First printed: 9 Nov 2017
From stylish procuring districts to vibrant streets lined with mouth-watering native delicacies, I assumed I’d seen and skilled all Taiwan may supply. Whereas these components of Taiwan are nonetheless pleasant (even after being again for the seventh time), boy was I unsuitable about how a lot I knew.
On this 8-day Taiwan Itinerary, not solely will we cowl a few of the greatest, most well-known sights alongside the west coast of Taiwan (Taipei to Kaohsiung), we’ve additionally thrown in a few off-the-beaten-path experiences that can positively re-ignite your curiosity in Taiwan whether or not it’s your second or seventh time.
Pre-trip Necessities
SIM Card: ~S$21 for 10 days limitless knowledge or buy an eSIM (from ~S$10.60 for five days, 1GB/day) you probably have a suitable gadget — no bodily card is required!
Airport to Metropolis Transport: From Taoyuan Worldwide Airport, you possibly can take the Taiwan Excessive Pace Rail (THSR) to Taipei Primary Station in 20 minutes. But when your flight arrives late at night time when the practice companies have halted, the automotive switch service (~S$47) is the subsequent best choice. Not solely does it convey you to the doorstep in consolation, it’s additionally cheaper than common taxis and operates 24/7.
psst. From now until 31 Could, take pleasure in a Purchase 1 Get 1 Free promo on the THSR move if you guide by way of Klook!
Intercity Transport: For fuss-free travelling by way of totally different cities in Taiwan, the THSR move is crucial. We bought the 5-Day Joint Prepare Commonplace Cross which incorporates limitless use of the THSR on any 2 days + limitless use of the Taiwan Railway (TR) for 5 consecutive days.
For transport inside cities like Taipei or Kaohsiung, you will want the EasyCard 悠遊卡 or iPass 一卡通, which could be bought from comfort shops.
Journey Insurance coverage: With all the intense actions and consuming you’ll be doing on this itinerary, it’s necessary to get a coverage in case of something that arises throughout or after the journey. Don’t overlook to make sure that your journey insurance coverage contains Covid-19 protection too!
Test Flights to Taipei
We excluded flights from our price range because it varies relying on the season and airline. Test flight costs to your dates of journey.
D1: Taipei
Regardless of being a metropolitan metropolis, there are nonetheless many issues you possibly can eat and do at comparatively low costs.
Breakfast at Fu Hold Soy Milk (阜杭豆漿)
First up, eat like an area. Rise up early (and we imply, REALLY early) for breakfast at Fu Hold Soy Milk. Its distinctive salty soybean curd melts in your mouth and makes the proper breakfast combi with youtiao 油条 (fried dough sticks). Queues can get actually lengthy (and we imply, REALLY lengthy) but it surely strikes alongside fairly shortly.
Tackle: Degree 2, No. 108, Zhongxiao East Highway, Part 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei Metropolis, Taiwan [台北市中正區忠孝東路一段108號2樓]
Opening hours: 05:30AM – 12:30PM, closed on Mon
Value: ~NT$25-60
Zen out at Maokong 猫空
Maokong was the most important tea rising space in Taipei and is now a preferred place for tea tradition. The premium Oolong selection, Tie Guan Yin 鐵觀音, remains to be being produced at Maokong.
Photograph credit score: 4travel.jp
Spend a calming afternoon in Maokong sipping tea whereas overlooking the luxurious tea plantation fields. Get to the highest by way of a gondola service from Taipei Zoo.
Instructions: MRT Wenhu Line (Brown Line) 文湖線 to Taipei Zoo → observe indicators resulting in Gondola → 3 stops to Maokong Stn.
Gondola payment: NT$120/journey (EasyCard holders entitled to twenty% low cost on weekdays, or take pleasure in a reduced price with the Klook Cross Taipei ranging from ~S$23 for two points of interest)
Taipei 101
The icon of Taiwan, Taipei 101 stands out kinda like a sore thumb within the day being the one tall constructing across the space. However come dusk, the 101-storeyed constructing lights up and certain is a phenomenal sight to take a look at towards the darkish sky.
Do you know? The constructing is lit up based on the colors of the rainbow every night time of the week. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, and Solar.
Are you able to inform which day of the week this was taken?
*Professional-tip: Pre-book your admission ticket by way of Klook (from ~S$26) to skip the queue on the ticketing counter! You’ll be able to enter immediately with the QR code in your voucher.
