Suggested Macau Day Tour Itinerary
We spent the day 2 of our Hong Kong+Macau Tour in Macau. I prepared the Macau day tour itinerary to fit in most of Macau’s tourist spots in one whole day. This itinerary applies for solo travelers or small groups coming from Hong Kong.
Make sure that you take the earliest boat to Macau so you won’t miss something out. You can take Cotai Jet which leaves Hong Kong as early as 06:30AM or TurboJET which leaves the city at 07:00AM. Choose Macau Ferry Terminal (not Mo Taipa Ferry Terminal) as your arrival port since all casino-operating hotels in Macau have shuttle buses in the area.
Macau Day Tour Itinerary
08:00AM – Arrival at Macau Ferry Terminal. Take a shuttle bus to either Emperor Palace, Hotel Sintra, or Grand Lisboa, and then walk towards Senado Square.
09:00AM to 12:00PM – Senado Square Tour (Leal Senado, Holy House of Mercy, St. Dominic’s Church, etc), Rua Mercadores, Ruins of Saint Paul, Fortaleza do Monte, and Macau Museum. The Macau Museum has HKD/MOP15.00 entrance fee.
You can have a scoop of green tea and cream cheese ice cream at Milk Top or have your lunch at Cafe Quinella. Both Shops are just a right turn away from the corner of McDonalds.
12:00PM to 01:30PM – Guia Fortress. You can go back to Hotel Sintra and take a shuttle to Macau Ferry Terminal. From the ferry terminal, you can walk to Guia Fortress. If you hate walking, you can take bus number 2, 2A, 5, or 18 from Almeida Ribeiro in Senado Square. Fare is from HKD/MOP 3.20. Pay the exact fare since no change is issued in the bus.
01:30PM to 02:30PM – The next stop, Grand Prix Museum, is walking distance from the Guia Fortress so take your time. If you want to skip the Grand Prix Museum and proceed directly to A-Ma Temple, take a bus with route 2, 6, 9, or 18.
02:30PM to 03:30PM – A-Ma Temple. From the Grand Prix Museum, you can take bus number 3, 10, or 10A. Fare is from HKD/MOP 3.20. Pay the exact fare since no change is issued in the bus.
03:30PM to 04:30PM – Macau Tower. From A-Ma Temple, take bus number 21. Fare is from HKD/MOP 3.20. Pay the exact fare.
04:30PM to 07:30PM – Casino Hopping (City of Dreams, Galaxy Hotel, The Venetian Macau, etc.). From Macau Tower, take a shuttle bus to City of Dreams.
You can have your Dinner at Venetian Macau’s food court at level 2.
07:30PM to 9:00PM – Fisherman’s Wharf. There is a shuttle bus from the Venetian Macau to the Sands Hotel and Casino that you can hop on. The Fisherman’s Wharf is just across Sands Hotel.
9:00PM – Go back to Hong Kong. After taking photos and strolling around the Fisherman’s Wharf, return back to the Sands Hotel, take a shuttle to Macau Ferry Terminal, and then catch your return boat to Hong Kong.
For more Macau travel and accommodation tips, check out the HotelsCombined blog on How to get to Macau: A Family Guide.
h! am going to HK and Macau on dec 20 from dubai do i require visa upon arrival?
Hi! I just want to ask if how much per person is the budget for the sa victoria peak, hongkong disneyland, ocean park and other entrance fees? 🙂 Is it advisable to buy to online, for 12 persons? We are going there sa December. Thank you so much! God bless.
Until what time open yung Venetian Macao and Fishermans Wharf?
Venetian is until 11PM. Shops at Fisherman’s Wharf closes at 07:00PM but you can stroll around until ten.
some said that if you take the public bus it will eat a lot of time due to several bus stops so take a taxi. how much fare if taxi?
Sorry, we did not try the taxi.
The bus stops anyway is quick and won’t eat out more than 5mins of your time. Macau is a small city and traffic is pretty fair.
How much did you spent in your macau tour, including foods. Fare. Etc. thanks
Hi Jessica, We came from Hong Kong when we visited Macau and stayed only there for 1 Day and 1 Night.
Expenses Include: HKD320 for roundtrip TurboJet tickets, USD235 for 1N Hotel at Villa Nam Pam, HKD15 for Macau Museum Entry Fee, 250 for Food and Fares. All in all, we spent roughly HKD820.00 ≈ ₱4900 each.
Note that the hotel was shared for 4 persons, and we did not avail the extreme adventure offered in Macau tower which were quite pricey. To save more, have your return flight in Macau and visit the city in the last day of your tour.
Hi. Where did you buy your ferry tickets and how much was it? Someone suggested to get the one without the return time because Day and Night trips have different rates.
Hi Maria,
Our guesthouse’s caretaker bought it for us at a discount.
It’s true that night rates are higher than that of the early morning travel. If you want to book early check this link. Make sure that you observe your schedule to avoid inconvenience.
Wow…pagala gala ka na lang.