I engaged a cab. Was told the bus drivers drive very dangerously & fast along the mountain areas. Not recommended.

I went to cingjing, hehuanshan, fengjia, SML & other places in nantou, Taichung. Booked 2 days for $10k. Unlimited hours. Pickup from hotel in Taipei & send us back to taipei.

Sure..if u r interested to hire cab, just let me know & I intro my Taiwan cabbie to u. Can ask him give u good rate.

Go to Taichung & hualien. Very nice scenery & things are slightly cheaper than Taipei

Yes open daily

U can contact Mr. Liao Yi Hong. Very good driver cum tour guide.

Contact No.: +886 932-006-277
Email: candy92815@pchome.com.tw

It depends on location. Standard rate for most taxi drivers in Taipei area is NT3000 to 3500. If want to cover hualien, Taichung, Tainan, kaoshiong then of course more expensive bcos far distance.
U can whatsapp or email him for quotation. Just say Jessica lee from Msia recommends.
I booked him for my 2 days Taichung trip last month & he is excellent! Honest, trustworthy, won't take advantage and earn extra money from you. Plus he will accompany u to walk around & buy lotsa local snacks for you out of his own pocket.
Hope this helps.

He speaks mandarin to me, but can understand little English. U can email him in English but he will reply u in Chinese lor.
If u r looking English speaking driver then he's not the one.

His schedule is always full. U better check with him fast.

I only booked him cos he's the best. Other option is search at Tripadvisor Taipei forum here : http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/ShowForum-g2...546-Taipei.html

Another way to save money, time & enjoy is to book a personal cab driver (which is quite common nowadays especially for small & big family) to take u around Taiwan. Price range is between $3000 to $4000 a day depending on location & more expensive if u go further like hualien, Tainan, Taichung. But definitely worth every cent!
I'm glad I booked a driver when I went there with hubby

Outside Taipei is usually expensive cos the distance from one place to another is quite far, unlike Taipei.
If got more people, then u can share the cost.

Better book hotel or minsu fast. I recommend near Taipei main station or XMD. I stay at hope hotel which is opposite Taipei main station. Very convenient to take bus & train. And the malls inside the station got lots of stuff to see & buy. 1500 for weekdays & 1800 for weekend, double bed but no bfast.

This post has been edited by sugarbaby: Mar 21 2013, 02:14 PM

Hope hotel

My advise is better book a driver who drives carefully. The road is winding & lots of tour buses up & down the mountain.

Hope he gives u a good price

I think 3d 2n is enough to cover Taichung, SML, Cingjing & other places in nantou. Distance from one place to another is more than easily 1-2 hrs, depending on your driver's speed. Those areas are prone to accidents, so better get a careful driver.
Add in 1 more day to hualien. For me, I find hualien is interesting for taroko gorge, chitsingtan beach & hualien town area only. U definitely need a driver in hualien cos there's no MTR & busses are very seldom. Taroko gorge is amazingly huge & very beautiful, with lots of rocks formation, clear blue green rivers & fresh air.

I went to hehuanshan snow mountain. It was very very cold in mid Jan & very beautiful view. I didn't go to alishan.

The driver that I booked drove me around all these places, walked with me, be my tour guide explaining abt the places histories & bought lotsa yummy local snacks for me.
At first I thought of taking HSR to Taichung & then engage driver / book local tour bus. But to save the hassle of rushing to the train station, I prefer the driver to pickup & send us back to Taipei. The HSR fare is not cheap though, but if u wana experience high speed bullet train then u may try.

This post has been edited by sugarbaby: Mar 25 2013, 10:08 PM

U can read my review in tripadvisor. My ID is jesskitkat.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-...tel-Taipei.html

I'll choose MAS too. AAX seat is small & uncomfortable. I'm small sized, yet I have muscle cramps on my night flight back to KL & can't sleep at all. Suffer man!

If I just want abt NT2000, u willing to sell?

Ok tq