Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.
5 activities to book · about €96 per person
No booking needed: Longshan Temple · Ximending · Jiufen, the lantern-lit hill village · Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
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No booking needed: The marble cliffs · The turquoise river · The tunnels cut through the rock · Eternal Spring Shrine, seen from the road · Dekalun Trail, a short, steep climb behind the visitor centre
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No booking needed: The emerald water of the lake · Wenwu Temple · Ci'en Pagoda · The lakeside trails
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€96 per person if you do them all, across 5 bookings. The most expensive is "Guided hike in the marble gorge" at €25, the cheapest "Night market and Beitou hot springs" at €15. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.
13 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Longshan Temple, Ximending, Jiufen, the lantern-lit hill village, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.
Taipei, with 2 activities to book, against 1 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.
From 1h for the shortest to Full day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.