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Information as accurate as possible as of the end of December 2009, but subjectto change based on actual conditions at places of business.
003 18 City and Town Maps
Getting to Know Taiwan 005
004 MRT Routes
005 Useful Information
008 Transportation
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012 Route 01 MuzhaXinyi Shopping District
018 Route 02 Pingxi LineEast Shopping District024 Route 03 Longshan TempleDihua StreetXimending
Shopping District
031 Route 04 JinguashiJiufenKeelung
038 Route 05 DaxiShimenZhongli Shopping District
044 Route 06 Leofoo VillageGuanxiCheng Huang Temple
050 Route 07 NanzhuangNantun7th Redevelopment Zone
056 Route 08 QingshuiDonghai Shopping District
062 Route 09 DajiaMuseum Shopping District
068 Route 10 LugangBaguashan
Yongle Shopping District
074 Route 11 BudaiNice PlazaWenhua Road Night Market
079 Route 12 QiguAnpingHaian Road Art District
085 Route 13 MeinongQishanDream Mall
091 Route 14 QijinXiziwanLove RiverUrban Spotlight
098 Route 15 HengchunKending
105 Route 16 Guishan (Turtle) IslandJiaoxiNational Center for Traditional Arts
111 Route 17 Hualien Farglory Ocean ParkQixingtan BeachNanbin Park
116 Route 18 GuanshanLuye PlateauHongye Hot Spring Water Park
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Guishan
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Qigu
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Gangshan South
Ciaotou
Ciaotou Suger Refinery
Cingpu
Metropolitan Park
Houjing
Nanzih Export Processing Zone
Oil Refinery Elementary School
World Game
Zuoying
Ecological District
Kaohsiung Arena
Aozihdi
Houyi
Kaohsiung Main Station
City Council
Yanchengpu
Sizihwan
Formasa Boulevard
Daliao
FongshanJunior High School
Dadong
Fongshan
Fongshan West
Weiwuying
Martial Arts Stadium
Wukuaicuo
Cultural Center Station
Sinyi Elementary School
Central Park
Sanduo Shopping District
Shihjia
Kaisyuan
Cianjhen Senior High School
Caoya(South Depot)
Kaohsiung International Airport
Siaogang
Station
TransferStation
JunctionStation
Taiwan RailwayStation
THSRStation
Airport
Gongguan
Danshui
Hongshulin
Zhuwei
Guandu
Zho
ngyi
Fux
inggang
Beitou
Xinbeitou
Qiyan
Shandao Temple
Zhongxiao/Fuxing
Ximen
Longshan
Temple
Zhon
gxiao/Dunhua
SunYat-sen
MemorialHall
CityHall
Yongchun
Dahu Park
Wanfang Hospital
Xinhai
Linguang
Daan
Technology Building
Huzhou
Donghu
Nangang Software Park
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Houshanpi
Kunyang
Nangang
Shipai
Qilian
Mingde
Zhishan
Shilin
Jiantan
Yuanshan
Minquan W. Rd.
Shuanglian
Zhongshan
Jiannan Rd.
Dazhi
NanjingEast Rd.
Zhongshan
Junior High School
Songshan Airport
Xihu
Gangqian
Wende
Neihu
Zhongxiao/Xinsheng
TaipeiZoo
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iuzhangli
Muzha
WanfangCommun
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Siaobitan
Xindian City Hall
Xindian
Qizhang
Dapinglin
Dingxi
Yongan Market
Jingan
Nanshijiao
Taipei Main
Station
Jiangzicui
Xinpu
Banqiao
Fuzhong
Far Eastern Hospital
Haishan
Tucheng
Yongning
Guting Taipower Building
Jingmei
Wanlong
Siaonanmen
NTU Hospital
Chiang Kai-shekMemorial Hall
No train transfer
Terminal Station
MRT stop
Transfer station
Bicycleloading station
Danshui-Xindian
Beitou-Nanshijiao
This MRT Route Map is drawnaccording to information on the TaipeiRapid Transit Corp. website.For more information, please consultthis website: http://www.trtc.com.tw
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Getting to Know Taiwan
Useful Information
Visas
Currency and Changing Money
The currency used in Taiwan is the NewTaiwan (NT) Dollar. Banknotes come indenominations o NT$2000, NT$1000,NT$500, NT$200, and NT$100;coins come in denominat ions oNT$50, NT$20, NT$10, NT$5, andNT$1. One U.S. dollar is about NT$33 (aso July 2009). Money can be exchanged at
Taoyuan and Kaohsiung international airports, and atlarge tourist hotels.
