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Day 1 Saturday ARRIVAL TAIPEI
Upon arrival at Taoyuan International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your choice of the hotel by private car.

The remainder of the day will be free at leisure.

Day 2 Sunday TAIPEI CITY TOUR (B)
After breakfast, we will take a tour of Taipei city includes the 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.

The remainder of the day will be free on your own.

Day 3 Monday TAIPEI / SUN MOON LAKE + Natural Hot Spring (B)
This morning, we will drive to 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. Tour 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.

After touring round Sun Moon Lake, check in hotel.

Soak into natural hot spring at the Hotel or you may also enjoy the walking trails, biking, hiking or boating at the lake.

Day 4 Tuesday SUN MOON LAKE / FO GUANG SHAN MONASTERY / KAOHSIUNG (B)
Check out hotel, passing by the lovely small and old Jiji Railway Station, drive to Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery, the most famous Buddhist sacred place of southern Taiwan.

Here you will learn about Buddhism during the monastery walking tour to visit “Buddha Memorial Center” and communicate with some of the monks or nuns during the visit, there will be opportunity to taste Buddhist vegetarian lunch (at your own cost).

Continuously, we will drive to Kaohsiung which is the second largest city of Taiwan. The tour will take you to Love River and Liuhe Night Market. Overnight stay at Kaohsiung.

Day 5 Wednesday KAOHSIUNG / KENTING / ZHIHBEN HOT SPRINGS, TAITUNG (B)
Morning tour to Kenting National Park, located at Taiwan’s southern tip and the 37 miles of coral-rimmed shoreline along three sides of the park provide its main attractions. Stops will be made at Eluanbi lighthouse, Maobitou coastal scenic area and Longpan Park.

Continuously we will drive to Taitung via Southern Link Highway.

Overnight stay at Zhiben. Enjoy natural hot spring at your hotel.

Day 6 Thursday TAITUNG / EAST COAST NATIONAL SCENIC AREA / TAROKO (B)
After breakfast, we will explore the East Coast of the Island.

The East Coast National Scenic Area, known as “Taiwan’s last unspoiled land”, stretches 170 kilometers down the east coast of the island. Weathering, erosion, and accumulation have produced a wide range of landforms here. Our tour will stop at Xiaoyeliu, Sanxiantai, Shitiping (Stone Steps), marble factory and showroom.

Late afternoon, we will proceed to Hualien for overnight stay at Taroko National Park.

Day 7 Friday TAROKO NATIONAL PARK / TAIPEI (B)
After breakfast, we will visit the 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 Tunnel of Nine Turns, 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, drive through 13 km Syue-Shan Tunnel to arrive at around 6 PM.

Day 8 Saturday TAIPEI DEPARTURE (B)
At leisure until check out and you will be transferred to airport for departure flight by private car

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