No, not at all. We just took the bus there and paid at the entrance. There were hardly any other visitors.

Unfortunately, pandas sleep a lot so it is difficult to predict when they will be most active. They are almost always somewhat active during feeding times but these change from time to time so you don't know for sure if it is going to happen during the one hour slot time that you buy entry for (MOP10). Having written this, I've usually had better success during morning visits over the years, perhaps as high as 40-50% chance of seeing them at least moving around. Afternoon visits have been much less successful, perhaps 25-33% chance of seeing them active.

Nope - if you do, it will be sheer panda-monium!

I hired a driver for the day. They probably have Uber's, taxis, or something

Turn up at the gate. Free entry to the park area and then you buy a timeframe (1hour increments) to go into the Panada enclosure. Plenty of availability. No need to prebuy. I'd recommend taking a taxi there. Flagging one down on the opposite side of the street near the bus stop to get back to your hotel won't take too long.

Yes, the pandas are in a pavilion, however, to see the rest of the animals, bring your umbrella.

No, not right in the area. However there are 3 small local restaurants within 3 blocks located at Seac Pai Van bus stop/ Park and Shop. Enjoy

The baby pandas are doing fine per reports on Macau Times and other media news. However, they will not be available for regular public viewing until sometime later in 2017. My guess is after the summer. There will reports about the baby pandas on the TripAdvisor Macau forum. I suggest finding and following there.

There were only two pandas when we went. Not a place for petting animals.

Hi, If you are arriving at the Taipa ferry terminal, its not far and I would suggest taking a taxi to Seac Pai Van Panda Park. Taxi from Taipa terminal would probably cost around $30 - 40 MOP (10 minutes) If you are arriving at the Macau ferry terminal I would suggest you catch one of the free casino shuttle buses to a casino in Taipa ( ie Studio City, Venetian or Galaxy) then take a taxi from there. Hope you have a nice time.