Cost of Taiwan Holiday
Food and lodging is not a problem, but I am not sure how much money to bring to go see sites and what not in Taiwan. And should I bring traveller cheques to cash in over there or what should i do with my money?
3 meals (including fruits and soft drinks): about NT$450 per day PROF. LEE’S HOSPITALITY APARTMENT SUITE: NT$400 per night or NT$7500 per month subway & bus fares (including the Maokong cable car): NT$250 at most per day places of interest: generally free; National Palace Museum: NT$160; Taipei 101 Tower’s 91st floor observatory: NT$450; Banchiao Lin Family Mansion and Garden: NT$100; Taipei Zoo: NT$60; etc. Gourmet Restaurants, shopping, etc: flexible *Tuesday, July 31, 2007 (NT=TWD) 1 US Dollar = 32.81809 Taiwan Dollar 1 Canadian Dollar = 30.77783 Taiwan Dollar US or Canadian Dollars or traveller’s cheques or international credit cards are o.k. in Taiwan. **ALL PEACEFUL AND NON-SMOKING INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS are welcome to stay at PROF. LEE’S HOSPITALITY APARTMENT SUITE. Prof. Lee is a part-time university teacher. He did postgraduate studies in Texas, California, New York, and Scotland before. He speaks Chinese and also English as a second language. He can give you a lot of valuable tourist information and tips. If you do not have a travel plan of your own in Taiwan, he can help you make a worthy and enjoyable one after you meet him. Visit his webpage at http://hk.geocities.com/cnlyhhp/sansia.htm to know more about the apartment suites and Taiwan.
Yes,you can bring traveller cheques.Exchange to cash at the bank.Prepare some NT dollar cash after arrived the A.P or in your country,prepared credit card is good.
If I have many pieces of traveller cheques for traveling,I exchange it piece by piece not exchange all at the same time.
Just remember to sign your name on the cheque first when you got it. I think you know the rules of using travellers cheques.
It depend where you want to go & what to see.Some places don't need to pay anything just transportation fees,some spots needs fees.
I think prepare about CAD$1,000 is very big enough for stay in a month in Taiwan (not included food & lodging).
But it depends person.During your trip if you take domestic plane,high speed rail,rail and MRT (Taipei metro) very often,that's another story.
See here:
High speed rail: http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/index.htm
Rail: http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/index/index.aspx
MRT: http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/
Airport (Domestic ,Taipei SongShan A.P):
http://www.tsa.gov.tw/2005tax/english/e-index.htm
Taoyuan international A.P: http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/CKSeng/
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Comment by Jeff L — November 17, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
For tourist attractions, it's not so expensive. Take the National museum in Taipei for example, only NT100. Food is about NT80 to 200 per person, NT500++ for a large pizza. The cost mostly spends on transportation.
For a day, you can bring about several thousands NT (2000 to 5000). That should be enough to cover the above expenses. Unless you want to shop, bring more.
If you intend to shop at the shopping malls, it's a good idea to bring traveller cheques with you. Make sure you change your money at the airport or local bank.
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Comment by wawalien — November 17, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
3 meals (including fruits and soft drinks): about NT$450 per day
PROF. LEE'S HOSPITALITY APARTMENT SUITE: NT$400 per night or NT$7500 per month
subway & bus fares (including the Maokong cable car): NT$250 at most per day
places of interest: generally free; National Palace Museum: NT$160; Taipei 101 Tower's 91st floor observatory: NT$450; Banchiao Lin Family Mansion and Garden: NT$100; Taipei Zoo: NT$60; etc.
Gourmet Restaurants, shopping, etc: flexible
*Tuesday, July 31, 2007 (NT=TWD)
1 US Dollar = 32.81809 Taiwan Dollar
1 Canadian Dollar = 30.77783 Taiwan Dollar
US or Canadian Dollars or traveller's cheques or international credit cards are o.k. in Taiwan.
**ALL PEACEFUL AND NON-SMOKING INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS are welcome to stay at PROF. LEE'S HOSPITALITY APARTMENT SUITE. Prof. Lee is a part-time university teacher. He did postgraduate studies in Texas, California, New York, and Scotland before. He speaks Chinese and also English as a second language. He can give you a lot of valuable tourist information and tips. If you do not have a travel plan of your own in Taiwan, he can help you make a worthy and enjoyable one after you meet him. Visit his webpage at http://hk.geocities.com/cnlyhhp/sansia.htm to know more about the apartment suites and Taiwan.
References :
http://hk.geocities.com/cnlyhhp/sansia.htm
Comment by Chiou-nan — November 17, 2008 @ 5:16 pm