Lodging: Meander Taipei Hostel from NT$580/night time
Learn additionally: 4D3N Taipei Itinerary for extra native finds in and round Taipei
D2: Day Journey to Jiufen 九份 & Shifen 十分
Learn how to get there: Take a bus (Bus 965) which travels from Banqiao and stops at Jiufen Outdated Road. Or alternatively, take a non-public metropolis switch as an alternative.
Positioned simply exterior of Taipei Metropolis, Jiufen and Shifen are fashionable day-trips for its extraordinarily scenic views and nice meals; in all probability why I preserve coming again too.
Downside is, it might probably take some time to get there by way of public transport. Throughout our journey, we took a shuttle bus service (which has since then been discontinued). The bus picked us from Ximen and we arrived in Shifen inside an hour. Extremely-convenient!
If you happen to’re on the lookout for comfort and wish to arrive there shortly, hiring a non-public automotive switch is what you could want.
Shifen 十分
Shifen has been popularised lately and lots of specifically go to the quaint previous city to mild up sky lanterns on the previous (and nonetheless functioning!) rail tracks.
Write your needs on the paper lanterns and lightweight them up, sending your needs to the heavens.
Apart from lighting up the sky lanterns, one other allure of Shifen I like is the old-school vibes. Purchase a glass-bottled marble soda to really feel actually transported again in time!
Jiufen 九份
A-Mei Tea Home, the inspiration behind Hayao Miyazaki’s award-winning Spirited Away.
Jiufen looks like an unassuming laid-back city amongst the mountainous areas, however on nearer inspection, it’s actually an lively and bustling meals paradise crammed with countless surprises from starting until finish.
When the stall proprietor is as unforgettable because the yummy Taiwanese sausage she’s promoting.
The tour lasts round eight hours and you may both choose the morning slot, which leaves at 9:30AM, or the afternoon slot, which leaves at 1:30PM.
After the consuming spree in Jiufen, head again to Taipei and discover the fast-paced and everchanging Ximending.
Streets of Ximending. Photograph credit score: Wikipedia
If Taipei 101 is the icon of metropolitan Taipei, then Ximending could be thought of the cultural icon of Taiwan. Standard among the many youth and vacationers, the bustling streets of Ximending hosts not solely attire outlets, but additionally eateries, cinemas, and scores and scores of price range accommodations.
Dinner at San Wei Eating Corridor 三味食堂
These fist-sized salmon nigiri rolls appeal to hordes of sushi lovers day by day, and queue-time might take as much as an hour! Sushi and sashimi plates vary from NT$70–580 (~S$3–26).
Tackle: 116, Guiyang St Sec 2, Taipei Metropolis [台北市貴陽街二段116號]
Opening Hours: 11:20AM – 2:30PM, 5:10PM – 10PM (Final orders 9:30PM). Closed first two Mondays & final two Sundays of each month
For extra superior possum native finds in Taipei, take a look at our 4D3N Taipei Itinerary.
D3: Taichung (by way of the THSR)
The best and quickest technique to get from Taipei to Taichung is by way of the Taiwan Excessive-Pace Rail (THSR) — inside an hour for NT$700 (single ticket). As we’d pre-purchased the 5-Day Joint Prepare Cross (THSR+TRA) earlier than our journey, we needed to activate the move on the THSR ticketing counter at Taipei Primary Station.
Do be aware that when activating the 5-Day Joint Cross, the THSR employees would require you to decide on the 2 dates you wish to take the THSR. That is in order that they’ll make seat reservations for you on the THSR.
The journey southwards from Taipei to Taichung took approx. 50 minutes for us. Nonetheless, there are numerous trains with totally different timings and stops, so yours may take just a little longer. Confer with THSR’s official web site for detailed practice timings.
Arrival in Taichung
Since we’ll be protecting fairly a couple of locations inside Taichung (additionally be aware that Taichung has no MRT system), we rented a automotive for comfort. We rented a easy sedan automotive on-line and picked up the automotive from Taichung THSR station upon arrival. Straightforward breezy.
Photograph credit score: Cavin Teo
Yizhong Road 一中街 is a procuring road in Taichung not not like the standard night time markets of Taiwan. Nonetheless, some outlets are open from as early as 10AM within the morning. Costs of meals and issues are barely cheaper in Taichung as in comparison with Taipei, so guilt-free consuming and procuring can start right here!
