Full-Day Private Tour of Lantau Island including Big Buddha and Tai O

1. Lantau island
   7h · Admission ticket included
   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.
2. Ngong Ping 360
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Soar through the sky in Ngong Ping 360 cable car for an astonishing bird's-eye-view of some of Hong Kong's greatest natural and historical sights.
   
   As you step out of the cable car, you will be greeted by the culturally themed 1.5-hectare Ngong Ping Village, where a wide array of shops and eateries offer a delightful shopping and dining experience.
3. Po Lin Monastery
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The remote Po Lin Monastery, hidden away by lush mountains, became a popular attraction when the extraordinary Tian Tan Buddha statue (informally known as the Big Buddha) was erected in 1993.
   
   Po Lin Monastery is one of Hong Kong’s most important Buddhist sanctums and has been dubbed ‘the Buddhist World in the South’. Home to many a devout monk, this monastery is rich with colourful manifestations of Buddhist iconography and its pleasant garden is alive with birdsong and flowery scents.
4. Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)
   1h
   Tian Tan Buddha or the Big Buddha is the second largest outdoor sitting bronze Buddha statue in the world. Sitting 34 metres high and facing north to look over the Chinese people, this majestic bronze Buddha draws pilgrims from all over Asia.
   
   The eyes, lips, incline of the head and right hand, which is raised to deliver a blessing to all, combine to bring a humbling depth of character and dignity to the massive Buddha, which took 12 years to complete. Climb the 268 steps for a closer look at this remarkable statue, and to enjoy the sweeping mountain and sea views that can be seen from its base.
5. Tai O Stilt Houses
   1h
   Tai O is home to the Tanka people, a community of fisher folk who’ve built their houses on stilts above the tidal flats of Lantau Island for generations. These unusual structures are interconnected, forming a tightly knit community that literally lives on the water. Their enchanting world is a photographer's paradise.
   
   The manually operated drawbridge that spans the narrow creek dividing the town replaced a rope-drawn ‘ferry’ that operated for over 85 years.
6. Tai O
   1h
   A visit to Heritage Hotel, dating from 1902, this building was formerly the Tai O Police Station and one of the earliest police stations built in the New Territories. It is situated on a small hill next to the Tai O Ferry Pier.
   
   The building was revitalised and converted into the Tai O Heritage Hotel in 2012. The hotel includes nine colonial-style rooms and suites with sea views and a roof-top restaurant serving Tai O specialties. The surrounding cannons, searchlight and guard towers have all been restored. Here you will be served lunch at the end of your tour.

Pickup details

Meeting Time for 7-hour tours starting at Tung Chung: Monday to Friday - 09:40 am. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays - 8:40 am.
Meeting time for 8-hour tours with a hotel pick-up: Monday to Friday - 09:00 am. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays - 08:00 am.

• 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:Private tours for 1–9 guests More than 24 hours before the tour: 100% refund* 24 hours or less before the tour: No refund Private tours for 10 or more guests More than 7 days before the tour: 100% refund* Between 2 and 7 days before the tour: 50% refund* Less than 48 hours before the tour: No refund
• Weekend pricing will be applicable for Lantau Tours booked on the public holidays including December 23 to December 31st, January 01
• Chinese New Year (CNY) Surcharge Notice: Bookings made for dates falling within the Chinese New Year holiday period in Hong Kong are subject to a CNY surcharge. This surcharge can be paid after booking via invoice. CNY dates change every year — please send us a message before or after booking to confirm whether your travel dates fall within the surcharge period, and we'll be happy to check the amount for you.