Going to Taiwan end of Apr for 5D4N. We're 3 girls mainly to see beautiful scenery, shopping and eat eat eat!! So any place recommended that can be acessible MRT.?

going for 5 days and 4 nights but we only got 3 full days to tour taiwan.
Is it enough to travel around taipei's interesting places for 2 whole days and another day to outskirts such as tarako gorge? But will forget about it if the travel to tarako time consuming and cost a lot unless it's worth visitng...need yr guys' opinion


Is taipeizoo worth visiting? no one mention about it....

any nice souvenir to buy in taipei? food stuff?
is instant noodles or any dry stuff in taipei cheaper and tastier? planning to buy in bulk together with clothes since my luggage can up to 30 kg!!

after browsing more than 100 pages here about taiwan trip, here's is my planned travel for 5D4N or to be exact 3 full days...we stayed in New World hotel near xi menting


Day 1
Can I go all these places jiufen-beitou-yehliu-wharf-lover's bridge in one day plus nite market?

Day 2
1 full day to tarako perhaps? But budget wise and time I will just forget about it and replaced with Yang ming shan, CKS hall and around taipei will do?
How much the overall trip from XMD to Hualien-Tarako if we go in 3 ppl and high speed train? wanna try it out

Day 3
Shopping whole day (SOGO and etc) and taipei zoo plus nite market?


Pls give some guidance thanks.

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Added on March 20, 2011, 9:05 pmafter browsing more than 100 pages here about taiwan trip, here's is my planned travel for 5D4N or to be exact 3 full days...we stayed in New World hotel near xi menting


Day 1
Can I go all these places jiufen-beitou-yehliu-wharf-lover's bridge in one day plus nite market?

Day 2
1 full day to tarako perhaps? But budget wise and time I will just forget about it and replaced with Yang ming shan, CKS hall and around taipei will do?
How much the overall trip from XMD to Hualien-Tarako if we go in 3 ppl and high speed train? wanna try it out

Day 3
Shopping whole day (SOGO and etc) and taipei zoo plus nite market?


Pls give some guidance thanks.

This post has been edited by wyen: Mar 20 2011, 09:05 PM

Thanks a lot stimix for yr guidance. I think i will stick to beitou, jiufen, yehliu, danshui, YMS and other nearby area will do for shopping for 3 days....how about theme park like lee foo village or windows on china?

I booked eva air during matta fair togther with hotel. Flight 2 ways cost RM 1200 incl tax.

Heard Taiwan got earthquake yesterday?

I'm going to taiwan this end of apr. As per advised by stimix i should change from US dollar first and then to TWN Dollar at airport... now the US dollar rate is
Live rates at 2011.03.23 23:59:01 UTC
1.00 USD = 3.03400 MYR

So it's the best time to change now?
Taoyuan airport money changer will open that time or not cos i wll be arrive airport at around 11.00 pm. pls advise thanks.

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Added on March 28, 2011, 2:16 am

it's only a few ringgit difference. if u stay/work near bukit bintang,[ then ok la... what if u stay at shah alam/puchong etc... i think ur petrol/toll already cover that.

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wt do u mean by that? i work near bt bintang and u mean the money changer there has better rate?

Any idea how to go Leofoo Village Theme Park from Xi men ding?

Just back from Taiwan and it was great! Would love to go for 2nd time...
Those souvenirs and food stuff u can buy from Jiufen somemore u can taste some of it. By trying all free food there already enough for yr 1 meal there..hahahah....will update more of my travel iternary!

oh yah i forgot to send u my taiwan travel iternary....here it is...


Day 1: Reached ximending at nite so just walked to Longshan nite market which is just around our hotel

Day 2: Morning woke up at 8 am took bus to leofoo village themepark. Journey took 2 hrs to go there. Admission fee: NT 590 (after discounted from coupon, ori price NT 890). Then around 3 pm back to taipei and visit taipei 101 adm fee: NT 400. At nite visit wu fen pu at Houshanpi MRT station then balik tidur.

Day 3: Took train to Keelung station and there took bus to jiufen. From jiufen went jinguashi and to yehliu. Recommended go yehliu first at morning (cos open till 6.30 pm) then only Jiufen (cos bought a lot of stuff). Then at nite go Miakou nite market after that balik tidur.

Day 4: Went around taipei. Went to Chiang kai shek memorial hall -> national palace musuem (half price if got student card!) -> Yang Min Shan -> Beitou (din go cos closed) -> Danshui night market -> Shilin NM ->balik tidur.

Day 5: Early want to catch flight at 9am so din go anywhere. Fly to Msia.

No need passport number. IC will do. Book 1st then oni do passport