On arrival in Taiwan Taoyuan International airport, Taipei, Taiwan's buzzing capital, you will be met by driver and transfer approximately 1 hour to your hotel. In the evening, meet your guide and enjoy a welcome dinner at the hotel. Please note: Early check in is not included. If your flight arrives in the morning and you wish to arrange this, please speak to your reservations consultant. Additional night's before and after your tour can be arranged.

Take a full day Taipei City tour. Transfer around 30 minutes to the impressive National Palace Museum, followed by a viisit to Martyrs’ Shrine. After a Dim Sum style lunch, proceed to visit CKS Memorial Hall and Longshan Temple before reaching the observation tower at Taipei 101 for panoramic views over the city. You will be on your feet sightseeing for several hours today. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local dumpling restaurant. The rest of the evening is at leisure to explore the area if you wish.

Drive around 3 hours south to the popular resort that lies in the heart of Taiwan, Sun Moon Lake, and visit the local landmark, Wen Wu Temple. After lunch, take a short 20 minute shared motorboat cruise around the lake and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Also visit Holy Monk Shrine, Tze-En Pagoda and Tehua Village (the aboriginal village). Check in to your hotel for a two-night stay.

This morning, drive 20 minutes to the nearby township named Puli to visit a famous Tea farm and see a tea plantation. In the afternoon, take a cable car and visit the Formosan Cultural Village. Here you can choose to take a walk to visit the homes of Taiwan’s main indigenous tribes, experience the exciting rides of the theme park or stroll through the grounds of Taiwan’s largest and most authentic European garden. Take the cable car back down and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.

Drive around 2 and a half hours this morning to the first capital city in Taiwan, Tainan. Visit the Chihkan Tower and Confucius Temple before enjoying lunch in a local restaurant. Spend the afternoon in the Anping area, wandering down the old streets, seeing Anping Fort, Anping Tree House and Tait & Co. Merchant House. You can also enjoy the beautiful sunset view at Anping Harbor. Check in to your hotel and in the evening, join an optional night market tour (payable locally).

Drive approximately 1 hour south to Kaohsiung and visit the Dragon & Tiger Pagodas as well as the Spring & Autumn Pavilions. There are many stairs to climb inside the pagodas, but you can choose to stay outside if you wish. Continue to the biggest monastery in Taiwan, Foguanshan Monastery. After a vegetarian lunch, explore the Main Shrine, the Buddhist Museum and the Great Buddha Land. You will spend around 2-3 hours sightseeing on foot here. Proceed to the Martyrs’ Shrine at Shoushan Park to have a nice view over Kaohsiung Harbor.

Transfer around 2 hours to the beach resort of Kenting and visit Kenting National Park, which has abundant Fauna & Flora as well as breathtaking ocean view. There will be around 2 hours of walking in the park. Proceed to visit Maopitou, where you can see some interesting rock formations. Check in to the hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure for you to enjoy this beach resort.

In the morning, drive 15 minutes and visit Sheding Nature Park, part Kenting National Park. You will be on your feet for 30-60 minutes, and there are some stairs and steep hills to walk up. Continue another 15 minutes to visit Oluanpi Light House. Return to your hotel for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure, enjoying the beach resort.

Enjoy a leisurely morning. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive around 2 and a half hours along the East Coast to Taitung, with the magnificent Pacific Ocean view right in front of you. Continue to Chihpen, the hometown of hot springs. After checking in to your hotel, the rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the relaxing hot springs in the hotel. Tonight’s dinner is at the hotel, where there will also be an aboriginal music and dance performance.

Head north to Taroko, a journey of approximately 5 hours. Stop several times en route and visit Siaoyeliou, Dulan, Donghe (where there is a chance to see wild monkeys), Sansiantai and the scenic Cisingtan Lake area. Here you can choose to enjoy the lakeside cycling (payable locally). Check in to your hotel in Taroko and enjoy dinner there. After dinner there will be an optional aboriginal dance show you can watch.

Visit Taroko National Park, one of the 7 wonders in Asia, to see the only marble gorge in the world and visit Gorge Gateway, see the Eternal Spring Shrine and Swallow Grotto. From the bus there is around 30 minutes of walking. After lunch, enjoy some light hiking in the national park for about 30 minutes - 1 hour, depending on your energy and interest.

Start your journey back to Taipei early this morning. Drive around 30 minutes to the scenic Cingshuei Cliff to enjoy the scenery. Continue a further 2 and a half hours to visit Kavalan Whisky Distillery to learn about the whisky-making process and get a small taster. Finally, take the express train for 1 hour and 20 minutes to Taipei. In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner. When you take the express train, your luggage will be transferred back to Taipei separately by coach.

This morning is free at leisure before you transfer 1 hour to Taiwan Taoyuan International airport for your return flight home. Please note: Only breakfast is included today. Late check-out is not included. If you wish to book a late check-out for your final day in Taipei, please contact our reservations department who can confirm the additional price and make this arrangement for you, subject to availability at the hotel.