The History of The Jago's

Well We have been in Hong Kong a while now so I thought I would add things that we have done and have a few talks about them, I love Hong Kong and thought I would try to sell the Place Esp Lantau Island where we live.  I took my friend Ken and My wife and Kids to Tung Chung where you can see the Big Budda.

Here is a small guide and some pictures.

Lantau Island is a fantastic little place its full of green nature.  you will  be surprised how much greenery there is in and around the city, Esp when you think that HK is so small and so many people — hiking and trees are never far away.  I took the gondola from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping, a small touristy village of ice cream shops and souvenir shops  I went with Hiroko and Ken and my kids here is the view on the way up

We got the bus from Discovery Bay to Tung Chung, but there are easy ways to get there from the Island, you can get the MTR from Hong Kong station to Tung Chung, When your out of the station just walk in frount and there is the cable car up to the Budda.

When we got of the Cable car we walked up and had Lunch in one of the resturants at the top it was very nice a bit pricey.  On the way to the trailhead we went past Big Buddha.  This is the largest outdoor budda in the world, There is one in Japan that is bigger but its inside in a building in Nara. one can climb up almost all the stairs to the base of the Buddha for free.  The vies from the top are really nice.

Big Buddha from high above. Can you spot the tourons?

Continuing along the trail there is a fantastic view of a reservoir with turquoise-blue water:

Shek Pik Reservoir, on the way to Lantau Peak

the best time of the year to go would not been the summer, i would say around Jan or Febuary, The summer is very hot in Hong Kong and Walking down would be too hot: If you do however, then I would recomend alot of water.  This is a few from just above the budda.

At least I was nearing the top.  Just a few more rises to go along the ridge…

Near Lantau Peak, almost in the clouds

When we walked up the cloud started to come over it becomes very hazy here in Hong Kong and cloudy.  There is a lot of polution but on a day like today its very nice.

Hong Kong Airport from Lantau Peak

Hong Kong Airport is not very far from Tung Chung so you could easly do this the day you leave I would recomemnd getting up early checking your bags in at HK station and then getting the train over to TC, Spend the Day there then go off and get the flight there are a number of taxis or busses to the airport. Getting to Lantau Island:

• Take the Tung Chung Line from Hong Kong Station  to Tung Chung Station.
• Walk to the Ngong Ping 360 gondola station, and buy a cable car ticket. there are two types of Car Solid bottom or the Crystal, I would just go for the cheaper option of the Solid bottom, However, if there is a big line then get the Crystal one its much quicker.
• You can save if you bundle your ticket with attractions in the (tourist trap) village of Ngong Ping.
• Walk to the Big Buddha and other points of interest like monasteries.
• If you are up to it, hike Lantau Peak (approx 1.5-2h up, 1h down; ~500m vertical climb).