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Cheap flights to Macau |
Macau
is one of two provincial-level special administrative areas of the People's
Republic of China. It borders Guangdong to the north, the Pearl River Delta to
the west, and the South China Sea to the east and the south. Its economy
heavily depends on casinos and tourism, as well as manufacture. Macau has small
territory with an area of approximately 21 km² and an estimated population of
more than 600 thousand people. The coastline is about 41km long. Macau consists
of Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island. Macau is located about
60km far from Hong Kong and 145km away from Guangzhou. Macau Peninsula was
originally a small island, but land reclamation in the 17th century transformed
Macau into a peninsula with generally flat terrain. Due to a relatively small
area but fast urbanization density, Macau has almost no farmland, pastures or
forest.
Macau
has the sub-tropical climate with the relatively high humidity from 75% to
90%. Therefore, Macau climate is influenced by monsoon, and the
difference in humidity and temperature between winter and summer is noticeable.
The average temperature is about 23°C. July is the hottest month in summer with
the average temperature of about 29°C. The coolest month is January with the
average temperature of 15 °C. Macau has an ample rainfall. However, due to the
influence of the vast Siberian High, winter in Macau is dry and cold. Autumn
lasts from October to November with sunny and pleasantly weather and lower
humidity. The prolonged winter starts from December to early March, the winter
weather is usually quite mild and the temperature is above 13°C, although
sometimes the temperature can drop below 8°C. The humidity starts to increase
from last March. Summer weather is quite hot and often up to 30 °C and often appears
the heavy rains, storms and occasional tropical storms. Therefore, tourists
should pay attention to the weather before booking flights to Macau.
Tourist attractions in Macau
Macau Tower |
Macau Tower is the highest
building in Macau as well as one of members of the World Federation of Great
Towers. The tower has 338m high. The 58th floor with the height of 223m is an
ideal place to contemplate the view of the city and Zhu Jiang (Pearl River
Delta) from the above. Particularly, there is 360 Café in the tower serving
buffet lunch and dinner, as well as rich cuisines of India, Portugal, and
Macau. It also has thrilling games for those who like adventure as skyjump,
outdoor walk... From the restaurant, tourists can enjoy the delicious meal
while watching beautiful cityscape.
St Paul Ruins, Macau |
The St Paul’s Ruins is a
famous attraction in Macau. It was built in the 17th century with the unique
combination of many architectural schools. Its facade was completed by Japanese
parishioners and local artisans under the direction of Italian architect, Carlo
Spinola. The church was built of marble according to the Pale architecture of
ancient Greece. The front consists of 5 floors, the walls on each floor are
statues, the right and left sides are the pillars.
Senado Square in Macau |
Other tourist attractions should not to be missed such
as Playboy Nightclub located on the top of Sand - luxury hotel and casino
famous, Senado Square located in the central area of Macau peninsula and
magnificent Ama Temple - the oldest temple in Macau with unique ancient architecture
of Chinese culture, Lisboa casino - a superlative big casino in Macau.
Airports in Macau
Macau International Airport - departure hall |
Currently, Macau International Airport is the only airfield in
Macau serving directly daily flights to/ from this land. Tourists can easy book
flights
from Macau at Macau International Airport, also cheap
flights to North East Asia, South East Asia, and other continents. Flights
from Macau to Vietnam have stops at two major airports in Vietnam including
Da Nang International Airport (Da Nang City) and Noi Bai International Airport
(Hanoi). Airlines exploiting cheap
flights Hanoi - Macau include Vietnam Airlines, Thai Airways, China
Southern Airlines… And, such carriers offering cheap
flights Da Nang - Macau are Vietnam Airlines, Philippine Airlines, China
Eastern Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, Korean Air, Air Macau. Among them, Air Macau
is the only airline operating direct flights
to Macau. Other airlines have been also operating cheap
flights to South East Asia from Macau.
Popular airlines in Macau and to Macau
Air Macau Airbus A320-232 |
Air Macau and Jet Asia are
two main airlines of Macau. Among them, Air Macau is huge carrier at Macau
International Airport and currently operates international flights to important
countries in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. The airlines presently have no direct
cheap flights to America, Europe and Africa. Main and low-cost airlines flying
to Macau are Philippine Airlines, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, AirAsia, Cebu
Pacific, Jin Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Smile, Tigerair Taiwan, TransAsia Airways,
Xiamen Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines, Mega Maldives, Juneyao
Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, AirAsia Zest, Air
Busan, Air China, and other airlines.
Other
useful information
Galaxy Hotel and Casino, Macau |
- When shopping or dining in Macau, tourists should carefully
ask price before purchasing. Guests should go shopping in shops granted license
or logo clearly "Certified Shop" because they are reputable shops.
- Many shops accept credit cards (Visa or Master Card). When
paying for goods or anything with a credit card, tourists should check
carefully receipts, retain the receipt or purchase invoice and check right away
to see the name, address and phone number of store, or restaurant, or hotel on
the bills.
- Major currencies used in Macau are Hong Kong dollar, Yuan
(China), and Macanese Pataca (MOP), they all have an equal value. Tourists
should change their money into one of three types of currency when traveling to
Macau.
- Macau is considered one of world’s casino centers, so local
people can speak several languages, especially Chinese, English, and
Portuguese.
- Trishaw - a form of cyclo in Macau is an interesting means of
transportatin to get around city.
- To avoid unwanted incidents when traveling by taxis in Macau,
tourists should pay attention to record the driver's name and car number on the
license usually located right next to the meter.