Macau Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before You Go

10 things YOU need to know before you go to Macau. A comprehensive travel guide to bring you up to speed on the Language, Food, Casinos, and more! First, some basic knowledge on Macau: Macau was a Colony of Portugal from 1557-1999, and now it’s a Special Administrative Region of China just like Hong Kong. Macau is small -- 30 sq km, or 11 sq miles. 640,000 people live there. In 2017 Macau had 30 million visitors… lots of people for such a tiny place. 64km (40 miles) west of Hong Kong. A great day trip from Hong Kong, but easily worth 2 nights 💲💲💲 Get up to 40% off hotels in Macau by signing up here: https://plannin.com/en/search?googleResult=ChIJifeluvdvATQRjYLO00qp3u4&refId=YellowProductions Macau is best known as a gambling and shopping mecca, but it also has a really neat historic portuguese center Macau is the only place in China where you can gamble legally. It generates more revenue from gambling than anywhere else on the earth including more than about seven times the revenue generated by “The Strip” in La Vegas 4 main parts… the main part of Macau with the historic Portuguese core. This is called the Macau Peninsula Taipa Cotai Strip Colane 2. Getting In Ferry from Hong Kong Takes 40-60 Minutes 2 different operators Turbojet: The Red One Cotai Water Jet: The Blue One 4 Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong 2 Ferry Terminals in Macau - If you’re going to the Cotai Strip, most convenient to take Cotai Water Jet Going to the Historic Portuguese section, take Turbojet Macau does have it’s own airport, but not many flights There’s a new bridge from HKG to Macau, you can take a bus on it Or cross the border by land from China. 4. Unlucky This number omitted because it’s unlucky. 4 in Chinese sounds like the word for “Death.” Most buildings typically omit this floor. 5. Getting Around Free Shuttle Service Macau’s hotels offer free shuttle service from the airport, ferry terminals, and border gates. · The Venetian Macao Free Shuttle Schedule · The Parisian Macao Free Shuttle Schedule · Sands Cotai Central Free Shuttle Schedule Bus Public buses operate frequently throughout Macau, Taipa, and Coloane. Buses have onboard stop notifications in Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese and English. · Price: Within Macau or Taipa: MOP3.2, Macau-Taipa: MOP4.2, Macau-Coloane: MOP5, Airport service: MOP4.2. Taxi Macau’s taxis come in two color schemes: one is yellow, the other is black and cream. Both color taxis charge the same fees. Taxis stands are located near hotel lobbies. Tips: ·Base price (first 1.6 km): MOP17, additional MOP2 for each 260 m afterwards. Extra fees: Taxi waiting fee is MOP2 for every minute. Taxis have a MOP3 luggage storing fee. There is a MOP2 fee from Taipa to Coloane, and a MOP5 fee from Macau to Coloane. There is an MOP5 fee for taxi trips to and from the airport. Uber operates in Macau 6. Money Macanese Pataca (MOP) Most shops and restaurants will accept HKG to pay, with a 1:1 exchange rate to MOP The exchange rate is fixed at HK$1 = MOP$1.03 But you’ll typically get change back in MOP 7. Language Portuguese (but its own dialect) And Chinese (Cantonese) A little less english than Hong Kong, but enough to get by 8. Shopping In every hotel on the Cotai Strip 9. The rest of Macau outside the Casinos and Historic Districts 10. Food: Macanese cuisine’ is a mix of southern Chinese and Portuguese ingredients and cooking techniques. With a history dating back over 400 years, the cuisine is often regarded as the world’s first fusion cuisine. Egg Tart that is so popular in Dim Sum restaurants originated here.. Lord Stows cafe is the original located in Taipa. Most convenient location is the one in the Venetian Bifanas - Thin breaded pork Sandwich Really good high end Chinese food cheaper than Hong Kong. The Wynn hotel has some really good options. 11. I’ve got more videos! CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/yellowwsub You might enjoy watching some of these other videos: More on Macau in my Macau Travel Guide: https://youtu.be/VcHpih87Aec Or this Playlist to watch all of my videos from Hong Kong: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOVadUHX1B-JGIyM9Gi0318ipEZ3yHZER Yellow Productions on Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/YellowProductionsTravel INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/yellowwproductions/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/chrisraney Check out my blog: http://yelloww.net My video gear: Sony FDR-AX53 4K Handycam: http://amzn.to/2hYePVc Sony ECMW1M Wireless Microphone: http://amzn.to/2gQKDGG GoPro Fusion 360 Camera: https://amzn.to/2NINKSz Pacsafe LS250 Anti-theft Shoulder Bag: http://amzn.to/2h0YCNt