Beitou Hot Springs, Heritage, and Culture Walk
Depart from your hotel in the morning and head to Beitou by MRT.
Arrive in Beitou to explore the hot springs and an area rich in culture and history.
Spend a good hour soaking in the translucent white and yellow hot springs.
The temperature of the hot springs ranges from 50 degrees Celsius to 90 degrees Celsius, making them ideal for swimming during the autumn and winter seasons.
Before stepping into a public hot spring pool, learn the do's and don'ts of taking a nude bath in Taiwan, similar to onsen culture in Japan.
Visit the old public bathhouse from the Japanese colonial period, which has now been transformed into a museum (opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday).
Visit the award-winning green building of Beitou Public Library (opening hours: 8:30 am - 9 pm, Tuesday to Saturday; 9 am - 5 pm, Monday and Sunday).
Learn about the Ketagalan, one of the 16 aboriginal groups in Taiwan, at the Ketagalan Culture Center (opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday).
Return to your hotel in the early afternoon.