★Round-the-island ride★

Taiwan is an excellent destination for bicycle touring. Once you get beyond the crowded cities there are plenty of quiet and scenic roads. If you don’t mind going uphill then Taiwan has an exceptional range of roads going through its steep Central Mountain Range. In recent years the round-the-island ride has become part of Taiwanese culture and an expression of Taiwanese identity. We sincerely welcome you to ride and enjoy the landscape, the food and cultures with us!

Sponsor Unit: Chong Long Travel & Tours Ltd. & Taiwan Cycling Tour Association.

Date of tour: 9 days, 8 nights

Payment of activity:

Arrive 10 persons will start
Quad Room (If you would like to change to other rooms, you need to pay the difference. )
USD$799 for each person.(*Apply now, get the bicycle water bottle for you. )

Payment of content：

NTD 5,000,000 for travel insurance+NTD 200,000 for medical insurance.
accommodations.
food supply(breakfast, lunch, dinner-NTD 300 per day, total is 9 days; water; supplies)
bicycle rental and equipment, train ticket of Hualien-Suao
riding leader, mechanic, front/rare nanny vans, finish medals, etc..

Routes:

Route: The professional guide will arrange the most essence daily route for tourists. It will be worth for you to enjoy the sightseeing of Taiwan and taste the delicious local foods of Taiwan.
Sightseeing of Taroko: We will lead you ride into the Taroko gorge and enjoy the steep view of Taroko. Taking train is a comfortable way to cross the Suhua Highway.
Nanny car: We will arrange front and rare nanny van for supplying, carrying tourist and luggage, and any movement of this tour group.
Crew: 10 tourists be a group, arrange a professional guide for control the riding schedule, take care the tourist, repair the bicycle, etc..
Sightseeing: We will arrange the professional guide who is good at special views and ecology for your tour.
Insurance: NTD 5,000,000 for travel insurance+200,000 for medical insurance.

Bike rental:

MERIDA 2015, Crossway 300, 27 speeds, cost NTD 20,800. , safety equipment (include helmet, water bottle, water bottle rack, front/rear light and bag).

Day1

Taipei- Chiaohsi Riding class, sightseeing of Northeast Corner bicycle trail.

Bicycle riding:

Taipei > Chiaohsi,Yilan
Total distance: about 95 km.

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Morning, start riding from Xindian District, along the Riverside bicycle trail to Taipei City Zoo, and keep along the “County 106” to Fulong, enjoy the delicious lunch, “Fulong Bento”.
Fulong Bento
can enjoy seven different kinds of foods, These include stewed pork, stewed egg, stewed dried bean curd, pickles and others.
Afternoon, we will lead you ride into the “Fulong Old Caoling Tunnel bicycle trail”, along the old route of North Link Railway tunnel, arrive to the most east side of Taiwan, Sandiaojiao. Accommodation for tonight is Chiaohsi, a famous hot spring area of Yilan. The distance for today is about 95 km.

Visit:

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: a boxed meal(Bento)
Dinner: Local special foods
Accommodation: Chiaohsi, Sun Spring Resort or same level.

Day2

Chiaohsi-Hualien Great view of Cingshui Cliffs beside the Pacific Ocean.

Bicycling riding:

Chiaohsi > Suao Station (taking train) > Xincheng Station > Taroko > Chi sing Tan > Hualien
Total distance: about 80km.

We are carrying bicycles and taking train to Xincheng Station of Hualien. The riding guide will lead all of you, ride to towering and magnificent Taroko gorge, Changchun Shrine, and ride back to the “Taroko National Park East Entrance Arch Gate” for taking pictures.
Lunch is the Xincheng of aboriginal special food. After lunch, we ride the County “road 193”, through the “Qixing Lake Binhai Bicycle Road”, “48 Highland”, “Chishingtan Scenic Area” ride along the coast.
The accommodation tonight is Astar Hotel, Hualien.

Visit:

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: aboriginal special food
Dinner: Hualien rainbow night market(Dinner on own)
Accommodation: Hualien, Astar Hotel or same level.

