Taiwan Explorer

Arrival transfer

Upon arrival, you will be met and greeted at Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and transferred to the hotel.

Check - in & relax

Check-in at the hotel and rest of the day will be at leisure.

Sightseeing tour of Taipei

After breakfast enjoy a city sightseeing tour of Taipei. Starts with historical landmarks such as the Grand Hotel Taipei and National Palace Museum down to the classical Dadaocheng and Dihua Old Street. Later visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, Cheng-en Gate, Longshan Temple for its old charm and Ximending Commercial District and Taipei 101 Observatory for a modern experience. Conclude your day with dinner at Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant - Din Tai Fung serving world-renowned Steamed Dumplings.

Travel to Taichung, En-route stop and visit Bei Pu, the Hakka Village

After breakfast travel to Taichung, En-route stop and visit Bei Pu, the Hakka Village, see the houses and streets, learn to make “Lei-Cha” and taste such Hakkanese people’s traditional delicacy. Then, proceed to San Yi to see wood carvings and visit Wood Sculpture Museum. Afterwards, proceed to Taichung, Taste “Bubble Milk Tea with Pearls” at Chun-Shui-Tang in Taichung. Evening visit Taichung’s Feng Jia Night Market

Check - in & relax

Check-in to the hotel and evening will be in leisure.

Travel to Sun Moon Lake, En-route visit Lukang Old Street and visit Folk Arts Museum

After breakfast travel to Sun Moon Lake, En-route visit Lukang Old Street and visit Folk Arts Museum. Explore traditional houses with carved doorways and windows, intricately designed arches over the main entrance, thin red brick walls and red-tiled road, as well as retro green mailboxes hanging outside the houses boasting an antique charm. Continue travel to Yuchi.

Check - in & relax

Check-in to the hotel and evening will be in leisure.

Visit Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village & private tea farm

Take Sun Moon Lake Ropeway across the hills to visit Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village to learn about the lifestyle of Taiwan’s different aboriginal tribes and enjoy the aboriginal people’s songs and dance performances. Afternoon, visit a private tea farm to see tea plantations and learn about the way to make tea and have a tea tasting.

Drive towards Central Mountains via Yushan National Park and reach Tatachia. Later continue to Alishan Forest Park

A drive from Sun Moon Lake toward Central Mountains via Yushan National Park and reach Tatachia (2,610 meters) for a panoramic view. Then continue to Alishan Forest Park and enjoy a walk through Plum Garden, cypress forest, Sisters Pond, etc.

Check - in & relax

Check-in and spend rest of the day in leisure.

Alpine train to Chu-Shan and then travel to Tainan

Wake up very early in the morning and take the alpine train to Chu-Shan to witness the sunrise. Then travel to Tainan and take a boat ride in the Taijiang National Park to visit Sicao Wetlands, learn about the ecology and nature of wetlands.

Check - in & relax

Check into the hotel and relax

Sightseeing tour of Tainan

After breakfast visit Ten Drum Culture Village to experience the drum playing and discover the arts of Taiwanese local drum performance. Afternoon visit Anping Fort, Tree House and the old building of the TAIT.

Travel to Kaosiung, en-route visit the Former British Consulate

Travel to Kaosiung, en-route visit the Former British Consulate built on top of a hill overlooking the Kaohsiung harbour, then to the old city wall of Tsoying, Dragon & Tiger Pagodas, Spring & Autumn Pavilions. Afternoon take a walk take a walk along the Love River, visit Liuhe Night Market.

Check - in & relax

Check-into the hotel and rest of the day will be in leisure.

Half day sightseeing and then travel to Kenting

Today travel to Kenting National Park, visit Maopitou to find a rock along the coast resembling a kitty, Sail Rock, Oluanpi Light House, Long-Pan Park for a panoramic view of the coastline, the Pacific Ocean and Hengchun.

Check - in & relax

Check into the hotel and spend the day in leisure.

Day in leisure

Enjoy your leisurely breakfast as the day is free for your activities. Rest and relax at the pool or beach and evening explore the Night Market.

Travel to Taitung, en-route visit the Bunun and it’s a community

After breakfast travel to Taitung via the south link highway to the southeast coast of Taiwan. En-route visit the Bunun and it’s a community that is trying to rebuild its aboriginal culture, tea farms and rice fields.

Check - in & relax

Check-into the hotel and relax.

Travel to Taroko National Park

Today travel to Taroko National Park along the East Coast and visit Xiaoyeliu, Water Running Up, Amis Folk Center, Sanxiantai, Baxian Cave (Cave of Eight Immortals), Shitiping (Stone Steps), Tropic of Cancer Marker, Baqi Gazebo, etc.

Check - in & relax

Check into the hotel and spend rest of the day in leisure.

Half day sightseeing and then travel to Taipei via Suhua Highway and enroute stop at Qingshui Cliff

After breakfast visit Tunnel of Nine Turns, Marble Bridge, Swallow Grotto, Eternal Spring Shrine, Taroko Gorge Gateway and Shakadang Trails. Later travel to Taipei via Suhua Highway and enroute stop at Qingshui Cliff for a magnificent view of the Pacific cliffs.

Check - in & relax

Check-in at the hotel and rest of the day will be at leisure.

Departure transfer

After breakfast tour finishes with a direct transfer to the Taipei airport