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Experience the Flavors of Yilan

By: Taiwan Scene 2020-03-312020-03-31

Eastern Taiwan, ExperiencesTaiwan, YilanLeave a Comment

A day in Yilan, including tea, TCM and whisky.

8 Days Around Taroko Gorge and Eastern Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2020-03-302020-03-31

Eastern Taiwan, Hiking and Natureeast, Hualien, Taitung, Taiwan, Taroko GorgeLeave a Comment

An incredible trip to Taroko Gorge and more.

3 Tribes You Need to Visit in Eastern Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2020-03-202020-03-19

Eastern Taiwan, Experiences, Festivals, History & Cultureeast, Indigenous, Taiwan, taroko, Taroko Gorge, TribeLeave a Comment

Three Amis tribes that welcome visitors that you need to check out.

Beauty in the east: five days on Taiwan’s east coast

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-082019-10-08

Action, Sports & Adventure, Activities, Eastern Taiwan, Placesactivities, Hualien, Indigenous, TaitungLeave a Comment

MyTaiwanTour’s Five Days Eastern Beauty Tour is the perfect way to experience the best of what eastern Taiwan has to offer.

72 Hours in Taitung County: Culture, Sightseeing & Touring in the Taitung City & Zhiben Hot Spring Region

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-08-022019-08-19

Activities, Eastern TaiwanCounty, Culture, Sightseeing, Taitung, Taiwan, ZhibenLeave a Comment

Rick Charette Oh, the things you can do That are good for you! With 72 hours to use In Taitung/Zhiben, wandering footloose Isolated from the more heavily populated areas of Taiwan by the towering central mountains, the East Coast region is fondly referred to as Taiwan’s “backyard garden.” Here is a sampler buffet of the…

Belle of the Zhiben Hot-Spring Ball The Hotel Royal Chihpen

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-07-262019-07-26

Eastern Taiwan, ExperiencesHot springs, hotel, Indigenous, Relaxation, Taitung, TaiwanLeave a Comment

Words by Rick Charette Let’s spend a little time getting to know a place with a legitimate claim to being Taiwan’s premier hot-spring resort hotel. When the Japanese controlled Taiwan as a colony from 1895 to 1945, they transplanted their love of genteel mineral-spring soaking to the island. A distinctive Taiwanese hot-spring culture then bubbled…

Taroko Gorge in A Day

By: Taiwan Scene 2018-07-232019-06-25

Eastern Taiwan, PlacesJuly, Nature, Taroko Gorge1 Comment

Pressed for time but still looking to experience the majesty of Taroko Gorge? It’s entirely possible to visit Taiwan’s most majestic area in single. Check out “Taroko Gorge in a Day” at Taiwan Scene

Six Spots in Taitung Worth Visiting

By: Taiwan Scene 2018-07-112019-09-04

Eastern Taiwan, PlacesAttractions, Culture, July, Nature, Taitung4 Comments

It’s an increasingly popular spot for international visitors as well, which comes as no surprise, being home to Taiwan’s best surfing spots, Asia’s finest cycling roads and indigenous culture galore.

Ways to Explore Taroko Gorge

By: MyTaiwanTour 2018-06-222019-05-24

Eastern Taiwan, PlacesHaulien, June, Nature, Taroko Gorge3 Comments

Ah, Taroko! Even the name, which means “human being” in the language of the indigenous Truku tribe evokes magic.Best known for its gorgeous gorge, the park itself is known collectively as Taroko Gorge National Park.

The East Rift Valley

By: Taiwan Scene 2015-09-222019-05-21

Eastern Taiwan, PlacesHot springs, Hualien, September, Taitung2 Comments

The east coast is often described as “isolated,” kept locked away from the rest of the island by the soaring, rugged, thick central mountains. But this is meant in a decidedly positive sense, and in a relative sense – the west and north are busy and densely populated, the east coast virginal and unspoiled, sparsely populated, laid-back, even sleepy.