Frank shows private tours for travelers to visit Big Buddha easily on Buddha Birthday

Frank's private tours can help travelers to visit Big Buddha easily on Buddha Birthday

In his post about the tips for visiting Big Buddha on Buddha Birthday, Frank the tour guide also shows his Lantau private tours to readers.

Frank's Lantau private tour can help clients to visit Big Buddha easily even on the busy days.

For the tips, please browse Frank's post.

You can also browse the Lantau private tour program.

 

Frank's six tips for an easy Tai O to Tung Chung sunset ferry ride

Frank offers six tips to travelers for an easy Tai O to Tung Chung sunset ferry ride

Frank the tour guide shares his 6 tips with travelers to have an easy Tai O to Tung Chung sunset ferry ride in his new post at Easy Hong Kong Private Tour blog.

Tai O to Tung Chung sunset ferry ride

Apart from preparing the cameras to take good photos for good view, travelers need to follow the ferry timetable, dodge the crowds, sit on the upper deck and check the weather.

Frank's sixth tip is taking his Lantau Tai O sunset private tour.

For details, please browse Frank's post

Travelers may read Frank's post to get the details about Frank's tips for the easy Tai O to Tung Chung sunset ferry ride. 

How to dodge the BIG crowds at the Victoria Peak Tram & Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car?

Tips for dodging big crowds at Victoria Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car

This post shares the simple ideas to dodge the big crowds of people at Hong Kong's Victoria Peak Tram & Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car with you.

As the major attractions of Hong Kong, Victoria Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 are always busy. 

About 4 million people took the Peak Tram to go to enjoy the skyline and Victoria Harbour view in 2015. It is extremely busy in the afternoon and during sunset.

Although the number of passenger taking the Ngong Ping 360 to say hello to Big Buddha in 2015 dropped from 1.8 million to 1.6 million, the big crowds still exist.

The queuing arrangement for the two attractions is the same:

-You need to line up to buy the ticket first 

-Then you need to line up again to wait for the tram compartment or cable car cabin

That means you need to wait for two times on a busy day! 

Quite often, you need to wait for a long time......

When you can take the tram or cable car eventually, you feel very tired.

The crowds may disappear on the days with bad weather. So if you want to take the Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 easily, efficiently and comfortably, you need to......  

GO EARLY

If you can go earlier than the locals, big package tour groups, individual travelers etc, you can get the ticket and take a seat in the compartment/cabin easily.

It is the simple idea, which everyone knows. 

BUT can everyone do it? Traveling independently needs good planning and discipline. 

SO what is the best timing?

For the Peak Tram, please go to Central's Garden Road Lower Peak Tram Terminus before 0930. (Please arrive even earlier on holidays)

For the Ngong Ping 360, please go to Tung Chung Terminus when it opens (1000 on weekdays, 0900 on holidays).

PAY EXTRA

If you arrive late, then you may still try the best to dodge the crowds by paying extra to buy something......

For the Peak Tram, you may purchase the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum ticket plus Peak Tram ticket package. 

Then you can skip the long line for buying the Peak Tram ticket.

For the Ngong Ping 360, you may buy the crystal cabin ticket to dodge the ticket line of normal cabin.

BUT, there are lots of people want to do the above-mentioned things. 

ALSO if there are a lot of people already, you still need to wait for the tram compartment / cable car cabin even you are holding the tickets. 

As a last resort, you may pay a lot more to buy the Ngong Ping 360 private cabin ticket (Sadly, there is no 'Private Peak Tram service'.)

SO please go early!!! OR......

BOOK YOUR PRIVATE TOUR

With your private tour guide, you can directly proceed to the platform for the Peak Tram compartment / cable car cabin and really skip the ticketing and waiting line (The precondition is: follow the tour program and go early).

The private guide is the private guide. The private guide is not the VIP.

The private guide won't lead you to jump the line!

So the private guide just uses good time management to get the easy and enjoyable private tour experience.

Apart from the Peak and Big Buddha, you can even go to other interesting sightseeing points by the private car during your private tour.

For private tour planning, please contact Frank the tour guide.

You may consider the following private car tour options, which includes Peak Tram ride and / or Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride...

Hong Kong highlights tour

Hong Kong Kowloon full day tour

Round Hong Kong Island tour

Lantau Island Big Buddha tour

Hong Kong Lantau full day tour

Lantau big Buddha and Tai O sunset tour  

Photos of the crowds at Ngong Ping 360 have been reproduced by courtesy of the BLOG: 

*~Cathy的生活日誌~* 

(http://mbsmaqmb.pixnet.net/blog)

Four tips for sightseeing in Hong Kong

Four Hong Kong sightseeing tips

We share four tips for sightseeing in Hong Kong with you.

(1) 'HILLY' RELIEF IN CENTRAL

Apart from the tall buildings, you can find lots of heritage buildings and art galleries in Central. 

It is good to have a walk in Central. 

BUT PLEASE BEWARE OF THE HILLY RELIEF THERE.

The old Central was built on the hillside. It takes you lots of energy to walk up and down the steep street and steps.

(2) 'NO' SERVICE IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS (CHA CHAN TENG)

After the walk in Central, you may want to have the lunch in the local restaurants, i.e. Cha chan teng). 

PLEASE BEWARE OF THE 'NO' SERVICE THERE. 

Waiters 'force' you to share the table with the unknown others. 

Waiters talk to you loudly when they take your orders. 

Waiters 'throw' the dishes to you.  

Actually they are not impolite. 

They just show you Hong Kong commoners' life style.

(3) CHOOSE YOUR RIGHT DECK BEFORE TAKING STAR FERRY

After having lunch in Central, you can take the famous two-story Star Ferry. 

PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR RIGHT DECK BEFORE BUYING THE TOKEN because you cannot go upstairs or downstairs at will when you are taking the ferry. 

You can take picture easily on the lower deck. But the natural AC, i.e. the wind, may make you feel cold in winter. 

You can enjoy the artificial AC on the upper deck in summer.

So its ticket price is higher ($2.7 HKD on weekdays or 3.7 on holidays, which are nothing) (Star Ferry Wan Chai <> Tsim Sha Tsui Route just has the upper deck).

(4) OVERCROWDING PROBLEM ON THE OUTLYING ISLANDS 

You may want to go to Hong Kong's outlying islands to experience the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Ride on holidays or the Bun Festival in May. 

PLEASE BEWARE OF THE OVERCROWDING PROBLEM.

Most people take the Cable Car to see the Big Buddha due to traffic control and bad transportation. 

It can be extremely crowded on the sunny holidays.

Apart from the travelers, lots of locals want to know more about the folk culture. 

So during the Bun Festival, about 60,000 people go to the small and densely populated Cheung Chau (2.46 km², with 22,000 population)! 

Hot and wet weather plus the crowd near the ferry pier may make you feel dizzy! 

You may contact Frank the tour guide to plan your easy and enjoyable private tour in Hong Kong.

You may browse different easy and enjoyable private tour options.

Tips for Taking Hong Kong’s Peak Tram

Three Tips for easy and enjoyable Peak Tram ride

There are three tips for you for the easy and enjoyable Peak Tram ride.

Please wait for the tram at the front of the platform. 

You can enjoy more spaces and get the seats easier.

Remember, take the seats on the right hand side

You can enjoy the view more easily.

If you cannot get a seat, please move to the back of the tram. 

When the tram is moving up, you can see the buildings and cars getting smaller and smaller.  Don’t waste the chance for taking a good picture!

Want to have a easy and enjoyable private Hong Kong city tour with included Peak Tram ride?  Please browse the tour webpage or contact Frank the tour guide.