5 Days Taiwan Tour
Highlights
Gain a revealing insight into the unique, natural scenic environment of Taiwan with this round island tour. Traveling beyond Taipe, enjoy comfortable road travel in air conditioned vehicles between overnight stops in Sun Moon Lake, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taitung and Hualien. Visit many culturally and historically significant sights and take in beautiful natural landscapes along the way. With a balance of both modern and traditional, and all that makes Taiwan special, you will appreciate the easy pace of this tour that allows ample time to soak up each experience. Including numerous opportunities to relax and holiday in style – with cruise on Sun Moon Lake and natural hot spring baths – you’ll love the chance to tap into this well-kept China travel secret. A perfect tour for making beautiful travel memories.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Taipei – Sun Moon Lake
Your tour guide and driver will meet you at your Taipei hotel to begin the 260 km drive to Sun Moon Lake. Upon arrival at Sun Moon Lake, you will start the tour of Sun Moon Lake by taking a one-hour relaxing cruise before paying a visit to Cien Pagoda and Wenwu Temple. Your guide will check you in at the hotel for an evening of relaxation and reflection.
Day 2 – Sun Moon Lake – Tainan – Kaohsiung
After breakfast, commence the drive to Tainan, the old capital of Taiwan with its centuries-old fortresses and temples. Start the city tour of Tainan included in today’s sightseeing is the historical Chikhan Tower, a fortress built by the Dutch in the mid-1600s. Stops will be made at Koxinga’s Shrine and Confucius Shrine. Leave Tainan and proceed to Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second largest city, starting your sightseeing in Kaohsiung city for taking a ferry trip to Chi-jin Peninsula to visit the Seafood Street and Matsu Temple. Visit the Love River before checking in to your Kaohsiung hotel. Relax and enjoy the local delicacies at the Liuhe Night Market if time permits.
Day 3 – Kaohsiung – Kenting – Taitung
After breakfast, you will be driven to Kenting National Park, located at the very south of Taiwan. It gained its enviable reputation for the beautiful beaches, idyllic vegetation and diverse corals, which thrive there. With the tour taking the scenic route, there will be stops at Maopitou, Oluanpi Light House, Long Pan Park, and other notable local sights. Following time at the Kenting National Park, your tour continues to Taitung via south-link highway passing by the villages of local aboriginal people and scenery southeast coast. Check in to the hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day on your own.
Day 4 – Taitung – Hualien
In the morning, visit the Beinan Cultural Park where you will explore the prehistory of Taiwan at the National Museum of Prehistory and the Beinan Archaeological Site. Depart Taitung and proceed to Hualien. Stops will be made on the way when you reach Tropic of Cancer Marker, Baqi Scenic Lookout and one of the Xiaoyeliu Scenic Area, Sanxiantai Bridge and Shitiping. On arrival in Hualien, you will be checked into the hotel and free to enjoy your evening. Alternatively, visit the famous Dongdamen Night Market to relax and enjoy the local delicacies.
Day 5 – Hualien – Taroko Gorge – Taipei
Prepare yourself for the day of exploring after breakfast when you drive to Taroko Gorge for a tour that showcases the very best of the world famous Taroko National Park. A reflection of Taiwan’s commitment to environmental protection, Taroko National Park covers over 92,000 hectares in the northern section of the Central Mountain Range. Well-known for its mountains and gorges, today’s visit provides the opportunity to pass by the Tunnel of Nine Turns, stop at Swallow Grotto, reflect at the Eternal Spring Shrine, walk the Shakadang Trails, and observe the vista from Taroko Gorge Gateway, the most impressive of all the gorges.
Drive to Taipei in the late afternoon. The tour concludes when you are returned to your hotel in Taipei.
