8 Days Taiwan Culture and Heritage Tour
Itinerary
Start and end in Taipei! With the Explorer tour Taiwan Culture and Heritage Tour, you have a 8 days tour package taking you through Taipei, Taiwan and 2 other destinations in Taiwan. Taiwan Culture and Heritage Tour includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
Introduction
On this 8-day Taiwan trip, you will accompanied by your our guide to marvel at natural beauty of Sun Moon Lake and sunset at Gao Mei wetland, feel the strong historical atmosphere at Lugang Old Town and Tainan city and explore mysterious Meixi tribe to learn about Seediq people’s culture. You will also have a truly gourmet tour from Michelin restaurant and night markets to a cup of bubble tea
Day 1 Arrival in Taipei; Airport Pick-up
Upon your flight arrival at Taoyuan International Airport, you will be met by your guide and driver after your luggage claim and customs clearance. Then, you will be transferred to check into the hotel. The rest of the day remains free for you to get refreshed.
Accommodation: Amba Taipei Songshan (4 stars) or similar
Day 2 Taipei:
Visit Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei Palace Museum & Shilin Night MarketAfter a hearty breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the hotel. You will visit the Longshan Temple. After that, visit the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, built in 1976 in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, the military leader of China’s Nationalist Party. There are guards stationing on either side, and their hourly shift change ceremony has become one of the highlights in this site. Lunch is specially arranged at the famous Michelin restaurant Din Tai Fung.
After lunch, head to Taipei National Palace Museum. This museum contains thousands of years of precious bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties (1600 BC – 256 BC), calligraphy and paintings handed down by legendary painters in the past dynasties, exquisite jade carvings and many other treasures. We will visit here for 2-3 hours.
At night, your guide will take you to experience the Shilin Night Market. With your guide’s recommendation, you will taste the most distinctive foods. The price of tasting food is included.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Amba Taipei Songshan (4 stars) or similar
Day 3 Taipei to Taichung via Lugang; Visit Lugang Old Town, Artist Village & Sunset at Gaomei Wetland
Today, we will drive 2.5 hours onward to Lugang. Upon arrival, firstly travel through the Lugang Old Town with visits to some cultural and historical sites including Longshan and Matsu temples. Later, we will alight at the Lugang Osmanthus Alley Artist Village, where you will be able to create your own traditional dough figurine. After that, we will depart for Taichung and check in at the hotel on arrival. After having an afternoon tea break, head to Gaomei Wetland for one of Taiwan’s most spectacular sunset views.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Tempus Hotel Taichung (4 stars) or similar
Day 4 Taichung to Sun Moon Lake; Visit the Lake
After breakfast at hotel, we will drive around 2 hours to the Sun Moon Lake. Accompanied by your guide, you will experience different ways to visit Sun Moon Lake. You’ll hike to the lake’s secret attractions, ride along the elegant shoreline in the breeze, take a boat ride to see the water up close and enjoy panoramic views of the lake surrounded by mountains from a cable car. In addition to natural landscape, you will also visit its cultural sites such as Xuanguang Temple and Wenshu Temple.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Sun Moon Lake Hotel (4 stars) or similar
Day 5 Tribal Folk Culture Experience in Sun Moon Lake; Drive to Tainan
This morning, we will take an unusual journey to an indigenous tribe in Sun Moon Lake to see their original lifestyle and learn about their traditional culture. Activities there include trying their unique costumes, visiting their traditional houses, experiencing archery and enjoying traditional food. In the afternoon, we will drive 2.5 hours to Tainan and check in at the hotel.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Silks Place Tainan (4 stars) or similar
Day 6 Tainan: Visit Anping Fort, Tree House, Sicao Green Tunnel, Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields & Huayuan Night Market
This morning, we will meander along the old stone streets, which are said to have been built during the Qing Dynasty (1616 – 1912), and make delightful stops to visit Anping Fort and Anping Tree House. Then you will sit in a small boat and slowly moving forward along the Sicao Green Tunnel. After that, we will visit Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields. With a history of more than 200 years, this is the oldest existing salt pan in Taiwan. There are some sections with salt and tools for visitors to experience salt farm ploughing.
At the end of the day, we will take you to visit Huayuan Night Market and then transfer you back to the hotel.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Silks Place Tainan (4 stars) or similar
Day 7 Visit Chihkan Tower & Confucius Temple; Tainan to Taipei
Today starts with a visit to the Chihkan Tower, also known as Fort Provintia. The tower was built by the Dutch in 1624. Next, we will visit the Confucius Temple, the first Confucian temple built in Taiwan and the first institution of higher learning established in Taiwan after Zheng Chenggong recovered the island. Then, we will drive onward to Taipei for about 5 hours. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel.
Meals: BreakfastAccommodation: Amba Taipei Songshan (4 stars) or similar
Day 8 Departure from Taipei; Airport See-off
Your Taiwan tour will come to the end today as we escort you to the airport and help you board the flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
