Next stop
Heritage, village, resorts and coast as a walkable graph — not an unrelated list.
Old-town walk
Senado to Monte Fort is one continuous climb, with the museum inside the fort and Camões Garden as the western exit. Walk it once; do not split it into two rides.
→ St. Dominic's Church · Largo de São Domingos
→ Ruins of St. Paul's · Rua de São Paulo uphill
→ Ruins of St. Paul's · Top of the souvenir street
→ Fortaleza do Monte · Steps beside the façade
→ Section of the Old City Walls · Rammed-earth wall beside the shrine
→ Fortaleza do Monte · Uphill behind the wall
→ Macao Museum · Entrance on the fort terrace
→ Camões Garden · Downhill west
→ Patane · Downhill toward Patane
Old-town core
Every white façade, mansion and the cathedral sit within five minutes of the square, plus a noodle bowl or a tart. One lap is what counts as seeing the core.
→ St. Dominic's Church · Largo de São Domingos
→ Holy House of Mercy · East side of the square
→ Lou Kau Mansion · Travessa da Sé
→ Macau Cathedral · Uphill to Largo da Sé
→ Macao Public Library area · Lane off Largo da Sé
→ Rua da Felicidade · South on Rua dos Mercadores
→ Nam Van Lake · Avenida da Praia Grande
Inner Harbour line
Souvenirs, pharmacies, the red shutters and the quayside kitchens on one route; close with A-Ma and the Maritime Museum.
→ A-Ma Temple · South along the Inner Harbour
→ Rua de Cinco de Outubro · North along Cinco de Outubro
→ Patane · North along the Inner Harbour
→ Ponte 16 · North along the piers
→ Rua de Cinco de Outubro · Inland into the old street
→ A-Ma Temple · South on the quay road
→ Inner Harbour Ferry Pier · South along the Inner Harbour
→ The Mandarin's House · Travessa de António da Silva
→ Moorish Barracks · Toward Rua do Almirante Sérgio
→ The Mandarin's House · Uphill on Travessa de António da Silva
→ Restaurante Litoral · Rua do Almirante Sérgio
Culture-quarter walk
Yellow lanes, small independents and the row of Portuguese villas on Tap Seac. Best on a weekday afternoon; weekends fill up.
→ Tap Seac Square · Up Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro
→ Red Market · Avenida de Horta e Costa
→ Camões Garden · Downhill west
→ Macao Public Library area · Lane off Largo da Sé
Guia Hill
Fort, chapel and lighthouse in one enclosure, plus the ring path. Come down west into Tap Seac, or east to NAPE and the Grand Prix hall.
→ Guia Lighthouse · Inside the fort walls
→ Guia Hill circuit · Onto the ring path from the summit
→ Tap Seac Square · West slope down to Tap Seac
→ Red Market · Avenida de Horta e Costa
→ NAPE · Avenida da Amizade
Nam Van waterfront
Art museum, Handover hall and Science Center make one waterfront; south of them Nam Van, Anim'Arte and Sai Van close at the tower.
→ Macao Museum of Art · Avenida Xian Xing Hai
→ Handover Gifts Museum of Macao · Same forecourt
→ Macao Science Center · South along the waterfront
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · North along the Outer Harbour
→ Anim'Arte Nam Van · Lakeside promenade
→ Sai Van Lake · Nam Van into Sai Van
→ Macau Tower · South end of Sai Van Lake
→ Penha Chapel · Uphill to Penha Hill
Outer Harbour
The arrival buffer: Fisherman's Wharf, NAPE, the lighthouse, then the old town. Drop the bags first.
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · Outer Harbour waterfront
→ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal · Toward the terminal
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · Into the wharf complex
→ Macao Museum of Art · Avenida Xian Xing Hai
→ Guia Hill circuit · Onto the ring path from the summit
→ St. Dominic's Church · Largo de São Domingos
Northern district
Arriving from the north, skip the dash to St. Paul's: Iao Hon, the Red Market and Three Lamps all sit between the gate and the centre, and mornings are best.
→ Iao Hon Market · South of the gate
→ Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco) · Northern district road
→ Three Lamps District · West of the market
→ Iao Hon Market · North on Almirante Lacerda
→ St. Dominic's Church · Largo de São Domingos
Port transfers
Both ports sit on reclamation with nothing walkable. HZMB links to the Outer Harbour or NAPE; the airport is one LRT stop from the Taipa interchange.
→ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal · Port shuttle
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · Outer Harbour waterfront
→ Taipa Ferry Terminal · LRT Taipa line
→ Altira Macau · North Taipa
→ Macao Museum of Art · Avenida Xian Xing Hai
Cotai Strip
Venetian → Grand Canal → Londoner → Parisian on indoor links; only then talk shuttles. Every gaming floor here is 21+ and not part of the route.
→ Grand Canal Shoppes · One level up inside
→ The Londoner Macao · Indoor link
→ The Parisian Macao · Cotai Strip
→ Wynn Palace · Resort shuttle
→ MGM Cotai · Eastern Cotai crossing
→ City of Dreams · Eastern Cotai block
Cotai night line
Fountains, gondola, theatre, wheel. Check the times, book one show a night, and walk out rather than queue for a car.
→ MGM Cotai · Eastern Cotai crossing
→ Studio City Macau · Shuttle south down the strip
→ Hengqin Port (Macau zone) · West to the port
→ Wynn Palace · Resort shuttle
→ Galaxy Promenade · Inside the complex
Taipa Village
Down from the air-conditioned lobby to the Broadway mock street, then twelve minutes to the real Rua do Cunha. Cap the sampling time.
→ Galaxy Promenade · Inside the complex
→ Rua do Cunha · Toward Taipa Village
→ Rua do Cunha · East into Taipa Village
→ Tai Lei Loi Kei · Mid-street
→ Taipa Houses–Museum · East end of Rua do Cunha
→ Taipa Pequena trail · Taipa Pequena trailhead
Taipa trails
The green houses, the old blocks, and one of the two hills. Take Taipa Pequena at dusk for the Cotai lights and come down the north slope.
→ Taipa Pequena trail · Taipa Pequena trailhead
→ Tai Lei Loi Kei · Mid-street
→ Altira Macau · Down the north slope
→ Macau International Airport · East from the hill foot
→ Taipa Ferry Terminal · East across Taipa
→ Altira Macau · North Taipa
Coloane buses
Village, tart, beach — three beats. Service is thin; fix the return time first.
→ Lord Stow's Bakery (Coloane) · Village lane
→ Hac Sa Beach · Coloane loop bus
→ Coloane Trail (Alto de Coloane) · Trailhead above Cheoc Van
→ Cheoc Van Beach · South Coloane
→ Hac Sa Reservoir circuit · Reservoir entrance
Coloane country
The reservoir loop, Alto de Coloane, Seac Pai Van and the pandas. Nothing is sold up there — sort water and the last bus before you start.
→ Coloane Trail (Alto de Coloane) · Onto the Alto de Coloane path
→ Seac Pai Van Park · Down the west slope
→ Macau Giant Panda Pavilion · Signposted inside the park
→ Coloane Village · South from Seac Pai Van
→ Hac Sa Reservoir circuit · Reservoir path entrance
→ Lord Stow's Bakery (Coloane) · Village lane
Indoors
Do not climb in rain. Museums, the art hall, the Science Center, a reading room — or the Cotai indoor links. Pick the peninsula or Cotai, not both.
→ Camões Garden · Downhill west
→ Handover Gifts Museum of Macao · Same forecourt
→ Macao Science Center · South along the waterfront
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · North along the Outer Harbour
→ Margaret's Café e Nata · Gum Loi Building lane
→ NAPE · Avenida da Amizade
→ The Londoner Macao · Indoor link
After dark
Peninsula nights are Avenida de Lisboa and NAPE; Cotai nights are fountains and the wheel. Choose one side. Gaming floors are 21+ and not an attraction.
→ Hotel Lisboa · Avenida de Lisboa
→ Wynn Macau · Rua Cidade de Sintra
→ Grand Lisboa · East on Avenida de Lisboa
→ MGM Macau · Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
→ NAPE · Inland off Sun Yat-Sen
→ Macau Fisherman's Wharf · North on Avenida da Amizade
→ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal · Toward the terminal
→ Macao Museum of Art · Avenida Xian Xing Hai
North district and Inner Harbour
Red Market, Three Lamps, Iao Hon, plus Cinco de Outubro and Patane. Nothing here is listed, and it is the route Macau people actually walk.
→ Three Lamps District · West of the market
→ Iao Hon Market · North on Almirante Lacerda
→ Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco) · Northern district road
→ Patane · North along the Inner Harbour
→ Inner Harbour Ferry Pier · South along the Inner Harbour
→ Iao Hon Market · South of the gate