Day trip

Tai O

Lantau and Outlying Islands, Hong Kong

Stilt houses and a small boat on the tidal channel at Tai O
Photo: Matthias Forster / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

A fishing village on the western side of Lantau Island, known for its stilt houses and local culture, and one of the island's main visitor stops.

What the guides say about Tai O

Guides combine Lantau with Tai O (8 guides) in one long day. The official description calls Tai O a fishing village known for huts built on stilts in narrow river channels (Go Hong Kong).

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Nearby

Tai O Kwan Tai Old Temple Temple · 2 min walk Tai O Kwan Tai Old Temple on Kat Hing Back Street of Tai O was originally built in the Hongzhi reign (1488 - 1505) of the Ming Dynasty. Yeung Hau Temple, Tai O Temple · 8 min walk Yeung Hau Temple at Po Chue Tam in Tai O was probably built in 1699 or earlier with reference to an iron bell cast in the 38th year of Kangxi reign... Hung Shing Temple, Tai O Temple · 9 min walk Hung Shing Temple at Shek Tsai Po Street of Tai O was built in the 11th year of the Qianlong reign (1746) of the Qing Dynasty for the worship of Hung... Tai O Heritage Hotel Landmark · 12 min walk Tai O Heritage Hotel was formerly the Old Tai O Police Station which was built on a small knoll next to the old Tai O Ferry Pier at Shek Tsai Po in... Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha Temple · 4.3 km away Po Lin Monastery at Ngong Ping was known as the “Big Thatched Hut” in the early days. Wisdom Path Landmark · 5.0 km away Professor Jao Tsung I's calligraphy of the Heart Sutra, carved on 38 timber columns of 8 m to 10 m near the Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery and the...

Around Lantau and Outlying Islands

Big Buddha, Tai O and ferry islands

Lantau holds Po Lin Monastery, Tai O and Hong Kong Disneyland. Cheung Chau, Lamma and Peng Chau are reached by ferry.

Lantau and Outlying Islands has 27 places on the Roam Hong Kong map: 7 temples, 6 landmarks, 5 day trips, 4 beaches, 2 special spots, 2 neighbourhoods and 1 park or garden. Read the Lantau and Outlying Islands guide.

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