202407 Hong Kong and Macau family trip

Booked in advance for April, planning to visit Hong Kong and Macau as soon as the kids are on summer vacation. 3 nights in Hong Kong and 2 nights in Macau, round-trip flights for three people cost less than 9000. The hotel in Hong Kong is located near Tsim Sha Tsui, the Green Harbor Hotel, which is very convenient and offers the best value for money at about 1000 per night. In Macau, we stayed at the Sheraton in Cotai, which also offers the best value in that area. However, if you go to Macau during the off-season, you can book a suite at The Londoner for just over 1000, but only during the off-season. Overall, Hong Kong is still very prosperous, clean, and the people are very polite. Queuing is orderly and conscious, and it's convenient for dining, accommodation, play, and transportation. It's worth spending more time there. As for Macau, 2 days are enough, even just 1 night is sufficient. Macau is also very clean and orderly, but you have to take the bus everywhere, and they are all single-decker, which might be crowded. In Hong Kong, we first went to Ngong Ping 360 to take the cable car. It's close to the airport, and you can see the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and the Hong Kong Airport. The ride is quite long, and it takes you directly to the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong, which is worth experiencing with children. Opposite the Ngong Ping cable car, there's a shopping mall where you can store your luggage in lockers for 20 Hong Kong dollars per hour, which is quite convenient since we went there right after landing, without having to backtrack. During our visit, it coincided with the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover on July 1st, so we took the kids to the Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Palace Museum, and Hong Kong Space Museum, all of which are free and don't require reservations, just queuing. All these venues are worth recommending, especially for junior high school students. Apart from the Science Museum, the Art Museum, and the Space Museum are right across from the Green Harbor Hotel, and the Palace Museum is just a few bus stops away. We also took the kids on the Star Ferry to Central and rode the big bus from 5 pm to 8 pm, touring Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, and Mong Kok, which is worth doing for 900 Hong Kong dollars for three people. The Avenue of Stars has changed; now the handprints are on the railings, but the view is still beautiful. We went to Victoria Peak at around 7 pm, taking bus 15 up and down, not the tram, as it might require queuing. We also experienced the tram in Central. If you're not in a hurry, it's worth a ride. No matter where you go, it's 3 Hong Kong dollars, and you can see the street scenes of Hong Kong. For food, we found a tea restaurant near the hotel that was very good and worth checking out, called Shen Zai Ji. Additionally, there are many McDonald's and 7-Elevens, which are convenient for buying water, drinks, beer, etc. We went to Macau from the Central Pier in Hong Kong, which takes an hour to reach the Cotai Pier in Macau. Personally, if you get seasick, you might want to take medication in advance or choose to go by car because the boat is quite bumpy. Many people were seasick on the boat. I managed to endure it, but it was quite uncomfortable. Upon arriving in Macau, we took a bus directly to the Sheraton Hotel on the Cotai Strip, which has Macau's most famous hotels and shopping malls, such as The Londoner, The Parisian, The Venetian, MGM, Sheraton, etc. These hotels and malls are interconnected, but the consumption inside is very high, and there are no convenience stores, so it's not suitable for a long stay, 1 or 2 nights is enough. In Macau, we mainly took the kids to see the Ruins of St. Paul's, Rua do Cunha, the Giant Panda Pavilion to see Kai Kai and Xin Xin, the Grand Lisboa Hotel, the Macau Museum, and the Monte Forte Park, all of which are worth visiting. Finally, we returned home from Macau Airport. There's not much to do at Macau Airport, so it's not worth going early, and there's no need to shop at the duty-free store. However, in the hall near the 7-Eleven, there's a self-service photo booth where you can take selfies and keep the photos.