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 drop you to the train station for your onward journey to Hualien.

On arrival in Hualien we will then drive to the East Coast National Scenic Area to stop at Shitiping (Terraced Rocks) Shitiping has a special rocky shore landscape sculpted by wind and sea water erosion. The intertidal zone is rich in natural ecological resources: crabs, starfish, sea cucumbers, hermit crabs, and colorful fish, waiting for those with keen eyes to explore. At night, you can set up a camp at Shitiping camping ground on the marine bench. The next day, you can welcome the beautiful sunrise right in front of the tent, and watch the morning sun break through the clouds and cast on the sea, making it golden and brilliant. Then visit the Sanxiantai, Amis Folk Center until we arrive at Taitung.

Taitung City is on the southeast coast of Taiwan. It’s known for Peinan Cultural Park, the site of a number of buried Neolithic slate coffins first excavated in the 1980s. Examples of relics recovered from the site, including pottery and jade stones, are displayed at the National Museum of Prehistory. In the wooded Taitung Forest Park are birds and butterflies, and footpaths wind past several lakes.

Overnight in Taitung.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today visit East Rift Valley to stop at Luye Gaotai- is the first place constructed with a fresh image of hot air balloon in Taiwan. It is also a new scenic spot in Taitung. Since 2011, Taiwan International Balloon Fiesta has been annually held from late June to early August. The flying shows of hot air balloon in the early morning and evening are the climax every day. Pilots from different countries navigate colorful balloons to fly. This makes the sky of Taitung in summer full of young and enthusiastic atmosphere. Mr. Brown Avenue, Taitung’s Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree, Matai’an Wetland Ecological Park. The Matai'an, which means tree bean, comes from the Matai'an tribe of the indigenous Ami people who inhabit the area around the wetland. The Matalan Wetland Ecological Park has an area around the wetland and has been used by the local tribe for farming and fishing. In 1991, the Hualien County Farmers' Association set up an area inside the park to promote flower produce of the county. The wetland is located at the foot of Mount Masi and spans over an area of almost 100 hectares. The wetland is formed by the flow of Fudeng River. The wetland consists of around 100 types of water plants. It is also equipped with bicycle trail.

Hualien City is on the east coast of Taiwan. The central Pine Garden is a cultural center set inside a former Japanese military office. The Hualien County Stone Sculpture Museum showcases contemporary and traditional stone carvings. Tzu Chi Cultural Park is a tranquil green space, with statues and a meditation hall. n the Pacific Ocean coast, sprawling Nanbin Park features a popular night market.

Overnight in Hualien.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to the Taroko National Park which is an exceptionally beautiful, narrow raving created by a river which has cut deep into the mountains of solid marble. A road carved into sheer walls of rock snakes its way past forested peaks and cliffs towering thousands of feet above it, while hundreds of feet below a river roars past gigantic marble boulders. Stops will be made at Eternal Spring Shrine, Swallow Grotto, passing by Tunnel of Nine Turns, Cihmu Bridge, Tienshiang, Qingshui Cliff.

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.

Jiaoxi or chiaohsi is famous for its hot springs. These attract large numbers of visitors so as the result, Jiaoxi has become a favorite weekend resort, mostly people from Taipei, featuring an array of hotels from the budget to the luxurious. There is also a few free public hot springs, mostly sheltered, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely foot bath at any time. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.

Overnight in Chiaohsi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to the National Center for Traditional Arts-or also called Center for Traditional Arts is located by the river bank of Dongshan River in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The center's total area is 24 hectares. King Car Kavalan Whisky Distillery- The distillery is named after the indigenous Kavalan people, who originally inhabited the Kabalan Plain of modern-day Yilan County. The distillery was completed in December 2005, produced its first spirit in March 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008. After its first few runs Kavalan bought a new set of much larger German stills to expand production. After experimenting with these stills from 2008-2010 they decided to retire them as they produced an alcohol which was too processed and didn’t allow them to work with texture and flavor. In January 2010, one of the distillery's products caused a stir by beating three Scotch whiskies and one English whisky in a blind tasting organised in Leith, Scotland, to celebrate Burns Night. Then you will visit the King Car Yuanshan Orchid Garden. Later in the afternoon your drive will drop you back to the city of  Taipei.

Overnight in Taipei.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the beautiful city of Taipei by visiting the most impressive Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, world famous National Palace Museum where 5,000 years of Chinese imperial arts and jade collections are exhibited, Martyrs’ Shrine to see change ceremony of Honor Guards and traditional architecture, and Taiwan 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

Overnight in Taipei.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today we will visit the beautiful Taroko National Park. Taroko Gorge is an exceptionally beautiful, narrow raving created by the Liwu river which has cut deep into the mountains of solid marble. A road carved into sheer walls of rock rewinding its way past forested peaks and cliffs towering thousands of feet above it, while hundreds of feet below a river roars past gigantic marble boulders. Passing by Ci Mu Bridge, stops will be made at Swallow Grotto, and Changchun Temple (Eternal Spring Shrine). We will then drive back to Taipei with a stop at Cingshui Cliff- Qingshui Cliff is a 21 kilometer length of coastal cliffs averaging 800 meters above sea level in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. The tallest peak, Qingshui Mountain, rises 2408 meters directly from the Pacific Ocean, then continue to drive through Syue-Shan Long Tunnel (12.9 Kms). After the tour the driver will drop you to the hotel in Taipei.

Overnight in Taipei.