Tax RefundTravelers holding oreign passports are eligible or a reund o the
value-added tax (VAT) on purchases o NT$3,000 and above (includingtax) on a single day at the same posted VAT-reund stores, so long as
they depart Taiwan within 30 days o the purchase. The buyers mustobtain a VAT-reund application, bearing the stores Uniied Invoicestamp, rom the store where the purchases are made. Prior to leavingTaiwan, the travelers must take the application together with the tax-reund goods (which must not have been used) to the VAT reundcounter at the airport to obtain the reund. Rememberthe date o
departure must be no more than 30 days aterthe date o purchase.
Chunghwa Telecom
1. Calling overseas from TaiwanDial the internat ional access code 002
+ country code (852 or Hong Kong, 65 orSingapore, etc.) + area code (minus the 0; HongKong and Singapore have no area codes) +
recipients telephone number.
Country Visa Requirement Country Visa Requirement
Singapore 30-day visa-ree Thailand Visa required
Malaysia 30-day visa-ree Indonesia Visa required
Japan 30-day visa-ree Hong Kong Visa required
Korea 30-day visa-ree Vietnam Visa required
Philippines Visa required India Visa required
Note:
1.Taiwan now grants condiiond visa-ree entry to travelers rom ive SoutheastAsian countries the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and India.
2.Travelers holding Hong Kong, Macau and BNO [British National (overseas)]passports must apply or entry permits. (Holders o BNO passports may applyor a landing visa on subsequent visits to Taiwan.)For more inormation: https://nas.immigration.gov.tw/nase/
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2. Calling Taiwan from overseasDial the international access code or the country where you are
located (such as 001 or both Hong Kong and Singapore) + 886 (Taiwanscountry code) + area code (minus the initial 0) + recipient's number.
3. Making calls in TaiwanTo make a local call, dial only the 6- to 8-digit telephone number. I you
are in Taipei and calling the Taipei number (02)1234-5678, or instance, you
need dial only 1234-5678. I you are calling a number in a city or country
other than that where you are located, you need to dial the area code frst (02
or Taipei and 03 or Taoyuan, or example) and then the telephone number.
Postal ServiceGeneral operating hours or post oices in Taiwan are 8am-5pm
Monday through Friday, but some post oices provide services onweekends and holidays as well. Types o mail include ordinary letters,prompt delivery, registered mail, express delivery, and packages.Stamps can be purchased in post oices, hotels, and convenience
stores. 7-Eleven and FamilyMart convenience stores provide expressparcel delivery services or both Taiwan and overseas.
Power SupplyTaiwan uses 110-volt electricity, and the most common socket is the
two-prong type. I you bring an appliance that uses a dierent voltage,you must use a transormer and plug adapter.
