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Here is the detailed 6 days and 5 nights itinerary we had during our recent trip to Hong Kong and Macau Tour:

Day 1: HongKong to Macau

  • 10:30 am - Check-in at Singapore Changi Terminal
  • 02:25 pm - Arrival at HKIA Terminal 1. 
    • Meet with mom and sister upon arrival
    • Eat at "Mei Xin Food 2", resto beside Burger King. Beef brisket noodle is good!!!
  • 03:30 pm - Take bus E11 from airport bus terminal to Macau Ferry Terminal. We travelled light so it wasn't much of a hassle carrying our baggage around.
  • 04:45 pm - Book ferry with HKD10 discount per trip using Visa Card.
  • 05:00 pm - TurboJet Ferry Ride to Macau
  • 06:00 pm - Arrival at Macau.
    • Visited Macau Tourism Board and grab some maps and brochures
  • 06:30 pm - Take free Grand Lisboa Shuttle from Macau ferry terminal (take underpass to hotel and casino bus bay)
  • 07:00 pm - Walk from Grand Lisboa to Hostel
  • 08:00 pm - It was supposedly around 15mins walk. Since we got lost and it rained, we reached the hostel late. We decided to call it a day.

Day 2: Macau Tour
  • 07:00 am - Macau Heritage Walk
    • Walk from Hostel to Senado Square
    • Photo-op at Ruins of St. Paul
    • Nearby Ruins of St. Paul ( Company of Jesus Square, St. Dominic's Church, Millstone, Macau Museum, Statue of St. Paul)
    • Breakfast at Senado Square. We were very hungry and the shops were still close so we just ordered from the sidewalk... Aiyo, we don't even know what we were eating. There were some sort of rice cakes with peanut sauce, round-sticky ball with minced meat inside, siomai and congee.
  • 09:30 am - Walk towards Wynn Hotel. We passed by Lisboa Hotel, the bay with Macau Tower behind and finally Wynn Hotel.
    • Take bus from Wynn Hotel to Ferry terminal
  • 09:45 am - Take bus to Venetian Hotel from Ferry Terminal
    • Kwan-Yin Statue from bus
  • 10:00 am - Arrival at Venetian Hotel
    • Sight-seeing at Shoppes Canal. We catch some shows too :)
  • 12:00 nn - Lunch at Venetian food court
  • 01:00 pm - Walk to Fisherman's Wharf from Ferry Terminal

  • 03:00 pm - Galaxy Hotel
  • 04:30 pm - City Of Dreams
    • Be sure to catch the free mermaid show at hotel entrance. If you have money to spend, you can watch "dragon's treasure" and "house of dancing water"

  • 09:00 pm - View of Macau at night
  • 10:00 pm - End of Day 2

Day 3: Macau to HongKong
  • 06:00 am - Walk to bus stop opposite Kam Pek Community Centre and take bus 10 or 3A towards Maritime Termino.
  • 07:00 am - Ride TurboJet ferry to Hongkong
  • 08:00 am - Arrive at Hongkong Ferry terminal. Take MTR from Sheung Wan to Tsim Sha Tsui.
  • 08:30 am - Check-in at Usa Hostel
    • Take Exit D1 Tsim Sha Tsui. It is at 13th flr of Mirador Mansion
    • Left Baggage because room is still early for check-in 
    • Went for breakfast
    • 10:00 am - Take MTR from East Tsim Sha Tsui to Mongkok East
    • 10:30 am - Mongkok Walk tour
    • Yuen Po Street Bird Garden - Mongkok East Exit D.  This charming Chinese-style garden sells beautiful birds, intricately carved cages, traditional bird-keeping paraphernalia.




    • Walk straight inside Grand Century Place Mall towards "Prince Edward West". 
    • When you reach the dead end "Royal Palace", open the glass door at your left. 
    • Look for escalator to "Price Edward West".
    • Cross road to "Yuen Po Street". You will see a lot of flower shops because it is the "Flower Market"
    • Go uphill to Yuen Po St. Bird Garden
      • Flower Market -  One of Hong Kong's most colourful street markets. It is a jungle of exotic blossoms, luck-bringing house plants and sweet scents to be found in more than 50 shops. It's fun to walk around the market admiring the huge variety of flowers and plants for sale. You'll find this botanical treat on Flower Market Road*, Mong Kok.



        • Goldfish market - This market not only have cute goldfish but they also display exotic fish of every shape and color, dogs & cats and also reptiles (i.e. snakes, chameleon, turtles, etc) . They also sell aquariums, corals and aquatic ornaments. Head for Tung Choi Street North Section* in Mongkok.


      • 01:00 pm - It was raining hard. We ate at a small sidewalk resto hoping that the rain will stop. The resto specializes in beef noodles and allows customers to choose toppings to include in it. It costs HKD20 for one big bowl. Perfect for a rainy day! Yum!!!

      • 02:00 pm - lost in Mongkok and the downpour got even worse. So we went back to hotel instead. Ride MTR from Mongkok to Tsim Sha Tsui and rest first.
      • 4:00 pm - We can't stay in hotel forever just because it is raining. Time for tsim Sha Tsui Walk Tour.


        • Symphony of lights - show is 8pm everyday. For the best view of the lights proceed to waterfront between Avenue of stars and HK cultural centre



      • 08:30 pm - End of Day 3. Walk back to hotel.


      Day 4: HongKong Disneyland

      • 08:00 am - Discovered a good resto just beside the hotel. Price is very reasonable and food is delicious.

      • 09:00 am - Take MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui to Disneyland resort. The train from Sunny Bay to Disneyland Resort is so cute. They have those disney figures and chair so soft.
      • 09:45 am - Reached Disneyland. This place is really for kids and the kids at heart :) We enjoyed the shows, photo shoots and rides despite the rain. Unfortunately we weren't able to catch the parade.

      • 08:00 pm - "Disney In The Stars". This fireworks show at Sleeping Beauty Castle shouldn't be missed when one goes here.

      • 09:00 pm - Take MTR back to Tsim Sha Tsui. Ate supper at Tsui Wah. We ordered "Spicy Shrimp Wanton with Vermicelli" and "Fresh Shrimp Roe Mini Wantons with Noodle in fish soup" . Nothing beats warm noodle soup when you are soaking wet because of the rain.

      • 10:00 pm - End of Day 4

      Day 5: Oceanpark

      • 08:00 am - Breakfast at Tsui Wah Restaurant
      • 09:00 am - Checkout from Hotel but left 2 luggages with them - each luggage storage costs HKD50 until midnight.
      • 09:30 am - Take MTR to Admiralty. Take Exit B then ride Bus 629 to Oceanpark.
      • 10:15 am - Today's weather is finally sunny. So we just enjoyed Oceanpark until 6 pm.
      • 07:00 pm - Take Bus 629 to Admiralty then MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui
      • 08:00 pm - Shop for souvenir and ate dinner at Chan Shing Kee Restaurant. Wrong order everything was curry...errr.. <this is what happens when you can't read and speak much Chinese and there is no one who can speak english also...sigh>. I believe we wanted to order vegetables, beef steak and ox tongue but didn't know that the sauce is curry...hehe...
      • 09:00 pm - Window Shopping at mall and my sis get to meet 2 of the avengers.
      • 10:00 pm - Claim luggages at hostel and take Bus A21 to airport at bus stop opposite hotel (there's a Big ROLEX sign)
      • 11:30 pm - Reached airport and dozed a bit. Flight is morning the following day.
      Day 6: Time to go separate ways...

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