Help! We will be in Hong Kong for two days and the Diamond Princess docks (or tenders) at the container port. I'm not sure where the shuttle drops us off. I am thinking for one day we can go to Lantau Island on our own. For someone who has been there does this seem right:
Depending upon where the shuttle drops us off, get to the Central MTR station on Hong Kong Island--if the shuttle drops us off on Kowloon, take the Star Ferry across to Hong Kong Island. Take the orange line (at least it is orange on my map) MTR from Central to Tung Chung (the Tung Chung line)--about 30 minutes. Take the Skyrail from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping (about 25 minutes) and walk to the monastery and Big Buddha. Return via Skyrail and MTR. We will be in Hong Kong on a Wednesday and Thursday in April so I am guessing the crowds might not be as bad as they would be on the weekend. If for some reason the Skyrail is closed, I assume there are other options to get to Big Buddha?
We could take the New World First Ferry one-way from Mui Wo but it seems a bit more complicated to get from Tung Chung to Mui Wo via a bus or taxi.
Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Help! We will be in Hong Kong for two days and the Diamond Princess docks (or tenders) at the container port. I'm not sure where the shuttle drops us off. I am thinking for one day we can go to Lantau Island on our own. For someone who has been there does this seem right:
Depending upon where the shuttle drops us off, get to the Central MTR station on Hong Kong Island--if the shuttle drops us off on Kowloon, take the Star Ferry across to Hong Kong Island. Take the orange line (at least it is orange on my map) MTR from Central to Tung Chung (the Tung Chung line)--about 30 minutes. Take the Skyrail from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping (about 25 minutes) and walk to the monastery and Big Buddha. Return via Skyrail and MTR. We will be in Hong Kong on a Wednesday and Thursday in April so I am guessing the crowds might not be as bad as they would be on the weekend. If for some reason the Skyrail is closed, I assume there are other options to get to Big Buddha?
We could take the New World First Ferry one-way from Mui Wo but it seems a bit more complicated to get from Tung Chung to Mui Wo via a bus or taxi.
Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!