Hong Kong Off-the-Beaten-Path Family Tour | Nanny-level guide delivered!
Nanny-level guide delivered! It's our second time bringing the kids to Hong Kong! Last year we took the kids to citywalk to experience the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, and this time we took a less popular and less tiring route on Lantau Island to experience a different side beyond the hustle and bustle.
🗺️Our two-day itinerary:
D1: Crystal Cable Car up the mountain - Ngong Ping Market - Tian Tan Buddha - Po Lin Monastery - Panoramic Cable Car down the mountain
D2: Lantau Island Sightseeing Bus - Disneyland
📍Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car
There are standard cable cars/crystal cable cars/panoramic cable cars, with increasing transparency, a one-way trip takes 25 minutes, and the stunning scenery of Lantau Island is right under your feet. You must try the panoramic cabin, with four sides fully transparent + floor-to-ceiling glass, the view is completely unobstructed, allowing you to directly feel the magnificence between the blue sea, blue sky, and mountains.
Cable car operating hours: 10:00~18:00
📍Ngong Ping Market
After getting off the cable car, go to the small spiral staircase on the left first, it's a great spot for photos. Follow the stairs down and you'll see murals, with the cable car and sky in the same frame, totally comic-style! Opposite the murals diagonally is a beautiful forest boardwalk, with the cable car passing over it.
The market is great for strolling and eating, with many restaurants and souvenir shops. We swept up a bunch of toys to take back, and there are many cable car-themed Legos that look great!
📍Tian Tan Buddha
Strolling down from the market, you can see a flight of 268 steps leading up to the world's No.2 outdoor bronze Buddha, which looks spectacular from afar and yet feels different up close - sacred and solemn. From the Buddha's platform, you can gaze into the boundless scenery of Lantau Island.
📍Po Lin Monastery
Near the Big Buddha, known as the 'Little Forbidden City', the main shrine hall is spectacular!
📍Lantau Island Sightseeing Bus
A double-decker sightseeing bus that you can ride unlimited times within a day, starting from Ngong Ping Cable Car Station, passing through several hotels on Lantau Island/Disneyland/Aircraft Maintenance Area (for sunset viewing), and finally returning to Ngong Ping. If the weather is good, it's recommended to take the sunset trip, a perfect sunset ride.
📍Disneyland
A must-visit place every time we bring the kids to Hong Kong! The attractions in Hong Kong Disneyland are more suitable for younger children, and the park is small with concentrated attractions, which is very friendly for those with kids. The newly opened Frozen-themed area is worth it! Also, now you don't need to scramble for a ticket to meet Queen Elsa, you can just queue up to meet the star!
👉🏻You can take the sightseeing bus directly from the hotel to Disneyland in the morning, play until evening, and then continue on the sightseeing bus to the Aircraft Maintenance Area to watch a sunset and end a beautiful day~
🏨Accommodation: We stayed at the Sheraton Tung Chung, which is close to the airport, cable car station, and Disneyland.
Taking the kids to Lantau Island for two days was really relaxing because the two places we wanted to go, Ngong Ping and Disneyland, were both directly accessible by sightseeing bus, and the hotel we stayed at was also very convenient for taking the bus back and forth. The well-connected transportation made the whole trip effortless for mom.