Day3

Hualien-Yuli Ride beside the rich paddy with rivers inflow, travel in the mountain and countryside.

Bicycle riding:

Hualien > Yuli > Antong
Total distance: about 100 km.

Morning, we along the Provincial Highway 11C and Provincial Highway 9, leave the Hualien to the “Guangfu Sugar Factory“ enjoy your ice cream.
Afternoon, along the “County road 193”, between the Coastal Mountain and the Central Mountain, cycling beside the “Xiuguluan River“, enjoy the views of countryside of mountain.
Accommodation for tonight is “Antong hot spring“, over 100 years with Japanese cypress building, you must not miss this spot.

Visit:

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: a boxed meal(Bento)
Dinner: Local special food
Accommodation: Antong Hot Spring Hotel or same level.

Day4

Yuli-Chihpen Ride with the blue sky, visit the hot spring of Taitung

Bicycle riding:

Antong(challenge the Yuchang highway) > Taitung > Chihpen
Total distance: about 100 km.

Today we will challenge the “Yuchang highway”, uphill for 7 km, through the Coastal Mountain, arrive the beautiful “East Coast National Scenic Area”. First, visit the “Sansiantai”, step seawater at the beach. Lunch is fresh seafood in Chenggong port.
Afternoon, Ride along the Coastal Highway, visit the “Baonon(Paong‘ong) Bicycle trail”, enjoy the breeze from the coast and seascape, arrive the “Tonghe buns”, “Water Running Up”, “Xiaoyeliu“ . Through the Taitung, we arrive “Taitung Chihpen Hot Spring Hotel”, and finish the 100 km for today.

Visit:

East Coast National Scenic Area
Sansiantai
seafood of Chenggong fresh port
Tonghe buns.

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: Seafood of Chenggong fresh port
Dinner: Local special food
Accommodation: Toyugi Hot Spring Resort & SPA or same level.

Day5

Chihpen-Checheng Challenge the South-Link Highway

Bicycle riding:

Chihpen > South-Link Highway > Shouka > Dongyuan Wetland > Mudan Reservoir > Sihjhongsi – Checheng
Total distance: about 110 km.

Today is the Challenge of this cycling tour, uphill 12 km to the “Shouka”, from sea level up to 450 m high.
Overcome the “Shouka”, along the “County 199” down to the “Checheng”、 “Kenting”, visit the “Kuzi Lake(Dongyuan Wetland)”, “Mudan Reservoir”, “Checheng Fuan Temple”, is the largest temple in Taiwan worshipping Tudigong.
Today’s riding is 110 km.

Visit:

Challenge the South-Link Highway
Seafood of Xanwu fishing port
Checheng Fuan Temple- the largest temple in Taiwan worshipping Tudigong
sweet mung bean soup, etc…

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: Seafood of Xanwu fishing port
Dinner: Local special food
Accommodation: Boutix Resort Hotel Kenting or same level.

Day6

Checheng-Tainan Visit the oldest town of Taiwan, touch the salt and fishing living in countryside.

Bicycle riding:

Checheng > Fangliao > Kaohsiung > Tainan.
Total distance: about 115 km.

We will ride through the 2nd big city of Taiwan, Kaohsiung, you will feel their passion for cheering up in anytime.
The accommodation for tonight is Tainan, the earliest developmental city of Taiwan, full of good local foods in night market, let you taste it all.

Visit:

View of Pingtung-Eluanbi highway.
local dishes of Tainan.

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: a boxed meal(Bento)
Dinner: Night market (meal on own)
Accommodation: F Hotel Tainan or same level.

day7

Tainan-Yuanlin Ride in the countryside, visit the 1^st iron bridge of Southeast Asia in history.

Bicycle riding:

Tainan > Jiayi > Yunlin > Changhua > Tuanlin.
Total distance: about 135 km.

