Macau or Lantau

I am due to spend a few days/nights in HK during May. I have many things lined up to keep me occupied for the duration of my stay but I am considerring a trip to either Macau or Lantau (or maybe both if worthwhile).

Can anybody offer any advice on what each has to offer, which one of the two we should see or any other tips that might help me make a decision.

Macau or Lantau

hi,

just come back from hong kong after spending 10 days/nights there. went to Lantau and macau. Lantau has the cable car and the big buddha and is easily reached by the MTR from kowloon or hong kong island. It will take about 6 hours to get there, go up the cable car, walk to the buddha and visit the monastary and return. All of which you can do yourself for very little cost. It was a great day out. For Macau we took a tour and it took all day ie 12 hours,but it is also well worth it. It was a great tour. everything was arranged, lunch, transport etc. cost was 660 hkds. if your only there for a couple of days maybe you wont want to take up a whole day on 1 trip but you will have to decide,

cheers,

westozman

Macau or Lantau

Ok, both involve a ferry trip. That%26#39;s the similiaity!

Try to avoid doing either of these activities on the weekend.

Macau is very interesting and totally different to HK. Macau still has beautiful remnants of the past European culture in terms of architecture and food.The city centre aroundthe Largo de Senado is just fantastic. A visit to the impressive macau Tower is worthwhile for sweeping views and a modern fix.

Macau is very steep in parts and you really do need car transport to get around. It is also split into 3 islands and on a day trip you may only have time to cover the main island itself. When you arrive at the Macau Ferry terminal you will find local tour operator offices at the wharf i and they can offer you a 3 hour orientation tour which will probably take you to one of the hills, a temple, Macau Tower and then the main Largo de Senado sqaure. I recommend you do this and don%26#39;t try to walk up the hills as you will waste too much time.

You could also visit a casino and Fisherman%26#39;s wharf. Enjoy a Portuguese lunch. You could go to Pousada de Sao Tiago Hotel for lunch and a view on the terrace( Cafe da Barra )

Lantau Island offers the new cable car which goes for about half an hour over very picturesque hills - so lots of greenery to see. After the cable car you get out at the Ngong Ping village - which is virtually brand new but well done and has some character. You can eat here as there numerous restaurants. From here you can walk to the Big Buddha and the Po lin monastery (fairly ordinary). Some people then venture onto the Tai O fishing village. If you want to include the fishing viallge you may want to book a tour to Lantau because I found transport there not so good - the bus timetable was not particularly helpful with long intervals between buses. So if you have to see the Tai O fishing village or any other sight located away from the Ngong Ping village then do a tour otherwise you can just do the cable car, the village, the monastery and the buddha on your own.

Try to include both of these day tours on your trip. They are totally different and both are worthwhile.

We%26#39;re going to HK for 4 nights (although it%26#39;s over 5 days because of flight times) and we%26#39;ve booked both Lantau and Macau trips as we think they are must sees.

We booked the Macau privately as we didn%26#39;t want to be stuck with a large group but Lantau it seemed we had too!

Cheers

Thanks for all the advice. I look forward to it.