For Taroko car rental/driver ..someone posted this driver b4 but I hv yet to book wth him...probably soon...

Stimix,

Any money changer offer better rate for Taiwan dollar ?

Unfortunately No in Malaysia..the best either wawasan or Sg wang plaza also ~10.90...comparing to avg 10.6 in the market or Taiwan exchangers. So I'm thinking to change USD 1st & once arriving change USD to T$...

but wait..suprisinghly T$ now dropping at Wawasan..10.85 liao...hopefully drop further...

http://www.wawasanmoneychanger.com.my/exchangeRates.asp

Their cost is this http://www.bnm.gov.my/statistics/exchangerates.php

markup only for you.

after wawasan, near Jusco, there's the magazine shop inside also got money changer. Sometimes their rates are gooder than wawasan.

have anyone visited this mountain??
HeHuan Shan

I read that it has a possibility of snowfall there..
want to know if anyone experienced it b4??
Images

RM-->US-->TWD ? kena commission dua kali wor ....

I Just booked 7/6 days round island trip on 27th December. 2010 count down at Kaushiong. RM2077 per pax. Still got some seats left.


You mean IOI mall old wing near Maxis center ?

H4E mean the one at Mid Valley near Jusco side..I think I tried that wan ...but that time lousy..now dunno. probably they too realise Wawasan comptetitive edge liao

OK...Yes you will incurred double commission for sure but Taiwan rate really bad in M'sia!! Something like vietnamese Dong & Peso Phillipines..Thjose are another few lousy exc rate in M'sia! For these countries, exchanging to USD 1st might be better...abit of calculation...Today rate, the actual mean rate fro Taiwanese vs RM is ~10.49 but the best by Wawasan is 10.85...see the huge diff? 35 sen wor...

So if convert RM2028 today to USD, I'm getting US$600 at 3.39. Thereafter at Taiwan airport I change bck to T$ using usd rate of 3.25...I'm getting T$19,680

If I direct change to T$ in Mid Valley, I'm getting only T$18,690 ..immediately I lost almost T$1,000 dy....Well T$1000 can purchase return train ticket for ~3 to hualian liao..wor...

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Added on November 18, 2009, 2:40 pmYeah I have been reseaching this snow cap mountain & highest road in East Asian b4 this...I think it will really snowing only after Dec ~Jan & Feb.. Dec, it will be patches of ice nia according to my research...So still thinking whether going or not... You can check more by googling youtube hehuan snow..This is the location where the whole of Taiwan will flock to Hehuan to see the snow & resulting in jams & lotsa accident due to lack of proper tyres & etc..

I even asking in world travel forum on possibility of going via Taroko route..which I found later possible but via Hitch hiking via 4WD...not easy!!

This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 18 2009, 02:40 PM

But, how do you know you will be getting NTD100 to USD3.25 when landed in Taiwan leh ?

taking abit risk lohh..but my experience exchanging Dong & Peso at respective countries are good...feeling great when you getting better than exhanging in M'sia...But I might consider direct conversion also bcos the diff is not so bad comparing wth Peso & Dong

for a 7D6N trip, do u suggest us to bring all cash or use some ATM & CC there?

As u know right now T$ is not well traded here in m'sia thus lousy rate...& experienced by other here, they are getting better rate by using CC in Taiwan..so maximise CC usage in Taiwan=lah...exhange rate using CC ~10.6 whereas exxhange rate here 11

he is very efficient. The moment you tell the Aunty owner at Rock's House, next day Mr. Chen will call but get ready for his China slang, very slang and fast...i also having hard time catch up with him

just wondering..
atm exchange rate is the same as cc rate??

Anyone plan to visit Taroko Gorge ? I will be staying @ Taipei and plan to take bus/train to Hualian. Then plan to hire taxi for private tour of Taroko Gorge.
I heard the rate around NT2200-2500. If plan to visit another scenic cliff..hav to add NT500. Anyone hire private taxi there b4 ? Since taxi/private car can fit 4 persons, anyone wan to share coz I only got 2 person here.

which date u are travelling?
im travelling on next month, 21dec, booked the taxi with mr.loo already lor..
anyone wanna share a cab with me?

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Added on November 19, 2009, 12:31 pmhi all, i will be going to a tour with a private taxi on ts 23dec to yeh liu, jiufen, shifen waterfull, keelung.. anyone wanna share a cab.. no problem also.. LOL..

This post has been edited by pino88: Nov 19 2009, 12:31 PM

Im going on 25 Jan 2010. Anyone ?

How much you pay for taxi tour ? What is the package like ?

the one at taroko is TWD 2200
jiufen yeh liu that one is TWD 3000

the tour is like the taxi will drive u around and explain lor..
u can enjoy the time as much as u can without sharing with others la..

LOL..

Taxi take u from Hotel in the morning and send you back in the evening ? or at a agreed duration ?

The taroko one I think is not from Taipei..That is from Hualian raiway station...Can't be so cheap bcos Taipei to Hualian is 200KM away!

Something like traveling from Kl to Jasin or Bidow in Perak..