Taipei Essentials — 4 days

Skyscrapers, night markets and golden Jiufen village. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Taipei; Museums & Taipei 101; Jiufen & Shifen; Longshan Temple & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Taipei

• 15:00 — Arrival in Taipei
• 17:00 — Hotel check-in — Ximending
• Metro to Raohe — Ximending → Taipei
• 19:30 — Raohe Night Market — Taipei

Day 2 — Museums & Taipei 101

• 09:00 — National Palace Museum — Taipei
• Walk to lunch — Taipei → Din Tai Fung
• 12:30 — Xiaolongbao lunch — Din Tai Fung
• Metro to the memorial — Din Tai Fung → Taipei
• 15:00 — Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall — Taipei
• 18:00 — Taipei 101 Observatory — Taipei

Day 3 — Jiufen & Shifen

• 09:00 — Bus to Jiufen — Taipei → Jiufen
• 10:30 — Jiufen's lanes — Jiufen
• 14:00 — Drive to Shifen — Jiufen → Shifen
• 15:00 — Sky-lantern release & Shifen waterfall — Shifen
• Train back to Taipei — Shifen → Ximending
• 19:30 — Dinner back in Taipei — Ximending

Day 4 — Longshan Temple & departure

• 09:00 — Longshan Temple — Taipei
• 11:00 — Shopping in Ximending — Taipei
• 14:00 — Transfer to the airport
• 17:00 — Flight home