TAIWAN ITINERARY (NOV 6-9, 2017)

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5:45AM Buy Easy Card Buy easy card at the convenience store in Taoyun Airport at the departure near bus terminal. NT$100. 100 177

ETD, From Taoyun Internation Airport Terminal 1, take commuter train to Taipe Main Station, fare is NT$ 160,
6:00 AM 160 283
travel time about 50 mins.
Airport to Taipe Main Station
6:50 AM ETA, Taipe Main Station; Drop baggage at the station NT$10/hrs; Breakfast (NT$10x4/3pax) 13 24

ETD, Take MRT Blue Line to Longshan Temple Station, fare is NT$16, travel time is 11mins.
7:45 AM Exit at M1, turn left and walk along Bangka Park (Xiyuan Road), at the end of the park turn right toward
*Longshan Temple Guangzhou Street, destination will be on the left.
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(those with * mark are my favorite)
ETA, Longshan Temple Opens 6:00AM to 10:00PM (best times to visit would be at 6AM and 8AM when crowds
8:00 AM
would gather and engage in hypnotic chanting

ETD, Take MRT Blue Line to Ximen Station, transfer to MRT Green Line to C.K.S. Memorial Hall Station, Exit at
9:00 AM
Day 1 M5, travel time is 15mins. Fare is NT$16.
*Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) Memorial Hall 16 28.32
ETA, Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) Memorial Hall Opens 9:00 AM to 5:00PM daily
9:15 AM
Watch changing of guards

Lunch in Taipe Main Station; Check-in Inn-Cube 3s Take MRT Red Line to Taipe Main Station, Exit at M6, walk for 10mins to Inn cube 3s hotel, fare is NT$16, travel
11:30 PM 16 28.32
Drop Baggage; Rest abit time is 15mins.

ETD, Take MRT Red Line to Xiangshan Station, fare is NT$20, travel time is 23mins.
3:30 PM Exit at M1 and continue walking for 5mins alongside of the park until the end take a left, follow until the
entrance for Xiangshan Hiking Trail.
*Elepant Mountain (Xiangshan Hiking Trail) 20 35.4

4:00 PM ETA, Elepant Mountain (Xiangshan Hiking Trail), hike around 20 mins. Bring water

5:30 PM Taipe 101 Walk for 10 mins to Taipe 101

Dinner at Taipe Main Station; Back to Hotel Rest

Take MRT Red Line to Taipe Main Station, fare is NT$20, travel time is 25mins.
6:30 PM 20 35.4
Walk for 10-15mins to Tongua Street Night Market
Optional: Tongua Street Night Market
 ETD, Walk for 10mins to KuoKuang window in Taipei Bus Station located beside Taipei Main Station. Board abus
6:30 AM 96 169.92
1815 going to Yehliu Geopark, fare is NT$96, travel time is 1.5hrs,
Yehliu Geopark
ETA, the bus will drop on the main road just outside the park entrance. Walk for 9 mins to the park entrance.
8:00 AM 80 141.6
Yehliu Geopark (Open daily from 8am to 5pm) Admission fee is NT$80.

ETD, Walk for 9 mins to where you earlier alighted from the bus and cross the road to the bus stop in front of
9:45 AM the convenience store. Board a Keelung bus 790 to get to Keelung Station, fare is NT$45, travel time is about 1 45 79.65
hr.

ETD Once in Keelung station, cross the road, look for the bus station at your right. Board a Keelung bus 788 to
11:00 PM 30 53.1
Ruifang Station, fare is NT$30, travel time is 40mins.
*Shifen

ETD, Alight at Ruifang bus station, transfer to local railway train to Shifen Station, fare is NT$17 (use easy card
12:00 PM 17 30.09
para discounted), travel time is 30mins. Don't miss 12PM local train to Shifen, maghihintay ka ulit ng 1 hr.

ETA Explore Shifen old street, Paper sky lanter, shifen waterfalls *Time to spend 2 hrs (1:30PM-3:30PM) Paper
12:30PM 30 53.1
sky lanter cost NT$150/5pax

Day 2 ETD, From Shifen Station, board a local train to Ruifang Station, fare is NT$17, travel time is 30mins.
3:30 PM 17 30.09
Don't miss 3:40 PM local train to Ruifang, maghihintay ka ulit ng 1 hr.

ETD, From Ruifang Station, head to Mingdeng Road (to your left after you exit the station, facing the Wellcome
4:00 PM Supermarket). You will then find a bus station named Local Residents Plaza which is just next to the police 15 26.55
*Jiufen station. There are routes 827 and 788 heading to Jiufen and it takes only NT$15 to get to Jiufen in 15 minutes.

