POV: I Took a Day Trip to Sun Moon Lake

- I arrived at Taipei Main Station at 9am and 10am train tickets were sold out to Taichung so had to wait until 11am. My ticket cost 375 NTD one way.
- I got there at 1:15pm. Then, I got a bus from Gancheng Station about 10 mins from Taichung Railway Station but it stopped there anyway.
- Make sure you have coins for the bus it cost 190 NTD. The staff were so kind and felt the service wasn’t good enough and told me I only needed to pay 100NTD! I left at 1:45pm and arrived at 3:25pm.
- There is a nice view from the Starbucks. Tenren Tea is also next to it but not sure if there is a view from there.
- It was too late to get a bike as shops close at 6pm. Got a boat for 300NTD to visit three points and was told to be back for 6pm.
- Arrived at 4:20pm at Xuanugguan Pier. Small walk uphill to see a temple. You just need about 30 minutes here. Left at around 5pm.
- As I moved over to Ita Thao Pier, there was commentary provided but it was all in Chinese. There is a nice pagoda and temple along the route.
- At Ita Thao, I got there at about 5:15pm so I really only had 45 minutes. There is a short trail along towards the rope way which closes at 3pm. Wear bug spray around your ankles because you will get bitten!
- Overall the area is nice but I would recommend staying overnight to really enjoy it or else booking everything well in advance and getting up very early.
- It was nice to see the rowing team on the water and water skiers as well.
- I was on the 6pm boat back and arrived at Shuishe by 6:20pm. I got a pizza at Moon Restaurant and they charged my phone for me.
- I left Sheuishe at 7:25pm on last bus and arrived at Taichung HSR Station at 9pm . I had to pay 700NTD for my train which left around 9:30pm and arrived at Taipei Station at 10:30pm.
- Thanks for reading and I hope this is useful! Is there anything you would do differently?

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Post by TeacherTravelTimes | Aug 20, 2023