Name: Private full-day sightseeing eco-tour to Yilan province from Taipei
SKU: 37041
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 8 hours

Activity Level: Easy

Experience: Adventure, Ecotourism, Family, Foodie, Historical, Nature, Wildlife

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Yilan province borders the New Taipei District (this is the name of the entire area around the beautiful capital of Formosa) in northeastern Taiwan and is considered the most ecologically developed area, with the purest drinking water from Mount Xueshan ("Snow" peak higher than 3500 meters), vast flat territory, the most beautiful natural parks on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. During the tour, you will have an Eastern Taiwan Whisky tasting and will visit a charming local village and Jiaoxi Thermal Valley.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance tickets
Lunch and a soft drink
All fees and taxes

Personal expenses

Highlights

Kavalan Distillery

Kavalan Distillery is pioneering the art of Taiwanese single malt since 2005. Aged in intense humidity and purified by the meltwaters of Snow Mountain in Yilan, Taiwan. Making prize-winning whiskies, this modern distillery features a modern tour program for visitors.

Lanyang Museum

The Lanyang Museum is a museum about the local area in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The museum building was designed by a team led by Kris Yao those design was inspired by the cuestas commonly seen along Beiguan Coast. The museum adopts the geometric shapes of the cuestas where the roof protrudes from the ground at an angle of 20 degrees meeting a wall which rises from the ground at an angle of 70 degrees. Thus the building emerges from the ground in a similar fashion to those cuestas. The museum features exhibits showcasing the topography of Yilan, including the mountains, the plains, and the sea.

Meihua Lake

The Meihua Lake or Plum Blossom Lake is a lake in Dongshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Meihua means plum blossom because of its resemblance to a plum flower with five pedals. The lake was originally named Dapi Lake. In the 1970s, President Chiang Ching-kuo visited the area and was impressed by its beauty, hence naming it Meihua Lake. There is a small island that sits at the center of the lake with a suspension bridge connecting to the circular trail.

National Center for Traditional Arts

The National Center for Traditional Arts or also called Center for Traditional Arts is located by the river bank of Dongshan River in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The center's total area is 24 hectares.

Sandiaojiao lighthouse

Constructed in 1931, Sandiaojiao Lighthouse sits at the easternmost tip of Taiwan. Called the "Eye of Taiwan," the lighthouse is a popular destination for visitors seeking to catch the earliest dawn rays to shine on Taiwan. "Sandiao" is a Taiwanese translation of "Santiago," the name given to this area by the Spanish when they discovered the cape. An exhibit area introduces the lighthouse equipment and information. This is the only lighthouse open to the public in northern Taiwan. It is also a favorite location for shooting TV dramas and wedding photos.

Taipei

Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC). Located in northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city lies in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

Wufongci Waterfall

Wufongci (Five-Peak Flag) Waterfall is a renowned scenic spot in Jiaoxi Township. The waterfall got its name because of the five peaks that line the background of the waterfall which look like a flag from afar.There are three sections in this 100-meter long waterfall. The bottom section is about 20 meters long with several ponds formed along it. They provide the tourists great spots for water play. The middle one is about 30 meters long and formed by the water gushing out from the cliff wall. Waterfall Viewing Pavilion here is a perfect location to enjoy the spectacular scenery of its surrounding mountains and valleys. The top section is about 50 meters long and runs down from the steep and narrow gorges.

Yilan County

Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan, Republic of China. The name Yilan name derives from the indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include Kabalan, Kavalan, Kavaland, La-A-Lan, E-A-Lan, Yiland and Gilan. Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan. The city of Yilan is located in the central and most favored part of the Lanyang Plain. Streams and rivers provide a constant source of replenishment for the nutrients in the soil here, making Yilan a breadbasket county. Yilan looks out to the sea on Taiwan's Northeast Coast, with mountains on the three other sides forming a unique geography that has nurtured an equally distinctive cultural landscape and human warmth.

Itinerary

08:00 09:00 10:00

You will start your journey from your hotel in Taipei after meeting with your guide.

Drive along the expressway surrounded by special nature, through an end-to-end underground tunnel and exit directly to the Pacific Ocean coast.

Start with a visit to the National Center for Traditional Arts and Lanyang Museum.

Then enjoy a bike ride around Meihua Lake and explore its natural surroundings.

Visit Kingcar Kavalan Distillery for a tasting tour and learn how whiskey made here. Also here you can taste coffee and local ice cream, as well as enjoy a magnificent gallery where you can see the main famous places in Taiwan, in the paintings of local artists.

Visit Wufongci Waterfall and a renowned scenic spot in Jiaosi Township.

You will have lunch during which you will try local Taiwanese food.

At the end of the tour, a drive along the coast through the famous Sandiaojiao lighthouse (the most northeastern point in Taiwan) and the azure Fulong beach, before you will return to your hotel in Taipei.

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Private full-day sightseeing eco-tour to Yilan province from Taipei