Macao is 10th country that I visited. Starting from getting for Cebu Pacific Airlines’ promo ticket worth USD 38 which accidentally drove me to Manila. And instead of buying return ticket from Manila which was very expensive, it was better to go home from Shenzhen (China) because Tiger Air offered cheaper return ticket.
In Manila to Shenzhen trip, I was stranded in Hong Kong and Macau. Fortunately didn’t for long time….Only 48 hours in Hong Kong and 24 hours in Macau.
After writing 48 hours story in Hong Kong. So now, I will tell about what did I visited for 24 hours in Macao.
1. Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
That moment arrived when I chose to use TurboJet Ferry to leaving Hong Kong. On exactly 8:55 hours and in distance about 70 km from Hong Kong, I arrived at ferry terminal located in east of Macao island.
At outside building, this port has a name in Portuguese, namely Terminal Maritimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior. Portuguese scripts are very commonly seen throughout Macao. This was happen because for 4 centuries, China rented Macao to Portuguese to be used as a trading port.
If on Google maps, there are terms i.e Macao Maritime Ferry Terminal, Macao Ferry Terminal or Hong Kong Macao Ferry Pier then thar are different names for a same place, i.e Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal.
So if you are docked at this ferry terminal then just enjoy being there.

2. Senado Square
I deliberately chose a dormitory near Ruins of St. Paul complex. Because in this complex, there are two leading tourist destinations namely Ruins of St. Paul and Senado Square. So that, I could freely explore both of them by walking.
Immediately putting my backpack in Villa Ka Meng Hotel after getting down bus on Avenue de Almeida Ribeiro street closed to Ponte Cais No. 16. And after enjoying breakfast at Loulan Islam restaurant, I rushed to Senado Square
Senado Square itself is a square which was built since 1918. It is shopping tourism for branded goods hunters to street food ones. Being one of UNESCO’s heritage, Senado Square offers great views of classic buildings which were built from Chinese and Portuguese culture aculturation along its sides.

3. Ruins St. Paul
Leaving Senado Square, the next closest destination which I visited was ruins of a cathedral called Ruins of St Paul. If you go to Macao and haven’t take a picture in front of Ruins St. Paul, then your trip would feel like it isn’t “legal”. Therefore this place was the busiest destination which visited by tourists during my journey to Macao.
Ruis St. Paul was originally a Portuguese cathedral which built in 16th century. It is also a UNESCO’s world heritage site when it became a historical conservation after a great fire in 1959. The iconic part which is often be a photo object by tourists is remaining front gate of cathedral.

4. Macao Tower
Ruis St. Paul to Macao Tower was a route which made me stucked for some time in Avenue Da Praia Grande street. Focus and fast understanding of complex and massive Macao bus route, I finally found a bus stop which passed by city bus no. 9A towards Macao Tower.

“A 338 meters in high” tower offers observation deck tours, restaurants, theaters, malls and bungee jumping activities. While in tower park, there is a plaza and a pool for sport activities or just for spending time in afternoon for Macao residents.
5. The Venetian
Perception of The Venetian’s grandeur made my visitation in Macao Tower wasn’t focus. I seemed to be in a hurry to immediately enjoy The Venetian. Curiosity to entering the biggest casino in Macao and even one of the biggest in the world, made me to want to immediately go there. Besides casino, one thing which I always remembered about The Venetian is gondola rides which would take us to the tourism nuances in Venice, Italy.

