Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comLantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
based on 45 reviews
Duration: 8 hours (approx.)
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Product code: 3675LMVL
45 reviews of Lantau Island and Giant Buddha Day Trip from Hong Kong
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We had a fantastic time on this trip. It was well organised but could have had more time to explore the area and shops near the monastery after lunch. The tour guide was extremely helpful.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, July 2008
The tour was good, unfortunately, the meal was not.
Reviewed by: Pat B, United Kingdom, March 2008
It was cold at the Giant Buddha!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, February 2008
Excellent tour. We were picked up very early, but passed our hotel again an hour later while still picking up other people! After transferring to the island, we found the old fishing village fascinating and the Giant Buddha amazing. I would have liked to have spent more time at the monastery.
Reviewed by: Jason B, United Kingdom, January 2008
The lunch at the monastery was perhaps the best lunch I had on my trip for the entire two weeks. It was scrumptious.
Reviewed by: Mary G, United States of America, October 2007
The trip to Lantau Island was well organised. It gives an overall image of island life. Lantau's Buddha statue is worth seeing, especially for Buddhists.
Reviewed by: Shantha S, Australia, September 2007
Well run and organized.
Reviewed by: Jeffrey C, Australia, June 2007
This was a great trip, and our tour guide was great. Things felt a little rushed in places, though. We could have spent more time at the monastery and at Ping Gong Village.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, June 2007
The cable car is an absolute must-do in Hong Kong.
Reviewed by: Antonio R, United States of America, October 2006
After a week on Hong Kong, I thought this tour was very nice, and for the average tourist, it probably would be great, but transportation being as easy as it is, it would have been easier and we would have had more time in places if we had done it on our own. Of course having a tour guide to tell the details was a plus. I am glad we did it, just think we could have done it ourselves.
Reviewed by: Brian S, United States of America, July 2009
It was a bit ordinary. The bad weather didn't help. It was a waste of time to go down in the cable car when you couldn't see a thing until you got to the bottom. It was expensive to not see much. Guide was good and informative.
Reviewed by: Denise T, Australia, July 2009
We were herded through like a bunch of cattle and had 3 different tour guides. The Island had a lot to offer and definitely worth visiting, but if you want to really enjoy the sights do your homework first and do it on your own.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, April 2009
Can't rate this tour correctly since it fell into two opposite categories. The tour of Lantau Island was fantastic - 4 stars. Excellent sights, excellent arrangements once on the tour. This was the highlight of my trip to Hong Kong. Super lunch, super guide, super experience.
The pickup and drop-off were HORRIBLE - 0 stars. The pickup was scary. A strange lady who complained about having to work on Sunday came to pick me up. She would not tell me where we were going and would not show me any ID. She was frightening, and I almost bailed out of the tour and called the police. She was disorganized, rude and very unprofessional. I only got on the van since I saw others with the same stickers. Two vans later, I had spent 1.5 hours crisscrossing HK Island on this pickup. Then the drop-off was bad, too. Didn't want to return me and another couple back near our hotels for some reason. Was a very weird experience. This part needs to be better. Viator has comments about this already - I just didn't know how bad it could be until it happened to me.
This tour was fine, but what made it a drag was the time commitment. We thought the tour was scheduled to end at 4:30pm but didn't get back to the harbour until 6pm! I almost missed my next excursion. Still, getting to the Buddha was exciting, and the lunch was good.
Reviewed by: Lindsay H, United States of America, August 2006
Would have preferred to get back to Kowloon sooner and have more time to spend there.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, September 2006