ETA, Explore Jiufen, Shengping Theater, Songde Park, Wufan Tunnel. Don't miss ginger tea, fishball soup,
dumplings in sweet bean and yuyuan (taro balls) at Jiufen Teahouse, Grandma Lai’s Yuyuan, City Of Sadness
4:15 PM
Restaurant.
Maraming free taste here.

ETD, From Jiufen old Street, board a Keelung bus 788 across the road from 7-eleven convenience store at the
6:30 PM 15 26.55
road bend, fare is NT$15, travel time is 20 mins alight at Ruifang Station.

ETD, Board to a 7:10 PM local train (train departs every 30mins) to Songshan Station, exit at 5, fare is NT$66,
7:00 PM 66 116.82
travel time is 1hr.
*Raohe Street Night Market

8:00 PM ETA, Explore Raoche Night Market

ETD, From Songshan Station, take MRT Green Line to Zhongshan, travel time is 20mins. Transfer to MRT Red
9:30 PM 20 35.4
Line to Taipe Main Station, travel time is 5mins. Fare is NT$20.
 8:00 AM ETD, Take MRT Blue Line to Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Exit at M4, fare is NT$16, travel time is 10mins.
National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
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8:10 AM ETA, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

ETD, Take MRT Blue line to Taipe Main Station, transfer to MRT Red Line to Yuanshan Station, fare is NT$20,
9:10 AM travel time is 20mins. Leave at Exit 2, continue walking for 5mins down Kulun St., take a right at the
Dalongdong Bao'an Temple & Taipei Confucius Temple. intersection of Dalong St. The temple entrance will be located on the right side. 20 35.4

9:35 AM ETA, Dalongdong Bao'an Temple & Taipei Confucius Temple. Opens 9:00 AM to 6:00PM daily

ETD, Take MRT Red Line to Jiantan Station, fare is NT$16, travel time is 5mins. Leave Exit 1 and go to the bus
11:00 PM 16 28.32
stop to the right side (busses heading south).

11:10 AM *National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine ETD, Transfer to bus 267, 556, 902 to Martyr's Shrine, fare is NT$15, travel time is 20mins.

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ETA, Martyrs’ Shrine’s is known for its changing of the guards or soldiers at the front gate. The event happens
11:20 AM
every hour until 5PM and lasts for about 20 minutes. Opens 9:00 AM to 5:00PM daily
Day 3
1:00 PM ETD, Take bus 267, 556, 902 to Shilin Station, fare is NT$15, travel time is 15mins. 15 26.55

1:15 PM National Palace Museum ETD, Transfer to bus R30 to the National Palace Museum, fare is NT$15, travel time is 25mins .
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1:40 PM ETA, National Palace Museum Opens 8:30AM to 6:30PM from Sun to Thurs; Lunch near Shilin Station

ETD, Take MRT Red line to Daan Station, then transfer to MRT Brown line to MRT Taipei Zoo, Exit at M2, fare is
2:30 PM 30 53.1
NT$30, travel time is 30mins.
*Maokong Gondola & Taipe Zoo
ETA, Maokong Gondola Opens from 9AM to 9PM on Tuesdays to Thursdays
3:00 PM 100 177
One way cable car ride to Maokong Station NT$120 with NT$20 discount when you use easy card.

6:00 PM ETD, Take bus BR15 to MRT Taipe Zoo Station, fare is NT$15 departs every 30mins, travel time is 20-25mins. 15 26.55
Back to hotel
ETD, Transfer to MRT Brown line to Daan Station, then transfer to MRT Red line to Taipe Main Station, Exit at M6
6:25 PM 25 44.25
to hotel, fare is NT$30, travel time is 30mins. Dinner

ETD, Take Airport bus at Taipe Bus Station; travel time is 1 hr, fare is NT$125.
10:00 PM To Airport; Flight back to Manila 125 237.5
Pwede mag MRT Airport Line last trip 11PM. Be there at 10:30PM, fare is NT$165.

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 NT$ Php
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Expenses
Activities
NTD PHP
Accomodation rates from P400/per/night 1,200.00
Day 1 361.33 639.56
Day 2 431.00 762.87
Day 3 392.00 710.09
Average cost of meal x 3 times a day x 3 days 900.00 1,593.00
(NT$100 per meal)
Total: 2,084.33 4,905.52
*Take note that you are required to pay a Travel Tax of P1620