Crowds and street food at Keelung Miaokou Night Market
Round-Island · 6-Day Charter

6-Day Food & Culture Round-Island Tour

Taipei → Yilan → Hualien → Taitung → Kaohsiung → Tainan → Taipei — a loop of Taiwan strung together by each region's signature foods.

Duration 6 DaysTheme Round-IslandDaily Charter 10 HoursPrice Ask for a quote

Overview

Tour Overview

Route: Taipei → Yilan → Hualien → Taitung → Kaohsiung → Tainan → Taipei, with each region's signature foods as the main thread: Jiufen, Shifen and Taroko on the way south, plus a hotel lunch in Jiaoxi, a Chishang railway bento, Wanluan pork knuckle and Tainan's old-town snacks, closing with a feast at the century-old A-Sha Restaurant.

With 10 hours of charter per day and hotels arranged flexibly around your needs, you can always linger for one more meal in whichever city you like.

Street food at a Taiwan night market

Highlights

Tour Highlights

  • Jiufen's lantern-lit night views and Shifen sky lanterns to open the trip
  • Lunch at Evergreen Resort Hotel Jiaoxi
  • Chishang bento, Taiwan's most famous railway lunchbox tradition
  • Wanluan pork knuckle street (Hai Hong Restaurant)
  • Guohua Street, Tainan: Du Hsiao Yueh danzai noodles and beef soup
  • A century of Taiwanese cuisine at A-Sha Restaurant to finish (book ahead)
Anping Old Fort, Tainan

Day by Day

Daily Itinerary

DAY1

Taipei → Yilan (Food: Local Morning Markets)

  1. Jiufen Old Street (lantern-lit night views)
  2. Shifen sky lanterns
  3. Jiaoxi Hot Springs
Lunch Evergreen Resort Hotel Jiaoxi Stay Jiaoxi, Yilan
DAY2

Yilan → Hualien (Food: Mountains and Sea of the East)

  1. National Center for Traditional Arts
  2. Qixingtan
  3. Shakadang Trail, Taroko
Lunch Silks Place Taroko in Tianxiang / Tzen's mochi souvenirs in Hualien Stay Hualien City
DAY3

East Rift Valley (Food: Rice-Country Bento)

  1. Ruisui Ranch
  2. Liushidan Mountain
  3. Mr. Brown Avenue, Chishang
Lunch Chishang bento (Chishang Fanbao) Stay Taitung City
DAY4

Taitung → Kaohsiung (Food: Paiwan Cuisine)

  1. Sanxiantai
  2. Dulan craft workshops
  3. Wanluan pork knuckle
Lunch Wanluan pork knuckle street (Hai Hong Restaurant) Stay Kaohsiung
DAY5

Kaohsiung → Tainan (Food: Old-Capital Snacks)

  1. Fo Guang Shan
  2. Cijin seafood
  3. Guohua Street, Tainan
Lunch Du Hsiao Yueh danzai noodles / Tainan beef soup Stay Tainan
DAY6

Tainan → Taipei (Food: One Last Tainan Feast)

  1. Anping Old Fort
  2. Chimei Museum
  3. A drive across the Chianan Plain
  4. HSR back to Taipei
Lunch A-Sha Restaurant, Tainan (book ahead) Stay —

Price

Pricing Details

Every tour is quoted individually based on group size, dates and vehicle type. Tell us your departure date and party size, and a travel consultant will reply with a tailored quote.

Included

  • Private vehicle and local Taiwanese driver throughout
  • 10 hours of vehicle use per day
  • Fuel, tolls and parking fees
  • Transfers to every attraction, with flexible adjustments
  • Full protection of a licensed Class A travel agency

Not Included

  • Accommodation (we can help arrange it on request)
  • Attraction tickets and activity fees
  • Meals (local restaurant recommendations included — dine as you like)
  • Personal expenses

※ Round-island itineraries involve longer daily drives (1.5–3 hours on average), comfortably covered by 10 hours of daily charter. Book hotels 1–3 months ahead — earlier for peak season (July–August summer holidays and Lunar New Year). Final arrangements and quotes are confirmed by your travel consultant.

Attractions

Featured Attractions

Crowds and street food at Keelung Miaokou Night Market

Taiwan's Night Market Culture

From Keelung to Kaohsiung, a night market every evening — turning Taiwanese street food into the trip's main quest.

Rice fields along Brown Avenue, Chishang

Chishang

Rice seas of the East Rift Valley and the Chishang bento — the birthplace of Taiwan's lunchbox culture.

Chihkan Tower and street food stalls, Tainan

Guohua Street, Tainan

Ground zero for Tainan snacks — danzai noodles, shrimp rice and beef soup worth every minute in line.

Where to Stay

Where to Stay

This tour stays overnight in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung, Tainan. Here are the international chain hotels there — book whichever you like, tell us, and each day’s pickup starts from your hotel.

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FAQ

How much driving is there each day on the 6-day round-island tour?

1.5–3 hours on average, comfortably covered by 10 hours of daily charter. The route deliberately breaks up the long legs, so there is no day spent in the vehicle from morning to night.

Do the restaurants on the itinerary need reservations?

Some do — the century-old Taiwanese restaurant in Tainan is worth booking ahead. Accommodation, attraction tickets and activity fees, meals and personal expenses are not included; what the itinerary gives you is a recommendation list, so the choice of restaurant is yours, and your travel consultant can help with the booking.

Where do we stay on the six-day loop?

Along the route — Jiaoxi in Yilan, Hualien City and so on. Accommodation is not part of the vehicle fee, and we suggest booking hotels 1–3 months ahead, earlier still for the summer holidays and Lunar New Year.

What is the difference between the 6-day and 7-day round-island tours?

The 6-day is built around each region's signature food. The 7-day adds a day, gives you two nights in Hualien so you can go deeper into Taroko, and brings in Alishan. First-time visitors to Taiwan usually pick the 6-day.

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