All About Macau

azradiza

Salam semua ... memandangkan thread Macau yg dulu2 dah takde, izinkan aku bukak thread baru utk Macau ... I will update the information on this first page from time to time ... harap tuan momod tak mergekan thread ni dengan thread HK yer...

General Info

Macau Tourism : http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/index.php

Macau travel guide : http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/macau/

NO VISA required for Malaysian to enter for 30 days.

Currency : Macau Pataca - MOP

Exchange rate :
1 MOP ~ 50 sen RM
1 MOP = 1 HKD .. hence, we can use HK in Macau. It's just that they will return the balance in MOP.

Banknotes : MOP$10, MOP$20, MOP$50, MOP$100, MOP$500, MOP$1000
Coins : 10, 50 avos, MOP$1, MOP$5
   
Weather :


Public Holiday & Events:




Electricity/power plug:


Macau is using the same power voltage as Malaysia, hence no need power converter.


How to travel between Hongkong & Macau

Take ferry from any of these 2 well-known companies

1) CotaiJet : http://cotaijet.com.mo/sailing-schedule

CotaiJet Route:

a) China Ferry Terminal, TST <--> Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macau ( also known as Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal)




b) China Ferry Terminal, TST <--> Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal




c) Hongkong Macau Ferry Terminal, Sheung Wan ( HK Island)  <--> Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal




d) Hongkong Macau Ferry Terminal, Sheung Wan ( HK Island) <--> Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macau ( also known as Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal)






2) TurboJet : http://www.turbojet.com.hk/eng/schedule/prd.asp

TurboJet route:

a) Hongkong Macau Ferry Terminal, Sheung Wan <--> Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macau ( also known as Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal)




b) China Ferry Terminal TST <--> Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macau ( also known as Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal) - Operates by First Ferry Macau





Transportation

1) Public Bus

For journeys on Macau peninsula there is a flat fare at MOP$3.20.
If you travel to Taipa, it costs MOP$4.20 and if your destination is Coloane village MOP$5.00.
If you go to Hác Sá, you will pay MOP$6.40.
For those wishing to go from Macau to the Airport or back, the special bus service costs MOP$4.20 per person.

Transmac bus company : http://www.transmac.com.mo/



2) Taxi

Two type of taxi : black cab & yellow cab
Charge :
MOP13 for the first 1600 meters. MOP1.50 for each additional 230 meters afterwards.
MOP3.00 for each luggage in the boot.
MOP5 for boarding the taxi from the airport

Due to language barrier, please use the local chinese name when pointing out the direction to the taxi drivers

Here are the names of some places in English and Chinese:
A-Ma Temple - Ma Kok Miu
Civic & Municipal Affairs Bureau - Man Zheng Zhong Chu
Av Almeida Ribeiro - San Ma L&ocirc;
St. Paul's Ruins - Tai Sam Pá
Lisboa Hotel - Pou Keng
Macau Ferry Terminal - Kong Ou Má Tau
Barrier Gate - Kwan Tchap
Guia Hill - Tchong San
Cultural Centre - Man Fá Tchong Sam
Airport - Kei Cheong


3) Free Hotel Shuttle Bus

Normally those big hotels and resorts provide free shuttle bus for the tourist. You can take these shuttle busses either from Ferry Terminal or Macau Airport. This is the cheapest way to travel in Macau but you probably need to spend some time queuing as this is an FOC service and everyone is taking advantage of this facility.

If you arrive at the ferry terminal from HK and planning to go to Venetian, you can take the shuttle bus straight to Venetian.
After that, if you want to go to Senado Square, St.Paul's ruin, take the shuttle bus back to ferry terminal. Then at the ferry terminal, take a shuttle bus to Grand Lisboa / Wynn Hotel and from there it's just a short walk.

Just treat the ferry terminal as a transit hub and get on the next shuttle bus for your destination

azradiza

Places of Interest

1) The Ruins of St.Paul's


2) Senado Square


3) Fisherman's Wharf


4) Macau Tower : http://www.macautower.com.mo/en/dining_shopping_entertainment/adventure/index.html

Can opt for Sky Jump


5) Wynn Hotel Musical Fountain - ala2 The Bellagio Las Vegas

Time : from 11 am - 12midnite
Duration : Every 15 minutes


6) The Venetian : http://www.venetianmacao.com/

Things to do here :
Gondola rides, Grand Canal Shops


7) House of Dancing Water performance : http://thehouseofdancingwater.com/en/#/home

Tickets : from HKD 480 to HKD 1380
Duration : 85 minutes
Location : Dancing Water Theater, City of Dreams


8) Roman Amphitheather

Located next to Fisherman's Wharf

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Where to Stay


Normally from Sunday to Thursday, the hotel rate is reasonable. Fridays & Saturdays see the most expensive rate in the week. So if you need to stay overnite in Macau, do come during weekdays.

