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NOVA TRAVEL

Taiwan: The Beautiful Island-11 Days

Itinerary-11 Days

Day 1: Fly to Taipei via Hong Kong

Fly to Taipei via Hong Kong. (N)

Day 2: Taipei

Arrive and transfer to hotel for 2 nights. Welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (D)

Day 3: Taipei

Full-day tour of Taipei, including the National Palace Museum, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Martyrs’ Shrine and Longshan temple. Optional evening visit to the Chinese opera. (B, L)

Day 4: Yilan • Taroko

Drive to Taroko* passing through the hilly tea estates of Yilan, stopping en route to sample some local tea. Stay 2 nights at Hotel. (B)

Day 5: Taroko gorge

Morning tour of the remarkable Taroko gorge, visiting the Eternal Spring shrine, Swallow Grotto and the Siangde temple. Optional afternoon walk on the Shakadang trail. (B)

Days 6-7: Sun Moon Lake

Drive on the Central Cross-Island Highway to the atmospheric Sun Moon Lake for a 2-night stay at hotel. The following day take a short boat excursion on the lake, then visit the Wenwu temple and the Tse-en pagoda. (B)

Day 8: Alishan

Drive to Alishan Forest Park, one of the most spectacular mountainous regions of Taiwan. Afternoon walk in the Alishan Forest Park. Overnight at Hotel. (B, D)

Day 9: Tainan • Fo Guang Shan monastery

Optional early morning ride on the Alishan Forest Railway to see the sunrise (weather permitting) from the summit of Mount Alishan. After breakfast, drive to Tainan and visit the Chihkan Towers and the Confucian temple, then proceed to Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist monastery in south-east Asia. Stay overnight at the Hotel. (B, D)

Day 10: Kaohsiung • Meinong • Taipei

Option to rise early and join the monks for morning prayers, then drive to Kaohsiung city and the village of Meinong, known for its oilpaper umbrellas. Train to Taipei. Stay overnight at hotel. 

Day 11: Fly back home via Hong Kong

Morning flight back home. (B)