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Day 1 – To Taipei:
Fly to Taipei, via Bangkok,
with EVA Air. (N)
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Day 2 – Taipei:
Arrive and transfer to the
Landis Hotel for 3 nights. (N)
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Day 3 – Taipei:
Full-day tour of Taipei, including
the National Palace Museum, Longshan
Temple, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial
Hall, Martyrs’ Shrine and Taipei 101 Tower. This
evening, visit the Taipei Eye for a Chinese opera
performance. (B, L)
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Day 4 – Taipei:
Full-day tour, including visits
to Yangmingshan National Park, the scenic
northern coast, Jiufen and Yehliu Geopark – with its bizarre candle-shaped rocks. (B, L)
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Day 5 – To Taroko Gorge:
Drive to Taroko
across the hilly tea estates of Pinglin and along
the Suao Highway, beside the Pacific Ocean.
Take an afternoon tour of the remarkable
Taroko Gorge, then stay 2 nights at Silks Place
Taroko. (B, L)
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Day 6 – Taroko:
This morning, take a gentle
trek in Taroko National Park. (B, L)
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Day 7 – To Chihpen:
Drive to Chihpen, where
the coastal road weaves between the Pacific
Ocean and the coastal mountain range, with
excursions en route. Stay 1 night at the Royal
Chihpen, Taitung. (B, L)
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Day 8 – To Kenting:
Proceed to Kenting National
Park along the coastal highway, visiting the
National Museum of Marine Biology. Afternoon
visit to Eluanbi Lighthouse and Kenting Forest
Park. Stay 1 night at Caesar Park Hotel. (B, L)
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Day 9 – To Fo Guang Shan:
Drive to Fo Guang
Shan, the largest Buddhist monastery in southeast
Asia, visiting Meinyong, known for its folk
art, and Maolin National Scenic Area en route.
In the afternoon, a monk or nun will show you
around the monastery before a vegetarian
dinner and evening prayer. Stay overnight at the
monastery guesthouse.
(B, L, D)
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Day 10 – To Alishan:
Rise early to the sound of
morning chanting. After a vegetarian breakfast,
drive to Tainan and visit Chikan Towers,
Confucius Temple and Anping Fort. Continue to Alishan Forest Park, one of the most
spectacular mountainous regions of Taiwan. Stay
1 night at Alishan House or similar. (B, L, D)
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Day 11 – To Sun Moon Lake:
Morning
excursion to see the sunrise from the summit
of Mount Alishan. Take a walking tour of
the forest park and ride the Alishan Forest
Train. Drive through the picturesque Yushan
mountains to the atmospheric Sun Moon Lake.
Stay 2 nights at the Lalu Hotel. (B, L)
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Day 12 – Sun Moon Lake:
Morning excursion
to Wenwu Temple and Sun Moon Lake
National Scenic Area. Afternoon at leisure to
relax in the serene lakeside surroundings. (B)
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Day 13 – To Taipei:
This afternoon, visit the
Puli paper factory, a lacquer ware museum,
an insect museum and the stunning Chung Tai
Chan temple en route to Taipei. Stay 2 nights
at the Landis Hotel. (B)
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Day 14 – Taipei:
Day at leisure. (B)
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Day 15 – To London:
Morning flight to London,
via Bangkok, with Eva Air. (B)
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Private Journeys:
This tour has been designed
for groups travelling in chartered vehicles.
Should you wish to travel to Taiwan on a
private basis, please contact a Far East tour
consultant who will be able to tailor the
journey for you.
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Tour as extension:
This itinerary or its
elements can also be adapted as an extension
to China tours.
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Meal Basis:
(B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner, (N) = No Meals
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