About Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei is the capital of the Republic of China, otherwise known as Taiwan. Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan and serves as the island's financial and governmental center. For more complete information on Taiwan tourism, please go to Taiwan Tourism Bureau website as well as Taipei Travel Net, the official travel guide from the Taipei City Government.Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (previously known as Chiang Kai Shek Airport)
All flights to Taipei will arrive at Taoyuan International Airport. The airport is located about 30 km from downtown Taipei. In order to get to the city, there are many freeway bus shuttle services, picking up and dropping off passengers at most of the five star hotels. There are also buses which stops at the Taipei Main Station and the domestic airport (Songshan Airport), which is located in downtown Taipei. There are also bus services connecting the airport to nearby cities and Taichung in central Taiwan. Travelers to other destinations need to change transportation in Taipei.Express airport buses will cost you around NT$120 and NT$150 depending on the bus company, and there are stops at both terminals. There are however some non-express buses which are slightly cheaper, but will pass through towns such as Taoyuan, Nankan or Kueishan before arriving in Taipei. It is also easy to get to the High Speed Rail station from the airport. There is a bus that runs approximately every 15 minutes from the airport to the Taoyuan High Speed Rail station.
What To See In Taipei, Where To Go In Taipei, Taipei Shopping And Famous Taipei Landmarks
While in Taipei, there are some remarkable places or landmarks where you might want to check it out. These includes Taipei 101 or also known as the Taipei International Financial Center, Page One Bookstore, which has one of the largest selections of English books in Taiwan, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Zhongshan Park, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, National Theater Hall, National Concert Hall, National Taiwan University, National Palace Museum and much much more. Don't forget to try the yummy Taiwanese fried chicken chain Ding Gua Gua. For hot spring lovers, head on to Beitou Hot Spring Museum. For leisure stroll along the park, go to Daan Forest Park which is one of Taipei's newest parks ever developed. There are just so many other things to do in Taipei, from theme parks to museums to festivals and events, hiking, leanring new languages, taichi and last but not least shopping. Handicraft has been a popular trend nowadays. For shopping of handricraft in Taipei, go to Chinese Handicraft Mart or Weekend Jade Market.Available Hotels In Taipei For Package Tour
Ambassador Hotel - Hsinchu | Ambience Hotel Taipei | Caesar Park Taipei | ||
Delight Hotel Taipei | Dong Wu Hotel | Emperor Hotel | ||
Evergreen Laurel Hotel - Taipei | Evergreen Laurel Hotel Keelung | Evergreen Laurel Hotel Taichung | ||
First Hotel | Fullon Hot Spring Resort | Fullon Hotel Taipei | ||
Fullon Hotel Taoyuan | Grand Hyatt Taipei | Holiday Inn East Taipei | ||
Holiday Inn Express Taoyuan | Hondo Hotel Taipei | Hotel 8 Zone Taipei | ||
Hotel One Taichung | Hotel Royal Hsinchu | Leofoo Hotel | ||
Les Suites Taipei - Ching Cheng | Les Suites Taipei Da-An | Miramar Garden Taipei | ||
Monarch Plaza Hotel | Regent Taipei Grand Formosa | Royal Biz Taipei | ||
San Want Hotel | San Want Residences Taipei | Seasons Hotel Royal Taipei | ||
Shangri La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel | Sheraton Taipei Hotel | Sunroute Hotel Taipei | ||
Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei | The Ambassador Hotel - Taipei | The Grand Hotel | ||
The Howard Plaza Hotel | The Landis Taipei Hotel | The Sherwood Taipei | ||
The Tango Hotel TaiChung | The Tango Hotel Taipei LinSen | The Tango Hotel Taipei NanShi | ||
The Tango Hotel Taipei XinYi | The Westin Taipei | Toshiba Business Hotel | ||
Welcome Hotel6D TAIWAN GLAMOUR |
6D PACKAGE TOUR TO TAIWAN | TAIWAN DELIGHTS PACKAGE
6 Days Taiwan Package Itinerary
DAY 1 Singapore - TaoyuanDAY 2 Taoyaun-Taichung
Day 03 Taichung-Taipei
Day 04 Taipei - Yilan Day 05 Yilan - Taipei Day 06 Taipei - Singapore |
