Taipei → Taroko → Alishan → Sun Moon Lake  ·  Days 17–25

Taiwan

Night markets, lantern light, mountain tea

9 days
Taiwan  ·  Highlights
Highlights
  • Taipei & Jiufen's lantern-lit hillside streets
  • Taroko Gorge — marble canyon, Shakadang Trail & Swallow Grotto
  • Alishan — cypress groves, the (crowded but classic) sunrise train
  • Sun Moon Lake — shoreline cycling, cable car to the culture village
  • Trimmed from the original 14-day loop — Kenting/Kaohsiung/Tainan cut for time
In pictures

Taiwan

Food & Shopping

Taiwan

Eat
  • Night market crawl — Raohe or Ningxia, Taipei
  • Beef noodle soup, bubble tea
  • Jiufen tea houses
Shop
  • Ximending — fashion & streetwear
  • Jiufen — tea and handicrafts
  • Taipei night markets for souvenirs

16–26°C · humid, ~15–20 rainy days/month · Alishan blossoms hold into early April

Getting there

Flight from Zhangjiajie — via Guangzhou/Shanghai/HK, ~$260.

Mid-March – Late April 2027 · ~6 weeks · 2 travelers

Next stop
Japan

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