Okay, I will look into Agoda & discuss with my siblings on how to go about this. Thank you for your advice!

anyone went to formosan aboriginal village b4??

thanks

Yes, booking it in Agoda.com is much better, you can choose the hotels that you like according to your budget.

Option 1: Going yourself
If you go yourself, plan and book everything, you need to spend time on it. You need to do homework, check which hotel has good review and how to go certain places and where to go to. Most of us actually enjoy the process, and loves it. Requires lots of time and sometimes saves lots of money. Good for couples and small family.


Option 2: Follow tour group
This will save time but you can't save much $$$ and you don't have the freedom. Everything is plan out by the tour agent from the airport all the way until you are back. Suitable for big family or family with elders.

Option 3:
Mix Option 1 and Option 2.
Book your own flight and hotel, take local tour package (half day/full day)


my 2 cents

taipei HSR and the taipei MRT and also the taipei TRA all are in the same building/station/location???

passed by only. opted for the theme park instead

same location, different building

anyone stay in iTaipei service apartment before? any comment? its just nearby the taipei HSR station and taipei bus station.

different building which is all within walking distance right? i worried need to have a long walk with luggage carried around

errrr. you might have to carry around also. because there's only escalators going down. well there's always the elevator though

Hi, would like to ask if prepaid cards with 3G internet are available there for foreigners or not?

yup... look for DaGeDa... their plan not bad... 7-days unlimited internet

Really? For how much? I'm staying there for 6 weeks.. Is it posible for me to get blackberry internet too?

Also, what atm card can be used there? Citibank? Maybank?

should be around 500NTD

500NTD for a weeks unlimited plan is reasonable!
i will get one too. we are able to get this in the airport?

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

i ask few drivers. usually for one whole day cost around NT$4500-5500 for hualien/tainan/taichung area. for taipei area public transport are easily accessible. driver also cost much lesser which is around NT$3000-3800 range depending on how far the place. all this is based on my research and the quote that i get

up till date i still have not finalise and book my driver and hotel

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

any recommendation minsu/hotel to stay at cingjing area??

which team park u refer to ??

any recommendation?

I tot to go SML and this village ...cz it looks nice

Hi,

may I know what is the name of the hotel you are staying at?

Thank you.

Hope hotel