It is an integration of two functions, namely luxury hotel and casino. This 39-storey building is located on reclaimed island of Cotai and is affiliated with The Venetian Las Vegas.
And then….I completely visited those five destinations within 14 hours of exploration in Macao. I spent remaining time to took a rest and sleeping in a hotel to recover my body condition after a few days before exploring Manila and Hong Kong.
It is very crazy….
Ruins of St. Paul sungguh luar biasa, saya sendiri saja sampai gak mau pulang dari sana, hahaha
Apalagi jajanan sepanjang ruas jalan menuju kesana ✌🏻
Ayolah kita kesana lagi, mas….. Macao tiada dua emang
Semoga bs traveling bareng kesana ya mas, biar sama2 targetin air mineral di kasino juga, hahaha
Bakalan meet up di KLIA ntar nih, hehehe
Lah emang mau kemana mas? Hayu meetup…serius nih
Hahaha, kagak kemana2 mas Donny..
Meet up buat minum kapucino saja, hahaha
#tapimaukemacaobareng?? 😁
Keren tuh cappuccino an di KLIA trus balik lagi ke Indo. Hahaha. Kmrn habis dr Singapore weekend aja. Ada Promo jet star murah pakai bingit… Hehehe
Manteeppp, ngopi di KLIA bukan di Macao ya mas.. 👍
Weekend di SG, hbs itu balik Jakarta, asek banget mas! Saya weekend cuman stay di dalam kecamatan saja, hahaha
Kalau ngopi di KLIA… Kalau mau judi hayo ke Macau….. Hahaha. Kalau menang judi di Sana, bisa beli kantor Kecamatan. Wkwkwk.
Iye habis parah tuh jet Star lepas harga dibawah 600pp
Beli kantor kecamatan, bebas ngeluarin surat apa saja dong sayanya, hahaha. Ajegile banget ya pp dibawah 600rb, wow banget tuh! Sering2 saja gitu, biar berasa seperti orang kaya weekend di SG.
Padahal tidur di Changi sampai di usir usir tentara….. Hahaha. Orang lain taunya kita hepi hepi mas… Gembel saya mah
Kagak gembel lha mas, namanya juga backpacker, uda kuat menghadapi serangan tentara bandara apalagi serangan angin malam bukan? Hehehe
Semangat trs mas! Bagi pengalaman dan cerita, tetap aktif di blog..
Nah situ juga aktif yak mase… Pengalaman ke negara yg belum ku kunjungi tolong dituangkan di blog
Saya cuman pernah kesana saja mas yg paling seru, selebihnya mah negara yg dekat2 saja, hahaha
Saya masih ketinggalan jauh dari mas Donny nih 🙃
Oiya, part 2 Taupo sdh published nih, boleh dibaca2 ya mas, maaf msh awal nulis, hehe
Beres nanti kuliat
Terima kasih mas Donny!
Btw, mas Donny stay di Jakarta? I am in the edge of Indonesia (west), hahaha
Jd susah ngekopi santai nih sambil cerita2, hehehe
Paling barat berarti aceh…. Ya kan?
Ternyata saya salah mas, saya stay di bawah provinsi Aceh, west juga ya itu, hahaha
I’m in North Sumatra, once visit this province mas?
https://travelingpersecond.com/2018/12/11/melongok-percikan-syurgawi-di-samosir/
Seru banget perjalanannya, si doi masih ada balik ke Indo kagak? #misimencaribule
Doi mah jalan jalan di pacific melulu…. Kalau ke indo sukanya ke Bali Lombok Bajo.
Plan to Pacific islands? Katanya bnyk yg bebas visa nih.. lumayan cuci2 mata, hehehe
Iye yuk.. Anti mainstream
Yuukkk.. Hrs giat save up dl nih mas, hehehe
Soalnya ongkos kesana juga lumayan pricy 😓
Nah iye…. Asik kali hidup ditengah samudra gitu… Serasa survival
