Tour 10 Days Round Taiwan Tea Origin Tour

Insurance

Travel insurance (Accidental death and disability: max NT$2,000,000; Medical expenses: max NT$200,000)

Accommodation

Day 1: TripAdvisor 3.5★ Sonnien Hotel (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 2: TripAdvisor 4★ In One City Inn(DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 3: TripAdvisor 4★ LeaLea Garden hotel-Moon (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 4: TripAdvisor 4★ South Urban Hotel (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 5: TripAdvisor 4★ Alishan History House (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 6: TripAdvisor 3★ U.I.J Hotel & Hostel (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 7: TripAdvisor 3★ Hotelday+ Kenting (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 8: 4★ Rated Chii Lih Hotel & Resort Luye Taitung (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent Day 9: TripAdvisor 3★ Taroko Liiko Hotel (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent

Guide

A knowledgeable English-speaking guide to introduce you to local culture and history *Other language speaking guides are provided if you need

Transport

All transportation (5-seater sedan or 8-seater van, driver)

Meals

Breakfast*9 Lunch*0 Dinner*1 (day 5)

Others

Admission tickets to all activities on the itinerary

Not included:

Others

Meals not listed above Any optional activities not on the itinerary Gratuity

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Day 1 Day 1: Taipei: Taiwan’S Bubble Milk Tea (Original Boba Tea)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Taipei: Taiwan’S Bubble Milk Tea (Original Boba Tea)

Start at one of the oldest tea factories on the island and then explore modern-day bubble milk tea ("boba") at the first bubble tea shop. Go back in time to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Dadaocheng, then learn about modern Taipei at Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the world.

Pick up from your accommodation in Taipei city

Dadaocheng and a family-run tea-roasting plant

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Bubble milk tea DIY and tasting at the first bubblea tea shop in Taiwan

Taipei 101 (Observatory is not included)

TripAdvisor 3.5★ Hotel: Sonnien Hotel (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 2 Day 2: Miaoli And Taichung: Hakka Tea Culture Experience
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Miaoli And Taichung: Hakka Tea Culture Experience

Learn how to make the savory and edible "thunder tea” and enjoy a scenic "train ride" featuring a renovated train powered by bicycles. After cycling through cultural relics, head to Taichung and enjoy traditional Taiwanese food at a night market.

Breakfast at hotel

Check out the wooden Japanese colonial-era Shengxing Railway Station

Old mountain line railbike to experience the beauty of Sanyi’s mountain culture

Make your own Hakka pound tea (Leicha)

Taste local delicacies at Taichung’s Fengjia Night Market (at your expense)

TripAdvisor 4★ Hotel: In One City Inn (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent
Day 3 Day 3: From Taichung To Sun Moon Lake: Taiwanese Ruby Black Tea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: From Taichung To Sun Moon Lake: Taiwanese Ruby Black Tea

Take an electric boat, and ride across Taiwan’s largest and most beautiful lake. Then, tour a tea factory and enjoy a tasting of Sun Moon Lake’s world-renowned artisan black tea while gaining a deep understanding of the region’s devoted tea culture.

Breakfast at hotel

Ride on a boat trip across the lake and enjoy great scenery

Enjoy lunch at Sun Moon Lake beside the lake (at your expense)

Visit a quaint tea factory and sample the local black tea

TripAdvisor 4★ Hotel: LeaLea Garden hotel-Moon (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent
Day 4 Day 4: From Nantou To Chiayi: Tea Tasting Experience
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: From Nantou To Chiayi: Tea Tasting Experience

Visit Zhushan for one of the most famous Land God temples in Taiwan. Zhushan, literally means “Bamboo mountain” in Mandarin. Explore the town’s story with bamboo by dining at a bamboo-decorated restaurant. Learn from the expert from Yoshan Tea Culture House, and have a full experience of tea tasting. Continue the trip to Chiayi and savor famous street food in Chiayi.

Breakfast at hotel

Visit Zi Nan Temple, and learn about the myth of the Land God

Lunch at a bamboo-decorated restaurant (at your expense)

Learn from the expert and experience tea tasting at the Yoshan Tea Culture House

Try traditional Taiwanese snacks in Chiayi (at your expense)

TripAdvisor 4★ Hotel: South Urban Hotel (DOUBLE/TWIN) or equivalent
Day 5 Day 5: From Chiayi To Alishan: Tea Picking With Great View In Alishan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: From Chiayi To Alishan: Tea Picking With Great View In Alishan

Enter the Alishan National Park and handpick tea at a local tea farm with breathtaking views. Enjoy a leisurely hike through the park’s natural forest, enjoying Taiwan’s mountainous terrain that supports ideal tea-growing conditions.

