8 Day Highlights of Taiwan Small Group Tour

Welcome to Taiwan! Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Special Information Arrival airport transfers are included as part of your package. You will be met upon arrival at the airport and transferred to your hotel. If Inspiring Vacations has not provided your international airfares, please ensure you provide your flight details via your Traveller Hub portal no later than 90 days prior to travel so that your transfers can be confirmed. If you are arriving early and have made your own arrangements prior to your tour commencing, airport transfers will not be included. However, if you are purchasing pre-nights accommodation as part of your Inspiring Vacations package, airport transfers will still be provided to the starting hotel.

After breakfast, discover Taipei on your own using your 1-Day Taipei Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus ticket. The Red Route takes in Taipei 101, Huashan 1914 Creative Park and similar areas. The Blue Route takes in the Shilin Official Residence, National Palace Museum and similar areas. There is onboard English audio-guide information. Inspiring Highlights Taipei Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus

After breakfast, meet your tour guide and drive to Sun Moon Lake. Drive along the lake to indulge yourself in the natural beauty all around. Here, you will have the opportunity to visit a Holy Monk Shrine, visit Wen-Wu Temple, and see the Tse En Pagoda.Enjoy a relaxing drive along the lake, taking in the surrounding natural beauty, before checking in to your hotel in the late afternoon.Spend your free time wandering Ita Thao Old Street, where small shops and food stalls line the way — perfect for browsing and sampling local snacks.Inspiring HighlightsSun Moon LakeHoly Monk ShrineTse En PagodaWen Wu TempleSpecial InformationYour travel time today will be approximately 4 hours

After breakfast, meet your English-speaking guide in the hotel lobby and set off for Alishan, where cypress forest and mountain mist give the highlands their character.At Alishan Forest Park, walk among centuries-old trees to see the Brothers Trees, the Sisters Ponds and the Three Generations Tree. Then ride a section of the historic Alishan Forest Railway, laid during the Japanese colonial period to bring timber down from the peaks.Continue to Yuyupas Cultural Park for an introduction to the culture of the Tsou people, set among hillside tea plantations.Your day ends in Chiayi, where you transfer to your hotel and spend the remainder of the day at leisure.Inspiring HighlightsAlishan Forest ParkYUYUPAS Cultural ParkBrother TreeSister PondThree Generation TreeSpecial InformationYour travel time today will be approximately 5.5 hours

After a relaxed breakfast, meet your guide and wander through Chiayi Traditional Market for a glimpse of everyday Taiwanese life, browsing bustling stalls of seasonal fruit, fresh produce, seafood, local ingredients and traditional snacks. Alternatively, visit Hinoki Village, a historic quarter of Japanese-era wooden buildings now filled with small shops and cafés. Continue to the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum, a striking modern building devoted to the artistic and cultural heritage of Asia, with collections spanning Chinese, Indian and Islamic civilisations. You'll arrive in Tainan mid-afternoon and set out on a walking tour of Anping Fort and the surrounding Old Street, one of the city's most historic districts, where Chinese heritage sits alongside contemporary Taiwanese life. Inspiring HighlightsSouthern Branch of the National Palace Museum Tainan Anping Fort Special InformationYour travel time today will be approximately 4 hours

After breakfast, we visit the Chihkan Tower and the first Confucian Temple to be built in Taiwan to get an insight into the ancient Confucian ceremonies and rituals.Afterwards, continue on to Kaohsiung and visit Fo Guang Shan Monastery, the largest monastery in Taiwan. Explore the Main Shrine and the Buddhist Museum before enjoying a light vegetarian lunch at the monastery.Check in the hotel in the late afternoon. Tonight, stroll through the Liu He Night Market where you can try a variety of delicious seafood on offer. Bring your appetite and enjoy the downtown energy!Inspiring HighlightsChihkan TowerFonguanshan MonasteryLiu He Night MarketSpecial InformationYour travel time today will be approximately 2 hours

After breakfast, visit Lotus Pond in Kaohsiung, home to the colourful Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, whose ornate towers mirror perfectly in the water. In the afternoon you'll drive north to Lukang, a former port town of temples and craft workshops. Here you'll visit Lukang Mazu Temple, one of the oldest of its kind in Taiwan, and the Osmanthus Alley Artist Village, where restored Japanese-era houses now hold studios for lion-head carvers, potters and calligraphers.Follow the winding Lukang Old Market Street to traditional Taiwanese styled houses, the narrow alleyways and the array of seafood and traditional foods. After this, your tour guide will take you to Taipei city where the rest of the evening is at leisure.Inspiring HighlightsDragon and Tiger PagodaMazu Temple and Osmanthus AlleySpecial InformationYour travel time today will be approximately 5 hours

Today marks the end of your incredible tour. At the appropriate time, join your transfer to Taipei Airport for your onward journey. Special Information Departure transfers are included as part of your package. You will be collected from your hotel at the appropriate time and transferred to the airport to meet your flight. Thank you for travelling with Inspiring Vacations. We hope you had a memorable experience.