Private Tour
Private Lantau Tour: Big Buddha, Crystal Cable Car & Tai O Pickup
Overview
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Escape the city in style with a private 7-seat luxury vehicle pick-up directly from your Hong Kong hotel. This curated journey offers the perfect blend of exclusivity, spiritual discovery, and local heritage.
Tour Highlights:
Sky-High Views: Glide over emerald mountains on the Ngong Ping Cable Car. Your Crystal Cabin upgrade features a transparent glass floor for a thrilling, 360-degree perspective.
Cultural Icons: Visit the majestic Tian Tan Buddha and the serene Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong’s premier spiritual landmark.
Heritage & Waterways: Explore Tai O fishing village. Board a local boat to navigate through traditional stilt houses and glimpse a vanishing way of life.
Bespoke Dining: Choose between a peaceful monastery vegetarian lunch or authentic local flavors at a Tai O village eatery.
Experience Lantau with total flexibility and comfort.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
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.
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
Hong Kong Island
Start your private journey from your hotel on Hong Kong Island, enjoying the convenience of a luxury 7-seat vehicle. Your guide provides personalized service and insider tips while you travel to Lantau Island, ensuring a comfortable, seamless start to your day of sightseeing.
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.
What‘s Included
English-speaking tour guide
Please note that the Basic package does not include meals. The Local seafood option are not available for the Basic package.
Tai O fishing village Boat
Ngong Ping 360 Crystal Cabin ; Ngong Ping Group Fast Track
Round-trip Transport ; Up to 5 pax: Toyota Alphard; 6+ pax: Minibus
Dinner
Gratuities for guide and driver (recommended)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Options
Superior Bus Tour
Cable Car: Crystal Cabin ticket included (shared cabin with other visitors). Meal: TAI O Local Seafood Lunch. Vehicle: Comfortable shared 22 - Seat coach bus Transfers: Hotel pick-up included (advance confirmation required). 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
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
Group Tour -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
Cable Car Temporary Suspension
Cable car service is closed for scheduled maintenance. You will take coach up & down the mountain Alternative Arrangement: Round-trip land transportation to Ngong Ping area will be provided instead. Vehicle: Comfortable shared coach bus
Private Van Tour
Cable Car: Crystal Cabin ticket included (shared cabin with other visitors). Private Upgrade: Enjoy a private vehicle, flexible timing, and a dedicated guide for a more comfortable and personalized tour experience. Duration: 7 hours Meal in advance.: Choice of Vegetarian Set Meal or Local Seafood Lunch Transfers: Door-to-door hotel pick-up and drop-off for up to guests Private Van: Private Toyota Alphard business van （UP TO 6 Guest） Private pickup from 1 pax: Pickup from cruise terminal or hotel. Return transfer. Private vehicle, private guide. Only your group will participate. Pickup included
Reviews
101 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must do. Private tour is worth your while
Julizzette C,May 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Experiencing the Big Buddha in Hong Kong is a must do. It was a rainy day but that made it even more special. Being able to walk the streets of the fisherman village and trying a traditional lunch was the cherry on top of a perfect day. Our private tour included moving in taxis and the bus with the locals which was also a treat to experience a slice on their everyday life. The most important component of our day was out guide. He was knowledgable, kind, funny and accomodating. Our guide Edward, certainly won the day!
Not to miss
Silvina M,May 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Jovita Yeung, our tour guide was outstanding. Excellent English, perfect food choices meeting all different requests, she even made changes on the spot to fit a more comfortable ride for us since the cable car was not working. We did not get to see the pink dolphins but the captain did wait long enough for the opportunity. Very nice all together.
It rained and was misty...
Malcolm T,May 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00It rained and was misty and the cable car was not operating (bus substitute) but Becky our guide made the day most enjoyable by flexing the plan to make the most of the conditions. She deserved 5 stars but I gave 4 because of the problems outside her control.
I wanted to write to...
Aldo N,May 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I wanted to write to provide a very positive review of our tour today with Eva. Eva was very knowledgeable, kind and communicated very well. She was adaptable to our requests and was always checking to see if we needed anything. We would highly recommend her to our friends and colleagues. Thank you Eva for making our day a memorable one!
Great trip to Lantau Island with Daisy!
gfChicago,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Daisy was an excellent, fun guide who spoke clear English. She communicated very well, met all our needs & told us interesting facts about things we saw. Drivers to and from were also very good with clean, comfortable vans. Definitely recommend!