Breakfast at hotel

Visit a tea farm in the Alishan mountains and learn how to pick tea

Hike through the verdant forests of Alishan and enjoy the mountainous scenery

Witness an unforgettable sunset at Alishan

Dinner at hotel

TripAdvisor 4★ Hotel: Alishan History House (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 6 Day 6: From Alishan To Tainan: Old-Fashion Tea House Experience
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: From Alishan To Tainan: Old-Fashion Tea House Experience

In the morning, it is your choice if you would like to get up early and hop on the Alishan Forest Railway to catch a glimpse of the area’s famed "sea of clouds" that appear in the hours around dawn. Afterward, head to Tainan, Taiwan’s oldest city to learn about the island’s history dating all the way back to the Dutch and Portuguese colonial periods.

Breakfast at hotel

Optional morning Alishan Forest Railway

Explore thousand-year-old ancient Taiwan cypress trees along trails of the Alishan Forest Recreation Area

Embark on a Tainan Cultural Heritage tour

Have an afternoon tea in an old-fashion tea house

Try Tainan’s famous bites at the city’s old town area (at your expense)

TripAdvisor 4.5★ The Place Tainan hotel (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 7 Day 7: From Tainan To Pingtung: Tea From The Pacific Ocean
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: From Tainan To Pingtung: Tea From The Pacific Ocean

Head down south to Pingtung, tour a tea farm next to the Pacific Ocean and taste how the tea leaves and local snacks are influenced by the neighboring seawater, producing a unique flavored tea. Then, head to Taiwan’s beautiful beach towns in both Hengchun and Kenting, two resort towns that still preserve Taiwan’s history.

Breakfast at hotel

Tour Taiwan’s most southern tea farm by the Pacific Ocean and try their tea’s unique flavor

Walk around Hengchun Old Town and a nearby historical site

Visit Kenting National Park and Baisha beach

TripAdvisor 3★ Hotelday+ Kenting (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 8 Day 8: From Pingtung To Taitung: Taste Luye Red Oolong Tea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: From Pingtung To Taitung: Taste Luye Red Oolong Tea

Hit the pretty east coast when heading to Taitung and enjoy a picturesque drive along the Pacific Ocean. Then stop at Luye to experience Taiwan’s original artisan tea - Red Oolong Tea, and stay overnight in Luye.

Breakfast at hotel

Fun in the sun on the beach until 10:30 am

Drive up the beautiful highway along the Pacific Ocean

Visit a local farmer’s tea house and all-natural tea farm in Luye

TripAdvisor 4★ Rated Chii Lih Hotel & Resort Luye Taitung (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 9 Day 9: From Taitung To Taroko Gorge
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: From Taitung To Taroko Gorge

Absorb the unique topography of the East Rift Valley during the drive to Taroko Gorge. Then, explore the world’s largest marble cliff and blue, turquoise waters at Taroko Gorge.

Breakfast at hotel

Relax during a scenic drive up the East Rift Valley

Stop at the Tropic of Cancer Marker

Explore Taroko Gorge’s marble canyon and blue waters

TripAdvisor 3★ Hotel Taroko Liiko Hotel (TWIN/DOUBLE) or equivalent
Day 10 Day 10: Head Back To Taipei And Stop By Yilan For A Cup Of Tea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Head Back To Taipei And Stop By Yilan For A Cup Of Tea

On the final day, spend the morning visiting the temples and shrines of the gorge, and, take a leisure hike if the weather permits. After lunch, head back towards the coast through the gorge and stop by Yilan to taste the different flavors of flat land tea on the way back to Taipei.

Breakfast at hotel

Explore the world-renowned Taroko National Park

Drive along the picturesque Qingshui Cliff, the largest coastal cliff in Taiwan

Enjoy a pleasant tea time with desserts made from Yilan local tea

Returning to Taipei

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10 Days Round Taiwan Tea Origin Tour

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Itinerary of your trip 10 Days Round Taiwan Tea Origin Tour

Day 1: Taipei: Taiwan’S Bubble Milk Tea (Original Boba Tea)

Day 2: Miaoli And Taichung: Hakka Tea Culture Experience

Day 3: From Taichung To Sun Moon Lake: Taiwanese Ruby Black Tea

Day 4: From Nantou To Chiayi: Tea Tasting Experience

Day 5: From Chiayi To Alishan: Tea Picking With Great View In Alishan

Day 6: From Alishan To Tainan: Old-Fashion Tea House Experience

Day 7: From Tainan To Pingtung: Tea From The Pacific Ocean

Day 8: From Pingtung To Taitung: Taste Luye Red Oolong Tea

Day 9: From Taitung To Taroko Gorge

Day 10: Head Back To Taipei And Stop By Yilan For A Cup Of Tea

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