Day 01 Arrive Taipei
Meet and transfer to hotel, free and leisure after arrival hotel in Taipei.
Overnight in Taipei

Day 02 Taipei
Stops: CKS Memorial hall, Lungshan Temple, Di Hua Street Ximenting Shopping area, National Palace Museum, Taipei 101 Shopping mall (observatory ticket is NOT incl.).

CKS Memorial Hall- This memorial hall is home to several classical Chinese buildings, including the stately memorial itself as well as the National Concert Hall and National Theater. Another highlight is the hourly honor guard display.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is located in the heart of Taipei City. The area is 250,000 square meters and it is the attraction most visited by foreign tourists. Outside the gate of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, there are poles carrying the sign of true rightness.

The architecture of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is inspired by Tientam in Beijing. The four sides of the structure are similar to those of the pyramids in Egypt. The material is white marble. The roofs are decorated with deep-blue glass as part of the reflection of blue sky and bright sun. It adds a touch of grandeur.

The garden is planted with red flowers. As a whole, the colors of blue, white and red express the National Flag and the spirit of freedom, equality and brotherhood.

Lungshan Temple- Longshan Temple is a famous old temple in Taiwan. It is for worshiping Guanshiyin Budda and other divine spirits. Longshan Temple is facing the South. Its architecture is a three-section design in shape. There are the front hall, the rear hall and the right/left dragons protecting the middle hall.

Ximenting Shopping Area- The name of Ximending came from the period of Japanese colonization. At that time most local residents live within Taipei City. Ximending is the center for recreation. In 1896, the first theater “Tokyo Stand” was set up. In 1922, the place was officially called Ximending.

National Palace Museum-The National Palace Museum boasts the world’s largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art and artifacts, dating back more than 7,000 years. The full collection comprises over 650,000 items, including calligraphy, paintings, jade, bronze, silk and curio pieces.

Taipei 101 shopping Mall – Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world, with a mass of shops on the lower floors, incorporating many top brands under the LVMH group, such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, etc. The fourth floor houses the Page One bookstore from Singapore, with the highest-roofed coffee house in Taipei and many fine restaurants.
Overnight in Taipei

Day 03 Taipei – Taichung  (By Road) ( 172 kms / 2 hrs 20 min appx.)
Stops: San Shia Old Street, San Shia Tzu Shi Temple, Yingko Pottery Street and DIY, Taichung County Gaomei Wetlands Wildlife, Calligraphy Greenway.

Sanxia- Sanxia (Sansia) is a traditional district located in northern Taiwan, easily accessible from Taipei. It has become known in recent years mainly because of its Qingshui Zushi (Divine Ancestor) Temple, which is unique among all the Chinese temples of the world for the painstaking and time-consuming dedication to classical temple arts that is manifested in its modern reconstruction work.

Yingge- Yingge is a pottery town, known as the “Jingde Township of Taiwan.” The town has several hundred pottery plants, and equal numbers of pottery shops that sell their products. Jianshanpu Road is the origin of the local ceramics industry, and even today it has an old square coal-fired kiln chimney that serves as its landmark. Every October the town holds the Yingge Ceramics Festival; and, if you want to learn about the development of ceramics in Taiwan, the place to go is the Yingge Ceramics Museum.
Overnight in Taichung

Day 04 Taichung – Tainan – Kaohsiung (By Road) (249 km / 3 hrs 25 min)
Stops: Tainan City Tour (Chihkan Tower, Koxgina Shrine, Anping Castle, Anping Tree House), Kaohsiung Love River, Liu Ho Night Market, Dream Mall.

Chihkan Tower – Tainan ChikanlouChihkanlouis built by the Dutch in 1652. It was originally called Provintia. In Dutch it means eternity. The Chinese called the building “ChikanlouChihkanlou”, “Fanzailou” or “Honmaolou”. Although ChikanlouChihkanlouhas gone through Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Colonization Period, it basically still maintains its original look.

Koxinga Shrine- The Guoxingye’s Shrine (Yanping Junwang Temple), located by Kaishan Road surrounded by trees, is the only Fujianese style shrine in Taiwan. This is the shrine built in memory of the work and achievement of Cheng Cheng Kung, the pioneer of Taiwan. Cheng Cheng Kung was originally called Cheng Sun, a native in County Fujian. His father, Cheng Chi Lung, was a wanderer in his early days.

Anping Treehouse- It was the original warehouse for British trading company Tait & Co. The aerial rools and branches of trees wrapped around the building, combind with soil, red brick and partial concrete wall creates an unusual sight.

Leo Ho Night Market- You will not be considered to visit Kaohsiung if you miss out Liuhe Night Market. As early as in 1950, more and more stalls came to stationed in Dagangpu of Xinxing District in Kaohsiung, finally forming the well-known “Dagangpu Night Market”. The night market is developed into large-scale, known as Liuhe Night Market.

Dream Mall – Nature, life and maritime culture converge at Dream Mall, Kaohsiung City’s first international class shopping and leisure center. The new mall is situated in Kaohsiung Multifunctional Commerce and Trade Park adjacent to Chenggong Rd. and Zhonghua Rd. The east-west running Time Avenue lies to the north and Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung Harbor, Sun Yat-sen Expressway and MRT stations are located nearby, making the mall easy to reach.

The front Blue Whale Hall rises seven floors, while the main mall building has nine aboveground floors plus two underground levels providing indoor parking for up to 3,561 cars and 2,016 scooters. An additional 605 cars, 636 scooters, and 21 buses can fit into the outside lot.
Overnight in Kaohsiung.

Day 05 Kaohsiung – Kenting – Taitung (By Road) (232 kms / 4 hrs appx.)
Stop: Kenting Park, Olanpi Light House, Maopitou.

