🏝️ Macau Day Trip Guide (Cota

🏝️ Macau Day Trip Guide (Cotai → Main Island)

Start: Macau International Airport
Endpoint: Macau Peninsula (around Galaxy, Starwood Hotel)
Features: Zero-cost transportation, luxury attractions in series, walking and strolling super smooth!

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🚶♀️ First stop: From Macau Airport
• Location Tip: After exiting the airport gate, go straight to the right.
• About a 3–5 minute walk, you’ll see a whole row of “free shuttles from major hotels” stops.
• Free buses are available to almost all major hotels (no accommodation traveler status required).

📍Recommended to take: The Venetian shuttle bus
👉 Direct access to the center of Cotai City, the most convenient transportation, about 10 minutes after departure.

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🎰 Second stop: The Venetian Macao
• Featured highlights:
• The Grand Canal Shoppes, the largest indoor shopping center in Macau, is themed around the Venice Canal.
• Gondola experience with artificial waterway and crew singing.
• Major boutique brands, designer stores, restaurants, desserts.
• You can also try your luck at the Venetian Casino (21 years old or older).

🕒 Recommended length of stay: 1.5–2 hours
🍴Recommended snacks: Italian ice cream, Macau Portuguese tart specialty shop.

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🌉 Stop 3: The Parisian Macao

Accessible directly from the Venetian via the skywalk, very convenient!

• Featured highlights:
• The Eiffel Tower with a 1/2 scale exterior is the most representative photo spot in Macau.
• In the evening there will be a romantic tower light show.
• Large fountain and French streetscape decoration can be seen indoors.
• There are also many mid-to-high-end brands and dessert shops in the shopping area.

🕒 Recommended length of stay: 1–1.5 hours
📸 Check-in suggestion: Plaza in front of the Eiffel Tower, fountain area.

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🇬🇧 Stop 4: The Londoner Macao

You can reach it by walking about 5 minutes further from the Parisian.

• Featured highlights:
• The exterior is in the classic British architectural style (like a scaled-down version of Tower Bridge and Big Ben).
• The interior is lavishly decorated with many “English street” elements.
• The museum sells many Macau-exclusive merchandise and British-branded souvenirs.
• There are a number of English restaurants and afternoon tea shops (such as Gordon Ramsay’s).

🕒 Recommended length of stay: 1–1.5 hours
🍴Recommended: English fish and chips, afternoon tea.

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💎 Stop 5: Galaxy Macau

It is about 10–15 minutes walk from Londoners (also available by free shuttle).

• Featured highlights:
• Luxury shopping center and large entertainment area.
• The most well-known is the Galaxy Diamond Show (every 30 minutes).
💎 Huge crystal diamonds rotate with music and spray water light effects, very spectacular!
• The pavilion has numerous high-end brands and dessert cafes.

🕒 Recommended stay time: 1 hour
⏰ Diamond Show Time: Starts every half hour on the hour (about 5 minutes).

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🚌 Stop 6: Head to Macau Main Island (Peninsula)

You can take a free shuttle bus from the Galaxy Hotel to areas such as the StarWorld or the Grand Lisboa.

• About 15 minutes drive.
• After getting off the bus, you enter the busy area of the Macau Peninsula, where you can continue to explore freely.

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🏮 Stop 7: Macau Peninsula Free Tour

The following routes can be arranged:
1. Starwood Hotel → Grand Lisboa → Ruins of St. Paul’s → Rose Hall → Guanye Street
2. Or experience local street food and small casino culture directly on the island.

🍴Recommended snacks: Yishun stewed milk, pork chop bun, Portuguese egg tart, almond cake.
🕒 Recommended stay time: According to physical arrangement, can play until evening or after dinner back to the hotel.

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✈️ Back to Suggestion
• To return to the airport, take any major hotel shuttle bus back to the airport (mostly ring shuttle).
• It is recommended to reserve 1 hour drive + 2 hour airport check-in time.

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✅ Summary Suggestions

Itinerary Paragraph Attractions Suggested Dwell Time Remarks
1 Airport → Venetian 10 minutes drive Free shuttle
2 Venetian 1.5–2 hours Indoor canal, casino
3 Parisians 1–1.5 hours Eiffel Tower Check-in, fountain
4 Londoners 1–1.5 hours English street view, restaurants
5 Galaxy 1 Hour Diamond Show
6 to Peninsula 15 minutes drive Free bus
7 Peninsula walks Flexible arrangements Tai Samba, Guan Ye Street, etc