Macau's reclaimed entertainment belt — the Cotai casinos, Taipa Village and the Venetian.
Taipa is the reclaimed island that holds Macau's entertainment belt — the Cotai Strip of mega-resorts (the Venetian, Galaxy, Parisian) linked by skywalks and fountain shows. Beside the neon, old Taipa Village keeps quiet lanes and a market street.
It is where most of the big resorts and the airport sit, making it the practical base for a Macau trip.
Here are the highlights worth your time in Taipa.
The canal-themed mega-resort with indoor gondolas.
Free to enterThe row of linked casino resorts and shows.
Free to strollGreen Portuguese houses turned museums.
FreeQuiet lanes, churches and a market street.
FreeThe food street — tarts, cookies, pork buns.
Free to eatA resort with a wave pool and diamond fountain.
Free to enterTaipa has its own kitchen — here are the dishes to try.
The Taipa villages' famous tarts.
A Taipa speciality snack.
Crumbly almond sweets.
A pungent durian soft-serve.
Cream 'sawdust' pudding.
Fountain and light shows on Cotai.
Hotel bars and lounges.
Quiet Taipa lanes at night.
Macau (MFM) is on Taipa.
From Hong Kong to the Taipa terminal.
Free resort shuttles link the strip.
Metered.
Cotai is connected by skywalks.
Where you stay shapes the trip. Three good bases:
Stay in a mega-resort.
Quiet guesthouses.
Practical for early flights.
Casino-goers, shoppers, resort travellers.
