The Regional Organization Committee is working with Tai-shan Travel in Tainan for the post-conference tours of MNHT08. It is most important that you reserve the tour of your interest when you return the Service Request Form to ncku.trc@gmail.com, since all tours will require a minimum number of participants. Please check the status of the post-conference tours at the registration desk when you check in at the conference. For questions, please contact Dr. CC Hwang at ncku.trc@gmail.com.

All tours will end at TPE (Taoyuan International Airport). For participants who need to depart Taiwan from KHH (Kaohsiung International Airport), Tiroko will take them to Taipei or Taoyuan Station of Taiwan High Speed Rail (HSR) at the end of all tours. The participants can return to Tayih-Tainan, or directly to Zuoying and then take taxi to Kaohsiung International Airport for departure. Detailed schedule of HSR is at http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/ticketing/timetable.asp, with fares posted at http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/ticketing/fare.asp. For conversion, $1~ TWD$32.5. fOR less than USD$46 (standard class), you can travel between any two points on HSR in less than 2 hours.

1. TAIPEI One-Day, 01/09/2008 – 01/10/2008. For participants departing Taiwan on 01/10/2008.
Cost: $250 per person, doubles in Sunworld Dynasty – Taipei. Singles for $60 extra.
Tips: $5 per person per day Departure: Afternoon 01/09/2008, 13:51 (or 15:24) HSR 214 from Tainan to Taipei. Touring coach and English-speaking guide will be waiting at HSR-Taipei for the group.
Accommodation: Sunworld Dynasty – Taipei (Five Stars): http://www.sunworlddynasty.com.tw/Eng/Home/Index.aspx
Itinerary: 01/09/2008 – Office of the president, Republic of China (http://www.president.gov.tw/en/), Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 Tower (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=329425), Din-Tai-Fung Gourmet for dinner, Lung-Shan Temple (http://www.lungshan.org.tw/) and night market. 01/10/2008 - National Palace Museum (http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/home.htm), Chiang Kai-Shek residence at Shi-Ling, departing for TPE (Taoyuan International Airport) after lunch (by the same touring coach).

2. TAIPEI/SUN-MOON LAKE Two-Day, 01/09/2008 – 01/11/2008. For participants departing Taiwan on 01/11/2008.
Cost: $355 per person, doubles in accommodation. Singles for $115 extra.
Tips: $5 per person per day
Departure: Afternoon 01/09/2008, Touring coach for the entire course with English-speaking guide.
Accommodation: Ein-Han Resort - Sun-Moon Lake (01/09, http://einhanresort.network.com.tw/), Sunworld Dynasty – Taipei (01/10, http://www.sunworlddynasty.com.tw/Eng/Home/Index.aspx) Itinerary: 01/09/2008 – Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area (http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/main.jsp). 01/10/2008 – Chung Tai Zen Monastery, National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-Shek residence at Shi-Ling, Din-Tai-Fung Gourmet for dinner, Lung-Shan Temple (http://www.lungshan.org.tw/) and night market. 01/11/2008 – Office of the President, Republic of China (http://www.president.gov.tw/en/), Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 Tower, departing for TPE (Taoyuan International Airport) after lunch.

3. TAIWAN Five-Day, 01/09/2008 – 01/13/2008. For participants departing Taiwan on 01/13/2008.
Cost: $550 per person, doubles in accommodation. Singles for $230 extra.
Tips: $5 per person per day
Departure: Afternoon 01/09/2008, Touring coach for the entire course with English-speaking guide.
Accommodation: Nice Price Hotel - Chia-Yi (01/09, http://niceplaza.network.com.tw/), Ein-Han Resort - Sun-Moon Lake (01/10, http://einhanresort.network.com.tw/), Sunworld Dynasty – Taipei (01/11 & 01/12, http://www.sunworlddynasty.com.tw/Eng/Home/Index.aspx)
Itinerary: 01/09/2008 – Gu-Ken Coffee Nurturing, the Tropic of Cancer Monument, free shopping in the downtown area of Chia-Yi City after dinner. 01/10/2008 – Alishan National Scenic Area (http://www.ali.org.tw/english/00home/home.php). 01/11/2008 - Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area (http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/main.jsp), Din-Tai-Fung Gourmet for dinner in Taipei, Lung-Shan Temple (http://www.lungshan.org.tw/) and night market. 01/12/2008 - National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-Shek residence at Shi-Ling, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 Tower. 01/13/2008 - Departing for TPE (Taoyuan International Airport) after breakfast.

All employees at HSR (all High Speed Rail stations), TPE (Taoyuan International Airport), and KHH (Kaohsiung International Airport) speak fluent English. All announcements made on HSR, including names of the arriving stations, will include English. For other transportations by taxi, please bring the “Destination Cards” with you and show the Chinese Section in correspondence to the taxi drivers for the places you want to go.

Download the Destintation Cards.