Taiwan Highlights

Shaped like a tobacco leaf, Taiwan is an island of diverse natural wonders. Gaze upon the snow-capped peak of Yushan (Jade Mountain) towering at nearly 4,000 metres as North East Asia’s highest peak, or witness the majestic limestone gorges of Taroko plunging to foaming, blue-grey cataracts. From the magical, glittering waters of Sun Moon Lake positioned more than 700 metres above sea level, to the lush green slopes of bird-filled forests cascading down to dramatic coastlines, Taiwan offers an extraordinary landscape of breathtaking contrasts.

Discover here some of our favourite places and travel experiences, which can be included in your personalised itinerary. Use them as an inspiring starting point, and combine them with your own unique travel ideas.

Alishan Forest Railway

The Alishan Forest Railway meanders to the summit of Mount Alishan, one of Taiwan’s most stunning and revered natural wonders

Beitou Hot Springs

Beitou is a district of Taipei known best for its natural hot springs. It is also conveniently placed for the beautiful and mysterious Yangmingshan Park,

Hualien: Gateway to Taroko

Taroko National Park is set among spectacular mountain scenery, foaming rivers, winding marble canyons.

Jiufen: charming old mining town

Enjoying wide ocean views from a fabulous hillside setting, this fascinating former gold rush town is an easy tour by road from Taipei or Keelung.

Kaohsiung Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastery

In the shade of Monkey Mountain (Shoushan), the old city of Zuoying nestles in a bend of the Love River.

Kenting National Park: lakes, dunes, beaches and coral reefs

Kenting National Park is an extraordinary microcosm of Taiwan’s natural riches.

Lukang: stunning Longshan Temple

Lukang is a well preserved historic seaport, during the Dutch period Taiwan’s most populous city. Today the city’s historic lanes and alleys, its tall, narrow fronted buildings, as though preserved in amber remain little changed since the 19th Century, retaining much of its period charm.

Penghu Archipelago

Also known as the Pescadores, this archipelago of four main islands in the Taiwan Strait is a place of festivals, white sand beaches and outstanding natural beauty.

Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan’s mountainous centre

The southern section of Lalu Island is shaped like a new moon, giving the lake that contains it, Sun Moon Lake, its name.

Taichung: gateway to the mountains and lakes

Located centrally in western Taiwan, Taichung - the country’s 3rd largest city - enjoys a temperate year-round climate, and a thriving cultural scene.
Historic sites - lost elsewhere in the country in the name of progress - have been preserved in Taichung

Tainan:natural and cultural attractions

Located on the warm, temperate coastal plain of south west Taiwan, the ancient capital Tainan is also known as Chikan Lou, or the Chamber of the Red Hill.

Taipei glittering 21st Century skyline

Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, is as varied as the island named by the Portuguese as Formosa, meaning ‘beautifully formed’.

Taitung and the East Coast

Located on the delta of the Beinan River, at the southern tip of Taiwan’s rift valley, Taitung County’s natural beauty justifies the name local people have bestowed upon it through generations, ‘The Garden of Taiwan.’

Tamsui: magnificent sunsets

Formerly occupied by the Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese, Tamsui – now a district of Taipei – enjoys a rich cultural history.

The Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area

The 100km section of Taiwan’s coastline between Nanya and Su’ao enjoys excellent transport links from Taipei and Keelung and offers some of the island’s most spectacular scenery.

Yang Ming Shan National Park

Experience natural hot springs shrouding the countryside in gentle mists, a temperate climate, and stunning mountain scenery in this beautiful national park.

Yehliu Geopark

Experience deserted, rocky shoreline, fine beaches, natural hot springs, steaming rivers, tumbling waterfalls, other-worldly rock formations – lake, island and mountain scenery, all in a day.