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Explore Taiwan (Small Group Tours)

Summary:

Discover the highlights of Taiwan on this 11-day adventure. After eating your way through Taipei’s famous street food, travel to Yilan to meet an Indigenous community, learn about their way of life and share a home-cooked lunch. Then, explore the pagodas ...

Duration
11 Days
Cities
6
Next Departure
17-May-2025
Starting at
USD 3,315.00
Price per day
USD 301.00
Tour Type
Tour Type

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  • Intrepid
 
Operator
Intrepid Travel
Tour
Explore Taiwan
Travel Style
Small Group Tours
Group Size
1 - 12
Categories
tour category: Fishingtour category: Boattour category: Bicyclingtour category: Walkingtour category: Cookingtour category: Train

Summary

Discover the highlights of Taiwan on this 11-day adventure. After eating your way through Taipei’s famous street food, travel to Yilan to meet an Indigenous community, learn about their way of life and share a home-cooked lunch. Then, explore the pagodas and trails of the serene Sun Moon Lake in the Central Mountain Range before travelling to Chiayi to visit a tea farm and meet nuns at a Buddhist monastery. With a scenic train ride through Alishan’s tropical forests, clam picking at a traditional fishing village and a local leader to show you around, this is an action-packed, immersive introduction to Taiwan.

Map: Explore Taiwan (Intrepid)

Short Itinerary / Route

Day 1
Taipei
Day 2
Taipei
Day 3
Yilan
Day 4
Yilan
Day 5
Sun Moon Lake
Day 6
Sun Moon Lake
Day 7
Chiayi
Day 8
Alishan/Chiayi
Day 9
Taichung
Day 10
Taipei
Day 11
Taipei

Travel Cities (6): Alishan, Changhua, Taichung, Taipei, Taroko National Park, Yílán

Highlights

  • Discover Taiwan’s culinary traditions by collecting clams, rolling your own tea leaves at a plantation and cooking farm-fresh spring onion pancakes.
  • Hike through misty mountain foothills to a nine-tiered pagoda overlooking Sun Moon Lake and ride around the emerald-coloured waters on a cycling adventure.
  • Spend the day with the Indigenous Atayal community to learn about their tribal costumes, face tattoos and traditional survival techniques, and share a home-cooked meal that showcases Indigenous flavours.
  • Explore stalls piled with dried fruits, herbs and traditional medicines on Dihua Street – considered one of the oldest streets in Taiwan.
  • Ride the Forest Railway train through Alishan’s tropical and subtropical forests and hike the Sacred Forest Trail among giant Cypress trees.

Travel Package

 

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Taipei

Arrow Going To

Taipei

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