14 CITIES: Ultimate Taiwan DESTINATION travel guide!
We loved Taiwan so much that we’ve created this MASSIVE video travel guide. USE THE DESCRIPTION TO NAVIGATE! We’ve designed this to be used like a video travel book – flip to the “chapter” that you’re interested in! These places are mainly grouped by region, and are NOT in the order that we visited them (the order we did them is listed near the bottom of the description). ENJOY!
Each chapter below has links to WHERE WE STAYED AND TICKETS, if applicable. Not sure where to start? Our favorite video sections are Kaohsiung Lotus Pond, Alishan, and Chishang.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Epic video start 🙂
TAIPEI AREA
00:58 Taipei
10:06 Taipei Zoo
Taipei 101 Tickets: https://affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=37605&aff_adid=837953&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F1659-taipei-101-taipei%2F
22:19 TAIPEI DAY TRIPS
22:32 Beitou
This is the family-friendly Hot Springs resort we went to (and highly recommend): https://affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=37605&aff_adid=837953&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F7950-spring-city-resort-beitou-hot-spring-spa-taipei%2F
31:25 Jiufen
42:05 Teapot Mountain Banping Loop
The view from this hotel is ridiculous (lots of stairs!): https://expedia.com/affiliate/2O6yvm5
Interview with Spirited Away creator (in Chinese): https://youtu.be/XJ9BnbkRzOg
If I was taking a tour to Jiufen from Taipei, this is the one I’d take: https://affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=37605&aff_adid=748445&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F79844-yehliu-jiufen-shifen-pingxi-sky-lantern-one-day-tour%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D47bb827ecd
56:20 WEST COAST
56:32 Taichung
**We stayed here, super convenient: https://expedia.com/affiliate/JT9NnCn
01:05:32 TAINAN (ANPING)
**We stayed here and loved it: https://expedia.com/affiliate/ILdQSI3
Easy Ticket Links:
Anping Tree House – https://affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=37605&aff_adid=837953&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F40974-anping-tree-house-ticket-district-taiwan%2F
Anping Fort – https://affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=37605&aff_adid=837953&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F41313-anping-old-fort-ticket-tainan%2F
01:13:15 KAOHSIUNG Lotus Pond
01:25:27 KAOHSIUNG Pier 2
**Our hotel had free ice cream all day! https://expedia.com/affiliate/XBvqLQA
01:26:39 CIJIN ISLAND
01:28:56 Xiaoliuqiu Island (Lambai)
**Our place had a great location: https://expedia.com/affiliate/v6IGQOi
01:33:42 EXPLORE NATURE
01:34:14 Taroko Gorge
**We stayed here, great with a car: https://www.hotels.com/affiliate/6oJqZWk
Latest Park news: https://www.nps.gov.tw/news.html?view=list
Trail and Road closures (click different grades to navigate): https://www.taroko.gov.tw/en/TAROKO_TrailCondition.aspx?n=7879&csn=54
01:34:51 Sun Moon Lake
**We stayed here, super convenient: https://expedia.com/affiliate/k60sgoN
01:44:00 Alishan
**We stayed here: https://agoda.tp.st/fpQLOTe7
-About Alishan hotels – unless you stay in the expensive place, they’re all about the same and none have great reviews. It was only for 1 night and worth it for the great access – we’d stay here again!
02:05:56 FENQIHU
**Most incredible owner, the tea fields walk starts from their place: https://agoda.tp.st/eleov9b6
Tea Trail is a separate video: https://youtu.be/Z3d9ZEnGHTA
02:21:51 EAST COAST
02:21:58 Taitung
**Convenient to train station, we liked this place: https://expedia.com/affiliate/ZLx4IwM
02:36:05 Guanshan
02:48:02 Chishang
03:01:04 Chishang vs Guanshan
**We loved this hotel (get a balcony!): https://expedia.com/affiliate/lsXcZjS
–We visited Guanshan on our way to Chishang and left our luggage in a locker at the train station!
03:02:22 Night Markets
03:03:09 Itinerary Advice
ORDER THAT WE VISITED PLACES:
Taipei (+Beitou) -Taichung – SML – Alishan – Fenqihu – Tainan – Kaohsiung (+-Cijin) – Xiaoliuqiu Island – Taitung – Guanshan – Chishang – Taroko Gorge – Jiufen – Taipei
BEST WEBSITE WITH INFO ABOUT VISITING TAIWAN: https://www.taiwanobsessed.com/
ATTRIBUTIONS
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Easycard and iPass images via Fair Use.
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37 Comments
謝謝！
Watch for an hour, you are unparalleled and attentive creators. I wish you a happy journey and safe travels.
This is an amazing supercut of your Taiwan visit. You spent a bit of time there and did so much. You deserve a sponsorship from the Taiwan Travel Board or complimentary flights from EVA Air. 😄
I had no idea Teapot mountain is so difficult to hike. I first heard of it from YouTube “Lukas in Taiwan” video. And he went back to climb several times so I thought it was just an easy hike. You are so brave!
