Hong Kong Layover Tour to Lantau Giant Buddha with Cable Car and Boat Ride

8 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

This Lantau Giant Buddha Cable Car Tour Plus Tai O Boat Ride is listed No. 1 in wish list for visitors in Hong Kong. This 7-hour layover tour includes airport express train transfers to and from the airport, ride the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car round-trip to see the Tian Tan Buddha statue, a boat ride to explore Tai O, a quaint fishing village where the houses are built on stilts, vegetarian lunch at Po Lin Monastery.  You can choose from Same Day Return and Another Day Return.  The round trip airport express train ticket is valid 60 days before and 30 days after your tour day.

What's Included

Vegetarian lunch at Po Lin Monastery for morning tour departing at 1000am
Boat ride in Tai O Village to see the stilts houses. Pink Dolphin can be seen sometimes in summer.
Service of English speaking tour guide during all transfers and sightseeing
After tour, you will be transferred back to W Hotel at 18:30.
At 1000 or 1240, pickup by tour guide from the lobby of W Hotel (1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon)
Round trip airport express train ticket
Group Entry to skip the line. Take cable car ride to mountain top from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping.
Dinner
Lunch for afternoon tour which starts at 12:40
Gratuities for guide and driver (recommended)
Luggage storage at airport, cable car station or tour bus
Refund for no show, including no show caused by flight delay or cancellation.
Airport pickup service
If your flight leaves HKG before 2200, you will be rejected to book this tour.
Taxi fare
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. Storage fee is HK$100 per piece.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please take 24-minute Airport Express, get off at Kowloon Station, Exit D1, walk for 97m (2 minute) to W Hotel. The pickup time from W Hotel is 09:50 daily. Your tour guide has a pickup list and will find you in the lobby. From Airport Station, the 1st train leaves at 05:54.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Lantau island

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

    4 hours Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Tung Chung

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

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Ngong Ping 360

    Ngong Ping Cable Car connects Tung Chung and Ngong Ping. The 5.7km cable car journey offers visitors spectacular 360 degree panoramic views of South China Sea, Hong Kong International Airport, North Lantau Country Park and Giant Buddha.

    20 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Po Lin (Precious Lotus) Monastery

    Known as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South", Po Lin Monastery is the most popular Buddhist temple in HK. Lunch will be served at the Po Lin Monastery, it is a Chinese Vegetarian cuisine which is a culture heritage from ancient China.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)

    Take shuttle bus to the foot of the Buddha Statue. You do not need to climb 268 steps. The Buddha is the world’s largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Tai O

    Take boat ride around Tai O village to see the stilts house. In summer time, you can see Pink Dolphin in this area. After boat ride, walk along the local street market.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • At the cable car ticketing office, there are two counters: Individuos Entry and Group Entry. Most people will line up to buy tickets on site and enter through Individuos Entry. The normal waiting time is 2 hours. You will display a prepaid confirmation coupon to redeem a paper ticket at Group Entry. Usually less people line up here. Group Entry is a priviledge benefit for travel agents' customers only. It saves your time but you do not skip the line or break any rule.
  • From Airport Station: The first train leaves at 05:54, the last train leaves at 00:48. From Kowloon Station: The first train leaves at 05:53, the last train leaves at 00:52.
  • 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.
  • In the event that the boat ride is suspended in Tai O village, a $20 retail cash coupon will be issued for use in Ngong Ping 360 souvenirs shops
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