Iyaa, penuh keterbatasan semuanya, seru banget tuh.. serasa dipaksa bersatu dengan alam juga #aseekkk
Berapa lama Don di Maccau? Ati-ati lho kecantol cewek Hongkong, ngga pulang-pulang. Hahaha..
Udaahhh pulaangg, Wulan….. prepare to next crazy things… Middle East…. Lagi sibuk urus-urus Visa….
Btw bener, cewek Hong Kong langsing langsing…. Hahaha
Nah kaaaan. Minum apaan yak mereka kok langsing-langsing. Hahaha.
Oke, semoga lancar visanya.
Yang penting kalo ke UAE, jangan bawa obat aneh-aneh. Ketat banget soal obat tu bandara Dubai.
Denger denger ga boleh bawa antibiotics ya…. Kamu tahu ga obat apa aja yg ga boleh?
Heduh, panjang banget daftarnyaaaa.
Aku pernah dikopiin kantor, tapi lupa taruh mana. Ini aja link daftar terbaru:
https://www.government.ae/en/information-and-services/health-and-fitness/drugs-and-controlled-medicines/controlled-medicines-
Ada PDF yang bisa didownload.
Amannya sih ngga usah bawa obat deh beneran. Di sana banyak apotek kok, Don.
Nice….aku masuk ke Dubai dari Kerala, India. Jadi bisa kubuang aja obatnya. Atau OK ga usah bawa dari Indonesia.
So beli obat ndak perlu resep dokter kan ya di Dubai, Wulan?
Mantap mampir India dulu ternyata. Sampe sekarang aku ngga berani lho ke India. Malah pengen ke Bhutan atau daerah-daerah Khasmir sana.
Ngga perlu resep dokter kalo cuma Paracetamol, Vitamin C atau obat nyeri aku dulu beli Asam Mefenamat. Harganya 11/12 sama di Jakarta.
India keren lho… Sdh menjadi jajahanku tiap tahun… New Delhi, Agra, Mumbai sdh kutelan…coba deh….
Thanks ya about medicine in Dubai. I will aware about it.
Aku masih terpengaruh stereotype kalo India ngga ramah buat traveler perempuan. Mungkin nanti ya kalo ada temen yang bisa diajak. Hehe.
Jadi tahun depan UAE sama mana lagi ni?
Kalo mau ke New Zealand ajak-ajak ya. Aku pengen nyobain nyetir di sana.
Aku juga mampir Muscat, Bahrain dan Doha, Wulan. Bolehlah ke NZ, sebelum kepikir NZ sebetulnya mau ke Iran -Uzbekistan -Turkmenistan -Khazakztan-Mosckwa
Yiiiizzz, ni anak ngga punya rumah apa yak. Ahahaha.. itu duit ngga abis-abis apa gimana, Don?
Ke Iran sebaiknya jangan dulu kalo kamu kepengen ke USA. Ntar ngga lolos imigrasi lho. CMIIW.
Aku ada sedikit sponsor utk traveling . Jadi bisa buat bantu pembiayaan….
Duit sih selalu mepet…. Hahaha, serius.
Cuman nyali yg ga pernah habis…..
Ke Middle east dapat Hotel murah kok…. Semalam cuma 200-250K.
Pesawat juga murah, Wong pesan setahun sebelum jalan…..
Makan….. Gampang itu mah…. Wkwkwk.
Kalau jalan bareng gw keliatannya bakal sengsara…hahahaha.
Nah ini Iran… Musuh bebuyutan USA ya…..
Wes mantep banget, Don.
Iya sih kalo duit mah mau jalan-jalan atau ngga, tetep habis wes. Aku ngerasa gitu. Pas hobi jalan-jalan ya habis, lagi banyak di rumah ya habis jugak, buat jajan makanan hahaha.
Ditunggu rangkaian cerita Middle Eastnya, Donny!
Iyo… Tidur sono… Hahaha.
Aku masih kontek kontekan ama Kuwait Airways. Reschedule. Aku gagal dapat Calling Visa dari Kuwait…..bye bye Kuwait. Hihihi.
Kuwait ga butuh turis… Udah kaya minyak… Wakakaka.
Tau aja udah ngantuk.
Astalavista, Kuwait. Pelit banget sih mau didatengin aja ngga mau. Huh.
Iya bener dia udah kaya raya sepertinya. Hahaha.
Jago bahasa spanyol, ishhh…