Ngong Ping 360
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Good Views / Viewpoint,
Must-Do Experience,
Sunrise / Sunset,
Mountain
The linchpin of Ngong Ping 360 is the 25-minute cable car ride that ferries visitors from the Tung Chung metro station to the top of the Ngong Ping highland where the Big Buddha statue sits, gazing out over the South China Sea.
Once you reach the top, you’ll disembark at the Ngong Ping Village, a themed cultural village fashioned after a traditional Chinese village. Here you’ll find a few shops and restaurants, as well as two more Ngong Ping 360 attractions, Walking with Buddha and Monkey’s Tale Theatre. Walking With Buddha is an interactive museum recounting the life of Siddhartha Gautama and the origins of Buddhism. Monkey’s Tale Theatre presents a kid-friendly CGI animated short. The Ngong Ping Village, has a few shopping and dining options, including a vegetarian restaurant in the nearby Po Lin Monastery.
Ngong Ping 360 also offers a discounted Sky-Land-Sea Day Pass for visitors wishing to further explore Lantau Island. The pass gives you access to the 360 Cable Car, unlimited bus rides on the Lantau lines and a boat excursion from the quaint fishing village of Tai-O.
Latest Reviews
Review by Anonymous, May 2013
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Review by Christine G, May 2013
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
This tour which is run by a local tour company, Lantau Tours, was really excellent. Ryan, our guide, is a Lantau native and has a real passion for his island. The narrative was both informative and, at times hilarious, Ryan really is entertaining and knowledgable. The tour starts with a relaxing ferry trip to one end of Lantau then a bus drive to a beachside pit stop then on to one of the few remaining traditional fishing villages. This stop included a short boat ride through the village, this was particularly poingnant as we passed some of the stilt houses that had burnt down only a couple of nights before. Back on the bus and a very scenic drive over the island to the Giant Buddha. Instead of walking up to the Buddha the bus dropped the group off at the top allowing for a more leisurely walk down to the Ning Ping Monastery for lunch (Ryan even organised for the bus to wait at the top car park to drive one passenger with a baby and another two with mobility problems back down after touring the Buddha, since he considered the walk down too difficult). The vegetarian lunch was delicious and very filling. The final highlight of the tour was the cable car ride down from the Giant Buddha site to North Lantau. This was fantastic, the ride is about 5 kms long up and down over peaks and valleys with a fantastic view of the new Hong Kong airport at the end. This is a great tour, Ryan is a wonderful guide and made the trip a highlight of my Hong Kong holiday.
Review by Bev W, April 2013
Doing what: Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
Great day,great value, unbelievable meal and fantastic cable car journey. Add to this knowledgeable and pleasant tour leader and well run day. Will recommend this to all on our return home.
