Sunday, May 30, 2010

Hong Kong + Macau Trip Preparation

Money saving tips:
Tip 1:
You can buy HK & Macau entrance ticket before departure.
I found one website selling tickets below with discounted price.
I have bought the tickets online and they post me the tickets through Pos Ekspres after payment is made.
a. Disneyland
b. Ocean Park
c. Madame Tussauds + Peak Tram + Sky Terrace
d. Ngong Ping 360
e. Macau Tower
You can try to ask your hotel to get the tickets, but I found that the discounted tickets offer by starmoonvacations are cheaper.
http://starmoonvacations.com/ticket.php

Tip 2:
If you are buying ferry tickets in Macau, you can always pay the ticket price as Macau Patacas (MOP) even if it is quoted in Hong Kong dollars (HKD). This gives you a 3% savings. You can change HKD to Macau Patacas at Tai Fung Bank at a favorable rate of HKD$1 = MOP$1.03. Tai Fung bank closes at 5pm, leaving you with only the ATM machine and money changers if you arrive late. If you are a budget traveller like me, go ahead and change it to Patacas. Don't carry Macau Patacas out of the country, except for Zhuhai (across the border to China), you will have trouble finding other people to change them. It is highly unpopular outside Macau. Even in Hong Kong, you will have a hard time changing it into other currencies. Just change any remainder back again before you leave or you may be stuck with them for good. If you want to gamble, use HKD as casions don't accept Macau Patacas.

Tip 3:
If you walk a short distance from the Macau Ferry Terminal, you can find the place where the casinos provide Free Bus Services. They stop running at 12 midnight. If you are going to a destination near the casino and do not have much luggage, you can take a free ride.

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