Can you provide an insider’s or traveller’s tip for tourists?
Photos copyright: Matt Whitmell There is no need to change to Macau currency as Hong Kong dollars are widely accepted and the exchange rate are reasonably close. Stores which tour groups take you to are usually higher in price than other stores. Taxi driver don’t speak English and if you really need to go to a location, try getting the hotel to translate the street name or building into Chinese characters. Try to avoid the first week of October as this is China Golden week where many mainlanders tourist swamp to Macau to try their gambling luck. It will be more packed than usual. Best time to visit Macau is around October to May. Try to avoid typhoon seasons around July to September as you never know when it will strike and waste a day or two in your schedule.
