Taiwan 🇹🇼

Day 1: Taipei

Arrive in Taipei (arrival day buffer + freshen up)., Check-in / leave bags at Dandy Hotel Daan Park., Metro to Taipei Botanical Garden (approx. 20m)., Visit Taipei Botanical Garden (2h 0m)., Metro to Fuhong Beef Noodles (approx. 15m)., Lunch at Fuhong Beef Noodles (1h 30m)., Walk to Ximending Walking District (approx. 5m)., Explore Ximending Walking District (1h 30m)., Walk to Taipei City Ximen Market (approx. 5m)., Browse Taipei City Ximen Market (1h 0m)., Metro to Shilin Night Market (approx. 25m)., Evening food-and-stroll at Shilin Night Market (2h 0m)., Metro back to Dandy Hotel Daan Park (approx. 25m).

文章牛肉湯安平總店

Arrive in Taipei (arrival day buffer + freshen up).

Taipei Botanical Garden

Visit Taipei Botanical Garden

Fuhong Beef Noodles

Visit Fuhong Beef Noodles

Ximending Walking District

Visit Ximending Walking District

Ximending Shopping District

Visit Ximending Shopping District Night Market

Shilin Night Market

Visit Shilin Night Market

Day 2: Taipei → Taichung

Metro to Taipei 101/World Trade Center (approx. 15m)., Go up Taipei 101 Observatory (2h 0m)., Walk to Elephant Mountain trail access (approx. 15m)., Hike Elephant Mountain for iconic city views (1h 30m)., Walk to Smith & Wollensky - Taipei (approx. 10m)., Lunch at Smith & Wollensky - Taipei (1h 30m)., Metro to Taipei Main Station (approx. 15m)., HSR train: Taipei Main Station → Taichung (approx. 1h 0m)., Taxi to 53 Hotel Taichung (approx. 10m)., Check-in at 53 Hotel Taichung (0h 20m)., Taxi to Calligraphy Greenway (approx. 10m)., Stroll Calligraphy Greenway (1h 30m)., Taxi to New mala hot pot plus Taichung (approx. 10m)., Dinner at New mala hot pot plus Taichung (1h 30m)., Taxi back to 53 Hotel Taichung (approx. 10m).

Taipei 101 Observatory

Visit Taipei 101 Observatory

象山

Visit Elephant Mountain

Smith & Wollensky - Taipei

Visit Smith & Wollensky - Taipei

Calligraphy Greenway

Visit Calligraphy Greenway

New mala hot pot plus Taichung

Visit New mala hot pot plus Taichung

Day 3: Taichung → Tainan

Taxi to Taichung Station / HSR connection (approx. 10m)., Train transfer: Taichung → Tainan (approx. 1h 0m)., Taxi to Grand Banyan Hotel (approx. 20m)., Check-in / leave bags at Grand Banyan Hotel (0h 20m)., Taxi to Chihkan Tower (approx. 10m)., Visit Chihkan Tower (1h 30m)., Walk to YongLe Market (approx. 10m)., Lunch at YongLe Market (1h 30m)., Walk to Snail Alley (approx. 10m)., Explore Snail Alley (0h 45m)., Walk to Shennong Street (approx. 10m)., Golden-hour stroll and photos on Shennong Street (1h 30m)., Taxi to 文章牛肉湯安平總店 (approx. 15m)., Dinner at 文章牛肉湯安平總店 (1h 15m)., Taxi back to Grand Banyan Hotel (approx. 15m).

Visit Shennong Street

Day 4: Tainan → Kaohsiung → Taipei

Train: Tainan → Kaohsiung Station (approx. 0h 45m)., Walk to Dome of Light (approx. 10m)., See the Dome of Light (0h 30m)., Walk to Liuhe Night Market area (approx. 5m)., Daytime browse at Liuhe Night Market (1h 0m)., Walk to Shrimp Master (approx. 10m)., Lunch at Shrimp Master (1h 30m)., Taxi to The Pier2 Art Center (approx. 15m)., Explore The Pier2 Art Center (2h 0m)., Taxi to Kaohsiung Station (approx. 15m)., HSR/train: Kaohsiung Station → Taipei Main Station (approx. 1h 45m)., Metro/taxi to Dandy Hotel Daan Park (approx. 20m)., Return to Dandy Hotel Daan Park (overnight).

Dome of Light

Visit Dome of Light

Liuhe Night Market

Visit Liouhe Tourist Night Market

Shrimp Master

Visit Shrimp Master

The Pier2 Art Center

Visit The Pier2 Art Center

Day 5: Taipei (departure day)

Walk to Zhongshan Park (approx. 20m)., Relaxing final stroll at Zhongshan Park (1h 0m)., Metro to The Tavernist (approx. 15m)., Early lunch/brunch at The Tavernist (1h 30m)., Return to hotel, pick up luggage, and head to the airport (departure).