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Top 5 MUST DO Things in Macao : You have not been to Macao unless you have…

There are many things to do in Macao and many attractions as well. But if you ask me what are the MUST do things in Macao, this is our list of the top 5 MUST DO things in Macao…

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Top 5 MUST DO, MUST VISIT, MUST SEE, MUST TRY Things in Macao

1. MUST Visit – Historic Centre of Macao

Ruins of St. Paul's with long flight of stairs — Ruins of St. Paul’s with long flight of stairs

A visit to Macao is never complete unless you have visited the historic sites of the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Mount Fortress, Guia Fortress, Guia Lighthouse and the Macao Maritime Museum. Take time to learn about the history of Macao. In that you way you will be able to better appreciate the people and culture (& Food!) of Macao.

2. MUST EAT – Portuguese Egg Tart & Pork Buns

Macau's famous Portuguese eggtart — Macau’s famous Portuguese eggtart

This version has a slightly salty but flavourful pork with fatty bits and chewy bun - 20MOP — This version has a slightly salty but flavourful pork with fatty bits and chewy bun – 20MOP

Portuguese egg tarts are world renowned because of its crispy yet flaky outer crust with its rich egg tart fillings. Pork buns on the other hand is flavourful with a tinge of fatty guilt. Yum!

Travel Tip : When you see a stall with portuguese egg tarts or pork buns, DO NOT WAIT TO TRY THEM! Just stop, get one to share. Otherwise, you may just tell yourself that “there will be another stall” and eventually when you leave Macao, you may not have tried them at all!

3. MUST TRY – Sampling at Koi Kei Bakery (鉅記)

Koi Kei Pastry (鉅記) Macau - Dont forget to try the almond cookies & seaweed eggrolls! — Koi Kei Pastry (鉅記) Macau – Dont forget to try the almond cookies & seaweed eggrolls!

There are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many Koi Kei Bakery stalls in Macao and at almost every turn of the street in the city centre, you may stumble upon one! The best part is that sampling at Koi Kei Bakery is free! There are so many products to choose from including almond, cashew, walnut cookies and an assortment of candies and gifts. But our favourite is the Egg Roll With Seaweed And Shredded Pork. Especially when it is freshly made!

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Travel Tip 1 : You will have to lurk inconspicuously while maintaining “surveillance” over the tables as the chefs out on their final touches before the cookies, candies or egg rolls are complete. In this way, you will be able to sample the freshest bakes from Koi Kei!

Travel Tip 2 : Always go Koi Kei on an empty stomach (a cup of coffee is preferred). You may be tempted to try so many of its products that it can actually become a light meal!

4. MUST SEE – Cotai Strip

Modelled after the Strip in Las Vegas USA, Cotai Strip is the entertainment arena of Macao. With shows, shopping and many top notch restaurants here, you will be spoilt for choice on what to do next in Macao.

5. MUST ENJOY – Luxury Hotels

Indoor heated pool at a nice 31degrees during winter months!

Pamper yourself in one of the many luxury hotels in Macao. Our stay at the Hotel Royal Macau was an enjoyable and it did not cost us a bomb. So kick back, relax and lap up the life of luxury in Macao!

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If you have any other recommendations of the top things to do in Macao, feel free to add them to our comments section below!

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Hong Kong Trip Day 4 – Side Trip to Macau
Hong Kong Trip Day 5 – Continuing Our Travels in Macao
Hong Kong Trip Day 6 – Rounding up Macao and Returning to HK
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Hotels We Stayed in Macau

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Attractions in Macau

Guia Fortress and Lighthouse Macao : An Elusive Fortress Found
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Historic Centre of Macao : Ruins of Saint Paul’s, Mount Fortress & More
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Hong Kong Trip Day 5 – Continuing Our Travels in Macao!

Day 5 of our Hong Kong, Macao, Shen Zhen trip sees us continuing our travels in Macao! After checking into Hotel Royal Macao, we started out on foot to visit the Historical Centre of Macao!

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As our room was not ready as yet. We decided to head straight to the most iconic structure in Macao – Ruins of St. Paul’s!

Ruins of St Paul with long flight of stairs - middle of stairs — Ruins of St Paul with long flight of stairs – middle of stairs

After visiting the ruins, Kate decided that she was too tired for a climb up to Mount Fortress. So Tom took the challenge (for our readers!) and ascended the fort…

Behind the Canons of Mount Fortress Macao

The view from the top of Mount Fortress was indeed breath-taking. While there, you may also wish to decide on a visit to the Museum of Macau…

Macau Museum at the top of Mount Fortress

After descending down from the Fort, Kate and I headed back to the streets in the general direction of Senado Square. Along the way we savoured the tender pork bun!

Shopping Street Macao selling food snacks with abundance of almond cookie gift shops!