8D TAIWAN TOUR PACKAGE
Day 6 Tonpu-Tachung Sun Moon Lake: The largest lake in Taiwan. There is an island called 'Guang Hua Island' in the middle of the lake. Northern part of the island, looks like a sun, southern part look like a moon. That why called Sun Moon Lake? Peacock Garden: There is a garden swarming with peacock. Wen Wu Temple: The temple to enshrine and worship Confucius, Guan Gong and Yue Faye. Earthquake Museum: To commemorate the earthquake of 921 in Taiwan. There's a lot of information about earthquake and something related about the terror earthquake of 921. Fong Jia Night Market: This is the night market which near by the Feng Chia University. You could not only shop for the low-price cloths, but also try the local food. Overnight stay in Taichung National Hotel (or similar 5) Day 7 Taichung-Taipei Marty's Shrine: To view an elaborate ceremony of changing guards hourly. National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall: Is the most impressive monument to the great Chinese Hero. The hall's enormous marble adifice towers over landscaped garden, graceful pavilions and placid ponds. |
Day 8 Taipei-Singapore
After breakfast, you may do your last minute shopping/sightseeing before your flight back to Singapore.
Taiwan Tour Highlights
Delicacies
Parkview International Buffet, Ah Mei Aboriginal Feast + Bamboo Rice, Taitung Master Bear Meal, Abalone and Lobster Meal, Abalone and Lobster Meal, Tonpu Plum Specialty, Five Cent Driftwood House, Xiao Long Bao.8D PACKAGE TOUR TO TAIWAN | TAIWAN DISCOVERY PACKAGE
Taipei / Tsinchu / Taichung / Nantou / Kaohsiung / Pindong
Taiwan Package Includes
Taiwan Tour Highlights
Note: Actual sequence itinerary is subject to change without prior notice. In the event of prior notice. In the event of discrepancy between English and Chinese itineraries, refer to the former.
8 Days Taiwan Package Itinerary
DAY 1: SINGAPORE KAOHSIUNGDAY 2: KAOHSIUNG-PINDONG
DAY 3: PINDONG -TAINAN
DAY 4: TAINAN-NANTOU-TAICHUNG
DAY 5: TAICHUNG-HSINCHU-TAIPEI
DAY 7: TAIPEI
Day 8: SINGAPORE
estimate SGD2000/PERSON - DELUXE TOUR OR SGD3000/PERSON - LUXURY TOUR
By plane
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Taipei's international airport is officially called Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/english) (台灣桃園國際機場) . However, be aware that as this name was only adopted in September 2006, the old name, Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (often abbreviated as CKS), is still commonly used. The airport is located about 30 km from the city and freeway buses ply the route, picking up and dropping off passengers at most of the five star hotels. It also stops at the Taipei Main Station and the domestic airport (Songshan Airport), which is in downtown Taipei. There are also bus services connecting the airport to nearby cities and Taichung in central Taiwan. Travelers to other destinations need to change transportation in Taipei.
There are four transportation options at the airport: bus, high speed rail, taxi, and pre-arranged sedan. An MRT line is under constuction, but it will not be completed until February, 2011. Here are the options from cheapest to most expensive forms of transportation:
Express airport buses cost between NT$120 and NT$150 depending on the bus company, and there are stops at both terminals. Most Taipei routes are divided into West and East, with each company operating a service every ten to fifteen minutes on each route. The western line bus terminates at Taipei Main Railway Station and also makes a stop at Yuanshan MRT Station on the Xindian line (NB: The Airbus company buses on the western line meander through local towns before joining the freeway and therefore take much longer than the blue and white Guoguang buses which enter the freeway directly). Buses plying the eastern route terminate at the Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel and make a stop at Zhongxiao-Fuxing MRT Station on the Nangang and Muzha lines. There is also a bus connecting to the domestic Songshan Airport. Ticket counters display route maps showing all stops.
In addition, there are some non-express buses which are slightly cheaper, but pass through towns such as Taoyuan (桃園), Nankan (南崁) or Kueishan (龜山) before arriving in Taipei.