Great tour. Not vegetarian.
David D,Apr 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00If I could give this experience a detailed rating, I'd be giving it a 3.5 stars out of 5. Despite inclement weather, we enjoyed the sightseeing portion of this tour. The cable car, the temple, the buddha statue, and the fishing village on stilts were all well worth checking out, and a great way to spend a day on Lantau island. The tour company and tour guide were even accommodating of our request to link up with the tour group on Lantau island itself (since that was where we were staying). Our only major complaint was the included meal, which was confusing. We booked the tour expecting to experience a fully vegetarian lunch at the monastery, as that was listed on the program itinerary and description. During the tour we were confused when time was not set aside at the monastery location for a meal. Some aspects of the itinerary had been shuffled around due to the weather, so we just rolled with it as it was happening, expecting that maybe the meal portion would fit in later, when we came back through the monastery area. We proceeded to the next stop on the itinerary, enjoyed the boat ride around the fishing village, and then were completely blindsided by transitioning to a meal at a seafood restaurant in the fishing village. My wife is vegetarian and I am pescatarian, so when we booked this experience we were both excited to have the chance to eat a meal that fit both of our dietary preferences, but a majority of the dishes in the meal actually served contained ingredients we could not eat. The tour guide seemed frustrated when we brought this to her attention, but did make an effort to accommodate our needs. We did not leave hungry, but definitely disappointed and confused, having had a lot less food variety than everyone else in the group got to taste. The tour guide did ask us when we linked up with the tour if we had any food allergies, specifically. Neither of us do, so we answered no, and we at that point in the day were both expecting the meal to be vegetarian anyway, so we didn't even think to discuss vegetarian dietary preferences (as they aren't allergy-related). This seems to be a part of the mix-up because when we asked her about the vegetarian lunch later, she reminded us that we said we had no allergies. The conversation was mildly tense, and it made us feel like we had somehow made a mistake, even though we checked the original listing again and it did make mention of the meal we were expecting. We both think that it is important to clarify food allergies and dietary needs in general as these are two separate questions that are both important for a group participant's ability to fully enjoy an included meal. We both think that something should be done to make it clearer in the booking and itinerary and activity descriptions exactly what kind of food/dining experience is to be expected ahead of time, because clearly there was some major miscommunication. The tour guide did do a good job overall of addressing the situation. The listing still makes reference to "Chinese-style vegetarian lunch at Po Lin Monastery" as part of the itinerary (as long as you don't book the basic package, which doesn't include a meal), and to this day, we are still unclear why this is not what we received. This was the only major disappointment of our experience, even on a day with a pretty serious downpour.
Didn’t meet out expectations
Nadezda M,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Definitely not what we expected. You don’t get private 7 seating car. It was mini bus with 20 people. A lot of time spend in village and not barely any at Buddha. We got 30 minutes at Buddha’s with a lot of rush climbing the stairs but were over 2 hours at village wasting time (wanting us to shop). We did public transport couple times not sure why bus wasn’t provided. I think the itinerary should definitely be updated. The lunch was definitely hard for us to eat due to sanitation practices.
Great excursion. Keep in mind the weather and delays due to weather. Other than that our guide was excellent!!
Gisela H,Mar 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great day with our guide. She was very informative and did everything we asked . Couldn’t have had a better day!
Great Trip with Daisy
Janice E,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great trip and guide Daisy did wonderful. We rode the cable car and then a bus across to the fishing village. Not everyone had selected lunch but it was a local place and we had a very nice quick lunch. Back to the big Budda area. Visited the monasteries and then up the 168 steps to Big Budda if you wanted. Great views. The only downside to the trip is if you upgrade to the Crystal cabin you don’t have to wait in a long ride, but others in your group may have standard cabin tickets and you have to wait on them both ways. I would suggest changing the trip to only have one option. That said make sure to choose the crystal cabin option if you can. 5-10 min in line on the weekend instead of an hour for the standard ticket.
Awesome start to a family trip
Jem2012,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tella was our tour guide, and she was amazing! We were on a family vacation with 11 people including 5 kids and it was our first trip to Hong Kong. Tella is really knowledgeable- able to present adult interested information, and answered random questions from inquisitive kids. She’s really patient with kids, and we were able to have a successful lunch that everyone enjoyed, even with picky kids and food allergies.
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