10 Days in Taipei
🏮 Complete Itinerary & Cost Guide
10 days in Taipei lets you go beyond the highlights — take day trips, revisit favourites, and enjoy slow mornings. Here's a realistic day-by-day plan plus what it costs.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
This plan covers the essentials without burnout. Adjust based on opening hours, weather, and your stamina. Most days are 4–6 hours of activity with long meals and downtime built in.
Settle into your hotel, grab a light lunch, then ease into Taipei with Elephant Mountain hike for the Taipei 101 skyline (free, 20 min). Don't overbook day one — jet lag is real.
Raohe and Shilin night markets. Pair it with a sit-down lunch nearby and an evening walk through a different neighbourhood.
National Palace Museum (the imperial treasures of China). Take the morning slow and use the afternoon to explore a quieter district away from the tourist core.
Beitou hot springs by metro. Pair with a long lunch — Xiao long bao at the original Din Tai Fung (Xinyi Rd), beef noodle soup at Lin Dong Fang, and stinky tofu + pepper buns at Raohe market. Eat every meal at a night market and spend under $15/day.
Jiufen old street day trip — lantern-lined teahouses. This day usually involves a longer journey so start early.
Revisit Elephant Mountain hike for or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Revisit Raohe and Shilin night or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Revisit National Palace Museum (the or spend the morning at a café in a quieter neighbourhood. The best travel days are often the unscheduled ones.
Use this day for whatever you didn't get to: a museum, a hammam, a long lazy lunch. The best memories come from unplanned hours.
Hit one final must-see (Jiufen old street day trip — lantern-lined teahouses), pick up souvenirs, and leave time for a relaxed lunch before your flight or onward train.
What does 10 days in Taipei cost?
Estimates below are per person, including accommodation, food, local transport, and ~1 paid activity per day. Flights to Taipei are not included — they vary wildly by origin.
Taipei survival tips
The MRT is spotless and signposted in English — get an EasyCard, which also rents YouBikes and pays at 7-Eleven. No eating or drinking on the metro (enforced).
Xiao long bao at the original Din Tai Fung (Xinyi Rd), beef noodle soup at Lin Dong Fang, and stinky tofu + pepper buns at Raohe market. Eat every meal at a night market and spend under $15/day.
Taipei is one of Asia's safest, most honest cities. The only mild hustle: tea-shop "free tastings" in Jiufen that pressure you into pricey tins. No tipping anywhere.
When to go
October, November, March, April are the best months for Taipei — the climate is at its best and crowds haven't peaked. Avoid June–September (typhoons + humidity).