Taipei guide
🇹🇼 Packing List
What to pack for Taipei
In March, Taipei is typically mild, heavy rain (15°C - 22°C). This list adapts to those conditions; adjust for your exact travel dates.
Taipei essentials
- Sarong or shawl for temple visits
Documents
- Photo ID
- Passport (valid 6+ months)
- Visa / e-visa printout
- Return / onward flight tickets
- Travel insurance policy
- Hotel booking confirmations
- Passport-size photographs (2-4)
- Photocopies / phone photos of passport and tickets, stored separately
Clothing
- Casual day outfits
- One smart-casual outfit for dinners
- Comfortable walking shoes
- A light jacket for evenings
- Light rain jacket or poncho
- Compact umbrella
- Quick-dry footwear
- Undergarments and sleepwear
- Enough outfits for 7 days (6 sets)
- Layered outfits you can add or remove as the day warms
Toiletries & health
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, and toiletries
- Sunscreen (SPF 30+)
- Personal medication with prescription
- Basic first-aid: band-aids, painkillers, ORS
- Hand sanitiser and wet wipes
- Insect / mosquito repellent
- Very high standards. Night market food is safe. Ice is clean.
Electronics
- Phone and charger
- Power bank
- Camera (optional)
- Power adaptor: Type A/B plugs (US-style), 110V.
Money
- Debit / credit cards
- Local currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
- Cash (TWD) still common. Cards at hotels.
Local know-how
- Local SIM: Chunghwa, Taiwan Mobile, FarEasTone. Buy at airport.
- Overcharging tourists
- March highlights: Weather improving; Cherry blossoms begin
Trip gear
- Waterproof dry bag for electronics