After a day in Yizhong Road, we drove to Nantou 南投, the place our lodging for the night time is at, able to welcome the subsequent day we filled with adventures.
Our cosy bed room for the night time at an area homestay
Lodging: Stick with the locals at a country Airbnb from ~S$23 per night time
Learn additionally: Taipei Day Journey: Jiufen & Shifen
D4: Limitless Adventures Among the many Most Beautiful Sceneries in Taichung/Nantou
Standup Paddleboarding (SUP) 立槳體驗
Solar Moon Lake 日月潭 is considered one of Taiwan’s largest freshwater lakes, and in addition arguably essentially the most lovely pure attraction. We bought up tremendous early in order to succeed in Solar Moon Lake by 5:30AM for our dawn Standup Paddleboarding expertise.
The waters of Solar Moon Lake are very calm, first-timers like me can have no issues studying the best way to management the paddleboard.
Our jovial teacher even introduced alongside the well-known Nantou Jinpen “Ah Mah” Braised Tea Egg 金盤阿嬤茶葉蛋 and bottled Black Tea 紅茶 for us to have throughout breakfast. When else can one have breakfast on a paddleboard on a lake with excellent views! Coach OA even doubled as a photographer and despatched us our standup paddleboarding photographs after the exercise.
Value: From ~S$66/pax (3 hours). The same SUP exercise in Singapore would price ~S$100.
Location: Solar Moon Lake
Brunch at Itashao 伊達邵
Small sausage in large sausage 大腸包小腸, a Taiwanese snack.
Thereafter, we headed to the close by Itashao 伊達邵 (Ita Thao) for some locally-loved Taiwanese snacks. Taiwanese sausage 香腸, braised pork bun 豆干扣肉總匯刈包, and millet mochi 小米麻糬 have been some native snacks we couldn’t resist not shopping for.
Taiwanese braised pork bun 刈包.
We may perceive why these snacks 小吃 are so well-loved by locals and vacationers, as a result of not solely are they large in portion with beneficiant fillings, they’re very fairly priced too!
Millet mochi on stick 小米麻糬.
Brunch settled, munching from the start to the top of Itashao 😂
Paragliding 飛行傘
Round Nantou, you can even strive paragliding! We met some paragliders who even introduced their very own paragliding gears together with them from Hong Kong.
Whereas within the air, we have been blown away by Puli‘s excellent views. Mountains, lakes, and acres and acres of huge inexperienced lands that appear countless. Breathtaking certainly! No marvel Puli is a well-liked spot for paragliding.
Our paragliding operator was wonderful, even repeating flight twice was for considered one of us when the primary flight time was too quick.
Value: ~S$127/pax (Min. 10 minutes flight time assured + video footage supplied)
Location: Puli, Hu-Toushan in Nantou county of Taiwan (虎頭山)
Cingjing Farm 清境農場
It’s one other hour drive to our third and final vacation spot of the day: CingJing Farm. Free-roaming woolly sheep grace move guests nonchalantly, granting numerous selfie alternatives with them!
Location: No. 170, Renhe Highway, Ren’ai Township, Nantou County, 546 [南投縣仁愛鄉仁和路170號]
Opening hours: 8AM – 5PM
Entrance payment: NT$160/pax (Mon – Fri) , NT$200 (Sat – Solar)
Evening falls, however that’s when Taichung turns into much more energetic and alive! We headed to Taichung’s most well-known night time market, Feng Chia Evening Market 逢甲夜市 for dinner.
It’s insane what number of instances we needed to cease and attain for our wallets simply entering into the marketplace for ten minutes. All my senses have been being attacked! It was involuntary and uncontrollable, and we succumbed to all of the awesome-smelling/trying/tasting meals.
Location: Wenhua Highway, Xitun District, Taichung Metropolis, Taiwan 407 [台中市西屯區文華路]
Opening hours: 4PM – 2AM (Tue – Solar), 4PM – 1AM (Mon)
Learn additionally: The Final Taiwan Meals Information
D5: Exploring the Locals’ Taichung
After a day of nonstop actions in Nantou, we targeted on Taichung Metropolis the subsequent day. First up, we headed to Rainbow Village 彩虹眷村.
