Taroko Gorge One-day Tour

From NT$ 3000/4 persons
The tour takes approximately 8 hours
If more than 4 persons, each person add on NT$500

One-day tour: “Large and small beads falling onto a jade plate”--Baiyang Trail:

  1. Departure from the hotel in the morning to the first stop, Taroko Gorge Visitor Center, with the journey of about 25.7 kilometers.
  2. Arrive at Changchun Temple as the second stop, with the journey of about 3.3 kilometers.
  3. Arrive at Buluowan as the third stop, with the journey of about 7 kilometers. Enjoy lunch here.
  4. Arrive at Swallow Grotto (Yanzikou) as the fourth stop, with the journey of about 3.4 kilometers.
  5. Arrive at Tunnel of Nine Turns (Jiuqudong) Trail as the fifth stop, with the journey of about 3.8 kilometers.
  6. Arrive at tienhsiang as the sixth stop, with the journey of about 5.5 kilometers.
  7. Arrive at Baiyang Trail as the seventh stop, with the journey of about 0.9 kilometers.
  8. Return to Hualien with the journey of about 44.9 kilometers.

East Rift Valley One-day Tour

From NT$ 3000/4 persons
The tour takes approximately 8 hours
If more than 4 persons, each person add on NT$500

  1. Departure from the hotel in the morning to the first stop, Liyu Lake, with the journey of about 15.7 kilometers.
  2. Arrive at Lintien Mountain, Hualien Sugar Factory and Mataian Wetland as the second stop, with the journey of about 39 kilometers.
  3. Arrive at Saoba Monoliths and Tropic of Cancer Marker as the third stop, with the journey of about 21 kilometers.
  4. Arrive at Basian Cave as the fourth stop,with the journey of about 44 kilometers.
  5. Arrive at Shihtiping (Stone Stair Terrace) as the fifth stop, with the journey of about 50 kilometers.
  6. Arrive at Hualien Visitor Center as the sixth stop, with the journey of about 50 kilometers.
  7. Return to the hotel from Hualien Visitor Center with the journey of about 10 kilometers

East Coast one-day Tour

From NT$ 3500/4 persons
The tour takes approximately 8 hours
If more than 4 persons, each person add on NT$500

  1. Departure from the hotel in the morning to the first stop, Jinzun, with the journey of about 133 kilometers.
  2. Arrive at Donghe Bridge as the second stop, with the journey of about 3.1 kilometers.
  3. Arrive at Amis Folk Center as the third stop, with the journey of about 5.3 kilometers.
  4. Arrive at Sanxiantai as the fourth stop, with the journey of about 16.5 kilometers.
  5. Arrive at Taitung Shark Museum as the fifth stop, with the journey of about 3 kilometers.
  6. Arrive at Shiyusan as the sixth stop, with the journey of about 4.5 kilometers.
  7. Arrive at Shihtiping (Stone Stair Terrace) as the seventh stop, with the journey of about 40 kilometers.
  8. Arrive at Jici as the eighth stop, with the journey of about 27.3 kilometers.
  9. Return to the hotel from Jici, with the journey of about 38 kilometers.

Ocean Park One-day tour

  1. Departure from the hotel in the morning to Farglory Ocean Park, with the journey of about 11 kilometers.
  2. Farglory Ocean Park has eight theme parks and four main shows

Mukumugi Tour

  1. Departure from the hotel in the morning to the Mukumugi Ecological Corridor. This journey is about 18 kilometers.
  2. Three ways to apply for entry permit:
    • Ask a travel agency to apply for park entry permit for you (need to pay fee for certain areas)
    • Go to Tongshan police station by your own and line up to apply for entry permit at the same day you enter the park (usually full at 7 or 8 AM.)
    • Go to the website of National Police Agency, Ministry of the Interior to apply for permit 7-30 days before entering the mountain (not open on weekends and holidays)

Whale Watching Tour

Shiny Ocean Hotel→Whale Watching Recreational Pier at Hualien Port→ Board a boat at the pier for whale-watching (check ID card)→Browse the view of the pier, appreciate the beautiful scenery along the coast and enjoy the mountainous view of Central Mountains → listen to the whale watching professional narrator’s explanation of whale ecology along the way and search for tracks of whales→enjoy watching whales swimming, jumping above the surface and playing with each other→finish the two-and-a-half-hour whale watching journey and return to the pier.

Rafting Tour

Xiuguluan River Visitor Center is the starting point of the Xiuguluan River rafting activity located beside Ruisui Bridge
Departure from the hotel, go south along Provincial Highway 9, after passing Fenglin and Guangfu Township, you will then arrive at Xiuguluan River Rafting Service Center. You can also go to the Xiuguluan River Rafting Service Center by taking Provincial Highway 11 to south, then take Ruikong Road after passing Yuedong (Moon Cave), with the journey of about 66 kilometers.

River-Tracing Tour

White Abalone River (24 kilometers away from the hotel)

In old times, White Abalone River was named White Pao River, which originates from Papaya Southern Mountain of Central Mountains and is one of the tributaries of Hualien River. White Abalone River winds down eastwards and joins Lao River near the Chongguang Bridge in Chinan Village, Shoufeng Township, then flow into Hualien River. The total length of White Abalone River is 9 kilometers, with clear water running all year-round. The river has many check dams and forms many puddles and pools, therefore, it become a popular place for water playing, fishing, swimming and river tracing.