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This post will introduce sightseeing spots first and then recommend day trip itinerary at the end.
Please take into consideration that it’s pretty hot in the Summer. Outdoor activities may not be as enjoyable as they appear in the Summer.
Note that some of the pictures are collected from the internet.
This recommendation is biased toward my experience and personal likings.
Feel free to extend your stay should you find these standard tourist attractions not enough :)
More in depth traveling recommendation is available upon request/in guide book at your local bookstores.
Inside Taipei
Historical and cultural
• National Palace Museum (故宮博物院) - http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/
If you are interested in learning a bit about Chinese culture & history and seeing the gems of the 3000 years-old civilization, you won’t find anywhere better than this place, not even in China.
2-3 hours for quick tour; 4-6 hours if you are Chinese culture mania. Audio guide in most language available.
Location: Metro to Shilin station (Red line) and take a 10 minutes bus (frequent)
• Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) - http://www.cksmh.gov.tw/eng/index.php
Chiang Kai-Shek was one of the pass presidents of the Republic of China (this is the official name of Taiwan btw). A memorial hall was commissioned in his name during the time when nation leaders were greatly admired. I personally prefer seeing the place at night. The National Theatre and the National Concert Hall are just beside the memorial hall and are hotspots as well.
1 hours if you just want to see the 3 big buildings and take pictures. An evening if you arrange to see a play or concert. Ticket booking available here http://www.ntch.edu.tw/front/index
If it doesn’t work for foreigners, contact me in advance.
Location: Metro to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall station (Red line)
• Lungshan Temple (龍山寺)
Experience the Taiwanese worshiping culture
30 minutes if photo shooting only; 1 hours if you want to join the worship
Location: Metro to Lungshan Temple station (Blue line)
Night market
• Shilin night market (士林夜市)– Mixture of some of the famous street foods in Taipei + bargain clothes shopping
Location: Metro to Jiantan station (Red line)
• Gongguan (公館) + Shita night market (師大夜市) - Famous street foods in Gongguan + apparel shopping in Shita (more Korean and Japanese style)
Location: Metro to Gongguan station for food (Red line) and to Taipower Building Station for Shita market (Red line, one stop from Gongguan)
• Ximendin (西門町) – One of the most trendy shopping areas in Taipei, focusing on youth fashion. There’s handicraft market every weekend from 2pm till 9pm at the Red House in Ximen
Location: Metro to Ximen station (Blue line)
• Tamsui (淡水) – The area is at the end of Tamsui river, the main river of Taipei. Famous street foods + river bank walking + river bank café chilling + ferry ride across the river to Bali for more food (!?)
Location: Metro to Tamsui station (Red line, terminal station)
City view
• Taipei 101 – http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/index_en.htm
Tallest building in Taipei. Observatory platform on 89th floor opens from 9am to 10pm daily. Main theme of this area = Department store shopping+ night clubs+ cinema.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Hall station (Blue line)
• Maokong (貓空)
Cable car up to Maokong hill and chill at a café where you can see the city. People usually go to Maokong for tea gathering. Night view recommended.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Zoo to transfer to the cable car (Brown line)
Natural beauty & others
• Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山) - http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/
Hiking to the highest hill in Taipei with great view of the mountains + Parks for family gatherings + thermo geological landscape experience
Location: Metro to Shilin station and then take a bus toward the top
• Taipei City Zoo – Simply my favorite. Full stop.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Zoo (Brown line)
• Zhongshan station area – Nice cafés to chill + department stores to shop (Red line)
Taipei day trip itinerary (exhaustion level: High, Medium, Low)
• High: Morning to Yangmingshan National Park hiking. Afternoon tour at National Palace Museum (prepare lunch box or lunch at fairly expensive dim sum restaurant in the museum.) Dinner at Shilin night market
• Medium: Morning at Taipei 101. Afternoon Lungshan Temple & Ximen shopping. Dusk to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. Dinner at Gongguan.
• Low: Taipei City Zoo for the day. Tea and night view at Maokong.
• Low: Zhongshan station area for brunch. Afternoon and dinner at Tamsui (biking to lover’s bridge potentially.)
Outside and around Taipei (day trip destination)
• Jiufen (九份) – A small town on a hill in Taipei county. Famous food and old streets. Hiking to hilltop for breath-taking beauty of the coastline.
