7 Days Luxury West Taiwan Experience {2-to-go / Weekly departure} from Giamso

Highlights:

WHAT IS INCLUDED
Tours and meals as per itinerary
Transfers as per itinerary
6 Nights' hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
*Prices exclude driver/guide tipping of NTD 700 per person, airfare, and airport tax. Airfare quotes can be furnished upon request.

SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS
Visit Shifen Old Street - popular among tourists to fly sky lanterns for well wishes.
Visit Blurprint Culture and Creative Park, Jingzaijiao Tile-Paved Salt Fields, Sun Moon Lake Scenic Area, and Wen Wu Temple.
Alishan Forest Recreation Area, a natural beauty encompassing living creatures, and signature grant woods.

7 Days Luxury West Taiwan Experience {2-to-go / Weekly departure}

From $538 SGD

Friday: Arrival at Taipei

Upon arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, there will be a transfer provided to bring you to the hotel. The rest of the day will be free and easy and at your own leisure.

Saturday: Shifen Old Street – Addiction Aquatic Development – National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine – Fengjia Night Market (Breakfast)

The tour begins at the marketplace of the Shifen Old Streets, a collection of lanes and alley where one can easily snack on local delicacies, purchase souvenirs or release wishes on sky lanterns (own expense). In the afternoon, you will head to Addiction Aquatic Development before moving on to the National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine, a structure built to honour the fallen Kuomintang soldiers after the Chinese Civil War. The excitement continues through the night at Fengjia Night Market, the biggest, most popular, and most interesting night market in Taiwan. Be it freshly cooked food, chewy bubble teas, towering ice-creams, trendy fashion apparels or accessories, you name it, they have it!

Sunday: Alishan – Fenchihu Old Street – Sister Lakes – Shouzhen Temple – Chiayi Night Market (Breakfast/Lunch)

Today, you will explore the Fenchihu Old Street in Alishan Area; a small town of low wooden buildings embedded into the mountainside. At Fenchihu, visitors may find themselves going through a unique antiquity trip various specialties such as aiyu jelly, bamboo shoots, lunch boxes and many other local delicacies. Next, visit Alishan National Scenic Area, a region dominated by the Alishan Mountains, cloud-ringed peaks and green valleys. Besides being one of the major landmarks associated with Taiwan, the area is also well-known for its production of high altitude mountain tea and wasabi. After which, you will head towards Sister Lakes before continuing on to the highest altitude temple in Taiwan, the Shouzhen Temple. Legend has it that the two high mountain lakes (Sisters lakes) were formed by the suicides of two aboriginal girls who failed to find love. Then, venture into the Alishan Tea Shop as you gain knowledge on the different types and flavor of tea. In the evening, you will visit the Chiayi Night Market – a bustling business street in the day and a vivid night market by nightfall – to sample the popular Chiayi snacks and delicacies.

Monday: Jingzaijiao Tile-Paved Salt Fields – Anping Old Street – Blueprint Culture and Creative Park (Breakfast/Lunch)

After breakfast, you will depart for Jingzaijiao Tile-Paved Salt Fields, the oldest salt field in Taiwan with 338 years of long history. Here, you may even be graced with the rare opportunity of making your own salt! You will then move on to Tainan to explore the Anping Old Street, otherwise known as Taiwan’s 1st Street. Anping Old Street is lined with traditional rammed earth houses, low brick houses as well as Western mansions which allows visitors to discover the unseen beauties and learn the stories behind these preserved buildings and streets. Moreover, the street also houses little shops and food stalls that cover a full range of souvenirs and handmade products. Next, advance to the Blueprint Culture and Creative Park and marvel over the spectacular blue and white lines which merge into a captivating 3-Dimensional artpiece! In the evening, feast on a local banquet before retiring back to hotel for some free and easy time.

Tuesday: Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area – Wenwu Temple – Aboriginal Local Product Centre – Tai-Yi Ecological Leisure Farm (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

The next leg of your journey begins at the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area, famous for its alluring body of water before heading to the Wenwu Temple, a Chinese Northern Dynasty style temple built on the north side of the lake. Following, you will also take a walk through time to visit the homes and communities of Taiwan’s main indigenous tribal groups at the Aboriginal Local Product Centre. Next, you will proceed to Tai-Yi Ecological Leisure Farm where you may wish to participate in a seasonal fruit-picking session (own expense). In the evening, you may also participate in the DIY activities (own expense)

Wednesday: Pineapple Dream Factory – Taipei 101 Mall – Ximending (Breakfast/Lunch)

After breakfast, you will embark on a tour at the Pineapple Dream Factory, where you will be brought to a room to master the secret know-hows of making Taiwan’s most famous pastry! Next, you will head to the iconic Taipei 101 Mall. The “tallest green building in the world” was designed as a symbol of technology's evolution fused with Asian tradition. The building features many pan-Chinese and Asian elements mixed with a postmodern style, and is designed to withstand typhoons and earthquakes common in Taiwan. Here, you may purchase a ticket (own expense) to the observation deck for to capture a breathtaking bird eye’s view of the city. This will be followed by a trip to Xinyi Commercial District. Then, head to Tienlu Handicraft Centre and Ximending. Besides being the host of an array of fashionables, eclectic restaurants, clubs, and bars, the ‘Harajuku’ of Taipei also has spectacular sightings such as a whole street of cinemas or graffitipainted walls which is most definitely worth a visit! Lastly, you will end the night off by binging on Taiwan’s local delicacies at the Ningxia Night Market.

Thursday: Depart from Taipei (Breakfast)

Today, after breakfast, you will have some leisure time before your transfer back to the airport for your flight back to Singapore.

Agency: Giamso

7 Days Luxury West Taiwan Experience {2-to-go / Weekly departure}

From $538 SGD

Agency: Giamso

7 Days Luxury West Taiwan Experience {2-to-go / Weekly departure}

From $538 SGD

Agency: Giamso