Itineraries · 5 days
Central Taiwan trails: five days around Taichung
Tea hills, forests and lake paths.
Hiking
5 days · Taichung & Sun Moon Lake
Numbers follow the order of the trip. Open a destination for the full guide.
Day by day
The plan
Five days of low-mountain trails, tea country and lake walks around Taichung and Sun Moon Lake.
Tea hills, forests and lake paths. This route is a flexible sketch: keep the fixed transport, move the rest around the weather and your energy.
Day 1
Taichung parks
A city warm-up.
National Theater
Rooftop.
Taichung
Lunch
Local.
Taichung
River path
Walk.
Taichung
Fengjia
Market.
Taichung
Day 2
To Sun Moon Lake
Bus to the lake and a short walk.
Bus to Shuishe
1.5 hours.
Taichung
Lake path
West shore.
Sun Moon Lake
Xiangshan
Viewpoint.
Sun Moon Lake
Shuishe
Dinner.
Sun Moon Lake
Day 3
Tea trails
A day in the tea hills.
Tea promotion trail
Loop.
Sun Moon Lake
Tea house
Lunch.
Sun Moon Lake
Wenwu Temple
Walk.
Sun Moon Lake
Shuishe
Sunset.
Sun Moon Lake
Day 4
Puli
A valley walk and tea farm.
Bus to Puli
Short ride.
Sun Moon Lake
Tea farm
Walk and tasting.
Puli
Puli
Lunch.
Puli
Back to the lake
Bus.
Sun Moon Lake
Day 5
Return
A last lake walk and the bus.
Shuishe
Walk.
Sun Moon Lake
Bus to Taichung
Return.
Sun Moon Lake
Taichung
Lunch.
Taichung
Train home
Depart.
Taichung
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