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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Taiwan: 4 Days 3 Nights Itinerary

4 Days 3 Nights Itinerary

Taipei from Elephant Mountain
Day 1 - Northern Taiwan Tour


12:10 AM - Arrival at Taoyuan Airport Terminal 1

12:10 AM to 06:00AM - Waiting time at Airport Lounge. Got Pocket Wi-fi and bought Easy Card at Convenience Store

06:00 AM to 06:45 AM - Travel to Taipei Main Station via Express Metro Train

06:45 AM to 07:10 AM - Drop bag at lockers

07:10 AM to 07:30 AM - Travel to Ximen Staion via MRT

07:30 AM to 07:45AM - Wait for Shuttle at Exit 4

07:45 AM to 05:00 PM - Northern Taiwan Tour via shuttle

Places visited were Yehliu Geopark, Ying Yang Sea, 13-Layer Remains, Golden Waterfall, Jiufen, Shifen and Ximen. However, I requested to be dropped off Taipei Main Station and not Ximen because I need to catch-up on the bus heading Taichung. Kindly note that the shuttle is not available everyday and it gets fully booked instantly.

05:00 PM to 06:00 PM - Pick-up bag at locker and go to Taipei Bus Station

Taipei Bus Station is located at L3 of Taipei Mall

06:00 PM to 07:00 PM - Dinner while waiting for the bus

07:00 PM to 09:00 PM - Travel to Taichung via bus

09:00PM onwards - Check in at Chance Hotel/Freshen-up/Lights off

Jiufen Old Street

Day 2 - Taichung Day Tour
06:00 AM to 08:00 AM - Wake up/Breakfast/Prep for Day Tour

08:30 AM to 05:00 PM - Taichung Tour via Taxi

Places visited were Summer Garden Resort, Chungshe Flower Garden, Mushroom Reastaurant, Rainbow Village and (drop-off) Fengjia Night Market

05:00 PM to 07:00 PM - Walk around Fengjia Night Market

07:00 PM to 07:30 PM - Went to Decathlon via Taxi

07:30 PM to 09:00 PM - Explored Decathlon

09:00 PM to 09:30 PM - Travel back to Chance Hotel

09:30 PM onwards - Freshen-up/Lights off

Sunflower Garden at Chungshe Flower Garden
Day 3 - Sun Moon Lake Tour
05:00 AM to 07:30 AM - Wake up/Breakfast/Prep for Day Tour/Left Baggage at Reception Area

07:30 AM to 08:00 AM - Went to Gancheng Bus Terminal to Buy SML Pass

08:00AM to 08:20 AM - Waiting time for the Bus

08:20 AM to 09:20 AM - Travel to Sun Moon Lake via bus

09:20 AM to 04:30 PM - Explored Sun Moon Lake

04:30 PM to 06:30 PM - Travel back to Hotel via bus

06:30 PM to 07:00 PM - Get luggage from Hotel/ Buy tickets 

07:00 PM to 07:30 PM - Waiting time for bus to arrive/Dinner

07:30 PM to 09:30 PM - Travel to Taipei via Bus

09:30 PM to 10:00 PM - Travel to Accommodation via Airbnb

10:00PM onwards - Check in at Accommodation/Freshen-up/Lights off

Sun Moon Lake Bay
Day 4 - Taipei Tour
05:00 AM to 08:00 AM - Wake up/Breakfast/Prep for Day Tour/Left Baggage at Accommodation

08:00 AM to 04:30 PM - Taipei Tour via MRT

Places visited were Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Taipei Zoo, Maokong via Gandola, Elephant Mountatin, 

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM - Travel to Taipei 101 via MRT

05:00 PM to 06:00 PM - Dinner/Explored Taipei 101

06:00 PM to 07:30 PM - Shopping

07:30 PM to 08:00 PM - Travel back to accommodation via MRT/Fix Luggage

08:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Travel to Taoyuan Airport via Express Metro Train

10:00 PM to 01:25AM (next day) - Check-in/Waiting time

View from Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Day 5 - Back to PH

01:25 AM to 03:40 AM - Travel from Taoyuan Airport to NAIA Terminal 3

Actual Expenses

Day 0 - Pre Departure (PHP)
I have booked and paid expenses that I can settle using PHP to avoid foreign exchange loss. These expenses included Airbnb accommodation, Pocket Wifi via Klook and Northern Taiwan Shuttle via Klook.

Pocket Wifi - P121 (good for 5 days)
Taiwan North Tour Shuttle - P1,005
Taipei Accommodation - P 717
Transpo expense from Dau to NAIA 3 - P200
Airfare - P2,000
Travel tax - P1,620
Dinner - P 185

Total Expense - PHP 5,848
Rock Formations at Yehliu Geupark


Day 1 - Northern Taiwan Tour (NTD)
Easy Card - $100
Card top-up - $400
Entrance at Yehliu Geopark - $80
Raincoat - $40
Lunch - $50
Pasalubong - $366
Taxi from Shifen Waterfall to Shuttle Parking - $30
Locker Fee - $80
Dinner - $149
Bus fare from Taipei Main Station to Taichung - $260
Chance Hotel - $780

Total Day 1 Expense - NTD 2,335/ PHP 4,319.75


Chungshe Fower Garden

Day 2 - Taichung Day Tour (NTD)
Entrance at Summer Garden Resort - $250
Lunch at Master of Mushroom - $190
Entrance at Chungshe Flower Garden - $120
Rainbow Village Donation - $20
Taxi Hire for the Tour ($3,500/5 pax)- $700
Fengjia Night Market Milk Tea - $36
Taxi to Decathlon ($250/5 pax)-$50
Taxi to Chance Hotel - $40

Total Day 2 Expense - NTD 1,406/PHP 2,601.10


Xuanguang Temple at Sun Moon Lake

Day 3 - Sun Moon Lake Tour (NTD)
Sun Moon Lake Pass - $720
Lunch - $110
Bus fare from Taichung to Taipei Main Station - $290
Dinner - $40

Total Day 3 Expense - NTD 1,160/PHP 2,146

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial

Day 4 - Taipei Tour (NTD)
Entrance fee at Taipei Zoo - $60
Zoo Shuttle - $5
Maokong Gandola - $80
Shuttle from Maokong to Taipei Zoo MRT Station - $15
Dinner - $180
Pasalubong - $1,320
Easy Card Top-up - 160

Total Day 4 Expense - NTD 1,655/PHP 3,061.75

Day 5 - Back to PH (PHP)
Additional Luggage - P300
Grab Car from NAIA 3 to Pasay Terminal  - P30
Bus fare from Pasay to Angeles - P150

Total Day 5 Expense - PHP 480

Summary of Expenses

Day 0 - P5,848
Day 1 - P4,319.75
Day 2 - P2,601.10
Day 3 - P2,146
Day 4 - P3,061.75
Day 5 - P480

Total - PHP18,456.60 all in expenses (airfare, accommodation, food, tours, pasalubong)

(I used NTD 1 = PHP 1.85 as my conversion. With this, I had a foreign exchange loss of about PHP900)




2 comments:

  1. Nice. Useful tips for taipei travel. I am planning to travel on August.

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  2. Happy to help! Hope you have a good time in your Taiwan visit!

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