4th March - Singapore 新加坡 --> Taichung 台中 --> Sun Moon Lake 日月潭
5th March - Alishan 阿里山
6th March - Tainan 台南
7th March - Kaohsiung 高雄
8th March - Kaohsiung 高雄--> Singapore 新加坡
Please take a look at this link to take a look at my itinerary!
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Sun Moon Lake 日月潭
How to get to Sun Moon Lake from Taoyuan International Airport:
1. Follow signs to bring you to the bus terminal. Look for the Ubus counters selling tickets to Taoyuan High Speed Rail Station. It will cost you NT$30 for a one-way ticket.
2. Take the 30 mins bus ride to Taoyuan High Speed Rail Station
3. Take the 40 mins High Speed Rail from Taoyuan Station to Taichung Station.
4. Despite having a schedule for the bus to Sun Moon Lake, just go straight to the basement, purchase a ticket and queue for the bus. They will continue to sell bus tickets, and once the bus is full, they will make you wait for the next bus which comes in 30 mins. We spent about 45 mins waiting for the next bus as the queue was too long.
5. Bus takes 2.5 hours and will alight you at the Visitor Center at Sun Moon Lake.
There is a cafe and a small shop at the Visitor Center where you can buy personal items like shampoo and face masks. Also, you will be able to buy tickets ranging from buses to ferries to attractions outside the Visitor Center. At the back of the Visitor Center, there's a lot of UFO catchers! We managed to catch a few soft toys there!
What to do in Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake Shuttle Boat
The shuttle boat will ferry you to three points/piers around Sun Moon Lake; namely Shueshi, Itashao and Syuanguang Piers. Each ticket will cost NT300 (and you're able to hop on and off anytime and as many times as you like), but there are vendors who are able to sell you the tickets from NT150 up, you just need to haggle or look for a vendor properly. One way tickets will cost you NT100 and you're not able to hop on and off. We got lucky however, we met this European girl at a cafe and she gave us her unused tickets as she had some change of plans and is leaving Sun Moon Lake already!
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| Ferry Ticket |
Shueshi Village Pier
We stayed at a hotel in this village which is just 5 mins walking distance to the pier.
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| Shueshi Village |
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| Shueshi pier |
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| ferry |
At this pier, there's a temple at the top of the hill and at the foot, there's a stall that claims it sells the best 'Herbal Tea Leaf Egg' in Taiwan! We bought two to try and it is indeed flavourful! If only they had it soaking in the Herbal Tea longer! We climbed to the top and enjoyed the scenery with our Herbal Tea Egg!!
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| Ah Por's Herbal Tea Egg! |
Itashao Village Pier
It is another busy village with lots of food stalls and shops!
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| Ita Thao Visitor Center |
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| Village |
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| Cherry Blossoms |
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| Sun Moon Lake Ropeway |
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Click here if you want to know where I stayed at Sun Moon Lake!
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