Taipei - Taiwan - Day 7 - 9 Days Backpacking

Day 7

Decided on my plan for the day only after I woke up from a good sleep. Its the shortest day of activities today, as I decided to set off for Taipei Zoo at around 12pm. To get to Taipei Zoo, take the MRT to Zhongxiao Fuxing on the Bannan (Blue) line and change to the Muzha (Brown) line to get to Taipei Zoo Station. Over here, there will be two exits.




Exit 1 leads straight to the entrance of Taipei Zoo while Exit 2 will lead to the Maokung Gondola (Cable Car). The gondola is a good choice if you want a great view and it costs NT50 (EZCard) to get from the bottom to the top. There are only 2 stops along the way but the whole ride takes about 15mins.



At the top, I took the return trip to Taipei Zoo South Station on the gondola and entered the Zoo through its backdoor. Tickets cost NT60 which is really cheap, and can be paid with the EZCard as well.

The zoo is just a place that houses the animals in their exhibits. Attempts to make it just like the animal's habitat do not work very well in my opinion, or maybe there's no such intention at all. If you have been to the Singapore Zoological Gardens, you can skip the zoo here. Otherwise, you can spend sometime here if you have nothing on your itinerary and just want to experience the difference.



The zoo here closes at exactly 5pm and i took the Muzha line back to Technology Building Station and took a 30min walk/navigation to Shida night market. The night market here was extremely crowded, with scooters and people going alongside in tight alleyways. It's one of the better night markets I've experienced here. Tried goose noodles, beef noodles, dumplings and had desert after that. There are also a lot of fashion retail shops.




After that, I took a walk to Taipower Building Station on the Xindian (Green) line and made my way back to Ximen Station, changing trains at CKS Memorial Hall Station.




Ended the day a little early at 9, I was tired from all the walking but still, I think its a good way to explore Taipei on foot (mostly).