Heading to Taiwan? Here’s an Itinerary you need!🤩🇹🇼

Hello everyone! ❤️ Welcome to part two of my Taiwan itinerary!

If you haven't checked out part one yet, be sure to do so here! In this post, I'll be sharing my experiences in Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Taipei (yes, again!).

🚆 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟘𝟞 (𝕋𝕒𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕘)- 3 𝓓𝓪𝔂𝓼 2 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

⭐️ We started our journey by taking the High-Speed Rail (HSR) from Taipei to Taichung Station. Make sure to buy your HSR tickets in advance on the THSR website (you can book up to 4 weeks early).

🏡 We stayed at Explore Hotel, conveniently located near Feng Chia Night Market. We even got a free upgrade to a loft room!

🧋 Our first stop was Chun Shui Tang Original Store, the birthplace of boba tea! I ordered the large Pearl Milk Tea (Size M) along with some snacks—popcorn chicken and prawn siew mai. While the milk tea was rich and the pearls were chewy, the snacks were just average. Is it worth visiting? Yes, especially if you're a first-timer in Taiwan. It's a great place to immerse yourself in Taiwan’s boba culture!

🍖 For dinner, we headed to Feng Chia Night Market, which quickly became our favourite night market! We returned every night during our stay in Taichung. The market is filled with affordable food, shopping, and games. We tried stinky tofu here (not our favourite 🫠), but I highly recommend the fried squid stall with the bright yellow sign and the scallion pancakes from 逢甲丹丹香蔥油餅 Fēng Jiā Dān Dān Xiāng Cōng Yóu Bǐng.

🏞️ 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟘𝟟 (𝕋𝕒𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕘) - 𝓢𝓾𝓷 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷 𝓛𝓪𝓴𝓮 & 𝓠𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓙𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓕𝓪𝓻𝓶

⭐️ We booked a day tour via Klook, which saved us tons of time—perfect for lazy travelers or families. The tour included hotel pickup and drop-off, and our driver was super friendly.

📍 Old England Manor was our first stop, but it was a bit of a letdown since we couldn’t enter the manor…

📍 Qingjing Farm was next, where we soaked in the beautiful scenery and fed the sheep (watch out for the poop 💩 !). We also caught a horse show and even took a picture with the horses. Admission to the farm is NT$200 (~SGD$9), and you can buy food for the sheep at vending machines inside the farm.

📍 Carton King, located near the farm, is a quirky spot where almost everything is made of cardboard. It’s perfect for kids, with fun activities like slides and cardboard rides. Caught my partner snacking on his ice cream while playing on the rocking wooden horse! 🤣

🍽️ Had lunch with our tour group at Chicken King, but it was nothing special and quite pricey 🤑

📍 The highlight of the tour was Sun Moon Lake. Our ferry ticket included three stops:

🛥️ Xuanguang Wharf – We briefly visited the temple and tried tea eggs from the famous egg tea stall.

🛥️ Ita Thao – This tourist village had a great vibe with lots of aboriginal and Taiwanese street food. Since many shops were selling similar items, be careful of hard selling (Just kindly reject them 🤗)

🛥️ Shuishe – We enjoyed a stunning sunset as we returned to Shuishe Village.

🥟 We ended the night back at Feng Chia Night Market for more street food and arcade games.

🚆 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟘𝟠 (𝕂𝕒𝕠𝕙𝕤𝕚𝕦𝕟𝕘) - 2 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 1 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

⭐️ We took the HSR from Taichung to Zuoying Station in Kaohsiung.

🏡 Stayed at R14 巨蛋旅店 Hotel, which was clean, spacious, and close to RuiFeng Night Market.

🍜 Lunch was at 柒拾伍號老麵館巨蛋店-魚骨高湯專賣, where we enjoyed fresh fish soup noodles and a seafood rice noodle soup set. The meal included side dishes and free sour plum soup. Highly recommend!

📍 The highlight of Kaohsiung was visitingFo Guang Shan Buddha Museum /Temple/Monastery. It was majestic, and I spent my time soaking in the history and culture, leaving my phone behind. This is a must-visit!

🍡 Dinner was at Ruifeng Night Market. There were many arcade games and affordable food, although the food wasn’t the best in my opinion.

🚆 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟘𝟡 (𝕋𝕒𝕚𝕡𝕖𝕚) - 4 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 3 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

⭐️ We took the HSR back to Taipei.

🏡 Stayed at CityInn Hotel Taipei Station One. Unfortunately, this was our least favourite hotel—small room with poor sound insulation. At least they offered free cup noodles and hot drinks to make up for it (Free supper every night! 🤤)!

🍜 Lunch at Ichiran Taipei Main Branch. The queue was long (about 1.5 hours), but worth it! The broth was rich, and the noodles were cooked perfectly. Very hearty meal!

📍 We then headed to Huashan 1914 Creative Park, where I ended up doing more shopping than I intended.. At the time of visit, there were so many cute popups selling pastries and yummy bakes. There were also a local artist exhibition where they sell cute little handmade items - I lost it and bought so many things from here cux how can I resist a hand-drawn capybara passport holder, sweet potato balls cup sleeves?! 😭 (couldn’t resist the handmade items!).

⭐️ Definitely check their website for upcoming events, as there’s always something happening.

📍 To unwind, we visited Water House and enjoyed their communal indoor bathhouse.

🥟 For dinner, we headed to Shilin Night Market

🥱 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟘 - 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ~

🍜 Brunch was at the Michelin Bib restaurant Wang’s Broth at Huaxi Street Market. The braised pork rice was affordable and delicious—one of the best we had in Taiwan.

🥟 We also tried the Michelin Bib Yuan Fang Gua Bao, located near Wang’s Broth Restaurant. The bun was stuffed with braised meat, salted vegetables, coriander and ground peanuts. If your not a big fan of coriander (like me), you probably wouldn’t enjoy this as much 🥲

📍 We spent the rest of the day wandering around Ximending and visited The Red House, a lively shopping area filled with a great selection of boutique shops (Quite exp though)

🌳 Later, we hiked Xiangshan to catch a view of Taipei 101. The hike was intense with lots of stairs, but the view was worth it!

🥘 For dinner, we had a buffet-style hotpot at Mala Hot Pot. Make sure to book in advance—we waited two hours in the cold! The variety was impressive, especially the selection of Häagen-Dazs ice cream 🍨 - wanted to try all the flavours but tummy was too full >.< Maybe next time!

😴 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟙 (𝕋𝕒𝕚𝕡𝕖𝕚) - 𝓐𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ~

🍳 We woke up early to queue for breakfast at Fu Hang Soy Milk. After 2.5 hours, the food was sadly underwhelming. Definitely not worth the long wait.

📍 We stopped by Chia Te Bakery to grab souvenirs (the pineapple tarts and Tai Yang Bing are a must!).

🥟 For lunch, we takeaway Din Tai Fung from their Xinyi branch, which we enjoyed picnic-style at Huashan 1914 Creative Park. Went back to the local artist exhibition and bought more stuff, and there were also a pet fair ongoing as well (Saw many cute doggos and cats!)

🥟 For dinner, we headed back to Raohe Street Night Market to enjoy the Fuzhou Black Pepper Bun and crispy pork (For the last time before we head back..)

And that’s a wrap for part two of my 11-day Taiwan itinerary! If you have any questions or need more details, feel free to ask. Hope you found this post helpful! ✨ ✲‿✲

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