Rainbow Village 彩虹眷村
Replace Mar 2023: The Rainbow Village is briefly closed till additional discover
What number of foolish interns do you notice? 😂
Rainbow Village is a cluster of small homes painted within the wildest, most vibrant motifs. Do be there earlier as it should get crowded in a while within the day.
Tackle: No.56, Chun’an Highway, Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan [春安路56巷]
Entrance payment: Free
Opening hours: 8AM – 6PM
*Professional-tip: Travelling on public buses in Taichung is the way in which to go! Any rides under 10km are FREE.
Second Market 臺中第二市場
Positioned only a 15min stroll away from the Taichung Railway Station, we had lunch at Second Market 臺中第二市場, an previous market the locals frequent.
This previous market is one which’s simply missed if not for the creeping lengthy line that stretches out from the market to the primary street. We have been curious to see what locals are so patiently ready for, so we joined the gang.
Surprisingly, the queue strikes actually quick, however the line is at all times that lengthy as a result of individuals preserve coming! Everybody was apparently queuing up for a cup of Iced Black Milk Tea.
We have been additionally knowledgeable by our pleasant cab driver that the braised minced pork rice 肉燥飯 is the very best in Taichung, after all, we needed to strive it as effectively.
The well-known minced braised pork rice in Taichung’s Second Market
Tackle: No. 87, Part 2, Sanmin Highway, Central District, Taichung Metropolis, Taiwan 400 [台中市中區三民路二段87號]
Opening Hours: 7AM – 8PM (Closed on Mon)
I’m Talato 我是塔拉朵，愛台灣的義式冰淇淋
Though it was already autumn after we visited Taiwan in October, the solar was nonetheless fairly unforgiving and it felt no totally different from all-year-summer Singapore. A fast search on desserts in Taichung introduced us to I’m Talato, an ice cream parlour all decked in pink. We couldn’t resist moving into for some ice cream to chill down.
No go to to I’m Talato is full with out a check-in pic at their iconic mattress of ice-cream. There, my lifelong dream to reside in a pool of ice cream, fulfilled.
Tackle: No. 451, Yingcai Highway, West District, Taichung Metropolis, Taiwan 403 [台中市西區英才路451號]
Opening hours: 11:30AM – 7:30PM
Gaomei Wetlands 高美濕地
A lesser-known gem in Taichung, Gaomei Wetlands 高美濕地 is a sundown paradise for avid photographers. Rows of windmills line the seaside and solid good silhouettes towards the setting solar. Every thing turns into much more breathtaking when the ocean acts as an enormous mirror reflecting all above the horizon.
Sundown timings differ all year long, however our recommendation is to be at Gaomei at the least an hour earlier to stroll round when there’s nonetheless adequate daylight.
Tackle: Meidi Road, Qingshui District, Taichung Metropolis, Taiwan 436
*Professional-tip: If you’re planning to go to Rainbow Village and Gaomei Wetlands on the identical day, select a weekend to take action, as there’s a Bus Service #655 that operates solely on weekends between these two locations.
After Gaomei Wetlands, we boarded the final bus again to Taichung Prepare Station the place we started the subsequent leg of our journey: Tainan. If Taichung and Nantou confirmed us how we may play in Taiwan, Tainan would present us the cultural sides of Taiwan.
We selected the Taiwan Rail, the older practice system, to get from Taichung to Tainan. It was a gradual trip taking about 3 hours, but it surely didn’t matter so long as we bought to our vacation spot earlier than the final check-in time.
Lodging: MyDeer Backpacker Hostel, from ~S$35 per night time
D6: Tainan on Two Wheels!
We began our day in Tainan with some morning train — biking. The hostel we stayed at has three bicycles accessible for friends to make use of, and we determined to utilize them, as Tainan’s streets are comparatively straightforward to navigate with locations of curiosity located not removed from each other.
Anping Tree Home 安平樹屋
The primary pit cease we made was the Anping Tree Home 安平樹屋, a dilapidated warehouse of the ’40s that has since been consumed by an enormous Banyan tree. A must-see for many who are into city exploration!
