A day trip to the Big Buddha and Tai O Village is a must do on a Lantau Island trip. If you are not joining a tour, you may take the MTR, public buses and the Ngong Ping 360 Cable car for the day trip. I suggest you may go to the Buddha at the morning, and go to Tai O Village after lunch. How to get to the Buddha? Step 1: Take MTR to Tung Chung Step 2: Take the Ngong Ping 360 Cable car to Ngong Ping (Next to Exit B of Tung Chung MTR Station) How to Get to Tai O from Ngong Ping? Bus 21 is your friend How to get back to the town from Tai O? You have 2 options BUS 11 and BOAT Trip Bus 11, you may queue for an hour for return Boat, you may rent it from the Tai O Pier to back, you may see the white dolphins during the trip.