DAY 1: Taipei 101, Elephant Mountain & Raohe Night Market
Yonghe Soy Milk Breakfast & Din Tai Fung
Start with hot savory soy milk and crispy scallion pancakes at Yonghe Soy Milk King. Pre-ticket for early morning soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) at Din Tai Fung 101 flagship.
Taipei 101 Observatory & Xiangshan Trail Hike
Ascend the high-speed elevator to Taipei 101 89th floor. Afterwards, walk 15 minutes to Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) trail for the iconic postcard perspective of the tower.
Raohe Street Night Market & Ciyou Temple
Enter through the grand archway of Ciyou Temple. Queue at the entrance stall for hot Fuzhou Black Pepper Pork Buns baked inside clay ovens, followed by herbal pork rib soup.
DAY 2: Jiufen Lanterns & Maokong Gondola Tea Run
Jiufen Old Town Express Bus Sprint
Take Bus 965 directly from Ximen to Jiufen Old Town. Explore narrow cobblestone stairways, sample chewy taro balls, and drink oolong tea overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Maokong Glass-Bottom Gondola & Teahouse
Take the MRT Brown Line to Taipei Zoo station and board the Maokong Gondola "Eyes of Tea Temple" glass cabin. Sip mountain-grown Tieguanyin tea at a hilltop teahouse.
Ximending Youth District & Shilin Night Market
Finish your trip in neon Ximending for street performances, Boba milk tea, and a final sweep of Shilin Night Market's underground food hall for giant fried chicken cutlets.
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Plan your Taipei Metro trips and EasyCard top-up locations on the official Metro Taipei portal.
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