(7 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis) Taipei, Sun Moon Lake
This luxury tour of Taiwan is the ideal introduction to the country's great art, fascinating culture, delicious cuisine and beautiful scenery. All touring is with expert private guides and drivers, and accommodation is at Taiwan's finest luxury hotels.
In Taipei, tour the National Palace Museum, home of one of the best collections of Chinese art in the world, to see porcelain, paintings, jade and other art objects that once belonged to the emperors of China. Visit ostentatiously decorated temples and taste your way through street stalls in the city's lively night markets. Perhaps visit nearby national parks or learn to prepare local dishes during a private cooking class. Also tour smaller but excellent museums, gardens, interesting residential districts, outdoor markets and wonderful shopping and dining districts.
Next, drive to Sun Moon Lake -- one of Taiwan's most famous and most beautiful vacation spots -- in the foothills of the Central Mountain Range. Stay at The Lalu, a stylish modern hotel with clean lines of stone and wood, and expanses of glass opening onto views of the crystal blue lake and the green hills beyond. Visit local temples and aboriginal villages in the surrounding region, and relax at your hotel's spa, swimming pool and contemporary teahouse. Return to Taipei for one additional night and last-minute shopping and sightseeing with your private guide.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1
Arrive Taipei
Private arrival transfer to hotel for 3 nights
Day 2
Taipei
Full-day private city touring of National Palace Museum, Lin Antai Homestead, Botanical Gardens, Taipei History Museum
Day 3
Taipei
Full-day flexible private touring (Options include a private cooking class, nearby national parks, and interesting neighborhoods and villages). Evening temple and market tour
Day 4
Taipei - Sun Moon Lake
Private transfer by car to Sun Moon Lake for 2 nights
Day 5
Sun Moon Lake
Flexible tour of Sun Moon Lake: local pagodas, villages, tea plantation and the Aboriginal park
Day 6
Sun Moon Lake - Taipei
Private transfer by car to Taipei for overnight. Afternoon flexible private touring
Day 7
Depart Taipei
Private airport transfer
Hotels
Taipei:
Grand Hyatt Taipei
Sun Moon Lake:
The Lalu
Cost
$6,890
Per person (double occupancy)
$2,815
Single supplement
All Artisans of Leisure tours are private and depart daily.
Call us at (800) 214-8144 for more information regarding the above tour, or to begin customizing your own itinerary.
