Welcome to Taiwan

On arrival at Taipei International Airport you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day is free, for you to explore the beautiful city at your own pace.

Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is a modern metropolis with Japanese colonial lanes, busy shopping streets and contemporary buildings. The skyline is crowned by the 509m-tall, bamboo-shaped Taipei 101 skyscraper, with upscale shops at the base and a rapid elevator to an observatory near the top. Taipei is also known for its lively street-food scene and     many night markets, including expansive Shilin market.

Overnight in Taipei.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to the Sun Moon Lake which is located in the middle of Taiwan and situated 762 meters above sea level in the lofty mountains of Central Taiwan.

On the way you will stop at the famous Wenwu Temple, also known as Literature-Warrior Temple, dedicated to Confucius as Master of Pen and to Kuan Ti as Master of Sword, Holy Monk Shrine and Ci En Pagoda. Enjoy natural hot spring at the Fleur de Chine Hotel, Sun Moon Lake. You can also enjoy the walking trails, biking, hiking or boating at the lake.

Sun Moon Lake is in the foothills of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range. It’s surrounded by forested peaks and has foot trails. East of the lake, the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village is a theme park with a section devoted to re-created indigenous villages. Displays here include centuries-old carved lintel pieces, handicrafts and weapons. The Sun Moon Lake Ropeway cable car offers views of the mountains and water.

Overnight in Sun Moon Lake.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to Alishan via New Central Cross Island Highway and Yushan National Park. The driver will then stop at Tataka Visitors Center (elevation 2,610 meters) to appreciate the view of Yushan. We will keep proceeding to Alishan National Scenic Area for a forest walking tour to visit Sisters Ponds, Shou-Chen Temple and the Fallen Giant Sacred Tree with a Alishan Forest alpine train ride (6-10 minutes).

Alishan Township is a mountain indigenous township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Alishan National Scenic Area covers most, but not all, of the township and also parts of neighboring townships.
Chiayi, officially known as Chiayi City, is a provincial city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called Kagee during the late Qing dynasty and Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name is Tirosen.

Overnight in Chiayi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum.

To improve the cultural equity between Northern Taiwan and Southern Taiwan, the Executive Yuan approved the construction of the southern branch of National Palace Museum on 31 December 2004 as the Asian Arts and Culture Museum. The museum main building groundbreaking ceremony was held on 6 February 2013 hosted by President Ma Ying-jeou and the beam-raising ceremony was held on 5 June 2014 hosted by Vice President Wu Den-yih. The museum was opened for trial on 28 December 2015.  In mid April 2016, the museum was closed due to reparation work of water leakage in its main hall building. The museum was then reopened on 23 August 2016. The 70-hectare museum was constructed at a cost of NT$7.934 billion. It consists of the main building, landscape bridge and park view. The main contractor for the construction was Lee Ming Construction for the main building and Progressive Environment Inc. Co. for the park. The museum's main building spreads over an area of 20 hectares. The building's shape was designed to invoke the three classical brush forms of ink painting. It consists of the Moyun Hall and Feibai Hall. The three shapes of brush also represents three ancient Asian civilization, which are China, India and Persia. The main entrance to the building ground floor has an elevation of 11 meters. It is also a certified green building. The landscape bridge, named Zhimei Bridge, spans across a lake for a length of 142 metres (466 ft). It is a single span steel arch bridge. It consists of 25 curved ribs with various lengths and angles. The museum park spans over an area of 50 hectares. It consists of the Waterscape Garden, Tropical Garden and Festival Garden. It also features a bird-viewing platform, memorial stone for the museum establishment, waterfront stage etc. After the tour the driver will drop you to Taipei.

Day is free, for you to explore the beautiful city at your own pace.

Overnight in Taipei.

Breakfast at the hotel.

The driver will pick you up and drop you to Taipei Railway Station to take an express train to Hualien. On arrival in Hualien, meet your guide at the exit and proceed to visit Taroko Gorge Gateway, Shakadang Trail, Swallow Grotto, Marble Bridge, Tianxiang, Eternal Spring Shrine, Marble Factory, Qixing Lake, Hualien Stone Sculptural Park.

Taroko National Park is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park carved by the Liwu River. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County. And is located at 972, Taiwan, Hualien County, Xiulin Township. Take afternoon express train back to Taipei and from the Taipei Railway Station the driver will picked you up and transferred to hotel.

Overnight in Taipei.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the most impressive Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, National Palace Museum where 5,000 years of Chinese imperial arts and jade collections are exhibited, Martyrs’ Shrine of traditional architecture and change of Honor Guards, a local Taiwanese temple, and Taipei Handicraft Center. In the afternoon, we will take another tour to the Northeast Coast to visit Jiufen Village (a walking tour for about 40 minutes), passing by Jinguashi Village, we will stop at Bitou Cape-is one of the Three Capes of North Taiwan, the other two being Fugui Cape, the island's northernmost cape, and Sandiao Cape (Sandiaojiao), its easternmost. Most of the sea-eroded landform types of the entire Northeast Coast are found here, including the sea cliffs, undercut bluffs, and platforms which are more fully developed here than anywhere else in Taiwan. The sea-eroded platforms are thick with mush-room-shaped rocks, honeycomb rock, tofu (bean curd) rock, and marine fossils, all of which make this an outstanding natural geological classroom. Nanya Rock Formations- is noted for its fantastic rock formations and sea-eroded coral shore. The entire coastline here is a veritable sculpture garden that illustrates, in stone, the incomparable artistry of weathering and wave action. The patterned stone topography of Nanya, unique in Taiwan, was formed through the weathering of the sandstone that lines the shore. The oxidation of iron ore within the striations of the stone has given it a beautiful striped pattern. (At the 89-kilometer mark of Provincial Highway 2, or the Coast Highway). Then  Passing by the Bay of Two Colors. After the tour driver will take you back to the capital city-Taipei.

Overnight in Taipei.

After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.