Macau

1) Metropark Hotel : http://www.metroparkhotels.com/hotel/eng/index.php?hotel=macau

2) Grand Lisboa : http://www.grandlisboa.com/en/home/index.html

3) Kingsway Hotel : http://www.olamacauguide.com/hotel-kingsway.html

4) Augusters Lodge : http://www.augusters.de/ - backpackers style

5) Wynn Hotel : http://www.wynnmacau.com/en/homepage

6) Ole London Macau : http://olelondonhotel.com/en/index.aspx

7) Metropole Hotel - walking distant to famous attractions

8) Hotel Sintra : http://www.hotelsintra.com/

9) New Nam Pan Hotel : http://www.cnmacauhotel.com/in3.asp - rate from HKD380 to HKD1280- located near to the main tourist attractions

Taipa

1) The Venetian : http://www.venetianmacao.com/en/Macao-Accommodations/

2) Grand View : http://www.grandview-hotel.com/index.php

3) Best Western Taipa

Cotai

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What to Eat

1) Rua de Malaca Centro Internacional De Macau
Lj. L (Opposite Golden Dragon Hotel)
Macau
Tel:00853 6257 4657

2) Niu Ji Halal Restaurant
Lai Choi Kok Block E No. 130,
Taipa, Macau
Tel: 0085362406340




Where to Shop

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Blogs

*to the blog owners, if you find it is inappropriate for me to put your blog links here, please PM me and I will remove the link promptly


http://moneyforluxury.blogspot.com/2011/08/macau-grand-lisboa-hotel-and-venetian.html

http://www.mymiee.blogspot.com/2011/11/shenzhen-hong-kong-dan-macau-pt-5.html

http://dimanakuberpijak.blogspot.com/2010/10/macau.html

http://gdahsblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/hk-mfm-day-1.html

http://normalblur.blogspot.com/2010/10/macau-trip-day-1-21st-oct-2010-part-1.html --> love reading this blog coz it has lots of good pictures ...

http://isyayy.blogspot.com/2011/10/senado-square-macau.html

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Welcome to Macau...

Stila

TT... Cpt sambung lagi... X sbr ni..  
Kte pegi on d 24th March nnti.. Pegi HK dulu... But Macau of course la pegi jugak kan..
Plan x overnite kt macau.. So klau pegi sehari je cukup ke? Klau x, harus la pegi lg d next day nye...

opie5662

ohhh..trid baru rupenye..patut la tak jumpe trid lame dulu..hehehhe

azradiza

ohhh..trid baru rupenye..patut la tak jumpe trid lame dulu..hehehhe
opie5662 Post at 3-4-2012 14:10

thread lame dah hilang ntah ke mana....

sahmura7

Sy pergi Macau, dari HK.Naik feri.Sgt mabuk lauuttt..>,<
We all stay di Best Western Hotel. Not recommended la. Staffs diorang langsung tak reti English. Yg jaga kaunter tu je, boleh ckp sikit2. Mmg problem betul nak communicate..Kebanyakan hotel kat Macau ada provide free feeder bus dari jetty ke hotel. Hotel ni pun boleh send u all ke Venetian, tapi kena ikut diorang punya schedule.Overall, for me, Macau biasa2 je. Dah pergi sekali, takkan ada plan nak g sana lagi. HK lagi fun, byk activities boleh buat.

opie5662

azra kate ari tuh nk letak nih...tp tak letak lagik...aku letak la ye nk share info

nk share sikit kedai halal kat macau...sbb ramai yg pm aku tanye...