Entrance payment: NT$50
Opening hours: 8:30AM – 5:30PM
Tackle: No.108, Gubao St, Anping District, Tainan Metropolis [台南市安平區古堡街108號]
*Professional-tip: If you’re planning to go to three or extra of the under points of interest, getting the Tainan Metropolis (4+1) Monument Cross at NT$150 is a greater deal. Passes could be bought from ticketing counters present in any of the under:
– Anping Tree Home 安平樹屋
– Chihkan Tower 赤崁樓
– Anping Fort 安平古堡
– Everlasting Golden Fort 億載金城
– 1661 Taiwan Warship Museum 1661臺灣船園區
Tianhou Temple 安平開臺天后宮
After exploring the Tree Home, we continued exploring the Outdated Streets of Anping, that are stored alive by the fixed stream of tourists — a lot of whom are there to pay the well-known Tianhou Temple 安平開臺天后宮 across the nook a go to.
Anping Outdated Road
Dayou Xingyi Noodle Store 大佑興意麵店 is an strange noodle stall promoting what locals love, the “古早味” (gǔ zǎo wèi), or “tastes of yesteryears”. A bowl dry-tossed noodles with assorted braised meats make a easy but hearty lunch.
Alongside the crowded Outdated Road, we additionally noticed a small espresso pushcart stall that had a singular coffee-brewing equipment. Upon asking, we learnt that it’s the Vacuum Espresso Maker 虹吸式咖啡, also called Syphon Espresso. We couldn’t resist and purchased ourselves a bottle of espresso and milk tea.
Quan Mei Film Theatre 全美戲院
Take a look at the hand-painted film posters!
Thereafter, we continued biking eastwards in the direction of the town centre the place we chanced upon the good film theatre. If Tainan is understood for her vintagey vibes, then Quan Mei Film Theatre 全美戲院 is the epitome of all issues classic. Giant hand-painted film posters adorn the constructing’s facade, and what’s significantly fascinating is that the posters are these of latest films!
We understood from locals that the film theatre solely reveals reruns. Take a look at Quan Mei’s web site to see what’s displaying!
Value: NT$140/pax
Opening Hours: 12:30PM – 11PM (weekdays), 10:30AM – 11PM (weekends)
Tackle: No. 187, Part 2, Yongfu Highway, West Central District, Tainan Metropolis, Taiwan 700［台南市永福路二段187號］
When in Tainan, make sure to go to Blueprint Tradition & Artistic Park 藍晒圖文創園區.
Blueprint Tradition & Artistic Park 藍晒圖文創園區
Previously a Japanese Authorities Dormitory (gasp, that’s how previous it’s!), it has been reimagined, refurbished, and re-introduced to guests as the brand new cultural playground of Tainan.
Ice cream smoothie from Our Bar at Blueprint Tradition & Artistic Park
Inside the blue partitions, there are indie outlets and cafes began up by locals, displaying and promoting native crafts and reinvented native delicacies.
Tackle: Ln. 689, Sec. 1, Ximen Rd., West Central District, Tainan Metropolis 700, Taiwan [台南市中西區西門路一段689巷］
Opening hours: 2PM – 9PM (Closed on Tue)
Entrance fee: Free
Read also: 7 Underrated Things to Do in Tainan
Tainan showed us a side of Taiwan that foreign visitors know less of: the cultural, rustic, yet homey and flavourful one. Before long, it’s time we left Tainan for the second-most populous city of Taiwan after Taipei: Kaohsiung.
Again, we took the Taiwan Railway for this leg of the journey utilising our rail pass. Within an hour, we found ourselves in Kaohsiung, with our growling stomachs calling out to be filled. From Kaohsiung Train Station, we took the local MRT to Kaohsiung Arena Station.
In Kaohsiung, there are a couple of night markets, but the one we decided to head to was Ruifeng Night Market. It’s only a 5-minute walk from the Kaohsiung Arena Train station. Do note that night markets in Kaohsiung do not open every night, unlike those in Taipei.
Ruifeng Night Market 瑞豐夜市
Bird’s eye view of Rui Feng Night Market, Kaohsiung
Giant Takoyaki balls at Rui Feng Night Market
That night, we checked in to the hostel we looked forward to the most, Single Inn because there’re hot tubs for guests!
Communal (same-sex) bath area in Single Inn Hostel.
Accommodation: Single Inn from ~S$19 per night
D7: Finding the Artistic Side of Kaohsiung
We started our day with breakfast at a fast-food chain. And nope, before you diss us for not being adventurous eaters overseas, we’d like to introduce Dandan Hamburger 丹丹漢堡 to you.
Dandan Hamburger 丹丹漢堡
Western fast-food chain with a local Taiwanese twist.