Useful Telephone Numbers
Travel Information Websites
International Community Service Hotline 0800-024-111
Wireless Internet Service1. Free Internet Access: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and entire
Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRTC) system2. Apply or HiNet WLAN monthly service and get internet access at
hotspots including the McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and ManabeCoee chains. For details: http://pwlan.hinet.net/month/Web/qanda. php
3. Buy Wify credits or wireless internet access in Taipei at the ollowingchains: Burger King, MOS, Rose Garden, IS Coee, Royal Host,Starbucks, inside Taipei metro stations, and all 7-Eleven convenience
stores inside Taipei City. For details: http://www.wify.com.tw/wify6/tw
24-hour TouristHotline
0800-011-765 Foreign Aairs Police (02)2321-3175
English DirectoryAssistance
106National ImmigrationAgency
(02)2389-9983
Emergency Reporting 110 Weather Forecast (02)2349-1234
Fire Department 119National TaiwanUniversity Hospital (02)2312-3456
Taiwan TourismBureau
http://taiwan.net.tw
Youth Travel Web http://youthtravel.tw
Hotel Inormation http://www.taiwantravelmap.com/hotel/
Inormation orForeigners
http://i.immigration.gov.tw
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Travel Service Center
Name Telephone Address
Travel Service Center,Tourism Bureau
(02)2717-3737 1F, 240 Dunhua N. Rd., Taipei
Tourist Service Center,Taiwan TaoyuanInternational Airport
(03)398-2194(03)398-3341
Arrival Halls, Taiwan TaoyuanInternational Airport
Tourist Service Center,Kaohsiung International
Airport
0800-252-550
(07)805-7888
Arrival Hall, Kaohsiung
International Airport
Visitor Inormation Center,Taipei Main Station
(02)2312-32563 Beiping W. Rd., Taipei(Northwest side o rst-foor lobby,Taipei Railway Station)
Visitor Inormation Center,Taipei Songshan Airport
(02)2546-47411F, No. 340-9, Dunhua N. Rd.,Taipei
Visitor Inormation Center,Taipei East Metro Mall (02)6638-0059
Metro Mall 4-2, 77 Da-an Rd.,Sec. 1, Taipei
Visitor Inormation Center,MRT Beitou Station
(02)2894-69231 Guangming Rd., Beitou District,Taipei City 112
Visitor Inormation Center,MRT Jiantan Station
(02)2883-031365 Sec.5, Zhongshan N. Rd.,Taipei
Visitor Inormation Center,
MRT Ximen Station
(02)2375-3096B1, 32-1 Baoqing Rd., Taipei
(Exit 5)Keelung VisitorInormation Center
(02)2428-7664 1 Guanxi St., Keelung
Yilan Railway StationTravel Service Center
(03)931-2152 252 Yixing Rd., Sec. 1, Yilan
Taichung Railway StationTravel Service Center
(04)2221-2126172 Jianguo Rd., Taichung(Taichung Railway Station exit)
Chiayi Railway StationTravel Service Center
(05)225-6649 528 Zhongshan Rd., Chiayi
Tainan Railway StationTravel Service Center
(06)229-0082 4 Beimen St., Sec. 2, Tainan
Kaohsiung Railway StationTravel Service Center
(07)236-2710 318 Jianguo 2nd Rd., Kaohsiung
Pingtung Railway StationTravel Service Center (08)765-5240 43 Guangu Rd., Pingtung
Hualien Railway StationTravel Service Center
(03)836-0634 106 Guolian 1st Rd., Hualien
Taitung Railway StationTravel Service Center
(089)238-231598 Lane 101, Yanwan Rd.,Taitung
Magong Airport Visitor
Inormation Center(06)922-9127
No.126-5, Aimen Village, Huxi
Township, Penghu County
Kinmen Airport VisitorInormation Center
(082)329-354No.2, Shangyi Airport, JinhuTownship, Kinmen County
Matsu Nangan AirportVisitor Inormation Center
(0836)26402No.95-1, Ren-ai Village, NanganTownship, Lienchiang County
Matsu Beigan AirportVisitor Inormation Center
(0836)56531No. 47 Banli Village, BeiganTownship, Lienchiang County
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Useful Information Transportation
Air TravelTaiwan's two major international airportsTaoyuan International
Airport and Kaohsiung International Airportoer direct fights betweenTaiwan and many major cities o the world. From Taoyuan InternationalAirport the trip to downtown Taipei takes under an hour; and visitorsarriving at Kaohsiung International Airport can get rom the airport toKaohsiung Train Station in about 35 minutes. For domestic air travel,
there are our airlines to choose rom.Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport: Tel (03) 398-2143,
http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.twKaohsiung International Airport: Tel (07) 805-7631, http://
www.kia.gov.twUniAir:Tel (02) 2518-5166, http://www.uniair.com.twMandarin Airlines: Tel (02) 2717-1230, http://www.mandarin-
airlines.comTransAsiaAirways: Tel 449-8123, http://www.tna.com.twDailyAir: Tel (07) 801-4711, http://www.dailyair.com.tw
Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR)T H S R i s o n e o t h e m a i n
transportation networks that runalong Taiwans west coast. It hastrain stops at eight stations Taipei,Banqiao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung,Chiayi, Tainan, and Zuoying. Shuttlebuses are available at THSR Taoyuan,Taichung, Chiayi, and Tainan, andpick-up reservation services areavailable at THSR Taichung, Chiayi,
Tainan, and Zuoying. Inormation: 0809-005-006THSRcustomerservicehotline: 4066-3000Website: http://www.thsrc.com.tw
TrainTaiwan's comprehensive rail system oers a convenient way to get
around the island, with links even to some o the more remote towns.
