Taiwan trip, budget 14,000, all-inclusive! 🇹🇼✨
Taipei, Taiwan, 4 days and 3 nights. Many of them are much cheaper than BMA. 😂
We went to mid-December 2025, about 20 degrees of good weather, and there was a little rain.
DAY 1
Ximending
To Taipei, take the train to the city (purple is faster than blue because not all stations are parked). Use a card with a Visa / Mastercard to tap down Taipei Main Station and then add one more MRT (easycard or coin purchase required). Check into the hotel at 15.00, stop by 7-11, buy easycard and top up.
Si Si Nan Village Museum
Take the MRT from Ximending to Taipei Station 101 and walk 200 meters later. There are several hills to take a picture of the Taipei building.
Ximending
Take the MRT, go back for a walk, shopping and eat a dog hunt for Giafine. The shop is very delicious. 🌈 The shop will give you one set of vegetables. We need to order more meat, starting at $339. The line, water, ice cream, all the lap.
DAY 2
An Seafood Fish Market
We took the bus 49 from ximending to the fish market one by one to walk on to An An A Little. The store is only Taiwanese and the price is very good. All we bought 1,184 $. Eat with 2 friends. Very thick pieces of fish. Very light. 🌈
Bitoujiao Trail
Take the bus 2 times. First take 9006 down to Keelung Harbor and then continue 791 to Bitoujiao (line 791 is quite long. The car comes every 40 minutes). When you get there, you can walk up the school side and down the village side. Because he is very tired. There are many stairs but easy to walk. 😂 Beautiful view. It takes us about an hour to walk.
Jiufen
Take the bus 856 per one to about 40 minutes (uphill). We eat vermicelli noodles, fish balls, tofu. Very cheap. 35 $per cup. Sellers can speak Thai. 😂 Selling a lot. A lot of people.
Ximending
Take the 965 bus back, ximending one to. Recommended, do not return very late because there are a lot of people back. Some cars are full.
DAY 3
📍 Yonghe Chinese breakfast, Ximending
It's a delicious, inexpensive breakfast restaurant, but it's oiled.
Qingtiangang
We continue to take the bus. Line 218 goes down to Jiantan Station, per bus S15. When we get to the park, they will continue the minibus by receiving a small paper ticket from the driver of bus S15. The day we go to the fog is very thick, but the weather is cool. (Recommended to the morning because the bus is out very quickly, probably about 16.00)
Chiang Kai-sheck Memorial
We took the S15 bus and connected the MRT Red Line down to Chiang Kai Check Station. The weather was nice. We took a walk. Chun Shui Tang took the first milk tea in the world. Chun Shui Tang (a shop under a Chinese building). We ate the best-selling tea. 100 $small glass, 190 $big glass. For us, I really like it. Pearls are small, milk tea is delicious. 🧋
Dongmen
Take one MRT station to buy nougut. L'Atelier Lotus. Get out of MRT exit 5. Keep walking. The shop will be at the end of the park. The queue is very long, but wait a long time. There are 2 types of nougut, onion and no onion. 220 $per box (This area has many famous nougat shops).
Longshan Temple
Take the bus 20 and walk on. Or you can take the MRT. The exit is at the temple. The amulet point is at the left door (facing the temple). When buying, use the phone to scan the QR code and write down the amulet number you want to put on the paper (the temple is available) and give it to the seller.
Or can watch the amulet first https://www.lungshan.org.tw/S2i0g1h9t1s1e2e1i1n2g0G0i0f0t/S2i0g1h9t1s1e2e1i1n2g0G0i0f0t.php
Wang's Broth
Walking 450 meters from the temple, the shop is in the market. There are a lot of people, but the shop has a lot of seats. Don't wait. This shop has an inexpensive Michelin guide. We like the menu that is pork + fragrant mushrooms. If the pork belly alone is a little greasy.
Ximending
Take the MRT back to just one station. Take a walk. Shop for a deposit. The Lia Vin Bakery () is very delicious. There are many flavors. It's available to taste. The price starts at 160 $. Next is Crispy Milky donut. You're famous 🍩 40 $each. Very delicious. Long queue but wait a while. Next is the famous squid shop. Very delicious, but 200 $each bag.
DAY 4
Gan Mei Alley
Stop by for breakfast. Open 7.00. Very delicious. The menu is very normal but very delicious. 🌈
The Red House
It's right at MRT Ximending exit 1. Take a photo for a second. 📸
Wulai waterfall
The way to travel is
-Bus 849 from Taipei Main Station (Exit N8) to the end of the line
-MRT down Xindian station per bus 849 (This method is fastest)
We chose to go to the MRT and then to the bus. Because there was a running day, they closed the road around Taipei Main. When we were building the bus, we had to stand because many people would fall many times because the ascent was so swinging. When we got there, we took a small train 50 $to the top because we were lazy to walk and drizzle. The waterfall is beautiful. The view of the waterfall at the bathroom is also beautiful. There are cafes, there are baskets, but we didn't go. Take a small train down and enter the city.
Zhongshan
Take the bus 849 per MRT, get down to Zhongshan Station and walk to Fujin Tree Coffee Shop.
Ximending
Take an MRT for a walk here. Have a small cup of Ajong noodles. 60 $for us is delicious. 😂 The chili sauce is delicious. We put 3 spoons, not spicy yet. This shop is long queue, but run queue quickly.
Airport
Ride MRT down Taipei Main Station per Purple Train to Airport (Visa / Mastercard card available)
Tips
💸 if the cash is not enough, we try Youtrip. Press through the Cathay United Bank cabinet (green tree), plug in the card and press the money. If you can't remember the pin, you can set a new code through the Youtrip app for free fees.
💰 expenses ✨
Air Ticket 5,090 ฿(Includes Xtra carryon return leg)
2,873 ฿per hotel
Eat + Travel + Shop 6,108 ฿
eSIM 115 ฿
Total 14,186 ฿