After some quick bites, we proceeded to the area close to the Maritime Museum of Macao but stopped along the way to catch sights such as the St. Dominic’s Church @ Senado Square…

Initially, we did not intend to enter the museum. However, as the sun started to bear down on us, we decided to go in – for a mere 10 MOP. Turns out to be a great decision as there was a good collection of exhibits and history about maritime in Macao (Portuguese & Chinese Maritime history too) for visitors to enjoy.

Macao Maritime Museum – Entry for only 10MOP!

Wheel-driven boat – One of the great inventions in the 16th century by the Chinese

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Following the visit, we headed back to our hotel and en-route, we took some scenic photos around the Sai Van Lake

Taken from Sai Van Lake with View of Grand Lisbon and Wynn

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As the weather was actually quite cold, the indoor heated pool just made the swim all that relaxing (after all that walking!). Snoozing in the comfy bed also revitalised us for the evening ahead as we checked out the glitzy hotels of Macao!

Wynn Hotel Macao with dancing fountain much like that of Bellagio in Las Vegas

We then started to feel really peckish (Kate’s atas word for hungry) and we popped by Wa Fung dim sum restaurant. Turns out to be one of the best dim sums we had in a while!

Siew Mai – 20 MOP (2 prawns each and meat inside!)

To round off the night, we decided to head back to Senado Square to get some gifts and snacks for our friends and relatives. Along the way, we stopped by for some desserts – Red Bean Milk Pudding!

Night at Senado Square – To get some gifts (almond cookies!) and souvenirs

Red Bean Milk Pudding – 25 MOP (Expensive and not as nice as the Australian Dairy Company)

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A very eventful day we had for day 5 didnt we? Stay tune for day 6 of our Hong Kong, Macau and Shen Zhen trip!

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3 Reasons Why You MUST Try Dim Sum in Hong Kong and Macao!

As we wondered about the glittering hotels of MGM, Wynn and Grand Lisboa on the main Macao Peninsula, we started to feel peckish. It was around 4pm and so we thought about grabbing a quick bite before having dinner later on. Since it was just a quick bite, we decided not to splurge (yet) and went into the streets behind to look for a eating joint. And so we came upon this restaurant – Wa Fung Dim Sum Restaurant.

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The restaurant was practically empty as you can see in this subsequent picture…

Inside Wa Fung Dim Sum Char Chan Teng - No One! — Inside Wa Fung Dim Sum Char Chan Teng – No One!

At first, we were a little apprehensive, skeptical even. Usually if there’s no one in the restaurant, it does not bode well for the restaurant (or for that matter the customer – us). The service though was ok, as the Aunty rumbled on in Cantonese, we started to speak in Chinese and got some of our orders underway.

The result? This post – 3 Reasons WHY YOU MUST TRY DIM SUM IN HONG KONG AND MACAO!

Top 3 Reasons Why You MUST Try Dim Sum in Hong Kong and Macao

Reason No. 1 : We never expected to “Bump” right into this GREAT TASTING DIM SUM!

You would not believe this but this was actually one of the best char siew chee cheong fun we’ve ever tasted…

The white outer layer (the chee cheung fun) was springy and chewy (VERY TAONG!) leaving you wanting for more. The char siew bits were fatty, juicy and oh so flavourful! The combination was just exceptionally heavenly!

The custard bun on the other hand was the kind that bursts out when you take a bite into it! So be REALLY careful! Leaves you slurping (on the custard) and chewing on the bun – all at the same time! :p

Reason No. 2 : Generous Authentic Dim Sum

We also went for the classics such as century egg porridge, har gau and siew mai. These classics showed the authenticity of eating dim sum in areas such as Hong Kong and Macao…

Century Egg and Pork Porridge - 26 MOP — Century Egg and Pork Porridge – 26 MOP

Har gau (Prawn Dumplings) - 26 MOP (2 prawns in each har gau!!) — Har gau (Prawn Dumplings) – 26 MOP (2 prawns in each har gau!!)

Only the freshest ingredients were used and the dim sum just revels in its simplicity. Fresh ingredients, masterful concoction of these ingredients coupled with timeless tradition, made these dishes so marvelously tasty!

Reason No. 3 : All at a great price!

Curry Beef Rice - 38MOP — Curry Beef Rice – 38MOP

Can you believe that this huge plate of Curry Beef Rice (with tender beef and tendon) was only 38 MOP?! (6 SGD!) In a restaurant no less!

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After our sumptuous meal (remember it was initially supposed to be only a snack?!), we realised that staff from the hotels nearby also pre-ordered their dinner here. If the locals hit this joint, it must be good right?

So for the above 3 reasons, give yourself a treat at one of the dim sum restaurants while you’re in Hong Kong and Macao!

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