Anim’Arte NAM VAN
Jointly managed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Sports Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and Macao University of Tourism, “Anim’Arte NAM VAN&rdquo...
Outdoor Activities
29 Sights
Azalea
In the past, the mountains and fields were covered with the red blossoms of azalea at the first call the cuckoo each year, so azalea was named after cuckoo in Chinese. Flowering period...
Bauhinia
Its most distinctive feature is its leaves which are shaped like goat hooves. There are many species of Bauhinia which blooms in many colours, e.g. the red series: Bauhinia purpurea...
Beaches & Nautical Sports
There are two grand beaches in Macao - Cheoc Van Beach and Hác-Sá Beach – located in the idyllic southern and eastern part of Coloane Island. Adjoining Cheoc...
Beautiful Bougainvillea
The “paper” flowers, which are commonly seen, are actually bracts. The small white flowers inside them are the actual flowers. Flowering period: from November...
Bungy Jump, SkyJump, Skywalk and Tower Climb
Freefall from the World’s Highest Commercial Bungy Jump platform at speeds of up to 200km/h for the ultimate rush! Plunging from a platform 233m high, challengers will experience...
Cable Car
The Guia Hill dominates the Macao peninsula and its top offers the best landscape views in town, namely the Pearl River and the surrounding islands. If you go in through the Flora Garden...
Cherry Blossom
The cherry blossoms planted in Macao include Bellflower Cherry (Prunus campanulata) and Guangzhou Cherry (Cerasus yunnanensis “Guangzhou”). After leaf abscission...
Coloane Height Park & Statue of A-Ma
This park, high on Coloane Peak (170m), is reached by the Estrada do Alto de Coloane which begins just south of Seac Pai Van Park. The road leads first to the parking area for the newly-developed...
Common Camellia
As one of the ten most famous flowers in China, common camellia demonstrates her beauty with single or double-petalled in a variety of colour and postures. It is a traditional ornamental...
Cycling
Taipa Island and Coloane Island are excellent choices for bicycle tours, with bicycle rental conveniently available in Taipa near Pak Tai Temple. Tour the islands at a leisurely...
Flame Tree
Since its petals are red and have a feathery appearance, the flower of the flame tree looks like a phoenix reborn in flames and hence its name. Flowering period: from May to July. Vantage...
Flower City Park
Located across the street from the ParknShop supermarket in the centre of Taipa's high-rise residential area, this walled garden is a modern interpretation of the classical Chinese...
Golf
The Macau Golf & Country Club, located on the south side of Coloane Island near the Grand Coloane Resort, is one of the most beautiful - and challenging! - championship golf courses...
Karting
Speed merchants can find the 50,000 sq. m. 1.2 km kart race track adjoining Caesars Golf Macau near Seac Pai Van Park on Coloane Island. Ranked one of the most challenging tracks in Asia...
Lotus
As the saying goes, lotus flowers growing in sludge remain unblemished, representing the characteristics of the people of Macao. Moreover, their multi-coloured and charming appearances...
Mong Há Hill Municipal Park
Mong Há Fort, situated on Mong Há Hill at the northern end of Macao, is a newer fortress, built in anticipation of a Chinese invasion following the Anglo-Chinese War...
Mume
Blossoming in winter, mume is listed as one of “The Four Gentlemen” along with orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo. Besides, mume, pine and bamboo are also known as the...
Peach
Since ancient times, peach trees have been considered celestial plants which scare ghosts away. As peach trees usually blossom around the Lunar New Year, they are also used as a festive...
Rangoon Creeper
Its inflorescence may change colour from white to pink, with its flowers resembling opened umbrellas suspended on vines. Flowering period: from May to June. Vantage points...
Seac Pai Van Park
Situated in the wooded hills on the west side of Coloane, this park is a popular place for family outings. The park covers an area of about 198,000m 2 , with various public facilities...
Silk Floss Tree
The Silk Floss Tree is also called “beauty tree” in Chinese as the base of the thorny tree trunk is wine bottle-shaped, resembling the postures of women of different body...
Spider Tree
Its inflorescence is originally in the form of a yellow embroidered ball. However, as the stamens and pistils transmit and receive pollen, long filaments grow out from the flowers...
Taipa Municipal Garden
Next to the Church of Our Lady of Carmel on a hill overlooking the village of Taipa and the old Taipa Praia, the garden follows a formal European design. It has a vine-covered gazebo with...
The Sculpture Park of the Chinese Ethnics
The Sculpture Park of the Chinese Ethnics, the only theme park in Macao of the sculptures of Chinese ethnics, includes two parts: the sculpture display area and the exhibition center...
Trails
Topographically, Macao has a lower elevation in the north and a higher elevation in the south, thus there are some 16 trails located primarily on Taipa and Coloane islands. These paths...
Trumpet Tree
Exclusively blossoming in spring, trumpet trees are covered with flowers in yellow (golden trumpet trees) or pink (pink trumpet trees), and they may even look like a sea of blossoms...
Vasco da Gama Garden
The Vasco da Gama Garden and the Vitoria Garden were created at the end of the 19th century. They used to be part of a long avenue, the Avenida Vasco da Gama built in 1898, to comemorate...
Vitória Garden
Stone terraces lead from the busy avenue to the monument commemorating the Portuguese victory over the Dutch in 1622. Flower beds and stands of trees decorate the garden, which offers...