Lantau Island
- Address: Ngan Wan Road, Mui Wo, Hong Kong
- Hours: Open daily
- Admission: Free
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Lantau Island Reviews
We've found 125 Lantau Island reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Eben F, USA, October 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
A visitor should take this tour to see how rural undeveloped Lantau Island exists next to the major city of Hong Kong. The visit to the fisherman's village is remarkable as is the stroll through the local fisherman's market. The Buddha is HUGE and the lunch at the monastery very nice (its a large operation with hundreds of people eating). The ride back on the cable car is awesome. It goes for miles with breathtaking views of the airport and Hong Kong along the way.
Review by Yvonne N, October 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
It was a great trip but cable cars werent working so missed out on that.Tour guide was excellent and very informative but i would have liked longer at the beach which was stunning, 15mins was nothing! The food on the trip was very nice indeed and the Big Buddhe truly beautiful. The day did feel a bit rushed and to be honest rather than them squeeze another tour in which they did in the afternoon, we should have had longer. Good trip, but you could do it yourself even better! Just take the ferry or MTR to the island and cable car ride to buddha. To access the beach, local bus or cab from the town as is isnt very far. The beach was truly beautiful.
Review by Dan C T, October 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Great intro of Tai O village and Lantau island. The vegetarian lunch was very filling and delicious. The Buddha scene and the tramp ride are amazing.
Review by William B, October 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Trip to Lantau and giant Buddha were great..disappointed that we did not get to travel down on cable car because of lightning storm.but you ca,t control weather
Review by Wanda B, September 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
My daughter and I had a wonderful time with Viator visiting Lantau Island, and the Giant Buddha. A really delicious lunch was served, great guide, very informative and the opportunity to see the beautiful people of China. Thank you for making our vacation a great success. W. Barham, Houston, Texas
Review by patricia e, September 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
All six of us greatly enjoyed our Lantau Island and Giant budda Day trip. Our tour guide,Ben terrific, all aspects of trip excellent. Will recommend to all of our friends visiting Hong Kong
Review by JYOTI K, August 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Great trip. The guide spoke English fluently which really helped. They picked us up and dropped us off at the hotel which was incredibly convenient. The fishing village is OK. The visit to see the Buddha statue and the cable car ride back was totally awesome. The vegetarian lunch at the Monastery was so much more delicious than I had expected.
The only modification I would suggest is that the guide provide a bit more time for shopping at the Npong Ping village. I had really liked a couple of Chinese style tops which I would have purchased had I had some time to try them on. This last leg of the trip was rushed a bit much. I would suggest that they give everyone at least a half hour for shopping before riding the cable car back to Kowloon.
Overall, this trip is definitely a must do for anyone who is visiting Hong Kong for the first time.
Review by Robert E, August 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Great trip, very well organised and excellent tour guides. The perfect trip to see a great view and understanding of Hong Kong, highly recommended. We were thinking of the half day tour, but were very pleased we booked this one. A real mixture of Lantau Island beaches, scenery, fishing village and trip to see the houses on stilts, all to be topped off with a great trip to the Giant Budda with lunch in the monestary and a fantastic cable car ride with the most stunning views before being met by our final guide to drop us back at our hotel. 5 stars!!
Review by Lien K L, August 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
This is a definite must do if you have the time in HK. I had previously visited the Giant Buddha on a prior trip to HK but this is an extremely well packaged tour. Though the Giant Buddha is supposely the highlight of the tour, all other parts of the tour were worthwhile experiences. There was not one dull moment on this trip. The Tai Oi fishing village which includes a sampan ride is a much better experience than Aberdeen. The vegetarian lunch at the Monastery was excellent. I never thought vegetarian can taste so good. I strongly recommend this to everyone and it's definitely worth every penny!
Review by Wendy D, August 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Friendly and efficient. Tour bus goes to the top so everyone can make it to see the Buddha.
Review by Satish K, July 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
The trip was very well organised and the Guide was quite informative. One thing I would love to have stayed more time in the Giant Buddha Temple. As they have to leave as per the schedule we left the place.
Review by Anthony C, July 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Overall the trip was good. A little confusion and delay to get to Lantau island and the guide was just ok.
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Review by Tien P, June 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Ryan, our tour guide on the island, was fantastic!! He shared his knowledge with us about Lantau island and we had a great time there! I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone who visits Hong Kong!
Review by chucky.007, June 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Wonderful day trip that kept my interest throughout. Guide was great as were hotel transfers to main tour. Lunch was a pleasent suprise - didn't think vegetarian would be nice but it certainly was. Learnt lots about the culture and the Giant Buddha must be seen. Recommend to others visiting HK.
Review by Reginald J, June 2012
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Nice day out and a good mix of things to do. Quite a lot of steps at the Giant Buddha, but our tour bus took us to the top at the start, so most of the steps were downhill.
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