~Travel Around The World~: Things to do in Macau

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Macau - Asia's Sin City - Part 2

There are two major islands in Macau, Macau Peninsula and Cotai - Taipa Island. Each of this island has a list of attractions including the hotels and casinos. For hotel and casinos, you can check my Part 1 in Macau.

Cotai - Taipa Island

Maps:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bys9H9hPgFspUlVlR21VeE5lUms/view?usp=sharing

Taipa Village

During my two nights visit in Macau, I do not have enough time to visit this place which is in my list of places to visit while I visit Macau. Based on lots of good reviews, there are lots of good restaurants around the area and feel the old Macau. From the Macau Tourism website, you can find a guide map for Taipa Village.

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A-Ma Cultural Village & Statue of Goddess A-Ma

This place is a Buddhist temple where people can pay respect to the Goddess of A-Ma, a goddess who protect of those who venture onto the oceans. The statue of A-Ma is located at the highest point in Coloane. The building architecture was amazing. You can take either a cab or bus to this place. There is no entrance fee to go to this place.

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Goddess of A-Ma Statue

Macau Peninsula

Maps:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bys9H9hPgFspUk9aMmktVlBBNzg/view?usp=sharing

Macau Tower

You can take a free shuttle bus that take you to the Macau Tower. The Macau Tower measures 1,109 ft in height. There is an observation deck with 360 degree panoramic view. If you are not afraid of height or would like to challenge yourself of high, there are couple of activities that you can do at the top of the tower: bungee jump, sky-jump, sky-walk, and tower climb. The night view of the tower is amazing at night, two best places to take night pictures: Avenida da Republica road and MGM Macau.

Guan Yin Statue of Macau

This golden Guan Yin Statue located next to the ocean in Macau Peninsula. You can take a cab to get here or walk from the MGM Macau.

Senado Square & St. Pauls Ruins

In the middle of downtown Macau, you can visit Senado Square and St. Pauls Ruins. This place is very crowded due to its popularity. There are lots of stores and street food from the Senado Square to St. Paul's ruins. While you are visiting the Senado Square, you should try the Portugese egg tart. It is very popular in Macau. Nowadays, there are lots of stores open around Macau and Taipa area.

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Macau - Asia's Sin City - Part 1

There are three ferry terminals to catch a ferry from Hong Kong to Macao: Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal, China Ferry Terminal, and Skypier Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal.

If you plan to go to Macao as soon as you arrived in Hong Kong, you can use the one in Lantau Island: Skypier Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal

If you lived in Kowloon Area, you can use the one in Kowloon Island: China Ferry Terminal.

If you lived in Central Area, you can use the one in Hong Kong Island: Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal (Shun Tak Center).

Even though both Hong Kong and Macau are part of China, you have to go thru the immigration when you are taking ferry. Both cities also use different currency: Macanese pataca (MOP) and Hong Kong dollar (HKD). There are three major ferry companies: TurboJet, Chu Kong Passanger Transport, and Cotai Water Jet. It takes about an hour from Hong Kong to Macau. Macau has two harbor: the one in Macau Island and the one in Taipa.

During my visit, I take a ferry boat from China Ferry Terminal as I live in Kowloon area from Hong Kong to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau thru Cotai Water Jet. You can visit this link for schedule and price information fro Cotai Water Jet: link. To get a cheaper price, there are a promotion link.

Most hotels in Macau has a bus service from the airport and ferry terminal to the hotel. We stay in JW Marriott at Galaxy Macau (Review).

Macau has two big islands (Macau Peninsula & Cotai - Taipa) connected with three bridges: Pte. de Sai Van, Pte. Da Amizade, and Pte. Gov. Nobre de Carvalho. Most people cross the two islands via Pte. Gov. Nobre de Carvalho. Each island has lots of attractions. During my visit, the city is in the development process. In Las Vegas, all the major casinos and attractions are located in Las Vegas Blvd and it is easy to explore. It is different in Macau. From Galaxy Macau to Venezian or MGM, you have to take a taxi or bus. Even though there is a free shuttle from the hotel, but the queue is long. Hopefully, with the new LRT (subway), it will make it easier to go around the major attractions in Macau.