Full-Day Private Tour of Lantau Island including Big Buddha and Tai O
What You Will Do
What's Included?
- Professional guide
- One way cable car ride in a standard cabin (upgrade to crystal cabin available on request)
- Set lunch atTai-O Heritage Hotel / Tai-O Cafe's
- Boat ride at Tai O fishing village
- Public bus ride from Ngong Ping to Tai O and public bus ride from Tai O to Tung Chung or Mui Wo at the end of the tour
What's Not Included?
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- If you wish to use a taxi at any point during your tour, the costs will be payable by yourself
- Note: This is a walking tour, even if you book a hotel pick-up, also using of public transportation
- Souvenirs
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Lantau island
Lantau Island is often referred to as the ‘Lungs of Hong Kong’ because it is so green and underdeveloped. Take a tour of Lantau with us and visit the awe-inspiring Big Buddha and the wonderfully quaint stilt village of Tai O. Our Private Lantau Tours last 7 hours, 8 with a hotel pick-up. Your Lantau private tour starts with a ride on the Ngong Ping Cable Car. You will be treated to the most wonderful views of Lantau Country Park and the airport as you travel over the back of the island for 25 minutes. Our destination is the famous Big Buddha. Here you will learn about Buddhism, climb the 268 steps to the Buddha, visit the Po Lin Monastery and the hall of 10,000 Buddhas. From Ngong Ping, it is a 20-minute bus ride to Tai O, affectionately known as the Venice of Hong Kong. Tai O is one of the few remaining places in Hong Kong where you can still see stilt houses over the water. Tai O used to be a big community but due to the decline of the fishing industry it, like Venice, is now primarily a tourist destination, for both overseas visitors and Hong Kongers escaping the hustle and bustle of the city. Tai O is still known for its traditional production of shrimp paste and for its colourful seafood market.
Additional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children aged 2 or under join for free
- This tour requires you to be physically fit. You will be walking between 5 and 10km over the course of the day. How far you walk will depend on how much walking you want to do at Tai O. You will be going at a slow pace, across flat land but you do need to be in reasonable health. If you wish to visit the Big Buddha up close you will need to be able to climb up 268 steps!
- Occasionally the cable car is closed for maintenance. If it is closed on the day that you would like to tour, your tour guide will refund you the price of the cable car tickets and you will use the bus instead.
- Please also inform us if you are travelling with children under 12 years of age.
- Tours will be conducted in English unless requested otherwise at the time of booking.
- Tours are available in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.
- Cancellation Policy: If you cancel more than one week (more than 168 hours) in advance we will give you a full refund (excluding credit card processing charges. If you cancel between 7 days and 2 days (between 167 and 48 hours before) we will give you a 50% refund (excluding any service charge). There are no refunds if you cancel less than 48 hours' notice.
- Weekend pricing will be applicable for Lantau Tours booked on the public holidays listed 2024 December 23 to December 31st 2025 January 01, 29,30, 31 April 04, 18, 19, 21 May 01, 05, 31 July 01 October 01, 07, 29 December 23- 31
Guide Options
- Guide - Mandarin
- Guide - Cantonese
- Guide - English