The distance for today is the longest distance is 135 km, through the 23.5 degrees north latitude of Tropic of Cancer, from Tropical Region to the Subtropical Region, riding in the “Chianan Plain”, the biggest plain in Taiwan. The “Xilou Bridge” is over 60 years, was the 1^st iron bridge of Southeast Asia, 2^nd iron bridge of the world(the 1^st is Golden Gate Bridge, SFO)

Visit:

The 1^st iron bridge of Southeast Asia in history-Xilou Bridge.
MinXiong Buns.

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast.
Lunch: Xilou local foods.
Dinner: Local special foods.
Accommodation: Yuanlin Morn Sun Hotel or same level.

Day8

Yuanlin-Hsinchu Walk along the beach with breeze, ride in the Coastal forest bicycle trail.

Bicycle riding:

Yuanlin > Taichung > Miaoli > Hsinchu.
Total distance: about 120 km.

we along the Province 1 to “Wind City”, Hsinchu, Along the way between the city and the village shuttle.
The “Baishatun Gong Tian Temple”, located in “Baishatun” town for over 150 years, is worthy to visit it and worship it.
Through the “17 km seashore bicycling trail”, enjoy the breeze and the huge wind turbines beside, finish the 120 km riding for today.
Accommodation is Motel of Nanliao, dinner is local fresh seafood.

Visit:

Gong Tian Temple. (1^st temple for Matsu and over 150 years.)
17 km seashore bicycling trail.

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: Local special food
Dinner: Local sea foods /cerebration
Accommodation: Crystal Hotel or same level.

Day9

Hsinchu-Taipei Travel in the riverside of capital

Bicycle riding:

Nanliao fishing port > Western Coast expressway > Guandu-Bicycle trail > Hsintien
Total distance: about 105 km.

The ride tour is the last day. We will along the No. 61 Western Coast Expressway to Taipei. We will have rest in “Guandu Temple”which located in Tmsui River side. Then, keep riding beside the Tamsui River and Hsintien Creek, along the bicycle trail to Taipei. Thank you for spending 9 days riding, over 1000 km, visit this island, Taiwan.

Visit:

Breakfast: Hotel Breakfast
Lunch: Local special food
Dinner: on own
Accommodation: Sweet home

** Please kindly note the Chong Long Travel & Tours Ltd. have right to adjust the meals and all spots on list according to the weather and current situation. Thank you for understanding.

Notice:

We are sorry for not start a tour if not over 10 persons. The rule of Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and communications Republic of China, please kindly inform us the tour will start or not. The tour fee is including the tip during the tour time.
Please kindly note the Chong Long Travel & Tours Ltd. have right to adjust the meals and all spots on list according to the weather and current situation.
Accommodation of tour might be change to same level; some hotel might not have 2 single bed room, therefore, it might be change to 1 double bed room.
We are kindly suggest the own bike of guest, have 16 speeds or more for road bike, and have 24 speeds or more for mountain bike (Adjust to the road bike tire), prepare the inner tire on your own. (Ex. Brake)
Weather of Taiwan is changeable, please kindly prepare raincoat, front/rare light for bicycle use during the tour time.
Please kindly follow the tour leader’s decision if meet the terrible weather and worse situation during the tour time.
Bike riding is high strength activity. If you have chronic diseases (such as: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, etc…), please kindly confirm attending doctor whether have ability to join the bicycle riding or not.
All guest in the riding tour, have (the highest) NT 5,000,000 for travel insurance+200,000 for medical insurance. Please kindly apply the original medical certificate for application. You are willing to increase the insurance by your own.
When finished register the tour, but can not join the tour for some reasons, please kindly inform us early as you can.

Before 31 days to cancel the order of tour start date, will charge 10% of whole tour fee.

Before 20-30 days to cancel the order of tour start date, will charge 20% of whole tour fee.

Before 2-20 days to cancel the order of tour start date, will charge 30% of whole tour fee.

Before 1 day to cancel the order of tour start date, will charge 50% of whole tour fee.

Cancel the order of tour start date, late for meeting time, leave tour for personal reason, do not inform us after the tour start, will not refund the tour fee.