New bus tours offer a simple way to explore Macau’s top attractions
Two hop-on, hop-off lines connect tourists to walking tours around historical sites
Exploring Macau has become easier and more fun with the launch of two hop-on, hop-off circular bus tours. One takes tourists around key sites in the old city on the peninsula, while the other goes on a tour of the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
The “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities” Bus Highlight Tours, which are operated by Grayline Tours (Macau), have guides on board providing commentary about the sights in English, Cantonese and Putonghua. A one-day pass allows sightseers to get on and off the bus at Macau’s most important tourist attractions as many times as they like throughout the day. The Peninsula Line makes seven trips per day, while the Taipa and Coloane Line makes four trips per day.
The Peninsula Line’s first trip departs from the Macau Ferry Terminal at 10.30am, with the last trip leaving at 5pm. Each trip runs about 1 hour and 45 minutes excluding stops, which link sightseers to six walking tour routes.
The first two stops on the Peninsula Line are Macau Fisherman’s Wharf at the Harbourview Hotel and the Kun Iam Ecumenical Center in front of Vista Magnifica Court. One of Macau’s most popular tourist attractions, Fisherman’s Wharf features boutiques, cafes, restaurants and bars housed in vintage-style shop houses. At the Kun Iam Ecumenical Center, a statue of Kun Iam, the Goddess of Mercy, stands atop a man-made islet situated in the waters of the Outer Harbour.
One of the walking tours featured along this line, Legacy of Arts and Culture, takes sightseers between these two stops past some of the enclave’s most important and newer tourist attractions: the Macao Science Centre, the Macao Cultural Centre, the Macao Museum of Art, and the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao. The walk can be completed in less than 40 minutes, but tourists are encouraged to go inside the venues and explore the exhibits on display.
The next stop on the Peninsula Line is the Fortune Business Centre, which is opposite the side entrance of New Yaohan. Sightseers can embark on two walking tours from this stop.
