Taiwan travel guides
Guides for Alishan, Jiufen and Jinguashi, Taipei: plan routes, transport and where to stay in Taiwan.
Planning Taipei around a Taoyuan arrival, Jiufen and Maokong
Chiayi and Alishan: Connect the Uphill Journey, Sunrise and Overnight Stay
Alishan
Alishan Sunrise Train: What to Book the Day Before and Where to Stay
Plan the Zhushan sunrise train around the previous afternoon’s departure announcement, ticket arrangements and an overnight stay in Alishan or Chiayi.
Chiayi to Alishan: Forest Railway or Bus?
Match THSR and conventional Chiayi stations to the Forest Railway or Alishan buses, with seat reservations, Fenqihu stops and return connections.
Jiufen and Jinguashi
Jiufen Only, or the Jinguashi Gold Museum Too? A Bus Day Plan
Link Jiufen Old Street and the Jinguashi Gold Museum by Bus 965. Check museum closures, the best visiting order and your trip back to Taipei.
Taipei
Maokong Tea Half Day: Gondola Hours and Teahouse Timing
Plan a Maokong half day around one teahouse: the gondola's Monday exception, teahouse closing days, Tea Master or Hanser, Zoo Station access and a Daan hotel.
Taoyuan Airport Dawn Arrival: Stay Nearby or Go to Taipei?
Compare one night near Taoyuan Airport with going into Taipei after a post-midnight arrival: last MRT, night buses, taxis, shuttles and dawn check-in dates.
Photo credits5
- Sunrise at Zhushan, Alishan
- David Jones · CC BY 2.0
- Alishan Forest Railway train at Chiayi Station, 2008
- Nils Öberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Buildings and stepped alleys around the Amei Tea House in Jiufen
- Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0
- Tea bushes growing in rows along a Maokong hillside with forest around
- Geotechnical Engineering Office, Public Works Department, Taipei City Government · Taipei City Government website open data terms
- Moving walkway and signs inside a terminal at Taoyuan International Airport
- SCKTGORMP o22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
