Attractions below are on the way from Taipei to Taitung. You will drive pass New Taipei City, Yilan, Hualien to Taitung.
HIGHTLIGHT:
Taroko Park https://www.taroko.gov.tw/en/Default.aspx
East Coast : https://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en
East rift valley : https://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/en
Northeast and Yilan Coast tour https://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/
You can add/skip/swap any attraction in the itinerary template temporarily based on your interests, weather and traffic conditions on the day.
Day1 Taipei (or Taoyuan Airport) ➡️ Hualien City
09:00 Pickup at Taoyuan Airport or your hotel
10:30 Rest at Yilan Cookie Factory
11:30 Rest at DAKA or Qingshui Cliff
12:00 Arrive to Taroko Park https://www.taroko.gov.tw/en/Default.aspx
12:30 Lunch: Aboriginal Cuisine at Taroko Village
14:00 Taroko tour: Buluowan Suspension Bridge、Zhuilu (Jhuilu) Old Trail、The Tunnel of Nine Turns、Swallow Grotto、Eternal Spring Shrine、Sakadang Trail…
Taroko Highway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eWsEqPVPHY
17:00 Qixingtan Scenic Spot
18:00 Hotel check-in : Dongdamen Night Market Area
19:00 Dinner at Dongdamen Night Market
Find your accommodation in Dongdamen Night Market, Hualien
Day2 Hualien City ➡ Ruisui, Hualien
09:00 Pickup at your hotel
09:30 East rift valley : https://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/en
Ask your driver-guide for decisions:
Chinghsiu Temple 、Carp Lake、Li Chuan Aquafarm、Satrbucks Lixiang、Yunshanshui、Mr.Sam Café、Shin Kong Chao Feng Ranch & Resort、Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park、Hualien Sugar Factory (Guangfu Sugar Factory)、Masadi Forest、Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area、
18:00 Hotel check-in : Ruisui Hot Spring Area
19:00 Dinner at Ruisui
20:00 Enjoy Hot spring
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Day3 Ruisui, Hualien ➡ Taitung City
09:00 Pickup at your hotel
09:30 East rift valley : https://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/en
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Ruisui ranch、Saoba Monoliths、Tropic of Cancer Marker、Liushishi Mountain、Cycling at Mr. Brown Avenue、Hot Balloon Festival、Gaotai Hang Gliding、Luye Highland & Luye Shrine、Luanshan Tribal Village, Sazasa、Chu Lu Ranch、Yuan Sen Applied Botanical Garden 、Beinan Historical Site or Taitung Seashore Park
17:30 Hotel check-in : Taitung Tourism Night Market Area
18:30 Dinner at Night Market
20:00 Take a walk at Tiehua Music Village
Suggested Tour : Indigenous Cultures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2VnVAJULQw
Ask your driver-guide for decision.
Find your accommodation in Taitung Tourism Night Market, Taitung
Day4 Taitung City ➡ Hualien City
09:00 Pickup at your hotel
09:30 East Coast : https://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en
Ask your driver-guide for decisions:
Fugang Geopark (Xiaoyeliu) 、Green Island、Water Running upward、Donghe Buns、Sanxiantai Recreation Area、Baxian Cave、Tropic of Cancer Marker 、Yuedong Recreation Area、Shitiping、Xinji Tunnel(Qinbuzhizi Cliffs)、Jiqi Beach Recreation Area、Baqi Gazebo、Yanliao Henan Temple 、Hualien Ocean Park
18:00 Hotel check-in : Dongdamen Night Market Area
19:00 Dinner at Dongdamen Night Market
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Day5 Hualien City ➡ Luodong, Yilan
09:00 Pickup at your hotel
09:30 Whale watching or Pine Garden
12:00 Lunch at Aboriginal Cuisine Restaurant
14:30 Qingshui Cliff
18:00 Hotel check-in : Luodong Night Market Area
19:00 Dinner at Night Market
Extended Tour : Taipingshan https://tps.forest.gov.tw/TPSWeb/wSite/mp?mp=2
Find your accommodation in Luo Dong Night Market, Yilan
Day6 Loudong, Yilan ➡️ Taipei City
09:00 Pickup at your hotel
09:30 Experience rural life: feed poultry & livestock and transplant rice seedlings、Shrimp fishing
Center for Traditional Art 傳統藝術中心 https://www.px-sunmake.org.tw/index/index.html?lang=en
Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park or Luodong Forestry Culture Garden 羅東林場 https://www.forest.gov.tw/0000222 or Kavalan Whisky Distillery
12:30 Lunch: Omakase, Yilan Roast Duck or Urn Kiln Chicken
14:00 Northeast and Yilan Coast tour https://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/ : Wai’ao Beach Park、San Diego Lighthouse、Cycling at Old Caoling Tunnel、Bitoujiao Trail、Nanyaqiyan (Nanya Rock)
16:30 Rest at Keelung Miaokou Night Market
18:00 Arrive to Taipei City
Find your accommodation in Ximending, Taipei City