5-Day Taiwan Itinerary Under S$800 (May 2024)

My Taiwan Itinerary involves Taipei and Taichung, excluding Hualien in view of earthquakes.
Use my Klook code <chloelunlunklook> for 5% off.

Travel Essentials
-Taiwan High-Speed Rail Pass at Klook
-Easycard
-4G SIM card
-Uber account
-Google Maps

Arrival card to fill up upon arrival (including Singaporeans): https://niaspeedy.immigration.gov.tw/webacard/index

When to travel to Taiwan?
Best to go during Spring March-May or October onwards
Avoid June-September because of typhoons and earthquakes

Itinerary summary 18th May- 23rd May
Day 1: Xi Men Ding and Raohe night market
Day 2: Yangmingshan Qingtiangang - Hiking and hot spring
Day 3: Shifen + Jiufen + Houtong Cat Village -culture
Day 4: Taichung - food and wetland

Expenditure
Flight $400 round trip per pax
Insurance for two $51
Airbnb $240 for 4 nights
Transport $56 for two
Food $242 for two
Total expenses $1475 for two
$737.50 per pax including flights

Where to stay in Taipei
I mainly stay at Airbnbs near the train stations

Day 1 (Sat): Night market

Reached Taoyuan International airport at 10.40am
Our Airbnb is near the Xi Men Ding market

Taipei Xi Men Ding market
-shopping district with many street performances

Raohe night market
one of the better night markets out there in Taiwan
Opening hours: 5-11pm daily

Mister doughnut is good and cheap in Taiwan

Day 2 (Sun): Yangmingshan Qingtiangang - Hiking and hot spring

At Jiantan Station, get onto the S15 bus, and pass your red coupon to transfer to the smaller S15

S15 bus

smaller S15

and arrive at the last stop to enjoy the view of Qing Tian Gan

Qing Tian Gan
Entrance is free

Enjoy Beitou hot springs around Thermal Valley

Spring City Hot Spring Resort at Klook

Thermal Valley
Entrance is free

Shilin night market

delicious papaya milk

Day 3 (Mon): Houtong Cat Village + Shifen + Jiufen

We took the local train to Houtong Cat Village first, then to Shifen then to Jiufen.

Houtong Cat Village

Shifen old street
Light up the lantern for good fortune

Walk over to Shifen waterfall
Entrance is free
Opening hours 9-6pm
Address: No. 10, Gankeng Road, Nanshan Village, Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan 226

This bus stop goes to Jiufen

iconic Jiufen photospot

Taro balls - Taiwanese dessert

Day 4 (Tues): Taichung Original Bubble Tea + Wetland

Take the high-speed rail train from Taipei to Taichung.
Use my code <chloelunlunklook> for 5% off on Klook
After buying on Klook which is slightly cheaper,
Fill in the details on the Taiwan website. https://pass.thsrc.com.tw/oatsb2c/home.do
Then go to the counter to book a seat and train timing

High-speed rail counter to book a seat

At Taichung, we stayed at an Airbnb near the Chun Shui Tang store.

Chun Shui Tang Original Bubble Tea Store
It is said that the first Bubble Tea was born here.

Luho Puff Home

Gaomei Wetland
It is 2 hours from downtown so do plan to go here early.

you can get to see some crabs at the wetland

Day 5(Wed): Din Tai Fung + Miyahara

Miyahara ice cream

Din Tai Fung Xiao long bao

Go to the airport and fly back, 0130H Airplane
we went to Taipei 101 and Yehliu Geopark before so we did not go on this trip

Home Sweet Home

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