Opened in 1984, Dandan Hamburger is the pride of Kaohsiung’s locals. This burger chain specialises in Western-Taiwanese fusion food and can only be found in the southern cities — Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Pingtung.
Address: No. 224, Qixian 2nd Road, Qianjin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 801 [高雄市前金區七賢二路224號]
Opening hours: 6AM – 9:30PM
Pier-2 Artwork Heart 駁二藝術特區
Subsequent, we explored a repurposed warehouse web site that’s now used as an occasion venue for native artists to showcase their artworks, the Pier-2 Artwork Heart.
Kaohsiung shocked us with the colourful arts scene it quietly harbours.
Tackle: No.1, Dayong Rd., Yancheng Dist., Kaohsiung Metropolis 803, Taiwan [鹽埕區大勇路1號]
Opening Hours: 10AM c 6PM (Mon – Thu), 10AM – 8PM (Fri – Solar & PH)
Learn extra about Pier-2 Artwork Centre in our 7 Issues to Do in Kaohsiung information.
Dome of Gentle 光之穹頂
On the Formosa MRT station 捷運美麗島站, there’s the Dome of Gentle 光之穹頂, the most important glass work on the earth, designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata.
There are quick mild reveals day by day at 11AM, 3PM, and 8PM. Because the Dome of Gentle is just not inside the paid premises of the practice station, it’s actually free leisure it’s best to be aware of in Kaohsiung 😉
Dragon and Tiger Pagodas 龍虎塔
Subsequent up, we headed to the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas 龍虎塔. Folklore has it that strolling by way of the dragon’s mouth after which exiting by way of the tiger’s will convey good luck and fortune.
Tackle: Liantan Rd., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan [高雄市左營區蓮潭路與勝利路交叉口旁]
Opening hours: 8AM – 6PM
Entrance payment: Free (on a free-will donation foundation)
Learn additionally: Prime 7 issues to Do in and round Kaohsiung — Gateway to Taiwan’s laid again South
Earlier than dusk, we packed our belongings and boarded the Kaohsiung – Kenting Specific Bus from Kaohsiung (Zuoying) HSR Station, in the direction of our subsequent vacation spot — Pingtung 屏東!
Kaohsiung – Kenting Specific Bus Ticket
We booked our bus passes from Klook beforehand, and picked up them from the bus move counter at Kaohsiung (Zuoying) HSR. We suggest that you just get each the Specific Bus Return Cross and the Kenting Shuttle Bus Cross for comfort.
Kenting Shuttle Bus ticket
After a clean and comfy 1hr 35 min trip, adopted by a hitch (’trigger we missed the opposite switch bus), we reached our lodging for the night time — Nationwide Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA) 國立海洋生物博物館.
Sure, you learn these two phrases proper. Our “lodging” for the night time in Pingtung was an “aquarium”! 😁
First up, right here’s how one can get to the aquarium in case you are travelling by way of the Kaohsiung – Kenting Specific Bus (with no need to hitch a trip like a hobo on the street):
Kaohsiung (Zuoying) HSR →(Kenting Specific Bus)→ NMMBA Switch Stn →(Kenting Shuttle Bus from throughout the street)→ Marine Biology Museum
Necessary timings to take be aware:
– Kaohsiung – Kenting Specific Bus from Kaohsiung (Zuoying) HSR: 8:30AM – 7:10PM (at 15–30min intervals. Confer with detailed timetable.)
– Kenting Shuttle Bus from NMMBA Switch Stn: 8:54AM to three:54PM (at 30min intervals), with one final bus at 5:54PM (Confer with detailed timetable)
Upon arrival, guests shall be proven across the aquarium, employees areas, and out-of-bounds premises to day friends. Via this programme, we learnt extra about how marine animals have been being taken care of in aquariums, the totally different sorts of corals, anemones, and sea organisms. We even bought to feed fish whereas we have been right here!
Dinner is supplied within the aquarium sleepover package deal
Dinner, supper, and breakfast are additionally included within the sleepover package deal. The communal washrooms are clear and there are large lockers for friends to retailer their private belongings.
Though we thought that this programme fits youthful kids, you’ll positively nonetheless take pleasure in this when you’re a marine lover as effectively!
This extraordinary expertise of sleeping amongst fish and different marine animals might be the closest anybody can get to being a mermaid.
