Four of us spent 4 wonderful days with Jackie in Hong Kong. Jackie spoke excellent English, he took pictures of our group, gave us suggestions for using our free time wisely, and helped us pick restaurants for after he dropped us off. We definitely recommend working with Jackie for your visit to H.K.
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Macau “Be a Local” City Tour from Hong Kong
Bridge to Macau
Private, full-day tour
Hong Kong hotel pickup and return
The Bridge to Macau “Be a Local” City Tour
Experience Macau beyond the flashing lights of the gambling scene! A Portuguese colony for more than 500 years, Macau is home to a unique blending of East and West and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that puts its unique culture and history on display. Macau is also part of the new Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge link where you can experience the would’s longest oversea bridge. Join This is Asia tours on the only tour of Macau that goes beyond the casinos to explore centuries-old Portuguese traditions and the lifestyle enjoyed by the Macau locals today.
Highlights
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Stroll through resort and casino area
Sample local “Macaunese” Portuguese snacks
Wander Macau’s back streets
Visit historic churches, halls, and squares
Drive from your hotel to go across the World's Longest Over Sea Bridge 55km
Trip Details
Price
USD $1190 per group
(up to 6 people, children welcome)(groups of more than 6 please contact us for a separate quote)
Groups greater than 4 people are welcome for $50 per each additional person. Children 11 & under tour free! We can easily avoid the casinos on this tour, while still enjoying the best Macau has to offer.
Optional add-on
In-town vehicle & driver-guide for the day-$320 USD
(for use of vehicle within Macau instead of walking and taking public transport)
For groups of more than 6 people, a larger vehicle will need to be rented at a higher rate. Contact us for a separate quote.
Start time
9:00 a.m.
Availability
Daily, upon request
Duration
Approx. 9 hours
Meeting point
Your hotel lobby in Hong Kong
Maximum group size
6 people
Please contact us to enquire about booking a tour for a larger group!
Transport type (2 options)
The best way to see the old town of Macau is on foot. We will walk for around 2 hours within the historic centre.
If your hotel is located in Hong Kong, we will drive across on the World’s Longest Over Sea Bridge to Macau.
(for groups of 6 or under only) Will return you back to your hotel in Hong Kong on the same vehicle. (vehicle parked at bridge, not going into Macau)
Please check your eligibility for the Shenzhen Visa on Arrival here. While most countries’ citizens are eligible for a landing visa that can be acquired at the border, citizens of certain countries (USA, for example) will benefit from arranging a full China visa prior to arrival.
2 options of transportation when starting in Hong Kong:
9am will come to your hotel for pick up in our van to drive across (strictly up to 6 passengers) the newly built Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge to go to Macau. During the drive we will cross Hong Kong immigration in our Hong Kong van before crossing the bridge. Please don’t forget your passports.
Once cross the bridge we will park our Hong Kong van to at the Macau border control then go into the building (next to) to clear Macau immigration. Then you will have 2 options of transportation.
Option 1 (recommended)
Once cleared Macau immigration we will head outside of the building to take taxis to go to our locations within Macau to see all historic sites and other locations by local transports to get around Macau. Once we finish our day (around 6-7 hours spent within Macau) we will come back to our Hong Kong van parked at the Macau border control to drive back across the bridge to head straight back to your hotel in Hong Kong.
Option 2
Once cleared Macau immigration we will have another van (Macau van up to 6 passengers) to take us around within Macau to go see the historic sites and other locations. We will have the Macau van to use for up to 6 hours within Macau. Once we finish we will get back to the Macau border control to come back to our Hong Kong van parked at the Macau border control to drive back across the bridge to head straight back to your hotel in Hong Kong.
Visa requirements
No special visa is required to enter Macau from Hong Kong.
Included
Private local guide, transportation from your hotel in Hong Kong to Macau. Within Macau we will be walking with public transports and taxis.
Not included
Should groups be bigger than 6 persons, please enquire for more details on groups larger than 6.
What to bring
Money for souvenirs, or meals. Please wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes.
Good to know
The legal gambling age in Macau is 21 years old, but children are welcome on this tour as we will not be gambling and can avoid entering casinos.
Your Macau Itinerary
Macau Up Close: More Than Casinos!
A Portuguese colony for over 500 years, Macau is much more than just casinos! Though often referred to as the “Las Vegas of Asia” for its popularity with gamblers with 7 times of gaming revenue than Vegas, Macau is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site which showcases its longstanding Portuguese heritage. Join This is Asia tours for a unique experience of Macau-one that focuses more on the East meets West history on the world heritage trail, the true local lifestyles, and the Portuguese cultural influence than the casinos.
Experience Macanese Tradition
We’ll explore Macau’s historic backstreets, visiting sites such as the Ah Ma temple, historic churches, halls, and squares, and we’ll sample local Macanese cuisine-the unique mixture of Macau’s traditional Cantonese and Portuguese cuisines. Not to miss a beat, we’ll also explore some of the popular sites in the resort and casino area and discuss local gaming culture. This walking tour will be a truly comprehensive overview of the city as a whole, not just the gambling scene. No other tour operator offers an experience of Macau like this one. As we will not be gambling on the tour, everyone is welcome!
We had a fantastic day in and around Macau with Jacky who was not only entertaining but very knowledgable as well. Highly recommended
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Our 2nd time to spend 2 days with Jacky. This time we had our 20 year grandson with us and we designed the general tour of Hong Kong to show him the highlights. Just as before, Jacky shows you the unusual as well as the how real people live and shop. He can show you the public areas without you feeling out of place.
Jacky is a gem. Knowledgeable, attentive, and flexible.
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I’m glad I have engaged with Jacky as he really gave us the true view of HK as a local and not the typical tour guides. He knows all the shortcuts, got us to see a lot within the few hours. It’s as if we have spent many days in HK and did many things.
Macau was fantastic too, where we had very good lunch at where the locals eat. We even took public transport to wherever we went exactly like a local.
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Jacky was excellent. A great combination of first class knowledge about Macau and very, very personable. And, because everybody asks, excellent English language. He quickly understood our needs and tailored the tour accordingly. He has a way of bringing Macau’s history to life. We only had about 6 hours but Jacky packed a lot in.
We would certainly use him again and recommend him to friends.
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My Hong Kong-Macau holiday with my kids is excellent when I join this tour guided by Jacky himself.
We have a very great time and see most attractive places and streets in HK and Macau. What an awesome experience for us remembering we can see and experience so many things in a very limited time.
He is also very well-organized with the tour and always tells us what he wants to do in the tour before we go. Two-thumbs up :))
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