When returning to the airport, express buses can be caught at various stops throughout the city. One major one is accessible via Exit 9 at the underground mall beneath Zhongxiao West Road (in front of Taipei Main Railway Station) or Exit 5 if you are coming out of the Taipei Main Station MRT. Another is at the terminal at the Songshan Domestic Airport (松山機場). Other stops are outside major hotels and also in front of Minsheng MRT Station. For people taking early morning flights, the earliest available buses to the airport leave at around 4AM from the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel (台北遠東國際大飯店) (201 Dunhua South Rd Section 2).
It is also easy to get to the High Speed Rail station from the airport. There is a bus that runs approximately every 15 minutes from the airport to the Taoyuan High Speed Rail station. From there, you can catch one of the HSR trains to Taipei Main Station (where it is easy to take a taxi or MRT to your final destination). The bus is NT$30 and the train is NT$160.
A one-way taxi fare between the airport and Taipei will cost at the minimum NT$900 (generally NT$1000-$1200 from the airport). In Taipei, don't make the mistake of asking a taxi driver to take you to the Taipei airport (Songshan) if you actually mean Taiwan Taoyuan Airport. The international airport is actually about an hour's drive from Taipei, while Songshan is in downtown Taipei.
A one-way pre-arranged sedan fare between the airport and Taipei will cost at the minimum NT$1300-$1500. Generally these sedans are pre-arranged through your hotel and the sedan company or driver will meet you as soon as you exit baggage claim. Since the price is not much more than taking a taxi, it is usually recommended that you ask your hotel if they offer this service. This is a more comfortable half-hour ride to the hotel.
Direct bus connections between the airport and other cities in Taiwan are also available. U-bus also runs shuttle buses every 15 min from both terminals to THSR Taoyuan station (15 min away), from where you can continue your journey by high-speed train.
The closest hotel to the airport is the CitySuites Gateway Hotel, 10 min to Cing-pu High-speed Rail Station and three min to Taoyuan International Airport. (http://www.hpw.com.tw/hotel/new_en.asp#)
Songshan Airport
Songshan Airport (松山機場) at the top end of Dunhua North Rd is the city's domestic airport, and there are flights arriving and departing for all major cities on the island and the outlying islands every minute. It also serves flights to mainland China. The airport is served by the Metro Brown Line and can be reached in about 20 minutes from the main railway station.
By train
All inter-city trains (http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/index/index.aspx), including those operated by the Taiwan High Speed Rail (台灣高鐵) (http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/index.htm), arrive at and depart from Taipei Railway Station (台北車站) (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/593200) on Zhongxiao West Road, Sec 1 - opposite the 53 story Shinkong Mitsukoshi Building (新光三越). (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/592036) Taipei Main Station is a huge facility. Ticket counters are on the first floor and platforms in B1. There is also a food court on the second floor, several underground shopping malls, an auditorium on the 5th floor, and MRT stations serving three lines. In addition to ticket counters, the first floor also has a tourist office, small supermarkets, a post office, stores selling aboriginal handicrafts and several booths offering head and neck and full body massage (NT$100 for every ten minutes).
By bus
Private and government intercity buses arrive and depart from the Taipei Bus Terminal (also called Taipei Intercity Bus Terminal). The terminal is a few minutes walk to the west of Taipei Railway Station (to the left and behind the station when facing the building from Zhongxiao West Road). A convenient way to reach the terminal is via the underground 'Taipei Shopping Mall' (located at the rear/north side of the station) - '4 South (南)' is the nearest exit to the terminal. NB: For refreshments or snacks, the terminal only has convenience stores; for fresh drinks, passengers will need to go to the underground 'Taipei Shopping Mall' where there is a juice bar near exit '4 North (北)' (directly across from the exit for the terminal) and a coffee shop near exit '10 North (北)' Generally speaking, the buses operated by private companies are more comfortable and sport such amenities as wide reclining seats and individual game and video monitors. The government run buses are blue and white and are calledguoguang hao (國光號). All intercity buses are known as keyun and can be distinguished from the local city buses calledgongche (公車) by the fact that they do not have a route number, but only the name of the destination.
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