Lantau

Lantau is an island of Hong Kong and famous for it's giant bronze Buddha and also for having disneyland. Reaching Lantua is simple with the Tung Chung metro connecting it to the centre and takes around 25 minutes. The alternative is to take one of the slow or fast ferries departing regularly from the outlying islands pier in central HK. I would recommend the ferry as the scenery of the islands that look like they have been dropped into the ocean from the sky is beautiful and the local fisher boats are an alternative to the glitz and size of Hong Kong city. Once on the island take bus 2 from the ferry pier or 23 from the metro and wind up through the ...  Read the complete review

I visited Lantau while staying in Hong Kong. I got on the metro line at Nathan street and got a direct metro train straight to Lantau. The public transport is excellant. Lantau is located a fair distance away so it took roughly 30 minutes. There was only one reason i ventured to Lantau, and that was the Po-lin monastary and the Bronze Buddha. I saw nothing of the town except for getting off the train and onto a bus to the monastary high in the mountains. I'm not sure what else is in Lantau so i wouldnt know to recommend to stay there, but from what i saw i would definatley recommend a visit. I arrived at the monastary high in the clouds and could barely see ...  Read the complete review

Lantau Island, a resort place in Hong Kong. It is half way between Macau and Hong Kong. It is the largest island with 300,000 inhabitants and it is twice the size of Hong Kong island. The Disneyland is going to open next year on this island. It used to be a quiet and relax place for locals to visit during the holidays. However, during the recent development of the island, there are many pollutions. Po Lin monastry is located here. The big Buddha is sitting on top of the mountain, it has a spectacular sea view. It is around 24 metres high. It is the world largest outdoor bronze Buddha. Visitor can take the ferry from the Central Harbour to get to this ...  Read the complete review