Taiwan , Republic of China

(ITINERARY)

Day one:
Arrive Taipei 5.45 (Jetstar)
Arrive Hotel 7.3o pm
Checkin freshen up 8.00pm
Take MRT from Ximen to Jiantan and then Exit on the right and take the Free
Miramar Shuttle to Miramar Complex For the Ferris Wheel. Then take the same
shuttle bus back to Jiantan and do a bit of Shihlin Night Market. ,eat shop
till about 11.30 then take MRT back to hotel.

Day Two: Wake up,have breakfast get ready by
8.20 and head for CKS Memorial Hall.(CKS MH MRT)Get photos taken, see the changing of the guards then head for Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall(SYS MH MRT) 9.45.
Spend about half an hour or so there and then head for Taipei City hall (MRT) Since most of the stores open between10 am to 11 am. Do the 101 first- take outside pics e.t.c.until it opens.
After you finish there,take a slow walk down the road pass the TWTC Hall 3, to Warner Village, NYNY, Neo19, and opposite the road to Singkong Mitsukoshi e.t.c. have lunch in that area and at about 4pm head for WuFenPu depending on what you  want to do by bus 611 or 284,you can spend a couple of hours here till about 6.30 or 7 pm and then exit WuFenPu on the side of Songshan Railway  Station cross the overhead bridge to Raohe St market. Here you can have your dinner of a great variety of Taiwanese food.
There are also Shoe , bags, trinkets,Fung Hsui items,Jean Shops here.When you finish here, take a TRAIN not MRT back to Taipei Main Station,change to MRT Ximen to go back to Hotel

IF ALL ARE GUYS:At about 4pm head for Zhongshiao Fuxing
area for their Underground Mall, Later in the evening , take the MRT to
Houshanpi and a 8 mins walk to Songshan Station, cross the Overhead bridge to Raohe St market.
Here you can have your dinner of a great variety of Taiwanese food. There are also Shoe ,bags, trinkets,fung Hsui items,Jean Shops here.
When you finish here,take a TRAIN not MRT back to Taipei Main Station,
change to MRT Ximen to go back to Hotel

Day Three:
From the bus stop outside Ximen MRT across the road, Take Bus 260 to YMS. For
travel inside YMS, you have to take the internal bus 108. After YMS you can
take bus 230 or 219 to Beitou. Get something to eat at a coffee shop down the
road in Beitou.You can visit the Aboriginal Museum, Hot Spring Museum, enjoy
the scenic area of Hsin Beitou and if you want to try the hotspring, there are
many places there.
Asia Pacific Resort: Tel: 2898 3088  Fax: 2832 4053
http://www.apresort.com.tw

Spa Spring Resort: Tel: 2897 9060   Fax:2897 9065
http://www.spaspringresort.com.tw

 About 4.30pm, back to Beitou MRT and onto Danshui MRT.Outside take bus
Red 26 to Fisherman's wharf . Take a short ferry ride to Pali,See the
Sunset,Lighting of the Lover's Bridge at about, eat there if you must BUT
better,go back to the MRT and walkabout Old Danshui. Ask for directions to the food stalls along the Water
front.(There is a good map on the wall outside the MRT Stop)Then back to Ximen MRT .
The Tall Partyworld building - KTV on the Zhonghua Rd Sec 1 is good and close to your Hotel.

Day 5: Sun Moon Lake
Forumer who just returned said that Greenbus is way more comfortable than
GuoGuang Bus to SML via Puli. Also, Buses are Hourly from 6am onwards.
http://www.greenbusgroup.com/home.htm
Outside MRT Zhongxiao Fuxing Station Exit 2, bus departs from No. 274 Zhongxiao
E. Rd. Sec. 3¡@Reservations: (02)2752-2988 Bus Service: 6:00~22:00 Round SML Bus
Timetable:posted by CC
http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/bustime/2.htm
http://laurelvilla.nantou.com.tw/

Forumer samstef wrote:
Gui Yue Chun (Laurel Villa) is located very near the lake too. One thing you
would realise upon entering is tat the entire place is very clean. The rooms
are so clean you feel you're at home! It's really comfy and cosy there! The
hosts are perfect too! Price is reasonable too. Here's the website to both the
accomodation. Highly reccommended for those who are looking forward to a
personal yet non-expensive retreat! According to Laurel Villa's website, room
rates start at NT1500 weekdays,NT2500 weekends.(Ask if they are having any
promotions)

Day 6: In the morning you can return to Taichung via Puli and see some sites if
you want or catch the train back to Taipei. Check into Hotel then head for
Zhongxiao.Xinsheng MRT, Exit 4, turn right,walk to 2nd traffic lights, turn
left- 2mins to Guanghua Electronic center. After this,you can visit the East
Metro Mall at Zhongxiao/Dunhua MRT stop.

Alternative for Day 7:
Budget travel to Toroko :):) You got to catch the early train to Hualien:

Tze Chiang 1051 Mount Taipei 06:45 Hualien 09:37 445
Tze Chiang 1053 Mount Taipei 07:10 Hualien 10:02 445
Chu Kuang 69 Mount Taipei 07:45 Hualien 10:46 343

Tour Starts at 10,50am.~ 5pm
Hualien Tours
http://www.taiwantourbus.com.tw/english/tour_detail.php?uid=61
`You can email them and ask them how to arrange since you are

travelling from Taipei or call their Taipei Office once you are here. Book
your own train tickets the night before.Keep return open for same day travel.
Many trains back to Taipei in case of any delays.

But it will be better if you book a Tourist Cabbie,Cabbies below
highly recommended by forumers. Costs NTD2000 ~2500 for full tour
at your convenience and these guys do not take you to rip off joints.
(Works out cheaper as well as there are 4 of you. )

Mr. Lu Lai-fu - (0)928-569-081
Mr. Zhuang (0)932-142-590
Mr. Chen Guang-fa - (0)937-167-779, (0)(3)861-1353, (0)(3)856-6895

Tze Chiang 2042 Hua-lien 17:24 Taipei 20:35 445
Chu Kuang 68 Hua-lien 17:40 Taipei 20:39 343
Tze Chiang 1058 Hualien 17:59 Taipei 20:58 445
Chu Kuang 80 Hualien 18:24 Taipei 21:28 343
Tze Chiang 1060 Hualien 19:00 Taipei 21:40 445
Tze Chiang 1080 Hualien 19:28 Taipei 21:45 445

PP 1068 Hua-lien 20:55 Taipei 23:35 445
PP 1074 Hua-lien 21:15 Taipei 00:03 445
The above are the trains for your return to Taipei in the evening. Note , make a
booking for a return ticket, you get a 10% discount.

Day 8:
Wake up,eat breakfast, Pack You can do last minute shopping at the Underground Malls at the Taipei Station (Many shoe shops here at NTD200/-), have lunch there (Local food) and then go to the Hotel to take bus to airport at about 3pm.
Hope this gives you an idea.So far, most people said it saved them a lot of time and money!! So it should be okay. Especially covering all the spots they wanted.