Location: train + bus from central Taipei to Jiufen in 2 hours
• North coast – Sandy beach + rocky beach + interesting rocks. http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/
Please take into consideration that it’s pretty hot in the Summer. Outdoor activities may not be as enjoyable as they appear in the Summer.
Note that some of the pictures are collected from the internet.
This recommendation is biased toward my experience and personal likings.
Feel free to extend your stay should you find these standard tourist attractions not enough :)
More in depth traveling recommendation is available upon request/in guide book at your local bookstores.
Inside Taipei
Historical and cultural
• National Palace Museum (故宮博物院) - http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/
If you are interested in learning a bit about Chinese culture & history and seeing the gems of the 3000 years-old civilization, you won’t find anywhere better than this place, not even in China.
2-3 hours for quick tour; 4-6 hours if you are Chinese culture mania. Audio guide in most language available.
Location: Metro to Shilin station (Red line) and take a 10 minutes bus (frequent)
• Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) - http://www.cksmh.gov.tw/eng/index.php
Chiang Kai-Shek was one of the pass presidents of the Republic of China (this is the official name of Taiwan btw). A memorial hall was commissioned in his name during the time when nation leaders were greatly admired. I personally prefer seeing the place at night. The National Theatre and the National Concert Hall are just beside the memorial hall and are hotspots as well.
1 hours if you just want to see the 3 big buildings and take pictures. An evening if you arrange to see a play or concert. Ticket booking available here http://www.ntch.edu.tw/front/index
If it doesn’t work for foreigners, contact me in advance.
Location: Metro to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall station (Red line)
• Lungshan Temple (龍山寺)
Experience the Taiwanese worshiping culture
30 minutes if photo shooting only; 1 hours if you want to join the worship
Location: Metro to Lungshan Temple station (Blue line)
Night market
• Shilin night market (士林夜市)– Mixture of some of the famous street foods in Taipei + bargain clothes shopping
Location: Metro to Jiantan station (Red line)
• Gongguan (公館) + Shita night market (師大夜市) - Famous street foods in Gongguan + apparel shopping in Shita (more Korean and Japanese style)
Location: Metro to Gongguan station for food (Red line) and to Taipower Building Station for Shita market (Red line, one stop from Gongguan)
• Ximendin (西門町) – One of the most trendy shopping areas in Taipei, focusing on youth fashion. There’s handicraft market every weekend from 2pm till 9pm at the Red House in Ximen
Location: Metro to Ximen station (Blue line)
• Tamsui (淡水) – The area is at the end of Tamsui river, the main river of Taipei. Famous street foods + river bank walking + river bank café chilling + ferry ride across the river to Bali for more food (!?)
Location: Metro to Tamsui station (Red line, terminal station)
City view
• Taipei 101 – http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/index_en.htm
Tallest building in Taipei. Observatory platform on 89th floor opens from 9am to 10pm daily. Main theme of this area = Department store shopping+ night clubs+ cinema.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Hall station (Blue line)
• Maokong (貓空)
Cable car up to Maokong hill and chill at a café where you can see the city. People usually go to Maokong for tea gathering. Night view recommended.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Zoo to transfer to the cable car (Brown line)
Natural beauty & others
• Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山) - http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/
Hiking to the highest hill in Taipei with great view of the mountains + Parks for family gatherings + thermo geological landscape experience
Location: Metro to Shilin station and then take a bus toward the top
• Taipei City Zoo – Simply my favorite. Full stop.
Location: Metro to Taipei City Zoo (Brown line)
• Zhongshan station area – Nice cafés to chill + department stores to shop (Red line)
Taipei day trip itinerary (exhaustion level: High, Medium, Low)
• High: Morning to Yangmingshan National Park hiking. Afternoon tour at National Palace Museum (prepare lunch box or lunch at fairly expensive dim sum restaurant in the museum.) Dinner at Shilin night market
• Medium: Morning at Taipei 101. Afternoon Lungshan Temple & Ximen shopping. Dusk to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. Dinner at Gongguan.
• Low: Taipei City Zoo for the day. Tea and night view at Maokong.
• Low: Zhongshan station area for brunch. Afternoon and dinner at Tamsui (biking to lover’s bridge potentially.)
Outside and around Taipei (day trip destination)
• Jiufen (九份) – A small town on a hill in Taipei county. Famous food and old streets. Hiking to hilltop for breath-taking beauty of the coastline.
Location: train + bus from central Taipei to Jiufen in 2 hours
• North coast – Sandy beach + rocky beach + interesting rocks. http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/
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