[TW; 2013] Living in Taiwan Series | Sun Moon Lake 日月潭

January 15, 2014

[TW; 2013] Living in Taiwan Series | Sun Moon Lake 日月潭

This is the first part of my SML-Taichung trip.

Our Taiwanese friend recommended us to buy the HSR package from ibon (7-11 booking system); in the package there are a set of return HSR tickets, a set of bus tickets from Taichung-SML-Taichung, SML boat ticket.

^^tickets printed from the ibon system

^^Exchanged the ibon tickets at Taipei main station HSR

^^Exchanged the ibon tickets for bus and boat tickets at Taichung Nantou Bus counter

Package price NT1410, http://www.thsrc.com.tw/event/2013THSRITF.html

The link I posted above is the old link of this promotion package; to find the latest visit HSR website. The package is always there, just that the price may differ from mine.

I would really recommend this package as the timing wise and everything is so flexible. It you can save abit money on the traveling cost!

As it was stated on the website that the return ticket for the HSR tickets should within 4days from the previous day of the departure date. So we had to change the HSR tickets by extending one more day... at first we were worried that there will be an extra charge but NOPE! All HSR tickets can be exchanged once for another day and/or another timing for free! (Please exchange your tickets earlier as it is subjected to availability)

And the ibon system do not accept purchasing of packages on the departure day; so there is a need to buy the ticket at least a day before. (eg. You are traveling on Saturday, you just need to get the tickets by Friday 23:59)

It is quite easy to purchase from 7-11, locate a green machine within the 7-11 premises, press and look out for a button that says something like HSR Package, click the date and number of tickets, retrieve the booking receipt from the machine and make your payment at the counter. On the departure day/whenever you are free, pass the receipt to the HSR counter and indicate the day and timing you would like to get.

1. 建成民宿 Jiancheng Minsu

As we booked our stay really last minute, most of the places do not have rooms for 3. So Jiancheng minsu owner was really nice, she offered us a 4 room. When we saw the room... it is for 5 person; 2 queen beds and 1 single bed!