Regent Holidays
Taiwan Rail Explorer: Scenic Routes and Offbeat Encounters
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Taiwan by Train & Kinmen Island
Book your Taiwan by Train & Kinmen Island Tour with the specialists at Regent Holidays. ABTA/ATOL protected. 40+ years' experience.
Day by day
- Day 1
Fly to Taiwan
Depart the UK on your flight to Taiwan.
- Day 2overnight: HOTEL COZZI Taipei Zhongxiao
Taipei
Arrive in Taipei and transfer to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day exploring at your own pace: night markets, dumpling stalls, and leafy boulevards.
- Day 3overnight: HOTEL COZZI Taipei Zhongxiao
Taipei
Discover Taipei's history and culture: Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, sweeping views from Taipei 101, and the National Palace Museum. The evening is free, perhaps a night market.
- Day 4railovernight: Jiuwu Hotel
Pingxi Scenic Train and Yilan Londong
Travel east along the historic Pingxi Line, originally built for coal transport, stopping at any of the 12 stations with your one-day pass. Continue to Yilan; in the evening explore its night market.
- Day 5overnight: Lakeshore Hotel Hualien
Yilan to Hualien
Spend the morning at a tea farm that supplies the National Palace Museum, learning to pick, dry and brew tea. Visit the National Center for Traditional Arts, pass the dramatic Qingshui Cliff, and arrive in Hualien.
- Day 6overnight: Century Hotel
Hualien to Chihpen
Head south along the coastal highway, stopping at Sansiantai and Siaoyeliou. Arrive in Chihpen, famous for its geothermal hot springs, and enjoy a restful evening soaking in mineral-rich waters.
- Day 7overnight: Howard Beach Resort Kenting
Chihpen to Kaohsiung
Enjoy a leisurely morning before travelling onward toward Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, a vibrant port with an artistic edge.
- Day 8overnight: 823 Tourist Hotel
Kaohsiung to Kinmen Island
Fly to Kinmen Island, once a military frontier. Visit the Zhongshanlin Visitor Centre and explore Kinmen National Park, which protects scenic hills, wetlands and traditional villages.
- Day 9overnight: 823 Tourist Hotel
Kinmen Island
Visit centuries-old Southern Fujian-style settlements, see the protective Wind Lion statues, and explore the Guningtou War Museum and Zhaishan Tunnel.
- Day 10overnight: Einhan Resort
Kinmen Island to Sun Moon Lake
Fly back to Taiwan's main island and continue to Sun Moon Lake. Cruise across its calm waters, visit Wen Wu Temple, and spend the afternoon exploring at leisure.
- Day 11railovernight: HOTEL COZZI Taipei Zhongxiao
Sun Moon Lake to Taipei
Travel to Checheng village, the final stop on the heritage Jiji railway line, then continue to Changhua to see its 1922 roundhouse, before boarding the high-speed train to Taipei.
- Day 12rail
Depart Taipei
Transfer to the airport or railway for onward connections.
Included
- Return international flights as per the itinerary
- All taxes and charges
- Accommodation and meals as specified
- Transfers as specified
- Activities and excursions as specified
- All entrance fees on sightseeing tours as specified
Not included
- Travel Insurance
- Any meals not specified in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional excursions
