Thing to do before visiting Taiwan (Malaysia Edition)

For any Malaysian who are planning to travel around Taiwan, you should visit the Taiwan Tourism Bureau KL office to get as much information as you can before planning your trip.

FREE Gift!!!

Who doesn’t like free thing, just print out and bring along the following document to get some free stuff:

1.      Flight Itinerary (round trip)

2.      Confirmation of 2 night hotel booking

Depending on month you travel, you can get different type of free gift. For me, because I am traveling in august, I gotten free Taiwan Easy Card (similar to Touch & Go card) which you can use for traveling on local bus and train. 

Taiwan Tourism Bureau KL office

Address: Suite 25.01, level 25 Wisma Goldhill, 67 Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: 03-20706789

Office hour:  Monday to Friday 9.00am till 5.30pm (close on Saturday and Sunday)

Lunch hour: 12.00pm to 1.30pm

Taiwan tourism KL office name card

Getting there:

You can either drive or take the monorail to get there, but I would recommend taking the monorail as you know KL traffic is very bad and expensive parking fee.

The Taiwan tourism office is located near to monorail Raja Chulan station

Google map direction 

Raja Chulan station Map direction

After getting off the monorail at Raja Chulan station, follow the sign below to exit the station.

By following the Google map, you have to walk for about 7 minute which then you will find Wisma Goldhill located opposite the road.

Wisma Goldhill building

Upon entering the lobby, you will need to register with the guard before taking the elevator up to the 25^th floor where the office is located.

visitor pass

Once you reach the 25^th floor, you will find the office on your right

You can get different type of brochure about Taiwan, and you can also ask the person at the desk regarding any inquiry you have about Taiwan. 

Taiwan brochure 

Also do remember to ask about how to apply for FREE Wi-Fi in Taiwan. You will get a iTaiwan guidebook that show you how to get Free Wi-Fi.

To know how to register and activate for an account, you can see my previous blog which show you step by step guide to get Free Wi-Fi in Taiwan 

iTaiwan Guidebook 

Taiwan Free WiFi online registration & account activation guide

FREE WiFi!!!

For anyone that is traveling to Taiwan, don't forget to register for an taiwan account to enjoy FREE Wi-Fi. 

There are more than 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots (access points) have been established to provide citizens with free basic Wi-Fi access service. This service is called iTaiwan and provides 1Mbps bandwidth for the public to access the internet. The Wi-Fi hotspots are available in indoor public area of local tourism attractions, transportation nodes, cultural and educational facilities, and government offices

Hotspots coverage

Just looking at the Google map above, surely there is enough coverage area for you to enjoy free Wi-Fi when traveling in Taiwan

Step by Step Guide for online registration

Step 1: Visit iTaiwan Website. Don’t panic if you don’t understand Chinese, you can select the language option to choose your preferred language. I have chosen English as my preferred language

Step 2: After selecting English as my preferred language, you will reach the page as shown below. Next, click on the “iTaiwan Wifi” as shown in the picture below

Step 3: after clicking “iTaiwan Wifi”, you will come to a page where you see 4 option. For individual registration, click on “Fit Travel Register”  

Step 4: Next fill up detail as mention below, once you finish filling in the detail click “Check”

Step 5: Once you click “check”, you will need to fill up the detail mention. You can choose from 30, 60 and 90 days for your Free Wi-Fi account to be active. You will also need to choose your arrival airport. Once you have complete all info, click “Submit” and you will need to agree with the T&C.

After completing all the step above, you have complete your registration for Free Wi-Fi account.  

Once you have register an account for the iTaiwan Free Wi-Fi service, you can only activate your account upon arriving in Taiwan. While going through immigration, you can activate your iTaiwan account online by using the airport free Wi-Fi or any iTaiwan hotspot.

You can follow the instruction shown below to activate your account:

Applying at Travel Service Centre

If you don’t have time to online register, you can also go directly to any Travel Service Center located at any major airport, train station, or mass rapid transit (MRT) station in Taiwan.

You just need to present your passport and the service personnel will help to applied for an account number for you. 

You can visit iTaiwan Wifi website to know more about it. 
Hope the guide above is helpful