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Hi, I've booked a week-long trip to Taiwan this February and I would like to ask a few questions regarding the itinerary I drew up. I will be traveling solo, traveling light, and traveling on a tight budget, so I'm planning on staying in hostels. Here's my proposed itinerary: Date of Trip: February 3 (Friday) to 10, 2012 *Day 1/8 - Airport/Chiayi/Alishan From the airport, go to Taoyuan HSR bound for Chiayi Take Chiayi Bus to Alishan *Day 2/8 - Alishan/Chiayi/Taipei Around noon, depart Alishan for Chiayi Take Chiayi HSR back to Taipei *Day 3-4/8 - Taipei/Pingxi Pingxi for Sky Lantern Festival *Day 5/8 - Taipei/Hualien/Taroko Take Early AM Train to Hualien Tour Taroko/Overnight in Taroko *Day 6/8 - Taroko/Hualien/Taipei Back to Hualien Take afternoon train to Taipei *Day 7-8/8 - Taipei Questions: 1. (Day 1) Flight arrives at 9:25 AM, planning to take bus to Taoyuan HSR station -> HSR to Chiayi, can I make it to the 2:00 PM Bus to Alishan? 2. (Day 4) What's the suggested time to Pingxi to avoid the crowds of commuters? Also, is it easy to commute back to Taipei after the festivities at night, and what are my options? 3. (Day 5) Is it better to take a buffer day from going to Pingxi if I have to get up early to go to Hualien or is this schedule okay? 4. (Day 5/6) Is it better to do a day trip of Taroko Gorge or stay in the Gorge overnight? 5. (Day 5/6) Since I'm traveling alone, would it be cheaper to join a tour group or hire a taxi/driver for a day? Or can I go about the Gorge solo? It would be better to take the Taroko Express Train from Taipei to cut down travel time to around 2 hours, right? Regarding this: 6. (Day 5/6) Do I have to reserve tickets for this train or can I just drop by the station on the day itself to buy tickets? 7. (Day 5/6) I'm kind of confused on where to get off. Should I get off at Hualien or Sincheng? I would also appreciate any suggestions regarding my itinerary. Thanks a lot =)
i just came back from a 2-week long trip to Taiwan. since i didn't go to Taroko NP and i mainly used trains and MRT to get around the island,i don't have answer to all of your questions. regarding your question about pingxi: you can take Taipei MRT to MuZha Station along the Brown colored Shenkeng Line, (last stop would be Taipei Zoo) and take Bus NO. 1076 to pingxi, the bus runs every hour from MuZha and the last bus back to the city from pingxi is around 9:20pm during normal days, during peaks festival days they usually have more buses running and extended hours. you might want to check with your hotel or get online to check which days are festival days.
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Hi, I have been to taiwan several times, on budget and had compiled a e-travelogue. you may find it useful. the website if http://taiwanbudget.blogspot.com
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