30 Things to do in Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide
Come join us as we visit Taipei (臺北市) in this travel guide covering the best 30 things to do in Taipei, Taiwan (中華民國). When it comes to dynamic cities in Asia worth visiting Taipei may be the most underrated. You'll be hard pressed to find a city that offers better street food, night markets and green escapes in the region.
With limited time we hit the ground running in Taipei, Taiwan covering restaurants, museums, temples, memorial shrines and shopping areas worth checking out. An absolute must in Taipei is to visit one of the many night markets where you can indulge in Taiwanese street food until you're literally about to explode. It's just that good and that cheap.
Overall, it is an inviting city where locals are warm and go out of their way to be kind to visitors. Come find out what makes Taipei (台北市) a favorite city of ours in Asia!
Taipei Travel Guide - (30 Things to do in Taipei, Taiwan):
1) Taipei 101 (臺北101 / 台北101) - 00:31
2) Taipei 101 Mall for shopping in Taipei, Taiwan - 01:54
3) Elephant Mountain Hike (象山) - 02:07
4) National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) - 02:56
5) National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine (國民革命忠烈祠) - 03:28
6) Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) - 03:59
7) Maokong Gondola cable car ride (貓空) -05:33
8) Taiwanese teahouse (茶館) for mountains views, tea and traditional snacks & cookies - 05:50
9) Taipei Zoo (臺北市立動物園) - 08:56
10) Beitou Hot Springs-Taipei (北投溫泉) - 09:07
11) Guandu Nature Park for birdwatching (關渡自然公園) - 09:43
12) Tamsui seaside district (aka Danshui) for a bike ride (淡水區) - 10:51
13) Taipei public Bicycle system - uBike (微笑單車) - 12:03
14) Xiaolongbao: Taiwanese Soup Dumplings - Xiao Long Bao (小籠包 - 小笼包) - 12:13
15) National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院) - 15:27
16) Zhishan Garden (至善園) - 16:00
17) Lungshan Temple of Manka aka Longshan Temple (艋舺龍山寺) - 16:35
18) Raohe Street Night Market (饒河夜市) - 16:50
19) Taiwanese breakfast in Taipei - 17:40
20) Taiwanese Mango Shaved Ice Dessert (芒果冰) - 18:00
21) Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (牛肉麵 / 牛肉面) - 19:24
22) Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文化創意產業園區) - 21:53
23) National Taiwan Museum (NTM; 國立台灣博物館 - 22:24
24) 228 Peace Memorial Park and Monument (二二八和平紀念公園 / 二二八和平纪念公园) - 22:51
25) Hsing Tian Kong (行天宮) temple devoted to Guan Yu, the patron god of businessmen - 23:08
26) Taipei Expo Park (花博公園) - 23:43
27) Taipei Fine Arts Museum aka TFAM (台北市立美術館) - 23:53
28) Taipei Story House (台北故事館) once known as Yuanshan Mansion (圓山別莊) - 24:00
29) Ningxia Night Market (寧夏夜市) - 24:10
30) Taipei Metro or Taipei MRT (台北捷運) using an EasyCard (悠遊卡) - 24:47
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Our visit Taipei travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (best restaurants and street food), top museums and the city by day and evening when the night markets are in full action. We also cover off-the-beaten-path activities you won't find in a typical Taipei tourism brochure or Taipei, Taiwan city tour.
30 Things to do in Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide Transcript:
Today we’re going to take you around a city that completely won us over: Taipei. As two self-proclaimed foodies who are always on the hunt for the next meal, we loved the amazing mix of restaurants and street markets the city had to offer. On top of that, there were plenty of temples, museums, and nature escapes to keep us busy throughout the day, so we actually managed to pack quite a bit into our trip. With this video, we’re going to show you 30 things to do in Taipei, Taiwan, and you can count on a few foodie recommendations to be sprinkled throughout. Now let’s get started.
And that’s it for our visit to Taipei! We hope you enjoyed this video and that you got a few of idea of things to do, see, and most importantly, eat on your next visit. As always, if you have any other suggestions of fun things to do around Taipei, we invite you to share them with travellers in the comments below. Wishing you happy travels and until next time!
This is part of our Travel in Taiwan video series showcasing Taiwanese food, Taiwanese culture and Taiwanese cuisine.
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{Hiking} Taiwan Travel -- Mt. Guanyin (觀音山)
Mt. Guanyin is the mountain you can see from the town of Tamsui on the other side of Tamsui River. It's a steep climb over hundreds of stone steps, but from the peak you have awesome views.
