Attraction - Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha) Review
- Michael
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: May 27, 2020
Long journey
4*
To get to the Big Buddha we took the E23 bus to Tung Chung Fire Station (about one hour from East Kowloon) and then transferred to the 23 bus (opposite side of the road; about 30 minutes journey time) which wasn't for the faint hearted and/or easily travel sick!
Upon arriving at the site we found it to be almost desolate, and we went at mid day; sadly this was probably due to Hong Kong's political issues at the time. It wasn't hard to find the Big Buddha (just look up) and it wasn't much of a walk to the top. As mentioned by many, admission to simply walk to the summit and around the landmark is free, you can also pay to have something to eat in the restaurant at the top. There isn't much to do other than walk around the landmark and admire the views which can be particularly spectacular on misty days I've heard. To exemplify the emptiness of our visit, we managed to get photos at the foot of the statue without having to wait for anyone to move. Unfortunately the village at the bottom seemed lifeless due to the vast reduction in tourists on the day, but equally this made the experience more unique to us. To conclude, it is probably worth the long journey there and back, we stayed for about 1 hour 30 minutes, but I can't comment on what it's like at busy times. Still, it is an amazing site, the statue is truly massive!
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