Rua de Malaca Centro Internacional De Macau
Lj. L (Opposite Golden Dragon Hotel)
Macau
Tel:00853 6257 4657

Niu Ji Halal Restaurant
Lai Choi Kok Block E No. 130,
Taipa, Macau
Tel: 0085362406340

kedit kat buku nih

opie5662

Sy pergi Macau, dari HK.Naik feri.Sgt mabuk lauuttt..>,<
We all stay di Best Western Hotel. Not rec ...
sahmura7 Post at 4-4-2012 12:43 PM

ramai yg org kate mabuk laut naik feri ke macau...tp aku rase biasek je naik feri nye..cam gi langkawi je..heheheh..kat macau mmg susah la nk carik org ckp omputih..even pekerja hotel pon tak pandai..mase aku pegi ari tuh, mlm tuh bilik blackout..call la reception soh naik cek...die bantai ckp cina..jenuh la kite  cakap no electric kat die..tak paham jugak...bile ade technican yg naik pon cakap cina ngan kami, kami bantai ckp omputih..masing2 tak paham...hahahahahahah..kelaka sgt..

tp bile dipikirkan, takkan die tak paham kan bilik kami gelap gulita..last2 die panggil org betul kan...suis besar jatuh...lepas pada tuh kami bantai gelak sakan kat bilik

sahmura7

ramai yg org kate mabuk laut naik feri ke macau...tp aku rase biasek je naik feri nye..cam gi la ...
opie5662 Post at 4-4-2012 21:41

Oo..dulu sy pergi Langkawi mabuk laut jugak..Lol..
Dulu kat Macau duk hotel mana?

feezasabri

cite pasal macau nie.. memang tak leh lupe.. huhuhu.. yang penting.. g macau untuk transit ke hongkong.. cos kat macau nie orang akan pandang pelik kalo kite yang bertudung ke sane.. huhuhu... .saye siap kene tegur lagi dalam flight.. apek tue kate " u pun berjudi ka??" terkejut kiteorang.. sekali tengok kat dalam flight.. sume chayanunalif... hahahahha... kami berdua je yang bertudung.. dah sampai kat imigresen... kawan saye kene tahan lame.. sian die..

opie5662

cite pasal macau nie.. memang tak leh lupe.. huhuhu.. yang penting.. g macau untuk transit ke hongko ...
feezasabri Post at 6-4-2012 03:34 PM

same la cam saya...pegi 2 org bertudung...satu flite pandang...heran tgk kami kot...hahahhaha....tp buat tak paham je la...sbb derang dtg sbb berjudi...kita pi nk travel....and saya pon kene tahan lame kat kastam....abes satu beg kene  punggah...tensen gak la...tp tape la..pengalaman kan

bulan lepas saya pi lagi...bawak kawan lain....2 org cina...ade sekali tuh derang soh teman pi main jackpot...pegi la temankan...sekali die menang 2500MOP...geram je rase...sakan ahso tuh pi sopping...

owen81

Pengalaman semasa di Macau awal April hari tuh:


View dari Turbojet semasa sampai di Macau.















Senado Square & St Paul ruins - Tempat wajib jika ke Macau. So, memang berduyun manusia kat sini. Penuh dengan kedai but takde satu pun jual souvenir yg best especially fridge magnet.



Macau tower - Tak sempat nak naik. Sekarang dalam bus shuttle Venetian sebab nak ke Taipa.

azradiza

Reply 18# owen81

ko ade beli ape2 sovenier tak kat sane? lagik satu, ko ade try egg tart tak..??

naqies

ramai yg org kate mabuk laut naik feri ke macau...tp aku rase biasek je naik feri nye..cam gi la ...
opie5662 Post at 4-4-2012 21:41

sini ko eik... weh ko lupa ke.. masa kat lobby venitian, kat tempat simpan luggage, tengah2 speakang london sekali budak yg angkat beg tu leh cakap "bole simpan sini percuma aje, akak dari msia ke"? haa amik ko, berbahasa melayu lagi rupanya budak tu org philipino tp pernah keja kat msia tapi gaji sikit so lari ke macau sbb gaji byk + tips..

ni ada lg halal restorant kat macau

Aruna Indian Curry & Café House
Avenida da Amizade 779B, Macau, China


Indian Garden Restaurant
21 Rua Seng Tou, Orquidea, Macau (yg ni tak silap chef wan penah cover makan kat sini dulu)


ada lg 2 tempat tp nanti balik rumah belek2 buku azimat, tiap kali berjalan kena wat buku baru.. me buat sendiri research then print n tampal dlm buku ni tuk rujukan me n kenkadang share ngan member2 yg mana nak g..)


next trip to Macau HK (6 days) this end of Nov - rombongan anak beranak 7 opismate seramai 14 org.. ku jadi tour guide