we (dad, my bro%26amp; i) are going to HK for a few days and were planning to make a side trip to Macau.
i know there are a lot of tour operators to choose from...but i was wondering if any of you have had the chance to go on such a tour.
i want to know, based on experience, which tour operators would you recommend especially for the Macau trip? we are touring HK (kowloon, HK island, peak, lantau) pretty much on our own but to Macau, we want to go with a group.
is that a good idea?
we figured, we%26#39;d be devoting just 1 day to Macau and being with a group would probably be the best way to cover as many scenic spots as possible in a short amount of time.
so any tour operators you%26#39;d recommend? or are they all equally good? any operators i should avoid?
preferably, one that would take you to the best places and would provide decent transportation and would have a guide with okay English skills.
also, do these operators normally secure the visa for you?
lastly, is the free chinese junk ride (courtesy of the tourism board) worth trying?
the concept of going on an authentic boat seems interesting although i would like to know how others who%26#39;ve tried it, felt about the experience... some say it%26#39;s a rough ride. i don%26#39;t have motion sickness so that%26#39;s not much of a problem but i wonder if it%26#39;s safe? also, all i%26#39;m really after some good photo ops on the boat. haha.
we%26#39;re also staying at the ymca salisbury, which means we%26#39;ll be having a good view of the harbor. although, i%26#39;d be curious to know whether it%26#39;s a different experience seeing it while sailing the harbor itself.
so there, sorry for the long post..
and thanks in advance, all of your answers will be greatly appreciated...cheers!
qs for the experts%26gt;%26gt; Macau tour %26amp; Chinese junk ride
Hi
A day in Macau is ample to see most things, just catch a ferry from HK. We took a guided tour with a guy that aproached us at the ferry terminal they had a little office just to the left of the main entrance/exit of the ferry terminal in Macau. For 5 people we paid HK$600? for a 3 hour guided tour round the island in a van with about 6 stops (a temple, a ruined church etc) the guide was good and he dropped us of in the main shopping area.
(Please note this was in April 2005)
Generaly VISA%26#39;s are not required for Macau or HK unless you are staying for more than 90 days, please check on this as it may be different rules apply to your country.
Cheers
qs for the experts%26gt;%26gt; Macau tour %26amp; Chinese junk ride
GG:
We rode on the Duk Ling on February 8th and I highly recommend it. For harbour photos check out my blog at www.americansabroad.blogspot.com and follow the links. We stayed at the Salisbury YMCA from 3-9 February and thoroughly enjoyed it. Try the international buffet.
I haven%26#39;t visited Macau since 1992 but when we did we took the high speed ferry from Central (right next to the new Star Ferry pier) and hired a car and driver for the day. Macau is very small and you can visit all the major sights in one day.
crusaders and spinkk!
thanks for the info!
spinkk, lovely photos, i knew they would make for great photo ops! did you have something to eat on the boat? haha, just curious. seems like there were only a few of you on it.
did u register in advance? probably not since it doesn%26#39;t seem like there were any queues for that. how long did that ride last? i was hoping it would last at least an hour into the night if we rode at around 5pm. what time did you ride the boat?
hope we get a chance to ride it even if i%26#39;ve read somewhere it may be up for maintenance around March. hmm, let%26#39;s hope we can still catch it.
crusaders,
for the van, that probably wasn%26#39;t a legitimate operator? are there a lot of those vans around...especially the ones which do not require a prior reservation? and was the HK$600 flat rate for each van or was it because of the size of your party? hmm, i%26#39;m thinking we could split a van with a couple if that were the case, since there%26#39;s only three of us anyway.
thanks again!
Hi
They had a office inside the ferry terminal so I presume they are legit. We haggled over the cost I think they started at HK$150 per person and we settled on HK$600 as a flat rate, The van had no sign writing on it from memory and we had the van just for our group (it seated about 8 people)
Cheers
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