Taipei itineraries

Taipei in One Day

Start with a bowl of soy milk, walk Longshan Temple, Ximending and the CKS Memorial, cool off with mango shaved ice on Yongkang Street, then Taipei 101, sunset on Elephant Mountain and pepper buns at Raohe Night Market. The fullest single day for a first visit.

Jiufen Lanterns and Beitou

Day one: release a sky lantern in Shifen and stay in Jiufen until the red lanterns light up. Day two: soak in Beitou, then the National Palace Museum and Shilin Night Market. Base yourself in Ximending and give one day to the east, one to the north.

Old Streets, Tea Hills, Sea

Base in Zhongshan. Day one is Dadaocheng's old street and a sunset at the wharf; day two runs south from the Maokong tea hills to Gongguan and Huashan; day three is a Beitou soak and the sea at Tamsui. For people who have already done 101 and the night markets.

Festivals & seasons

Souvenirs