Originally Posted by
Troopers
I wouldn't say big Buddha is "Disney-Like"...it is very touristy though like the peak without the fabulous view. There's also a monastery there too. I remember going there by ferry before the cable car and the airport was built. Tai O is about a 20 mins bus ride down to/from the village. Take bus 21, departs every hour from the village and from Tai O.
Yes, the old pilgrimage to Po Lin Monastery.
Ferry to Mui Wo, buses that were not for service on the island or Kowloon to Shek Pik Reservoir, then another older bus to the monastery.
But in all fairness, the cable car stop at the base of the Buddha is where that Disney-like feeling is overwhelming.