Day Excursion to Macau from Hong Kong
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Key facts:
- Where: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Duration:
11 hours
Why book this tour
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- Travel by catamaran to Macau – the “Monte Carlo of the East”
- Included orientation of Macau features the A-Ma Temple and St Pauls Ruins
- Lunch is included in a local restaurant
- You will have some time to try your luck at the world famous casino
- Pick up and drop off is offered at a range of Hong Kong hotels and tour is conducted in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour is led by an English speaking guide
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
A full day excursion to the former
Portuguese colony, Macau, which used to be the oldest European
settlement in the Orient, is like going to the Mediterranean. The
enclave was reunited with China as a Special Administrative Region in
December 1999. A sightseeing excursion to Macau is full of historical
and cultural flair. Under Portuguese sovereignty for four centuries,
tiny Macau contains many historical monuments, including the famous
facade of St. Paul's Church, its border gate with the motherland and the
14th-century Kun Yam Temple.
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
When does it run?
Daily
Duration
11 hours
Start time
0730h (7:30am)
Meeting point
Hotel pick-up is provided from
selected hotels. (Please mention the name and address of your hotel at
the time of booking.) Airport pick-up is not included.
Please report at the meeting point 15minutes before the start time.
Please report at the meeting point 15minutes before the start time.
Ending point
The tour returns to the starting point
- Tour information
- Activity schedule
- Itinerary
Ride in an air-conditioned coach from your hotel to the pier in Hong Kong. Board a jetfoil or a catamaran and enjoy a 60-minute ferry journey that brings you to the Monte Carlo of the Far East, Macau.
The city sightseeing begins with a drive along the Guia Circuit where the Macau Grand Prix is held annually. A stop at the Statue of Kum Iam. This Statue is dedicated to Kum Iam, the Goddess of Mercy with a 20 meters high bronze figure, emerging Virgin Mary-like from a 7 meter-high lotus in the outer harbour.
Then proceed to the Macau Tower. The Tower was designed by Mr Gordon Moller, a New Zealand architect. It is 338 meters high and ranked the 11th highest in the world (an optional visit to the observation deck for a panoramic view of the city can be arranged). Visit the A-Ma Temple - a graceful chapel built in 1488, dedicated to the Goddess of seafarers and fishermen Matsu. This temple is being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.
Then move on to the St. Paul’s Ruins, a grand imposing façade which is the ruins of an early 16th century church designed by Italians and built by Japanese Christian exiles.
Walk down the picturesque cobblestones streets, past furniture shops and clothing factory outlets (for some shopping, if time permits), to the main square, the City Centre of Senado. This square is a pedestrian zone, being inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Try your luck at the gambling tables of the world-famous casino in Macau before leaving the city in the late afternoon.
Arrive back in Hong Kong at approximately 1830h (6:30pm) and transfer to your hotel.
