Macau
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Macau.
Hotel guides
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Yellow Productions is a YouTube travel channel creating detailed guide videos, hotel reviews, restaurant reviews, and travel gear content.
This Macau travel tips video gives a useful first-time visitor overview, covering language, food, casinos, the Portuguese historic center, key areas, and transportation from Hong Kong.
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Samuel and Audrey is a YouTube travel channel from Canadian media publishers covering city guides, travel tips, street food, and itineraries.
This Macau budget travel video is helpful for cost-conscious planning, with tips on arrival options, accommodation, local transport, casinos, Portuguese architecture, ruins, free attractions, and local foods.
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Gabriel Traveler is a YouTube travel channel from Gabriel Morris, documenting long-term travel and practical travel information.
This tour video gives a grounded look at Macao, also spelled Macau, with destination context around southern China and its notable population density.
Travel articles & blogs
Lonely Planet is a professionally edited travel guide site and publishing brand focused on destination research and trip planning. The Macau destination page offers a well-rounded planning overview, from Portuguese heritage and major ruins to street eats, attractions, and practical tips.
Explore Macau holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
lonelyplanet.com/destinations/china/macau
Love and Road is a travel blog by Brazilian couple Nat and Rob with a practical trip-planning focus. Their Macau guide is useful for comparing tourist spots, places to eat, where to stay, and the city's history-to-casinos context.
Discover Macau tourist spots, places to visit, eat, and where to stay in Macau. A complete guide to Macau, from history to casino.
loveandroad.com/best-macau-tourist-spots-attractions/
The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget-travel site focused on backpacking, hostels, gear, and long-term travel. The Macau itinerary is a practical option for travellers matching things to do with different budget levels.
Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/macau-itinerary/.
thebrokebackpacker.com/macau-itinerary/
That Backpacker is Audrey Bergner's travel site, publishing practical guides, itineraries, food travel, and logistics advice. Her first-time Macau guide is helpful for linking Macanese cuisine, the historic centre, and a Cotai Strip hotel visit into one visit.
My visit to Macau was filled with Macanese cuisine (piggy buns and egg tarts), visiting the historic centre and hotel visit on Cotai Strip.
thatbackpacker.com/macau-is-it-just-for-gamblers/
Girl About The Globe is Lisa Imogen Eldridge's social-impact travel blog for conscious solo female travellers. Her Macau things-to-do guide gives conscious solo travellers a useful mix of cultural fusion, modern attractions, resorts, nightlife, and affordability context.
Formerly a Portuguese colony until 1999, Macau is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in China. This fascinating destination blends the modern and traditional, providing a fusion of cultures. From resorts and hotels to bustling nightlife, it's definitely a destination that never sleeps. Plus, Macau is kinder on your pocket than some of the... Continue Reading...
girlabouttheglobe.com/things-to-do-in-macau/
Jessie on a Journey is a travel site by Jessie Festa covering solo female travel, adventure travel, cultural travel, and destination guides. Her Macau article adds useful cultural and historical context through architecture, heritage, and the city's gambling-related backdrop.
Macau, one of only two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China, features a unique blend of architecture, culture, and heritage. If you’re traveling to China, you won’t want to miss this destination! Walking the streets, it will become immediately clear the region makes a lot of money off gambling; however, through the…
jessieonajourney.com/macau-chinas-first-and-last-european-colony/
As We Saw It is a travel ideas, itinerary, culture, food, and photography site led by Linda. Her Macau day trip guide is practical for planning a Hong Kong side trip, with ferry, visa, and sightseeing itinerary details.
One hour by ferry, Macau is an easy day trip from Hong Kong. Here's what you need to know, from visas to a 'things to see' itinerary.
aswesawit.com/macau-day-trip-from-hong-kong/
Going Awesome Places is an itinerary-focused travel brand built around detailed travel guides and practical trip planning. The one-day Macau itinerary is a good fit for Hong Kong-based visitors balancing colonial sights with casino-related experiences.
Looking for a day trip from HK to excite the senses, allow you to explore an old Portuguese colony, and perhaps even win some money? Check out this itinerary.
goingawesomeplaces.com/1-day-itinerary-macau-hong-kong/
Migrationology is Mark Wiens' food travel blog, focused on food-led travel guides, stories, and videos. His 12-hour Macau guide is especially useful for a food-led short visit that still includes casinos, historic forts, Senado Square, and Portuguese egg tarts.
12 hour whirlwind tour of Macau, visiting the famous casinos, ruins of Sao Paulo, Senado Square, Mount Fortress, Guia Fortress, and eating Portuguese egg tarts!
migrationology.com/12-hours-in-macau/
A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog covering destination advice, connectivity, and living abroad. Their Macau SIM card guide is a practical resource for choosing between in-person purchase, online options, and eSIM connectivity.
Learn how to buy a Macau SIM card.📱Compare your options to buy in person, online or get an eSIM.✔️ Get your prepaid Macau SIM card!
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Travel Dudes is a traveler-community travel site publishing destination tips, guides, inspiration, and practical travel content. The Macau attractions guide is helpful for quickly comparing tourist sights and narrowing down things to do in the city.
If taking a trip to Macau, you’ll find plenty of things to do. Here are the Top tourist attractions in Macau.
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NOMADasaurus is an adventure travel and photography blog rooted in first-hand long-term travel and visual storytelling. The Macau Tower Skywalk article offers an activity-focused angle for travellers seeking something adventurous beyond casino experiences.
Looking for one of the best things to do in Macau, that doesn't have you gambling in a casino? We tried the Skywalk by AJ Hackett and couldn't think of a better alternative!
nomadasaurus.com/living-on-the-edge-the-skywalk-on-macau-tower/