Ticket prices vary by train type (Ziqiang Express, Juguang Express,
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Fuxing Express, Shuttle, and Ordinary Train), with the astest costingthe most. Tickets can be purchased at stations, online or by phone.Taiwan Railway Administration: Tel (02) 2381-5226, http://
www.railway.gov.tw (English Online Ticketing)
Taiwan Tour BusThe Taiwan Tour Bus oers guided tours to Taiwan's top travel
destinations, with hal-day to three-day tours to choose rom.Reservations can be made through partner travel agents.TaiwanTourBus: 0800-011-765 (24-hour ree travel inormation
service in Chinese, English, and Japanese), http://taiwantourbus.com.tw (Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
Inter-city BusTaiwan's inter-city buses are cheaper,
and sometimes aster, alternative to the
train or travel between cities and towns,making this a popular choice or budgettravelers.Kuo-kuang Bus: Tel 0800-010-138,
http://www.kingbus.com.twEgoBus: Tel 0800-241-560, http://www.ubus.com.twDragonBus: Tel 0800-550-599, http://www.dragonbus.com.twAlohaBus: Tel (02) 2550-8488, http://www.aloha168.com.tw
FreeGoBus: Tel 0800-051-519, http://www.reego.com.tw
City BusEvery county and city in Taiwan oers
public bus service or in-city travel. Youcan pay in cash (exact change only),but or travel in Taipei City and County,
consider getting a prepaid "EasyCard,"which can be used or both city bus and MRT travel.
TaxiTaxi ares vary rom place to place in
Taiwan. In Taipei and some other citiesthe cabs charge by the meter, while inother cities passengers need to negotiatethe are with the driver. In Taipei City, thebase are is NT$70 or the rst 1.25km, plus NT$5 or every additional250 meters. Evening and holiday surcharges may also apply.
Metro
Cities currently oering metro servicesin Taiwan are Taipei and Kaohsiung.The Taipei Rapid Transit system (MRT)comprises eight routes, and KRTC hastwo. You can buy single trip IC tokens,a prepaid EasyCard, or a one-day passdepending on your travel plan.TRTC: Tel (02)2181-2345, website: http://www.trtc.com.tw
KRTC: Tel (07)798-8888, website: http://www.krtco.com.tw
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Big City &
Small TownDay TripsYour Guide to the Best of Taiwan!
012 Route 01 MuzhaXinyi Shopping District
018 Route 02 Pingxi LineEast Shopping District
024 Route 03 Longshan TempleDihua StreetXimending Shopping District
031 Route 04 JinguashiJiufenKeelung
038 Route 05 DaxiShimenZhongli Shopping District
044 Route 06 Leofoo VillageGuanxi Cheng Huang Temple
NorthernTaiwan
050 Route 07 NanzhuangNantun7th Redevelopment Zone
056 Route 08 QingshuiDonghai ShoppingDistrict
062 Route 09 DajiaMuseum Shopping District
068 Route 10 LugangBaguashanYongle Shopping District
CentralTaiwan
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Fr o m m o d e r n c i t y u n t otraditional local culture andstunning natural settings, Taiwan
has it all. This guide will helpyou to experience these many
attractions to the ullest, with 18
one-day tours both to Taiwan's top
attractions as well as the island's
lesser-known jewels o the beaten
track!
074 Route 11 BudaiNice PlazaWenhua Road Night Market
079 Route 12 QiguAnpingHaian Road Art District
085 Route 13 MeinongCishanDream Mall
091 Route 14 QijinXiziwanLove RiverUrban Spotlight
098 Route 15 HengchunKending
105 Route 16 Guishan (Turtle) IslandJiaoxiNational Center for Traditional Arts
111 Route 17 Hualien Farglory Ocean ParkQixingtan BeachNanbin Park
116 Route 18 GuanshanLuye PlateauHongye Hot Spring Water Park
SouthernTaiwan
EasternTaiwan