Route
Taipei · New Taipei City
3 days
Taipei & Northern Taiwan: 3 Full Sightseeing Days
Three usable sightseeing days combining Taipei, Tamsui and a mountain-and-coast day beyond the city; this is not an arrival-to-departure 3-night trip.
Trip at a glance
Bases and nights
Taipei · 2 nights
Day by day
Day 1 · Taipei
Full day
Taipei city and night-market food
Start with an easy MRT day of skyline views, city neighborhoods and a night-market finish.
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Day 2 · Taipei
Day trip
Tamsui riverfront and sunset
Slow down with old streets, riverside history and an unhurried sunset.
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Day 3 · Taipei
Day trip
Railway towns and mountain lanes
Choose a full day of Pingxi, Jiufen and the northeast coast.
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Self-guided Jiufen + Shifen
Choose your own stops and pace
This itinerary follows Ruifang, Shifen and Jiufen by rail and bus. Yehliu and Golden Waterfall are not stops on this self-guided route.
- Manage the transfers and return journey yourself; allow time for waiting, walking and stairs.
Guided day option
Combine the major stops in one day
Best if you want the major Northeast Coast stops combined into one guided day from Taipei.
Good if
- You want the major stops combined into one day from Taipei.
Skip booking if
- You prefer setting the pace and stops yourself.
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