Taiwan Vacation By Luxury Train - Absolute Asia Tours

Your tour guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel.

Hotel: Sherwood Hotel

Your tour guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and escort you to Taipei High Speed Railway Station to take a Bullet Train to Taichung. Upon arrival, you will have lunch at Puli and then tour Sun Moon Lake. Sun Moon Lake is located in central Taiwan and situated 762 meters above sea level in the lofty mountains of Central Taiwan. Tour will stop at the famous Wenwu Temple or Literature Warrior Temple which is dedicated to Confucius as Master of Pen and to Kuan Ti as Master of Sword. You will also visit Tehua Village, Tse-En Pagoda and Holy Monk Shrine

Hotel: Del Lago, Sun Moon Lake (Mountain View Room)

Depart Sun Moon Lake for Tainan. Situated on the southwestern coastal plains of the island and enjoys a warm climate year-round, Tainan is the island's oldest and now fourth largest city. With its long history, Tainan is rich in historic sites and cultural heritage. You will visit Koxinga Shrine, Chihkan Lou and Chimei Museum. You will continue to Kaohsiung City, which is the second largest city in Taiwan. You will Love River and Lio Ho Night Market in Kaohsiung. Overnight at Kaohsiung

Hotel: Howard Plaza Hotel, Kaohsiung

Depart Tainan for Kenting National Park. which is located at Taiwan’s southern tip and the 37 miles of coral-rimmed shoreline along three sides of the park provide its main attractions. You will stop at Oluanpi light house, Maopitou coastal scenic area and Kenting forest recreation area. Proceed to Taitung via scenic Southern Highway

Hotel: Naruwan Hotel, Taitung

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to Taitung Railway Station to aboard your train to Hualien where you will visit Taroko Gorge. Taroko Gorge is an astonishingly beautiful, with narrow raving created by the Liwu river which has cut deep into the mountains of solid marble. A road carved into sheer walls of rock rewinding its way past forested peaks and cliffs towering thousands of feet above it, while hundreds of feet below a river roars past gigantic marble boulders. Stop at Eternal Spring Shrine, Swallow Caves and Tunnel of Nine Turns. After lunch, you’ll visit a marble factory. Board your train for Taipei. Arrive Taipei in the evening and be transferred to your hotel.

Hotel: Sherwood Hotel

Today you will tour Taipei, one of Asia’s most dynamic and fascinating cities. You’ll visit the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial, a dramatic structure surrounded by lovely gardens; and it is popular amongst joggers and tai chi practitioners. Your tour also includes Martyr’s Shrine and a handicraft center. The highlight of today’s sightseeing is National Palace Museum. This is one of the world’s greatest museums, housing a priceless, breathtaking selection of Chinese Imperial Art. The museum holds over 700,000 items, and constantly rotates its exhibits every three months. The collection includes jade, bronze, porcelain and lacquer pieces, as well as tapestry and embroidery. In the evening, you may opt to explore the market area of Snake Alley.

Departure transfer to airport.