Suggested Itinerary

Day1 National Palace Museum ->Zhishan Park

Day2 Jiufen / Jinguashi

Day3 Taipei Zoo -> Taipei 101 Observatory

National Palace Museum, with its antique collection amounts to nearly 700,000 pieces whose age range covers almost the entire five-thousand-old Chinese history, has made itself the greatest and priceless treasure house regarding Chinese art on earth. Among the collection, you may enjoy Chinese earthen ware like pottery, porcelain, as well as bronze, jade ware, sculpture, embroidery, calligraphy and paintings, each piece is a true curio. For having been renowned for its abundance and artistic value world widely, the collection at Palace Museum is one of the main attractions to a considerable number of visitors everyday.

Simple old life style is still conserved in Jiufen. Besides supreme mountainous and coastal scenery, the unique mining culture and the gold mining history is worthy of your visit. People who visit the unsophisticated old streets can experience the undorned humanities culture and ancient aura, and taste the traditional country snacks like herbal cakes and taro balls.

The Taipei Zoo is the largest city zoo in Asia. Upon entering the grounds, you will find an extremely popular panda facility on your left. If you can't find the cute pandas, don't worry; they're probably sunning themselves! Next, take the visitors' tram. Listen to the recorded guide as he takes you along to the bird sanctuary, the Amphibians and Reptile House, the Penguin House and other areas such as the Tropical, African, Australian, Desert Animal Areas. In the Insect House, it is possible to come in contact with insects up close.

Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world, with a mass of shops on the lower floors, incorporating many top brands under the LVMH group, such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, etc. The fourth floor houses the Page One bookstore from Singapore, with the highest-roofed coffee house in Taipei and many fine restaurants.