Taiwan tea explore 12days 11nights
- This tour offers the finest Taiwanese teas and DIY activities that can't be found elsewhere.
- Travel to Taiwan's most beautiful spots: Sun Moon Lake, Alishan and Pingtung. Learn how these picturesque spots provide ideal tea-growing conditions.
- Visit organic tea farms in the high mountains, make tea with Taiwan Ethnic Minorities and make Taiwan's famous bubble milk tea.
- This is a tour for tea connoisseurs, wihch will leave you a deep impression in Taiwan's tea culture.
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D1 Taiwan Arrival
Ni Hao! welcome to TAIWAN.You will be met by our local tour guide at the arrival hall of Taipei Airport and escorted to your downtown hotel by a private comfortable vehicle. The rest of the day is your own to relax. If you want to explore nearby areas, feel free to get some practical suggestions from your tour guide.
Meals： None
Accommodation：
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D2 Taipei: Enjoy Taiwan’s original bubble milk tea
Dihua Street
Visit a family-run tea roasting plant, one of the oldest tea factories on the island.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Learn about the history of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Chun Shui Tang Zhongzheng Branch
Explore bubble milk tea (“boba”) at the first bubble tea shop in Taiwan, including bubble milk tea DIY and tasting.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Taipei 101
TAIPEI 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer.
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Taipei
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Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall![Taipei 101]()
Taipei 101
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D3 Taipei- Taichung: Experience Hakka tea culture
Sheng Sing Station Long Teng Bridge
Take a bicycle-powered "train ride" through Hakka culture and enjoy cultural relics and beautiful scenery.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sanyi
Learn how to make "Leicha" with Taiwan Ethnic Minorities.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Feng Jia Night Market
After cycling around the cultural relics, you can enjoy traditional Taiwanese food at Taichung Fengjia Night Market.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Taichung
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Sheng Sing Station Long Teng Bridge![Feng Jia Night Market]()
Feng Jia Night Market
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D4 Taichung - Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake
Take an electric, luxurious boat ride across Taiwan's largest and most beautiful lake.
6 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Meals： None
Accommodation： Sun Moon Lake
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Sun Moon Lake![Sun Moon Lake]()
Sun Moon Lake
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D5 Nantou - Chiayi
Lugu
Try Eco-Cha’s organic tea, visit the alpine farm and tea factory which produced by Andy Kincart, the founder of Eco-Cha. Enjoy lunch surrounded by the beautiful scenery in Lugu.
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Wenhua Road Night Market
Try famous snacks introduced by Netflix's "Street Food" series.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Chaiyi
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Lugu![Wenhua Road Night Market]()
Wenhua Road Night Market
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D6 Chiayi - Alishan
Alishan National Forest Recreation Area
Enter Alishan National Forest Recreation Area and handpicked tea at the local tea farm. Enjoy a leisurely hike through thenatural forest and Taiwan's mountainous terrain.
6 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Alishan
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Alishan National Forest Recreation Area![Alishan National Forest Recreation Area]()
Alishan National Forest Recreation Area
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D7 Alishan - Tainan
Alishan National Forest Recreation Area
In the morning, we’ll get up early and take the Alishan Forest Railway to catch a glimpse of the famous “sea of clouds” that appears in the hours around dawn.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Tainan
Head to Tainan, Taiwan's oldest city, and embark on a Cultural Heritage tour, learning about the history back to the Dutch and Portuguese colonial periods.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Tainan
![Alishan National Forest Recreation Area]()
Alishan National Forest Recreation Area![Alishan National Forest Recreation Area]()
Alishan National Forest Recreation Area
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D8 Tainan - Pingtung: explore the Pacific Ocean’s tea
Pingtung
Tour the tea farm, located in the Taiwan's southernmost point next to the Pacific Ocean. Taste how the tea and local snacks are influenced by oceanic climate and produce a unique flavored tea.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Hengchun Old Town
Visit Hengchun Old Town, one of Taiwan's beautiful beach towns where still preserves Taiwan's history and historical site.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Kenting National Park
Head to Kenting, one of Taiwan's famous resort towns, and visit the beautiful Baisha beach in the Kenting National Park.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Kenting
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Hengchun Old Town![Kenting National Park]()
Kenting National Park
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D9 Pingtung - Taitung
Pingtung
Enjoy the sun on the beach until 10:30 am. Taste cuisines with the local tribe (Lunch included), then enjoy a picturesque drive along the Pacific Ocean.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Taitung
Visit a local farmer's tea house and cycle through the beautiful Chishang farms
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Taitung
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D10 Taitung - Taroko National Park
East Rift Valley National Scenic Area
East Rift Valley National Scenic Area
Admission Ticket Free
Tropic of Cancer
Stop at the Tropic of Cancer Marker
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Taroko National Park
Explore the world’s largest marble cliff and turquoise sea at the Taroko. Visit the beautiful Qixingtan Beach and spend the night in a hotel amidst the natural wonders of Taroko.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Meals： Breakfast
Accommodation： Taroko
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East Rift Valley National Scenic Area![Tropic of Cancer]()
Tropic of Cancer
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D11 Hualien - Taipei
Taroko National Park
On our tour’s final day, after breakfast you will continue to enjoy the facilities at the Taroko an hour or so in the world-renowned Taroko National Park before heading out to tour the gorge. We’ll spend the rest of the morning visiting the temples and shrines of the gorge. If weather conditions allow, you will take a hike to the Baiyang waterfall.
3 hours 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Qingshui Cliff
After lunch, we’ll head back towards the coast through the Taroko gorge and drive along the picturesque Qingshui Cliff, the largest coastal cliff in Taiwan on the famous Suhua Highway coastal road, then back to Taipei.
Admission Ticket Free
Meals： None
Accommodation： Taipei
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Taroko National Park![Qingshui Cliff]()
Qingshui Cliff
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D12 Taiwan Departure
After Breakfast your guide will escort you to the airport for your flight to next destination or home.
Meals： None
Accommodation：
Price Guide
PRICE INCLUDES
1. Entrance fees of the scenic spots listed in the itinerary.
2. Meals as specified in the itinerary (B for Breakfast, L for Lunch and D for Dinner).
If you cancel a meal, the cost is non-refundable.
3. Hotels: Hotel based on twin sharing; All hotels in the itinerary serve daily breakfast;
*Check-in & Check-out time: generally speaking, check-in is after 2 pm and check-out before 12 pm (noon).
Early check-in and late check-out are subject to room availability and may cause additional fee or even full day room rate.
4. Transportation. Vehicle or train as listed in the itinerary.
5. Guide: English-speaking guide;
6. Transfers between airports/railway stations, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each city or area by air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver.
PRICE EXCLUDES
1. Flight/ Accommodation/ Sightseeing/ Meal not listed in the itinerary.
2. Visa Fees. Please make sure that you have got your valid passport (at least 6 months) and visa before your entry to China. We can send you a free official invitation letter to help you apply for your China visa after you pay the deposit of tour.
3. Personal expenses such as room service, internet charge, laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc.
4. Gratuities, tips to guides, drivers, bellboys, etc.
* We recommend 8-10USD per traveler per day as tips to the guide and 5-8 USD per traveler per day as tips to the driver. You might pay more or less depending on their services.
5. Excess Baggage Charges.
6. Travel insurance. Please kindly note that the full coverage travel insurance from your home country must be purchased in advance on your own.
7. Optional activities and others not mentioned.
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