Tackle: 2 Houwan Rd. Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan [屏東縣車城鄉後灣村後灣路2號]
Sleepover period: 4PM – 10:30AM, the next day
Common opening hours: 9AM – 5:30PM day by day
Value: ~S$118/pax
*We didn’t embrace the aquarium sleepover within the price range as we really feel that it’s an optionally available exercise. Admission tickets are additionally accessible from ~S$18/pax for traditional entry, or at a reduced price with the Klook Cross Taipei (from ~S$23 for two points of interest).
D8: Enjoyable Below the Solar in Kenting
Watersports at Nanwan
Photograph credit score: Klook
After our first ever aquarium sleepover, we continued our journey southwards to Kenting. We boarded the Kenting Shuttle Bus from Marine Biology Museum 海洋生物博物館 cease simply exterior the aquarium and alighted on the Nanwan 南灣 cease for some water sports activities on the seaside.
There are as much as eight watersports accessible at Nanwan. This contains the banana boat, the flying mattress, and jetskiing.
Value: ~S$17 for the 2-in-1 Watersports Package deal
Tackle: 154 Nanwan Highway, Nanwan (South Bay), Hengchun, Pingtung County [屏東縣恆春鎮南灣里南灣路154號]
Working hours: 8AM – 6PM (be there at 3PM newest)
Kenting Nationwide Park
As we selected solely two actions from eight, we completed watersports comparatively shortly. However that’s all good as a result of meaning we’ve got extra time to discover Kenting. After a fast rinse, we boarded the shuttle bus once more to our subsequent vacation spot: Kenting Nationwide Park 墾丁國家公園. Alight at Kenting cease.
Lengthy Keng Cliff at Kenting
Kenting Nationwide Park is located on the southernmost tip of Taiwan, well-known for her gorgeous coastlines. Travelling on a scooter bike is probably the best and most handy technique to discover Kenting in case you are not staying in a single day, like us. It’s not tough to identify scooter bike rental outlets right here.
We rented our battery-operated scooter bikes from Kenting Starry Sky — House Capsule Resort for NT$700 per bike. We even managed to deposit our heavy baggage at Starry Evening Capsule Resort, a aid for us all as there are not any baggage deposit areas or lockers accessible within the Kenting space 😅
From the place to begin at Kenting cease, a motorcycle trip upwards to Eluanbi Lighthouse will take roughly one hour.
The southernmost level of Taiwan
Scenic spots alongside the way in which:
– Sail Rock, or a.ok.a “Richard Nixon’s Submerged Head” 船帆石
– Eluanbi Lighthouse 鵝鑾鼻燈塔 (Opening Hours: 8:30AM – 4PM; Admission: NT$40)
– Taiwan Southernmost Level 台灣最南點
– Longpan Park 龍磐公園 – the southernmost level of Taiwan
– Sail Rock, or a.ok.a “Richard Nixon’s Submerged Head” 船帆石
– Eluanbi Lighthouse 鵝鑾鼻燈塔 (Opening Hours: 8:30AM – 4PM; Admission: NT$40)
– Taiwan Southernmost Level 台灣最南點
– Longpan Park 龍磐公園
*Professional-tip: Don’t be shy to ask store house owners if they permit luggage storage for a few hours when you head out to discover Kenting Nationwide Park. In fact, it is going to be so much simpler when you ask the scooter rental outlets you lease the bikes from.
Scooter bike rental/advisable lodging: Kenting Starry Sky — House Capsule Resort, from S$44 per night time
After the enjoyable and carefree time we had biking round Kenting, it was time to get again to Kaohsiung then Taipei. First, we bought onto the Specific bus again to Kaohsiung (confer with bus timetable). It’s a 2-hour bus trip again to Kaohsiung (Zuoying) HSR Station, the very best time to take forty winks.
Then, take the northwards HSR from Zuoying to Taipei HSR Station.
And with that, we conclude our 8-day roundabout Taiwan journey. We hope we’ve proven that it’s not tough nor costly to journey and expertise the lesser-known gems of Taiwan.
Price range Breakdown for 8 Days
Transport: S$250
Lodging: S$141
Actions: S$216
Meals: $100
SIM Card: $13.50
Whole: S$720.50 (excl. flights)
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– 4D3N Taipei Itinerary
– Final Meals Information: All Round Taiwan
– Taipei Day Journey: Jiufen & Shifen
– Underrated Issues to do in Tainan
– Meals Information: Shilin Evening Market
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