Located northeast of central Kaohsiung, the Districts of Gangshan and Tianliao offer a variety of scenic attractions, including the Gangshan Eye skybridge and Tianliao Moon World.
Yilan County’s south provides quality camping experiences in the quietest of environs just 90 minutes to two hours from Taipei’s thrumming. There is little light pollution, opening up the starry skies for you at night. Here, for your consideration – two of the region’s best and most popular campgrounds.
Taiwan’s north coast is a perennial favorite with Taipei urbanites seeking an escape from the daily grind. Easily accessed from the city, summer weekends see families flocking to the area’s sandy beaches. But when the mercury dips, a different kind of watery relaxation is called for – the warm embrace of a hot spring.
A great 1,000-hectare swath of flat, quiet Tianwei Township in Changhua County is a vast country garden, home to a dense bloom of decorative flower, plant, and tree nurseries. What is called the Tianwei Highway Garden has become a prominent tourist destination in recent decades.
The core of Lukang, located just off Taiwan’s central-west coast, is perhaps Taiwan’s best imperial-days living museum, a repository of heritage architecture even more concentrated than that found in the acclaimed core of Tainan City to the south.
Tainan City, born four centuries ago, is Taiwan’s most illustrious repository of important heritage sites. Here is a quartet of attractions that have been born within the past two decades.
From the coast to the high mountains Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan has a lot of scenic and cultural attraction to offer.
There are countless options for budgets travelers to find cheap and good accommodation in Taipei. Here are three of Taipei’s top hostels.
Freediving is a sport that has become quite popular in Taiwan in recent years. Xiao Liuqiu Island is one of the best locations to learn the sport. And Ray Ko is one of the instructors based there.
Penghu is a great travel destination for the summer season. Lots of options for activities, accommodation, dining, and souvenir shopping!