An epic adventure ❤
Really nice video!!👍👍 👍
Welcome back to TAIWAN!!🤟🇹🇼❤️
Amazing Tea Pot mountain…Wow❤!
I’d pick stinky tofu over blue cheese any day! 😜
謝謝你們喜歡台灣，歡迎再來~
Welcome to Taiwan 🇹🇼
Thank you for introducing Taiwan in such detail.
The video is really suitable for everyone who is visiting Taiwan for the first time to watch.
I hope you have a wonderful journey and memories in Taiwan.
Taiwan is a sovereign country for foodies.
阿里山還有台東的海岸線真的漂亮，去哪裡會找到屬於你的平靜
What you had in Taichung called 肉圓 Meatballs (English: Bahwan; Taiwanese: Bah-oân) are a specialty street snack in Taiwan. It is said that Beidou Town, Changhua County is the birthplace of meatballs and was born around the end of the 19th century.
It is fantasy film !
哇! 3hrs
58:39 是肉圓(ba wan ) Taiwanese meatball
Thank you for the amazing video! I enjoyed every minute of it❤
I find it odd that you two bothered to do research to present while filming, yet couldn’t be bothered enough to learn how to pronounce Jiufen and other things correctly? It takes only a moment. Along with this, your comments on Japanese history reaaaallllly gloss over the negative aspects of their colonialism on the indigenous people of Taiwan. Foreigners and travelers all have a duty to honor the places they visit. That includes their complete history.
Congratulations you’ve made the first 3-hour long travel video I have ever watched in my life. I watched the whole thing every minute of it, and I’m in Taiwan 😂. That means your video is very fun to watch!
果然是史詩級的 不過還少了一個縣 澎湖
但是澎湖加進去的話 這個視頻就要再多一個小時
澎湖值得另外做一個視頻 獨立介紹 PS 要問一下澎湖當地人"海底步道 "
wow this video is really amazing🎉 Thanks for the sharing and tips.
好精采的影片，謝謝你們。好高興你們喜歡台灣，跟大家分享了台灣的美，期待你們再次來體驗台灣。
Taiwan is amazingly beautiful. The foods look delicious. I want to visit Taiwan soon. Big LOVE and Respect from Korea.
Thank you! We are planning for 2025!
So happy that you like Taiwan as I do! 🙂
The dumpling thing you ate in Taichung called "肉圓", it means "meat ball". It's a very general street food all around Taiwan, but interesting thing is, how you cook it is quite different according to where it locate. South Taiwan always steam it, where at north we'll fry it (which is way more better than steam!! believe me!!!).
And about the decoration inside the Dragon and Tiger Tower, is a lot of traditional story that we used to told to children. Most of them are good story, but others are describe what people have to face in hell if they do not behave themself well (those weird decoration that you point out).
Welcome to Asia, and specially welcome to Taiwan! Really love the vibe you create in this video. Looking forward to more travel you done in the future~
I love your video so so much! Most of the Asian tourists focus on the food in Taiwan, but you couple can appreciate the nature, the mountain and include hiking as part of your trip. You even visited the Taipei zoo and enjoyed there.
You know what? After climbing up the V-shape "cliff" (sorry I know quite limited vocabuary), if you go to the right side, it is mountain PangPing, but if you turn left side, it is anotehr famous mountain ridge named as " Stegosaurus and serrated ridge ". As you can imagine from the name, it is much more dangerous than PangPing but you will get more excitement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2PREZzeS0Y
I am a hiker and I totally agree what you mentioned about a hiker in the video!
Btw, the 1st food you had in Taichung is "Meatball" (肉圓), pronouciated like "Roll-Yuan" in Chinese or "Va-wan" in Taiwanese.
Welcome back Taiwan again in the future!
Which month have you been to Taiwan?
I like this video, so many useful informations about Taiwan.
Awesome vid you guys did it all ❤❤
I feel like I met you and your wife at the southernmost resort in Taiwan, and stayed here with your children. You and your wife are really sexy. I hope we can get to know each other and have fun together.
你真的好棒🎉
When’s the best time to go there & how long you were there? Did you have to make arrangements with a tour company to visit all these cities? Did you stay in hotels? Approximately around how much per person to Vidal those places? Sorry with all the questions, visiting Taiwan is on my bucket list & we would love to go there to see 1/2 of places you visited, thanks!
When’s the best time to go there & how long you were there? Did you have to make arrangements with a tour company to visit all these cities? Did you stay in hotels? Approximately around how much per person to Vidal those places? Sorry with all the questions, visiting Taiwan is on my bucket list & we would love to go there to see 1/2 of places you visited, thanks!
很高興認識你們夫妻，探險家
As a native Taiwanese, thank you creating this video about parts of Taiwan that I never get to explored especially in the southern part of the island. Love your adventures spirits and it was certainly fun to watch the interactions between you and Bill. Will definitely follow your itinerary when I am there. Thank you ❤
Welcome to Taiwan