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Mt. Guanyin is one of the scenic highlights you’ll see on the way to the port town of Tamsui from central Taipei. Situated on the opposite side of the Tamsui River, the mountain resembles Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, lying down. There are numerous trails on the mountain, ranging in difficulty from easy but steep to steep and challenging. The views from the peaks are magnificent, and there is also a very special tiny temple in a narrow cave to be explored.
That fine profile is one of the main reasons why Mt. Guanyin is such a popular hiking spot in the Taipei area. There are several ways to the top of the highest of its various summits, known as Yinghan (“Tough Man”) Peak because the Japanese military used the trail for fitness training during the 1895~1945 Japanese occupation period. The most popular route is the relatively easy one from the southwest, beginning at Lingyun Zen Temple, which sits in a beautiful spot, backed by the sheer cliff face of an outlying peak. Below lies the much smaller Lingyun Temple, a pretty and very photogenic place of worship.
After arriving at Lingyun Temple bus stop, walk uphill, following the signs, to the Lingyun Zen Temple complex. After exploring the temple and enjoying the magnificent view, walk past the front of the main prayer hall and through the temple grounds and car park, to reach the adjoining road. The signposted, stepped trail that leaves the road here, on the right, is the path to Mt. Guanyin’s highest summit.
Winding up the wooded hillside, the first section of the climb is quite steep, so proceed slowly. Turn right at a “T” junction reached after about half an hour. From here the gradient becomes a bit more gradual as the trail gains the main ridgeline and follows its rolling curves, and there are views at intervals through the trees over the Taipei Basin and ahead to Yinghan Peak.
After about 20 minutes of hiking from the “T” junction, you come upon a trail crossroads just below the summit. Turn right up the stone steps and walk for a couple of minutes to reach the main Mt. Guanyin summit (616m). The view from the peak is tremendous, and you can see Yangmingshan on the opposite site, the whole of Taipei City laid out far in the distance to the right, and Tamsui and the mouth of the Tamsui River to the left.
To descend the mountain, you have several choices. One is to retrace your steps to the crossroads just below the summit, and then to follow the stepped trail on the right, which descends the eastern side of the mountain. After meeting a narrow lane after about 30 minutes walking, turn left and follow the lane downhill through a cemetery and orange orchards until you reach the highway (No. 15) that follows the west bank of the Tamsui River.
Cross the busy highway with care, and walk to the bicycle path that runs parallel and right beside the river. Turn left and follow the path (north) for about 20 minutes, to the Bali Ferry Pier. For a fare of just NT$23 (get your ticket at the ticket booth behind the pier before joining the queue, or swipe your EasyCard before boarding the ferry), you can take the little ferry across the river to Tamsui. There are services every 15 minutes or so. Don’t forget to look back at the towering bulk of Mt. Guanyin while crossing the river, or, even better, spend an hour or two exploring the promenade at Bali Left Bank before boarding the ferry in time to see the famous Tamsui sunset (weather permitting), which looks especially great from the deck of the boat. The ferry docks right in the heart of old Tamsui, 10 minutes from MRT Tamsui Station.
Bali 八里
Guandu 關渡
Guandu Temple 關渡宮
Lingyun Temple 凌雲寺
Lingyun Zen Temple 凌雲禪寺
Mt. Guanyin 觀音山
Mt. Qixing 七星山
Tamsui River 淡水河
Yangmingshan 陽明山
Yinghan Peak 硬漢嶺
Yingzai Peak 鷹仔尖
Zhanshan 占山
Taipei City Guide + Travel Tips (Taiwan - 臺北市)
Our Taipei City Guide and Travel Tips for Taipei, Taiwan features top attractions, restaurants, museums, architecture and other activities worth visiting. Some of the top highlights include visiting famous night markets and eating Taiwanese Street Food as well as taking day trips out into the countryside and visiting Taipei 101 (台北101).
Aside from the best things to do in Taipei, Taiwan we also cover travel tips including prices for hotels and/or apartment rentals and entrance fees to the best attractions and museums. Furthermore, we highlight Taiwanese food and how much it costs to eat out at restaurants in Taipei and what are the best and most cost effective transportation options to get around Taipei, Taiwan like a local. Come join us as we explore Taipei City (臺北市).
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Wulai is a small indigenous settlement that can be quickly reached from central Taipei. For many decades it has been a popular day-trip destination for local residents and international visitors looking for some respite from the capital’s urban jungle. This is a great area to experience indigenous culture, do some hot-spring bathing, and take in refreshing mountain scenery. Wulai still has a host of attractions that make a trip worthwhile.
