9D/8N: Around Taiwan ( Cycling tour )

- Meeting  at the airport with your licensed guide/driver/bike coach/mechanic.
- Transfer 4 person Airport Hotel
- In the evening free visit ( no guide ) at 101 and dinner in the area.
- Overnight in Taipei 4* hotel - 2 double rooms with breakfast.

- Meeting with guide driver and pick up the bicycles.
- Transfer Taipei - Hualien 
  Sightseeing Stops : Yilan / Quinshui cliff.
- Visit Hualien city night market, dinner at night market.
- Overnight in Hualien 4* hotel - 2 double rooms with breakfast.
 

- Breakfast at the hotel and meeting with the guide/driver;
- Visit Taroko : 2 person in the van and 2 person by bike;
Cycle starting from hotel to TianXiang of Taroko Gorge
For non-cyclists : Chishingtan beach / Swallow Grotto / Lyushuei－Heliou Trail / TianXiang
At the ent of the tour transfer to hotel by van;
Mileages : 42KM  Elevation gains : 1664M
- In the evening dinner at the night market
- Overnight in Hualien - 4* hotel - 2 dbl rooms with breakfast.

- Breakfast at the hotel and meeting with the guide/driver;
- Transfer with van from Hualien to Taidong - 2 by bicycle and 2 by car - Transfer to starting point to avoid the traffic;
Follow the most beautiful highway 11 southbound to Jialulan Park (Taitung county)
Mileages : 124KM  Elevation gains : 528M
- Transfer to Hotel (Taitung city)
- Visit Taitung night market. Dinner at night market
- Overnight in Taitung ( 19 - 20 April )- 4* hotel - 2 dbl rooms with breakfast.
 

- Breakfast at the hotel and meeting with the guide/driver;
- Transfer with van from Taidong to Kaohsiung.
Transfer to starting point to avoid the traffic for the cycling tour.
Follow the highway 9 southbound to Pingtung than switch to mountain highway 185.
- Transfer to Hotel (Kaohsiung city);
-Visit Kaohsiung night market. Dinner at night market.
Mileages : 144KM  Elevation gains : 991M
- Check in at the hotel and Visit the Area of the Port, The old British Consulate, Pier 2 or Xizi Bay.
- Dinner free and nighttime boat tour on the Love River ( optional and to be book and paid on the spot).
- Overnight in Kaohsiung and end of the bike tour ( they will keep carrying the bike back to Taipei and very probably use it to visit the Sun Moon lake *).

- Transfer with car/guide/driver to Sun Moon Lake;
- Breakfast at the hotel and meeting with the guide/driver;
After Breakfast, transfer by private van to Fo Fuan Shan , the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan.
After visit Fo Guan Shan ( entrance is free but donations are very appreciate) take the road to Sun Moon Lake.

Time to discover Sun Moon Lake  and enjoy the majestic scenery.
There are several activities you can chose (OPTIONALS, to be discussed with the guide) :

- Cycle round one of the best bike paths in the world: It is about 30 km with hills and will take 3-4 hours with stops at few of the attractions along the way. A local guide will follow you and show the paths.
- Cable car overlooking the lake: On a good day you can enjoy a stunning views of the lake with the trip taking about 7 minutes each way, however in peak times the wait can be hours.
- Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village;
- Boat tour (Shueishe, Ita Thao and Xuanguang Temple piers)
- Visit Ita Thao: is the origin of Thao people; it is believed that their ancestors, originally from Alishan, chased a white deer to a faraway lake where they found an abundance of fish. They returned to their homeland, brought the whole tribe, and decided to settle down at Sun Moon Lake, as we call it today. Although tribal life is almost extinct now, a visit to Ita Thao allows you to experience the aboriginal culture and you get to taste delicious aboriginal food too.
- Antique Assam Tea Farm: Shuili Snake Kiln is the town where remains the eldest tradition of kiln-making. There is a biggest kiln work which is in the Guinness Book of Records by the size of 6.68 meters.

- Overnight in Sun Moon Lake 3* hotel with lakeview ( if available ) - 2 double rooms with breakfast.

- Breakfast at the hotel and meeting with the guide/driver.
- In the Morning you can decide if keep visiting Sun Moon lake or transfer to Taichung and visit Taichung.
- Transfer from SML to Taichung, on the way it will be possible to visit the 921 Earthquake museum.
- Overnight in Taichung - hotel 4* - 2 double room with breakfast.
 

- Transfer from Taichung to Taipei.
In the morning explore Taichung: National Theather, Rainbow Village.
Departure to Taipei and visit Taipei in the evening ( itinerary will be provide considering the arrival time, weather and road conditions )
- Overnight in Taipei - hotel 4* - 2 double room with breakfast.
 

- Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the driver and check out.
- Transfer at the airport.
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