Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car, Lantau Island
You will need a full day really for this excursion. First head out on the MTR to Tung Chung station on Lantau Island. From there you can take the cable car to the Po Lin Monastery. Be warned, there will probably be a massive queue for the cable car and it is normal to have to queue for hours! To beat the queue, there will be people selling previously bought tickets to save queuing up for them, but they will be more expensive than the tickets from the ticket office.
It’s your choice really. Even if you buy a ticket from the vendors near the queue, you will still have to queue for the cable car, which should take less than an hour.
The cable car journey takes about 25 minutes and is a fantastic journey with some great views over Hong Kong city and the surrounding area. Look out for the Kong-Zhuhai bridge – you can see the bridge disappear under the sea for 6.7km to allow ships to pass over it.
Ngong Ping & Po Lin Monastery
At the end of the journey, you will arrive at Ngong Ping. There are many restaurants and cafes in this area, where you can eat and drink. If you venture further into the park near to the monastery area you will find some more restaurants and cafes, which offer better value and there is also a vegan eatery. You can walk around the monastery and take photos, but some areas are barriered off.
A few minutes walk from the monastery is the big buddha, where you can climb the steps to the top and enjoy views over Ngong Ping and Lantau Island.
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