taxi fare will be paid by yourself. No refund or discount on original tour price. (4) No refund for no show or late arrival caused by arrival flight cancel and arrival flight delay.

Kindly remind our tour coach is for sightseeing only, there is no luggage room, your luggages might be put between seats. So please do not travel with big luggages. If you need hotel pickup, a tour, and going directly to airport after this tour, your booking will be rejected.

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.

Children aged 2 and younger are complimentary.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

1

Lantau island

Join us for a relaxing Day in your Hong Kong vacation. The adventure will begin every afternoon from Lantau Island, a popular place to experience another side of Hong Kong for travellers.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
2

Tung Chung

Tung Chung is the gateway to Lantau Island and home to the Ngong Ping Cable Car station. Surrounded by mountains and the South China Sea, it offers a modern shopping area and picturesque views, making it the perfect starting point for your journey to the spiritual and cultural attractions ahead.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Kowloon Side: Holiday Inn Golden Mile.

The Stilts House (Boat Ride Included)

Po Lin Monastery

Due to expectation to explore downtown & traffic in rush hour, drop off is offered in 1 places only.

Ngong Ping Village

Hong Kong Island Side: Renaissance Harbour View Hotel

Meet tour guide & other tourists at a departure point

After tour, you will be dropped off at one of the above Holiday Inn Golden Mile

Tai O Heritage Hotel (Grade II historic building)

Tai O Fishing Village

Fast Pass one-way Ngong Ping cable car (crystal cabin is optional with additional fee)

Do you pickup from my hotel, or ask me to go to a departure point? Book now and see pickup time.

Tian Tan Buddha Statue (informally known as the Big Buddha)

Gratuities

Dinner

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

Options

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

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

Private Upgrade -Crystal Cabin

Private pickup and drop off: Please inform pickup time from cruise terminal, airport, or hotel. This is a private tour. Only your group will participate

Basic Tour-NO Pickup-NO Meal

Standard Cable Car

Group Tour-Crystal-PICKUP

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

Group Tour-Standard-PICKUP

Standard Cabin Cable Car Tour: 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.

Reviews

4.29

41 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great tour guide, disappointing lunch

    Walter H,Apr 2, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Our tour guide, Becky Chan, was helpful, upbeat and knowledgeable. She went out of her way to help us and assist two other guests make their way to the airport after the tour. Our tour was great My only issue was the quality and price of lunch. The food was mediocre - noodles with minimal beef; fried rice; pork pieces with bones; U-peel shrimp; tofu; and small undercooked whole fish with bones. The food was overpriced at $25/pp USD.

  • Great Experience

    joshuakD2284WB,Mar 29, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Great Experience as a whole, we were able to skip the lines at the gondola because our guide knew the operators, which was huge. Had lots of free time a the stops, overall had a great experience and got to see a big Buddha. Lunch experience was good and worth it,

  • Lantau Island

    Monique P,Mar 25, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    I booked a private tour with an English speaking guide and we got Harry who was exceptional! I love the thorough history and his guidance. 100% recommend Lantau Island to see! If you need and recommend Harry! We had a wonderful experience

  • See Big Budda guided.

    Kim Z,Mar 20, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    As a solo traveler this trip was perfect. The tour picks you up and then is all guided by a local. Daisy our guide was very informative and friendly. You get to see the big budda, delicious choices for lunch while you're there. The trip to the fishing village was fun, and you get to go on an old fishing boat ride. Well worth the money..

  • She rocks!

    Polona P,Mar 18, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Our Guide was extraordinary! Experience was good, but she made it extra special! I’m afraid I didn’t catch her name - Tolla possibly- left today at 9.30 from Holliday in. First time a guide would share insight, take us to food stands, explain how to eat what… no one ever did that!

  • Ingrid was a really good...

    Sue F,Mar 18, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Ingrid was a really good guide she gave us lots of good information about the destinations. The Buddha was very interesting to visit as was the fishing village. We really enjoyed the day.

  • Awesome tour with Becky!

    Megan T,Mar 4, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Becky was super sweet and knowledgeable! We loved the tour! The lunch in the fishing village was amazing!!

  • I had a great experience...

    Allison R,Jan 10, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    I had a great experience on this tour, thanks to Becky. She was attentive and made a real effort to understand what I cared about most. She asked thoughtful questions throughout the tour to tailor the experience to my interests, which made everything feel more personal and engaging. Becky’s approach added so much value to the day, and I truly appreciated her care and professionalism. I’d happily recommend her to anyone looking for a guide who listens and goes

  • Hassle Free!

    kristina g,Jan 8, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Our trip to Lantau Island was an absolute breeze from start to finish. We were a bit worried about the logistics of the cable car and getting around the villages, but the entire experience was completely hassle-free. ​A huge shoutout to our amazing guide, Tella! She was incredibly knowledgeable, energetic, and made sure we didn't have to worry about a single detail. She knew all the best photo spots at the Big Buddha and gave us great insights into Tai O Fishing Village that we never would have found on our own. If you’re looking for a smooth, high-quality tour, this is it. Thanks, Tella!

  • Disjointed and Frustrating

    Howard B,Jan 3, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    2.00

    The tour was originally set for 9:30 a.m. We received an email with a revised time of 10:10. We waited, with no contact until 10:45 when we finally heard back that they were running late. Another half hour before we were picked up. We had to collect a couple of other people, so our tour began 2 hours late. The tour guide was so confused how to organize the tour within the time. We didn't have time to eat and also toilet ourselves in 15 minutes and make it back to the bus area. Those who ordered the lunch as well missed it. We, subsequently on returning to the cable car were told that we could wait in line for 1.5 hours or pay more to get on the cable car with the crystal bottom for an additional 70 dollars and if not wait get back to our hotel in Kowloon from the cable car location on Lantau island ourselves. That is ridiculous! I would definitely not recommend anyone take this Viator trip.

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