Kenting Park- The centerpiece of the Hengchun Peninsula is Kenting National Park, Taiwan’s only tropical national park. Established in 1982, Kenting National Park covers a total area of 33,268 hectares of land and maritime environments.

Olanpi Light House- “E-Luan” also call” Olanpi Light House” is the transliteration of sail in Paiwan Tribe’s language. It is because that there is a sail-like reef rock in this place. “Bi” means protruding. Since this place is a cape, it is named “E-Luan-Bi”. The scenery here is naturally beautiful and fascinating; therefore, E-Luan-Bi Park is established according to its original landscape. E-Luan-Bi Park covers an area of some 59 hectares and is located in the most south part in Taiwan. It is also the demarcation point between Pacific Ocean and Bashi Channel. E-Luan-Bi Park is a recreation area of both natural and cultural landscape which is listed as one of the eight nature wonders of Taiwan.

Mao Pi tou- Maobitou is located in the west cape of southern Taiwan, right on the demarcation point of Taiwan Strait and Bashi Channel. Since there is a rock falling from the sea cliff which looks like a crouching cat facing toward the sea, it is named Maobitou. The whole area of Maobitou is a typical erosional landform of coral coast which just faces windward and has abundant sea erosion.
Overnight in Taitung.

Day 06 Taitung – Hualien (By Road) (172 kms / 1 hrs 20 mins appx)
Stops: Eastern Coast Sightseeing Area, Hualien Chishin Tan Beach.

East Coast National Scenic Area- The East Coast National Scenic Area, known as “Taiwan’s last unspoiled land,” stretches 170 kilometers down the east coast of the island from the mouth of the Hualien River in the north to Xiaoyeliu (Little Yeliu) in the south. To the east it is bounded by the Pacific Ocean; to the west rises the Coastal Mountain Range. Overnight in Hualien .

Day 07 Hualien – Taroko Gorge – Taipei (By Road) (268 kms / 5 hrs appx.)
Stops: Taroko Gorge, Swallow Grotto, Eternal and Spring Shrine, Tienshange, Sakadon Trail, Taipei 101 Shopping mall (observatory ticket NOT incl.).

Taroko Gorge- Taroko became a national park in 1986, including Hualien County, Nantou County and Taichung City. Taroko is famous for its spectacular mountains and marble canyons. Cliffs and canyons stretch along Liwu River. Four million years ago, the island of Taiwan was formed by the collision of plates. After millions of years of wind erosion, the marble rocks were exposed and cut by Liwu River, creating impressive grand canyons. From Qingshui to Nanhu Peak, the drop height is 3,742 meters.

Shakadang Trail- Shakadang Trail is also known as “Mysterious Valley Trail” and was renamed to “Shakadang Trail” in 2001. This trail is built along the river cliff so travelers can easily observe both the rock folds and plant ecosystem beside in the river valley.

Taipei 101 shopping Mall- Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world, with a mass of shops on the lower floors, incorporating many top brands under the LVMH group, such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, etc. The fourth floor houses the Page One bookstore from Singapore, with the highest-roofed coffee house in Taipei and many fine restaurants.
Overnight in Taipai.

Day 08 Taipei – Yangmingshan – Dansui – Taipei (By Road) (390 kms / 5 hrs)
Stops: Yangmingshan Park, Queen’s head, Dansui Old Street, Fishermen’s Wharf, Shiling Night Market.

Yangmingshan- Yangmingshan National Park is located in the north of Beitou. Yangmingshan was called Caoshan (Grass Mountain) during Japanese occupation of Taiwan, because it was covered with grass and seldom visited. After World War II, the KMT government renamed the mountain Yangmingshan and built a park here. Yangmingshan National Park is the only park in Taiwan that has volcanic geography and hot springs.

Tamsui- Tamsui used to be called Huwei. It is a derivation from the ancient tongue Hoba. It means the river outlet. Tamsui is located in northwest of Taipei basin. Tamsui is surrounded by mountains and rivers and the scenery is beautiful. Hongmao Castle is a historical site in Tamsui with historical meaning. It was built by the Spaniards in 1626 and restored by the Dutch.

Fisherman’s Wharf- Fisherman’s Wharf is a multi-purpose leisure fishing port developed by the New Taipei City Government. There are magnificent floating piers and a spacious park, with a bridge in the shape of a boat spanning across the harbor and a wooden path stretching over 300 meters at the waterfront. It is relaxing to lean against the fence enjoying the breeze and sights at the Tamsui River mouth. In the evening, this is the best place to watch the view of the sunset. Overnight in Taipai.

Day 09 Taipei – Yehliu – Chiufen – Taipei (By Road) (104 kms / 2 hrs 15 min)
Stops: Yehliu Park, Queen’s Head, Chiufen Village, Nanya Rock Formations.
Yehliu- Yeliu (Yeliou) is a cape of about 1,700 meters long formed by Datun Mountain reaching into the sea. When overlooked from above, the place is like a giant turtle submerging into the sea. Thus, it is also called “Yeliu (Yeliou) Turtle”. Because the rock layer of seashore contains sandstone of limestone texture and it is subject to sea erosion, weathering and earth movements, there is particular scenery consisting of sea trenches/holes, candle shaped rocks, and pot shaped rocks.

Chiufen – It is said that long time ago there were only nine families in Jiufen (Jioufen). Before the roads on land were built, all materials were transported via ships. Thus a habit was formed that nine pieces of same object were purchased at one time for reservation. Hence, the place was called Jiufen (Jioufen).

Nanya Rock Formations- The northernmost tourist site in the scenic area, Nanya 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).
Overnight in Taipai.

Day 10 Depart Taipei
Departure transfer to onward destination.

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