1 day tour Sun Moon Lake from Taichung
Description
Sun Moon Lake offers one of the most beautiful sceneries in Taiwan. In the morning meet with your guide/driver and visit Sun Moon Lake all day. You can choose to do optional activities. This tour is private can be customized to your wishes. The language of the guidance other then English are on request possible.
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Itinerary
We’ll leave the city behind and head to magical Sun Moon Lake, consistently rated as one of the most scenic spots in Asia. The drive to Sun Moon Lake, depending on traffic, will take about 1 to 1,5 hour. Upon arrival, you'll first take in the beauty of Taiwan's largest lake while enjoying a leisurely 60 minute bike ride along a trail awarded as one of ten's Breath-Taking Cycling Routes by CNN. Next on the list is a well-deserved Taiwanese-style lunch (not included in quotation) before boarding the lake ferry and admiring the lake waters and surrounding mountains. The ferry experience will be followed by a sky-high ride in a cable car granting picturesque 360-degree panoramic views over Sun Moon Lake. The Sun Moon Lake Ropeway connects Ita Thao with the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village. It takes about ten minutes each way and covers a distance of around 1,877 meters (6,158 ft). After Ropeway Ride you will visit Wenwu Temple. The majestic temple sits on a mountainside, north of Sun Moon Lake, and was built according to the landscape. Wenwu Temple is known to be the largest temple in the area. The final stop is Yidashao Commercial District. During a 40-minute visit, you can learn more about Taiwan and Taiwanese Indigenous culture and get your hands on some fine traditional arts and crafts. The tour will end here, your guide will drive you back to Taichung.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up at your hotel or train station in Taichung.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
We spent the whole day at the Sun Moon Lake. We rode the cable car ride and took the ferry to other piers. It was great! We really enjoyed it and our tour guide, AXL, offer many locations to visit to make sure that we make the most of our time at the Sun Moon Lake.
We took a Sun Moon Lake tour with our excellent guide Dustin, who shared fascinating history and local insights that made the experience more meaningful. Though the day was foggy and drizzly, it added a peaceful, atmospheric feel to the lake. We visited the Xuanzang Temple, explored scenic trails, and took a boat ride to various piers. Highlights included a beautiful pagoda once visited by Chiang Kai-shek and lunch at Mao Family Restaurant, featuring flavorful Tsou tribal cuisine. Dustin’s pacing, knowledge, and attentiveness made this a truly memorable outing. I highly recommend this tour!
The trip arrangement is beyond considerate. Wonderful and excellent. We tasted the delicious local food. The scenery places are all visited with guide’s detailed explanation of history.
Dustin is a great guide. We visited the temple, the pagoda and of cos, the lake. It was drizzling so it was hazy. Couldn't get much of the view. Dustin brought us to a place for a nice (and not expensive) lunch. The "little town" at Sun Moon Lake is interesting. Make sure to set aside time to explore the place.
Honda was an excellent guide. Picked us up from our hotel on time. He asked about our interests and preferences and then curated the day’s activities accordingly. Sun Moon Lake was a delightful experience especially when sampled on foot, by bike (standard and electric available), ferry and cable car. Honda used recordings of activities to augment specific points of cultural significance as well as share information about street market food options and cold black tea! We even had an opportunity for a photograph with indigenous musicians. Our appreciation for Taiwan’s commitment to respecting the island’s environment and nature’s balance increased as well. We were also impressed with Honda’s readiness for any issues that may get dampened the trip’s experience such as rain (he had ponchos), heat (he had water) or communication (command of English and use of What’s App to track our pick-up location during periods of free time were appreciated. Excellent day trip from Taichung! Note - per the itinerary details you will pay your way to ride bike-ferry-cable car so make sure you have Taiwan currency ($900-$1200 TWD) for these activities and street food for lunch. There were also shopping options which we did not pursue as our interests lied elsewhere. Highly recommend and I would do it against n with the same guide!!
Most tourists go for the boat ride around the lake with a short visit to a temple. It would be more interesting to take the bus that goes around the lake and visit the majestic Wenwu Temple, or cycle around the lake, or do one of the walking trails in order to appreciate the breathtaking scenery.
Dear Allegro, Thanks for your feed back. Each single person is different and each single client has his/her needs and preferences. This is why we only offer customized tour with professional guide and driver. Our guide will be happy to adapt the itinerary following the clients requests. We do not offer touristic bus tour nor even tour that cannot be adapted. Thanks.
