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Kong
How to get there:
Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car
The Big Buddha
Ngong Ping Cable Car (Photo by
Steven Dale)
The Ngong Ping Cable Car in
Lantau Island is “the” way to get
to the Ngong Ping Village, which
is the home of some of Lantau’s
main attractions, Tian Tan the
Big Buddha, and the Po Lin
Monastery.
The Ngong Ping 360 as the cable
car is also known, is of course, an
attraction in itself, providing some
of the most beautiful views of
Lantau Island and beyond as far
as the South China Sea.
If you’re staying in one of Hong
Kong’s luxury hotels with a good
concierge, always let them know
what your itinerary is because
this allows you to skip the queues
at the cable car entrance. After
receiving wrist bands, there’s a
queue to enter the cable car. The
glass bottom cable car queue
is significantly shorter than the
regular cable car.
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The Big Buddha (Photo by Jason Cooper)