TAIWAN ITINERARY
1 New Taiwan Dollar = 1.70 Philippine Peso
Arrival
Day 1 (Oct 22, National Palace Museum
Sunday) Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) Memorial Hall LUNCH: Hangzhou Xiaolong Bao
Maokong Gondola (11 AM 10 PM)
TAIPEI The mountain village of Maokong is the best spot in Taipei
that offers a stunning panoramic view of the city not to No. 19, Section 2, Hangzhou
mention, they also have a wide variety of high-quality local South Road, Daan District,
tea. To reach this village, you must take the Maokong Gondola Taipei City
which is a 4-km scenic cable car ride. Near Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS)
Taipei 101 Memorial Hall
Taipei 101 was once the worlds tallest building in 2004. Insanely delicious dumplings -
Raohe Street Night Market better than Din Tai Fung! You
This is said to be Taipeis oldest night market! must NEVER leave Taiwan without
Eat: Black Pepper Bun aka Hu Jiao Bing, Chinese Sausage, tasting the top local fares
Baked pastries of xiaolongbao, beef noodles soup
Shilin Night Market and bubble tea!
This is one of the largest and most popular night markets in
Taiwan to tourists. DINNER: Street Night Market
Eat: oyster vermicelli, fried pork buns, bubble tea, stinky tofu,
and oyster omelet
Day 2(Oct 23, Day tour to Yehliu, Shifen, and Jiufen Keelung Night Market
Monday)
Yehliu Geopark: This beautiful limestone cape has a
NORTHERN range of interesting rock/geological formations that have
TAIWAN been aptly named according to their shape (example:
Fairys Shoe and Queens Head).
Shifen Old Streets and Shifen Waterfall: Found in
Pingxi area, Shifen is basically a small town that
surrounds the Shifen railway station. This place is famous
not only for its picturesque train tracks and marketplace,
but also for its shops that let you release a Chinese sky
lantern in case you cant make it to their official Sky
Lantern Festival (held usually on the 15th day of the first
month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar). Another nearby
attraction that you can find is the 20-meter tall Shifen
Waterfall which is said to be the most scenic in Taiwan.
Jiufen: Once a prosperous gold mining town, Jiufen is
now a popular tourist destination for its quaint scenes that
relive scenes from the past. In here, you will find
picturesque streets and tea houses adorned with red
lanterns and some great spots for viewing the Pacific
Ocean!
Day 3 (Oct 24, Beitou
Tuesday) Northernmost district of Taipei City and has gained a
reputation for being the ideal location for the best hot
springs and lush greenery.
Tamsui
Tamsui is a sea-side town, its seafood produce are
extremely fresh and tasty. A short 7-minute stroll from
Tamsui station will lead you to Tamsui Old Street. One of
their specialty dishes includes ah-gei.
Shilin Night Market
On your way back to city center, you can get off the MTR
in Shihlin, to visit the giant night market and eat there,
again.
Departure (Oct
25, Wednesday)
