The Coolest Things You Can Do In Macau In 2024

Famous for its nickname ‘The Las Vegas of Asia,’ Macau is full of cool and fun places to visit and things to do. At the onset of the year 2024, this dynamic city is ready to welcome tourists with myriad new hotels, attractions, dining places, and other facilities. From sophisticated and modern casino hotels to enchanting World Heritage sites, these are the 12 coolest activities you should not miss when you travel to Macau in 2024.

1. Don’t Miss the Londoner Macao

A brand new and stunning property, The Londoner Macao opened its doors in January of 2022. This unique British-style holiday resort and entertainment center has cost $2 billion to construct: it boasts 6 hotel buildings, the world’s largest dynamic indoor water park, an interactive 4D cinema, over 175,000 sq ft of themed shopping streets, 35 restaurants and bars, and much more all within a truly staggering scale.

2. Ride The Londoner’s Giant Ferris Wheel

Standing at 19 stories high, this Jewelry booth is one of the tallest Ferris wheels, specifically in The London, which has 17 crystal-shelled cabins and provides a spectacular view of downtown Macau from 130 meters above the ground. Each night, it illuminates the Cotai area with a simply amazing 12,000 LED lights.

3. Take a look at this Spectacle

MGM Cotai has been operational since 2018, However, in 2024, the $3.4 billion MGM Cotai resort complex feels like a state-of-art. Covering over 1,400 hotel rooms, it is a visually stunning example of white and silver architecture and home to the Spectacle atrium with indoor water fountains, light shows, and music, not to mention even more restaurants, bars, stores, and events spaces than it is possible to realistically indulge in during a single visit.

4. The Newly Opened Grand Lisboa Palace

With a construction cost of $1.6 billion, Grand Lisboa Palace which was recently launched in 2021 is among the most costly buildings to be developed in Macau. This impressive integrated resort designed to look like a contemporary palace is home to more than 850 hotel accommodations divided among 3 hotel brands, namely: Grand Lisboa Palace, Palazzo Versace, and Karl Lagerfeld Hotel. It has a rather unconventional and visually stunning 28-story tall golden-leaf-shaped dome structure which has made it one of Macau’s recognizable landmarks.

5. Dine With A View at The Grand Lisboa Palace

The bowl-shaped dining hall with the enormous dome in the heart of Macau is one of the most stunning places to dine in. Known as Lotus Palace, the fine dining restaurant and sky bar is nestled perfectly within the shape of the dome structure with a spectacular city skyline and sea view of Macau, combined with superb Cantonese gourmet and signature cocktails.

6. Enjoy a Concert at Studio City

Studio City had a beautiful Art Deco-style tower with a casino opened in 2015, but the crown jewel concert venue at the Studio City Event Center was inaugurated in 2022. Already popular for hosting world-class concert residencies and live events, the standalone 5,000-seat arena known as The Venue has every futuristic thing one can imagine including projection mapping stages and Audio Ray 3D sound effects.

7. Shopping till you Drop within the Galaxy Macau

With its phases starting from 2011, the colossal Galaxy Macau resort just keeps on getting better with improved hotel towers, entertainment points of interest, an opulent Andaz luxury hotel tower and not to mention more than 200 retail stores apart from luxury brands nestled within the splendid golden reel boulevard arcade. It is uniquely one of the better-integrated resorts for shopping in Macau.

8. Visit Wynn Palace for a Show

The Macau-based Wynn Palace is the most costly integrated resort development globally, which cost more than $4.1 billion. It is famous for the Performing Lake where trained costumed performers and animators create extraordinary water ballet performances accompanied by lights, laser effects, pyrotechnics, fountains, and projection mapping in a 25-minute extravaganza.

9. The Battle of Flowers Museum

It is a small but great museum located in a Portuguese-style villa that is several centuries old. It narrates the great story of Macau’s only show-piece event, the colorful Battle of Flowers parade, which is an event over 80 years old having origins in both Portuguese and Chinese culture.

10. Visit Lou Lim Ieoc Garden

This scenic garden is located on a sprawling hillside and was established in 1997, this garden is the perfect place for outlooks over Macau’s skyline and outlying islands, and it is dedicated to Macau’s most famous ‘modern poet’. With pavilions, Moon Gates, pagodas, bridges, and ponds, it offers one a view of the serenity inherent in Chinese gardening.

11. Final Shop Local Destination

Grand Prix Museum – Complete the day’s tour by visiting this small yet interesting 2-floor museum that is specifically designed to provide coverage of Macau’s annual Formula 3 and motorcycle Grand Prix street races. Here in the gift shop, there are better and more diversified cultural gifts depicting the artistic strength of Macanese local artists.

12. Experience Dazzling Macau Cityscapes at The Summit

Finally, be sure to be able to check off your Macau locations list by visiting the Summit in Studio City whether just for a drink/meal or nightlife skyline views of Macau’s skyline of tall and stylish skyscrapers that are not rivaled by many other cities in the world. Open open-air rooftop deck they have is the highest 360-degree viewing terrace in Macau which is not a letdown as the sun sets.

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