Meals On Board/Taiwanese Congee With Side Dishes Breakfast/Yilan-Style Nostalgic Cuisine Dinner

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Taoyuan. Upon arrival, head for breakfast, visit Sun & Green Farm, the largest sunflower farm in northern Taiwan. Be amazed by an endless sea of sunflowers and gorgeous blooms of seasonal flowers. Next, move on to Daxi Old Street and visit the street houses which have a unique blend of Baroque and traditional Hokkien architecture. You can have a taste of nostalgic delicacies such as dried bean curd, peanut candy and wah kueh at your own expense. Later, transfer to Yilan to a local farm in Sanxing to experience spring onion farming. You will also enjoy a DIY spring onion pancake session in this town regarded as one of the prime producers of vegetables in Taiwan. Tonight, check in to a hot spring resort, where you can rejuvenate yourself in your in-room hot spring tub.

Accommodation: Just Sleep Yilan Jiaoxi / Lakeshore Hotel Suao / Hotel PIN Jiaoxi or similar

Note

Please bring along your swim cap and swimwear if you wish to use the public hot spring in the resort. Public bath is available in some hotels. 

Breakfast/Healthy Tea-Infused Cuisine Lunch

This morning, proceed to Bambi Land, which is also known as Little Nara Park of Yilan. Be surrounded by the cute deers and enjoy deer feeding. Yilan is also known as the hometown of tea. You will get to experience tea harvesting and join a traditional green tea cake DIY session when you visit a local tea farm. After that, enjoy the beautiful landscape of paddy fields at Dongshan Mr. Brown Avenue. After the spring ploughing in March, you may see green rice waves swaying in the wind. This evening, savour mouth-watering delicacies of different cuisines at the lively Luodong Night Market at your own expense.

Accommodation: Just Sleep Yilan Jiaoxi / Lakeshore Hotel Suao / Hotel PIN Jiaoxi or similar

Note

Adhere to the rules and regulations when interacting with the deers.

Breakfast/Seafood Cuisine Lunch

Today, start your day with a scenic coastal pull cart ride at Blue Bay Coastal Leisure Area, one of the four major coastal parks in the Northeast coast scenic area. Following the path from Yanliao to Longmen, you will learn about the coastal plants and enjoy spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. You will also join a traditional Yilan biscuit DIY session to make your own crispy cow tongue biscuit. This afternoon, make your way to Taiwan’s second largest city, Taichung. Be captivated by the beautiful landscape with lovely garden decorations and gorgeous seasonal blossoms at Chung-She Flower Garden. This evening, have fun in Fengjia Night Market, Taichung’s biggest night market with its many clothing stalls, game stations and food stalls.

Accommodation: Splendor Hotel Taichung / Howard Prince Hotel Taichung / Evergreen Laurel Hotel Taichung or similar

Breakfast/Chinese-style Cuisine Lunch/Homestay Dinner

After breakfast, make your way to Nantou. Visit Hohocha Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Black Tea Factory, located in Yuchi Township, to learn about the culture and production of Sun Moon Lake black tea. You will get to enjoy tasting of Hohocha black tea and tea egg too. Next, continue to the largest body of water in Taiwan, Sun Moon Lake. Take a leisure cruise to appreciate its beauty and tranquillity. Make a stop at an aboriginal speciality product centre before going to Wenwu Temple, located on the north side of Sun Moon Lake. This imposing temple structure has faux northern Chinese-style temple architecture and superb natural lookouts. Tonight, check in to a homestay in Qingjing to enjoy fresh air and a starry night.

Accommodation: Junyue Hanging Garden Resort / Chun Jing Hillview Villa / Cingjing Brilliant Twins of Seattle or similar

Note

Sun Moon Lake leisure cruise is subject to weather conditions.

Please bring along an overnight bag for your homestay in Qingjing. The room type, room amenities and facilities including availability of lift access may vary with each homestay.

Breakfast/Hakka Cuisine Lunch

This morning, your first stop is Green Green Grasslands at Qingjing Farm, where you get to enjoy magnificent views of the surrounding mountains. The farm has herds of sheep grazing on the grassy hill and you are welcomed to interact with them or purchase feed at your own expense to have a more personal experience. Later, head to Taiwan’s cultural, economic, and political centre, Taipei. Visit Rongjin Gorgeous Time Park, a new scenic spot. It was the Taipei prison during the Japanese Occupation and is now the largest Japanese-style dormitory in Taiwan. There are more than 15 brands in the park, including cafes, kimono shops, dumpling houses, izakayas, dessert shops and more. Stop over at a pearl cultural centre before exploring the fun and interesting night foods and snacks, quaint shops and stalls, and carnival games at Raohe Night Market.

Accommodation: Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel / Grand Hyatt Taipei / Regent Taipei or similar

Breakfast/Brick House Traditional Cuisine Dinner

After breakfast, make your way to National Martyrs' Shrine, built to honour the fallen Kuomintang soldiers after the Chinese Civil War. If time permits, you may watch the changing of the guard ceremony. Stop over at a pixiu lucky charm centre before moving to the next stop, Jiufen Old Street, a former gold mining village packed with teahouses and shops offering local delicacies and crafts. Afterwards, continue to the birthplace of sky lanterns, Shifen. Shifen Old Street is connected to the train tracks, you may get to see trains rumbling by. Here, you can experience the simple joy of lighting and releasing of sky lanterns with your fellow travellers. Write your wishes on the sky lantern and may all your wishes come true. This evening, immerse yourself in the vibrant ambience of Ximending, the famed entertainment and shopping area and the mecca for youth culture in Taipei. 

Accommodation: Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel / Grand Hyatt Taipei / Regent Taipei or similar

Note

Lighting and releasing of sky lanterns is subject to weather conditions. 4 travellers will share a sky lantern.

Breakfast/Meals On Board

If time permits, you can do some last-minute shopping before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.