Itinerary

1. Ngong Ping Cable Car Ride & Tai O Village Life

   • Your Lantau Island private tour starts with a ride on the Ngong Ping Cable Car. 
   • See the most wonderful views of Lantau Country Park and the airport as we travel over the island's back for 25 minutes.
   • Reach the famous Big Buddha and learn about Buddhism, and climb the 268 steps to the Buddha.
   • Step inside the Po Lin Monastery and the hall of 10,000 Buddhas.
   • From Ngong Ping, take a 20-minute bus ride to Tai O, affectionately known as the Venice of Hong Kong. Tai O is one of the very few remaining places in Hong Kong where we can still see stilt houses over the water. Tai O used to be a fairly big community. Still, 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 sauce and shrimp paste and its colourful seafood market.
   • Embark on a full exploration of Tai O visiting the beautifully restored Old Police Station, now operating as a heritage hotel. 
   • If you are feeling hungry, this is where we can enjoy lunch in a very nice lookout restaurant.
   • Visit one of the two remaining shrimp sauce production outlets, meander the back streets in and around the stilt houses, see a temple from the late 1400s, and learn about the religion of Taoism. 
   • If you have the energy, trek to a lookout point to get an excellent view of the 42km bridge that links Hong Kong and Macau.
   • For those that are less able to walk longer distances, you can spend some free time browsing the shops around the temple or taking a break in a coffee shop. 
   • Enjoy an enjoyable boat ride at Tai O through the stilt houses (included in your tour price).
   • Once we have finished at Tai O, take the public bus back to Tung Chung MTR station, where the tour finishes.