Lantau Island And Giant Buddha Cable Car Group Tour With Hotel Pickup in Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Region, China
Trip Type: Bus & Minivan Tours
Duration: 7 hours
This sightseeing tour coach picks up from Central and East area of Hong Kong Island, transfer to Lantau Island. Then you will take a cable car tour to visit Tian Tan Big Buddha Statue at the PO Lin Monastery, enjoy a vegetarian lunch, take a boat ride to explore Tai O, a quaint fishing village where the houses are on stilts.
Hotels in the south area of Hong Kong Island is not in the pickup list.
Hotels in the south area of Hong Kong Island is not in the pickup list.
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This sightseeing tour coach picks up from Central and East area of Hong Kong Island, transfer to Lantau Island. Then you will take a cable car tour to visit Tian Tan Big Buddha Statue at the PO Lin Monastery, enjoy a vegetarian lunch, take a boat ride to explore Tai O, a quaint fishing village where the houses are on stilts.
Hotels in the south area of Hong Kong Island is not in the pickup list.Hotel pickup time at about 7:20am to 8:00pm; back to hotel at 5:00pm.
- HIGHLIGHTS -
OLD CLOCK TOWER
The Clock Tower was part of former Kowloon Station of Kowloon-Canton Railway since 1915. The main terminus building was demolished in 1978 leaving only the clock tower. It is a landmark from the Age of Steam and has been listed as a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1990. The Old Clock Tower is located near ferry terminal of historial Star Ferry, and you will have chance to see the splendid vew of Victoria Harbour.
NGONG PING CABLE CAR
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.
TIAN TAN BUDDHA
A large bronze statue of a Buddha Amoghasiddhi, also known as big buddha, completed in 1993. The Buddha is 34 metres (112 ft) tall, weighs 250 tons. You need to climb 268 steps to reach the Buddha, there is a small winding road to the Buddha for vehicles to accommodate the handicapped.
MUSEUM BENEATH THE BUDDHA
There are 3 floors beneath the Buddha statue: The Hall of Universe, The Hall of Benevolent Merit, and The Hall of Remembrance. One of the most renowned features inside is a relic of Sakyamuni, consisting of some of his alleged cremated remains.
PO LIN MONASTERY
Know as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South". Po Lin Monastery is the most popular Buddhist temple in HK. The world's largest outdoor Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery becomes a site of Pilgrimage and is visited by Buddhists' from all over the world.
At the Po Lin Monastery, here you will be served a Chinese Vegetarian cuisine which is a culture heritage from ancient China. Po Lin Monastery is famous for providing high quality Buddhist vegetarian cuisine in Hong Kong. Nowadays, the chefs can prepare the vegetarian food with a taste similar to typical Chinese cuisine.
TAI O FISHING VILLAGE
After lunch, we will take coach to Tai O, once the largest inhabited settlement on Lantau Island. The village's stilt houses on the waterfont, offer a glimpse into Hong Kong's past and provide a striking contrast with the modern city.
THE STILTS HOUSE
A boat trip ride to cruise around the old fishing village is included. An highlight of the cruise is the stilts house, unusual, interconnected structures on water that form a tightly-knit fishing community for villagers to live in.
Hotels in the south area of Hong Kong Island is not in the pickup list.Hotel pickup time at about 7:20am to 8:00pm; back to hotel at 5:00pm.
- HIGHLIGHTS -
OLD CLOCK TOWER
The Clock Tower was part of former Kowloon Station of Kowloon-Canton Railway since 1915. The main terminus building was demolished in 1978 leaving only the clock tower. It is a landmark from the Age of Steam and has been listed as a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1990. The Old Clock Tower is located near ferry terminal of historial Star Ferry, and you will have chance to see the splendid vew of Victoria Harbour.
NGONG PING CABLE CAR
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.
TIAN TAN BUDDHA
A large bronze statue of a Buddha Amoghasiddhi, also known as big buddha, completed in 1993. The Buddha is 34 metres (112 ft) tall, weighs 250 tons. You need to climb 268 steps to reach the Buddha, there is a small winding road to the Buddha for vehicles to accommodate the handicapped.
MUSEUM BENEATH THE BUDDHA
There are 3 floors beneath the Buddha statue: The Hall of Universe, The Hall of Benevolent Merit, and The Hall of Remembrance. One of the most renowned features inside is a relic of Sakyamuni, consisting of some of his alleged cremated remains.
PO LIN MONASTERY
Know as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South". Po Lin Monastery is the most popular Buddhist temple in HK. The world's largest outdoor Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery becomes a site of Pilgrimage and is visited by Buddhists' from all over the world.
At the Po Lin Monastery, here you will be served a Chinese Vegetarian cuisine which is a culture heritage from ancient China. Po Lin Monastery is famous for providing high quality Buddhist vegetarian cuisine in Hong Kong. Nowadays, the chefs can prepare the vegetarian food with a taste similar to typical Chinese cuisine.
TAI O FISHING VILLAGE
After lunch, we will take coach to Tai O, once the largest inhabited settlement on Lantau Island. The village's stilt houses on the waterfont, offer a glimpse into Hong Kong's past and provide a striking contrast with the modern city.
THE STILTS HOUSE
A boat trip ride to cruise around the old fishing village is included. An highlight of the cruise is the stilts house, unusual, interconnected structures on water that form a tightly-knit fishing community for villagers to live in.
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