1. Wulai Old Street (02:30)
Bus No. 849 drops you off close to the northern end of Wulai Old Street, a narrow street lined with eateries and shops selling myriad indigenous specialties and souvenirs. Among the enticing foods you can try here are millet mochi, stir-fried mountain vegetables, bamboo-tube rice, millet and mountain litsea ice cream, wild-boar sausages, range chicken, millet wine, lamb chop soup, almond tea, and much more. If you are looking for souvenirs there is no shortage of indigenous-theme items, such as woven hats, purses, bags, and vests, glass bead bracelets, and also many packaged food and drink products, including mochi cakes and millet wine.
2. Atayal Culture (03:20)
The inhabitants of Wulai are mainly from the Atayal tribe, the third-largest indigenous group in Taiwan. If – apart from eating the yummy indigenous food offerings – you want to learn more about this tribe while in Wulai, visit the Wulai Atayal Museum, located close to the northern end of Wulai Old Street (No. 12, Wulai Street). The museum provides you with plenty of info in Chinese and English about the origins of the Atayal and their traditional ways of life, including sections about hunting, weaving, facial tattooing, and so on. At the Waterfall Area you also have the chance to witness song-and-dance performances by tribe members.
3. Hot-Spring Bathing (20:20)
Wulai is well known for its hot springs. The clear and odorless Wulai spring waters, about 80 degrees centigrade at their source, are rich in alkaline sodium bicarbonate and believed to have beneficial properties for your skin. While the free riverside open-air hot-spring pools, popular with experienced Taiwan soakers, were dismantled earlier this year, there is no lack of brick-and-mortar hot-spring establishments in and around the village. You can choose from upscale hot-spring resorts such as the Pause Landis Wulai, elegantly designed with private and public hot-spring facilities and offering fine-cuisine dining, to simple hot-spring hotels providing rooms with hot-spring bathtubs for less than NT$100/hour.
4. Waterfall Area (08:00)
The scene most closely associated with Wulai is Wulai Waterfall. To get there, cross the bridge at the southern end of Wulai Old Street, turn left, and follow the road along the river, which is closed to vehicles. The walk to the Waterfall Area takes about 20 minutes. The waterfall is an impressive 80 meters high, and is in full view from observation spots on the opposite (road) side of the river it feeds (Nanshi River).
5. Cable Car (08:42)
The cable cars you see crossing the river and ascending to a spot above the waterfall have been part of the Wulai scenery for 50 years now. To get to the base station, take the stairs adjacent to the Chief’s Cultural Village. The cable car (adult return ticket: NT$220) not only takes you above the waterfall, but also to the Yun Hsien Resort (yun-hsien.com.tw), a small recreation area – like the cable car built in the 1960s – where you can go for a walk among dense forest, row a boat on a small lake, and engage in other pleasantries. Included in these is the Yun Hsien Hotel, should you want to stay a night at the resort.
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Getting to Wulai is simple and convenient. Take the MRT Songshan-Xindian Line to its southern terminal, Xindian. Then take bus No. 849 to the last stop, Wulai, which is at the car park near Wulai Old Street.
For more information about Wulai, visit wulai.gov.tw.
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Atayal tribe 泰雅族
Chief’s Cultural Village 酋長文化村
Nanshi River 南勢溪
Waterfall Area 瀑布區
Wulai 烏來
Wulai Atayal Museum 烏來泰雅民族博物館
Wulai Forestry Life Museum 烏來林業生活館
Wulai Old Street 烏來老街
Wulai Waterfall 烏來瀑布
Yun Hsien Resort 雲仙樂園
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Our next stop was Taipei the capital of Taiwan. We plan to stay a month here traveling around the country. This video is of the National Palace Museum and the Ning Xia Night Market.
NO video or photos were allowed in the museum and there were guards watch you to make sure you did not take any! Sorry, because it was great.
Longshan-Lungshan Temple, The Most Famous in Taipei
Lungshan or Longshan Temple, constructed in 1738 and rebuilt in 1919 is another one of Taiwan's extremely interesting temples that is a mixture of Buddhist in the front hall and Taoist in the back hall. Worshippers throng this temple until late at night; venerating the many deities including Gods of business, fertility, and matchmaking (forget online dating services, pray to the Matchmaking god); lighting joss sticks, candles and throwing wooden crescents for good fortune.
Rebuilt many times, the temple has fine stone and wood carvings, reliefs, a pair of dragon columns in front of the central door cast with bronze and the only bronze columns in Taiwan. Chinese temples are so vibrant, colorful and a joyful experience.