Our last day in Hong Kong was Simon’s favourite. As we had purchased airport express passes we were able to drop our checked baggage off at Kowloon Station and then go off exploring for the day as our flight wasn’t until 9:20pm. This service was so efficient, there was no queue and, SPOILER ALERT, our bags made it to Cairns save and sound. The airport express is such an easy and useful service. Definitely use it if you visit Hong Kong.

After dropping off our bags we headed over to Tung Chung to take the cable car up to Ngong Ping. The cable car is 5.7km and takes around 25 minutes. The sites are stunning. Check them out:

Once at the top you go through Ngong Ping village which is a little Disney Epcot-esque. Touristy, but pretty with lots of shops and restaurants. We walked straight through here to the Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha) statue. The Big Buddha statue is 34 metres tall and weighs over 250 metric tons. There are too many steps up to the top, but the views over Lantau Island are stunning.

We then went and had a look at Po Lin Monastery which is a short walk away. Let me just remind you that a short walk in Hong Kong will still get you sweaty and ‘dripping’ very quickly.

Afterwards we grabbed a bus to the little fishing village of Tai-O in the hop of seeing a Chinese White dolphin (they actually look pink). Unfortunately we didn’t see one, but weren’t surprised as they are an endangered species. The government is trying to help conserve the Chinese White dolphins by requiring all tour boats to donate 10% of their cost to the conservation project.

The airport was the next stop for us as we headed off to Cairns!!!

More about that soon xx

P.S. Should have waited