Taroko Gorge is one of the seven wonders of Asia that no traveler should miss. After a 30-minute flight from Taipei to Hualien, you will be guided along a twelve-mile stretch of highway built into awesome marble cliffs high above the rushing river.

Your route will take you through many marble tunnels including the Swallows Grotto, the Tunnel of Nine Turns and the marble bridge of Motherly Devotion. After lunch at local restaurant, visit Chi Hsing Beach and Hualien Stone Sculptural Park before returning to Taipei late in the afternoon.

This tour visits the neighboring towns of Yingko and Sanhsia. Yingko is Taiwan's pottery capital, a small town that produces hand-painted replicas of elegant Ming(1368~1644) and Ching (1644~1911) vases like those that once graced the places in Peking.

A special arranged courses including a visit to a local Pottery factory where you can watch potters' working the clay and artists painting vases. The main attraction in Sanhsia is the artistic Tsushih Temple, famous for its camphor wood carvings.

Highlights

• Sanhsia Tsushih Temple
• Old Street in Sanhsia
• Yingko's Pottery Factory and Showroom
• Pottery Street in Yingko

The Northeast Coast National Scenic Area is located in the northeast corner of Taiwan. The scenic area is noted for its numerous capes and bays backed by green mountains. Visit Pitou Cape, tall abrasion caves and platforms and other eroded landforms are clearly seen on the cape's hanging cliff.

Later visit Nanya, which is noted for its fantastic rock formations and sea-eroded coral shore. The patterned stone is unique in Taiwan and formed through the weathering of the sandstone that lines the shore. The oxidation of iron ore within the stone gives it a beautiful striped pattern.

Chiufen Village were once centers of gold mining in Taiwan. The gold is gone, but these quaint old villages, built of closely-packed houses clinging to steep mountainsides, continue to offer enchanting scenery and fascinating glimpses into the lifestyles of the past.

Highlights

• Chiufen Village
• Chinkuashin Village
• Pitou Cape
• Nanya Rock Formations
• Bay of Two Colors