Taipei Itinerary with DIY cherry blossom tour from Jan. 24 to 29 (Chinese New Year holidays) [Ask Luo-Mu Jie]

Dear Luo-Mu Jie,

Hi! My name is Del and I'm a Filipino-Chinese stuying here in Hong Kong. Can I ask for for an itinerary for Jan. 24 to 29? I will be celebrating the Chinese New Year in Taiwan, hopeful to see some cherry blossoms and be at one with nature.

Here are some details of my arrival and departure: I will be arriving at midnight of Jan. 24/25. On Jan. 29, I will be leaving Taiwan to Hongkong early morning. My chosen hotel is a walking distance from Taipei Main Station.

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No problem Del! Here is your itinerary that you can easily follow.

Because you're visiting Taiwan during Chinese New Year, the intervals of the next buses and trains takes a bit longer than usual. For example, on the Blue Line of the Taipei MRT it could take 8 minutes before the next train arrives. For the low-floor buses in Taipei and New Taipei, you would see notes posted on the bus stops, telling people about the special schedule during the Lunar New Year holidays. Take note of this reminder.

See below the itinerary that I have created for you.

Suggested Itinerary for Jan. 24 to 29 (Chinese New Year holidays)

Date	Activity	Itinerary
Jan.24/25 midnight	Arrival at Taoyuan Airport	Get EasyCard, 4G WiFi and/or Airport MRT ticket ordered online at Klook. Stay at Airport Lounge.
Jan. 25	travel to Taipei from Taoyuan Airport
	cherry blossom viewing at Pingjing St. Lane 42	MRT Jiantan Station (Red Line) -> Bus 303 -> get off at Lunziwei stop [Google Map] -> Enjoy cherry blossoms
	tulips at Taipei Flower Test Center	From Lunziwei bus stop at Pingjing St., ride Bus 303 -> Shanzaihou Police Station bus stop [Google Map]-> walk to Flower Test Center [Google Map] -> enjoy tulips
	National Palace Museum	From Shanzaihou Police Station bus stop, ride Bus 303, 260 or R5 -> get off at Shilin Night Market stop -> Transfer to Bus R30 -> get off at National Palace Museum (open until 9:00 pm every Saturday)
	Shilin Night Market	From National Palace Museum ride Bus R30 -> get off at MRT Jiantan Station -> walk to Shilin Night Market
Jan. 26	Tianyuan temple cherry blossoms	MRT Tamsui Station (Red Line) -> Bus 866, 875, 876 or 877 to Tianyun Temple stop -> walk to the back garden [Google Map]
	Tamsui wharf sightseeing	From Tianyuan Temple, ride Bus 866, 875, 876 or 877 to go back to MRT Tamsui Station -> walk to wharf were you can board the boat to Fisherman's Wharf. To return to MRT Tamsui, take another boat ride.
	Yangmingshan and hot springs afternoon tour	The tour will start at 1:00 pm.
	Taipei Hop-on Hop-off Bus Night Tour	Board the Taipei double decker bus at Taipei Main Station Exit M4
	Dinner at Din Tai Fung Taipei 101 Branch	Get off the Taipei HOHO bus at Taipei 101 stop-> go to the basement of Taipei 101 to get to Din Tai Fung restaurant
Jan. 27	Klook Yehliu-Jiufen-Shifen 1-Day Tour	-
	Ximending shopping or Raohe Night Market	After the Klook tour, get off the bus at Ximending to go shopping or board the Taipei MRT to go to MRT Songshan Station (Green Line) -> Raohe Night Market (eat streetfood and buy souvenirs)
Jan. 28	Taipei Zoo and Maokong Gondola	MRT Taipei Zoo Station (Brown Line) -> walk to the cable car station [Google Map] -> Maokong Gondola ride. After arriving at Maokong Station, board again the cable car again to go back to the MRT Taipei Zoo Station -> enjoy Taipei Zoo
	Travel to Taoyuan Airport from Taipei Main Station
Jan. 29	early morning flight to Hong Kong	-

THINGS TO DO IN TAIPEI

TAIWAN CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING SPOTS

Sakura Series - Taiwan

2026 Forecast

Taipei 101 first flowers

Tianyuan Palace backyard

Taipei Flower Test Center

Pingjing St. Lane 42

Broadwood Park

Sunshine Sports Park kawazu sakura

Wuling Farm (武陵農場)

