The Amazing Macau ✨
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Macau is where glitz meets tradition — one side is the bustling Cotai, the other is the vibrant, everyday charm of the peninsula. It’s a fusion of desire and faith, luxury and local life.
Transportation
Flights available between Beijing and Macau.
Macau Light Rail: Only operates in Cotai, has 10 stations, ticket machines or window counters available.
Buses: Flat fare, prepare coins or small bills (RMB also accepted). Use a real-time bus tracking app.
Day 1 – Cotai Area
Upon arrival, head to hotel via free shuttle buses available just outside the airport.
Afternoon at Rua do Cunha: A famous food street packed with treats like gelato, local pastries, and iconic beef offal stalls.
Evening: Explore the Venetian (direct access from Rua do Cunha via escalator shortcut), then follow signs to the Parisian Eiffel Tower and Londoner Big Ben replicas. You can also visit:
Studio City Ferris Wheel
MGM for a complimentary milk tea
Wynn Palace for fountain shows
Hotel stay: Stayed at Marriott in Galaxy Resort. Though expensive, it includes access to the Grand Resort Deck, a water park with lazy rivers and wave pools.
Day 2 – Cotai + Peninsula
Breakfast: Classic local café — must-tries include pork chop noodles and beef brisket wontons.
Morning: Chill at the water park.
Afternoon: Took a bus to the peninsula for hotel check-in and more sightseeing. Stops included:
Senado Square
Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau
St. Dominic’s Church
Love Lane
Ruins of St. Paul’s
Mount Fortress
Iconic dim sum at a well-known spot (shrimp dumplings, veggie scallop dumplings)
St. Lazarus District
Guia Hill and Lighthouse
New Lisboa & Lisboa casinos
Dinner: Must-try tossed noodles with shrimp roe and fried wontons
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