SYS kawazu sakura

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

CKS Memorial Hall

Shibafen Yoshino Sakura

Hope River

Dongfang Temple

Tianyuan Palace

Neicou Stream Trail

Orange Garden Cafe

Yangming Park Visitor Information Center

Yangming Park Service Center Bus Stop

Huashan Road

Qianshan Park

Zhongshan Hall Entrance

Tenglong Sakura Farm

Flower Test Center Shōwa Sakura

Neihu Creek Trail

Shulin Land Office

Xióng Kōng Cherry Blossom Forest

Lung Yen Sakura Forest

Yangming Park cherry stream

Yangming Park fountain

CKS Memorial Hall Tairyō sakura

Wugu District Tianyi Road

CKS Memorial Hall yaesakura

Loving Farm

Yong Long Farm

Zhongbaling Sakura Road

Sun Link Sea

Tai'an Police Station

Cherry Hill Slope

Hsinchu Park

Taipei 101

Kāng Gào Kēng Creek

New Garden City

Broadwood Park

Tianyuan Palace backyard

Pingjing St. Lane 42

Alishan Ranger Station

Alishan House

Alishan Police Station

Alishan Forest Railway

Alishan Station

Alishan Entrance

Alishan Gou Hotel

Alishan Magnolia Garden

Wulai tour

Wun Chang Elementary School

Bishanyan

Sanzhi Sansheng Trail

Sakura Series - Taiwan

Nei Cuo Stream

Orange Garden Cafe

Sansheng Trail

Tenglong Sakura Farm

Yangming Park Cherry Stream

Yangming Park Fountain

Flower Test Center

Broadwood Park

New Garden City

Yinghua Park

Pingjing St. Lane 42

Yangmingshan Visitor Center

Taipei 101

Tianyuan Palace backyard

Sakura Series - Japan

Kamonyama Park

Near the Nippon Maru Memorial Park

Shinko Park

Minato-mirai 21 area

Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus

Onda River

Tenryuji

Byodoin

Kiyomizudera

Himuro shrine and Yakushi-ji Temple

Hōryū-ji Temple

Nara Park attractions

Tokyo Tech Ookayama Campus

Sumida River

Tsuruma Park

Gion

Maple Series

Taipei Aowanda

Shimen Dam

Alishan

Aowanda

Shanlinxi

Taoyuan Valley Garden

Fushoushan Farm

Yehliu to Jiufen? Yehliu to Shifen? Cheaper than yellow taxis

The "Taipei kong mahal" (My beloved Taipei)

Always in my heart

MRT birdman

Valentine's Day

Tulips Festival

2018 Taipei Lantern Festival

City of Azaleas

Linji Huguo Temple

Nanjichang Night Market

Gudetama Chef restaurant

Dalongdong Bao'an Temple

Shilin hollyhocks

Ningxia Night Market

Ximending graffiti

Discovery Center of Taipei

Chunghwa Postal Museum

Double-Decker Bus

Shilin Cold Balls

Jingimoo

GomanMango

mud volcanic ice

Fire and Ice Dumpling

Opium Fen-Yuan

Ichiran Ramen

Liu Shandong Beef Noodles

hydrangea flowers

National Palace Museum

Other attractions in Taipei

Taipei on a budget

Japanese buildings

Dāoxiāomiàn beef noodles

Presidential Office Building

Yongkang St. and Elephant Mountain

CKS and SYS Hall

City tour

Beitou ramen

MRT Monopoly Game

Winter city tour

Zhicheng Park

Shilin Plum Blossom

Art museums

Shopping in Taipei

Summer desserts

Qingtiangang

Qixingshan hiking

2015 Calla lily

2016 Calla lily

Beitou tour

Beitou-Zhuzihu tour

NTU

Confucius Temple

2015 Dadaocheng Festival

Puppet Museum

Fantasy Ice World

2016 Bread Show

Strawberry picking

2015 Rose Garden

Modern Toilet

Shilin Night Market

NASA Exhibit

Raohe Night Market

Longshan Temple

2013 Taipei Zoo

Maokong Gondola

Lupin flowers

Taipei 101 day visit

Taipei 101 night visit

Tiger Mountain

Din Tai Fung

Taipei Story House

2014 Flower Show

Chrysanthemum Show

Miramar Ferris wheel

Miniatures Museum

Archery

1600 Pandas

Wulaoguo hot pot

Upside Down House

2016 101 Fireworks

New Taipei

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival

Elephant Rock SUP/kayaking

Meteor Garden school

Tamsui Pumpkin Tunnel

Shifen Waterfall

2017 Sand Sculpture

Dragon Caves

New Taipei tour

2016 Kite Festival

Pingxi Crags

Bitou Cape

2016 Sand Sculpture

2015 Christmasland

Juming - Jinshan

Houtong - Pingxi

Sandiaoling Waterfall

Jiufen foodtrip

Guanyinshan hike

Yehliu Ocean World

2014 Kite Festival

Pingxi Rail tour

Jinguashi tour

Vigor Kobo Pineapple

British Consulate

Yehliu Geopark

2014 Sand Sculpture

Paragliding

2014 Christmasland

2014 Pingxi Lantern

firefly watching

Yingge Ceramics Street

Jiufen tour