Nine Days and Eight Nights Free Independent Tour Around Taiwan's East Line Super Detailed Guide

Had the fortune to take a free independent trip to Taiwan before the pandemic, sharing an amazing nine days and eight nights tour around Taiwan's East Line✨ Excluding the flights at the start and end, seven days of in-depth exploration in between. The itinerary is Taipei → Hualien → East Rift Valley → Kenting → Taitung → Green Island → Taitung → Coastal Line → Hualien → Taipei. Follow this and you can't go wrong👇 📅Day 1: Chengdu → Xiamen → Taipei, start the night food tour Fly from Chengdu to Xiamen for a transfer, then fly to Songshan Airport, arriving in Taipei at 7 PM~ Head straight to Ningxia Night Market to start eating🍽️ Must-try Liu Yu Yuan and oyster omelet, food and shopping mode activated, the first night in Taiwan was super satisfying🥳 📅Day 2: Taipei → Hualien → East Rift Valley, heading south chasing scenery Rent a car in Nangang in the morning, depart Taipei at 10 AM heading south🚗 Pass through Hualien towards the East Rift Valley, visiting Yunshanshui, Guangfu Sugar Factory, Ruisui Ranch, Tropic of Cancer... nonstop beautiful scenery for photos📸 Due to photo stops, arrived in Chishang at 8 PM, lucky to try the famous Chishang Bento, taste level maxed✨ 📅Day 3: Brown Boulevard → Kenting, check in the west line Early morning visit to Brown Boulevard near Chishang, after an hour continue south, passing Duoliang Station, arrive in Kenting at 2 PM, stay at a guesthouse near Chuanfanshi🏠 Check-in done, start the west line at 3 PM: Nanwan → Maobitou Park → Baisha → Guanshan sunset, 3 hours of check-ins and photos~ The clouds were thick that day, sunset wasn’t perfect, but strolling Kenting Night Market was very atmospheric🌙 📅Day 4: Kenting East Line, immersive sightseeing Explore Kenting East Line: Chuanfanshi → Eluanbi → Southernmost Point → Longpan Park → Wind-blown Sand → Jialeshui, a slow and full day! Highly recommend Longpan Park for great photos📷 The sea at Jialeshui felt despairingly calm due to the weather~ Friendly reminder: be sure to apply sunscreen well, or you’ll get sunburned in minutes🔥 📅Day 5: Kenting → Taitung → Green Island, island fun experience Depart Kenting in the morning to Taitung Fugang Harbor, take a 50-minute ferry to Green Island at 1:30 PM🚢 Seasickness medicine is a must! No eating 3 hours before the boat! After check-in, go snorkeling, return to the guesthouse at 5:30 PM to shower, then circle a quarter of the island before 6 PM (Northern Lighthouse and Niutoushan are great for photos)🌊 At 7 PM, go to Agang Charcoal Grill for beer and barbecue, enjoy the sea breeze at night, super relaxing~ 📅Day 6: Green Island → Taitung → Hualien, coastal scenery in full view Early morning soak in Chaori Hot Spring, take the ferry back to Taitung at 10:30 AM, then drive along the East Coast Line, passing Water Flowing Upstream, Sanxiantai, Shiyusan, and Shitiping, arrive at a guesthouse near Qixingtan in Hualien at 6 PM🏡 Visit Dongdamen Night Market, highly recommend Jiang’s Official Scallion Pancake and Yellow Car Bomb Scallion Pancake, so delicious you’ll stomp your feet🍜 📅Day 7: Hualien → Taipei, food and shopping all the way Morning visit to Qixingtan, then rush to Gongzheng Baozi Shop, stuffed buns! The meat soup is so good it makes you cry🥟 Head north, stop for photos at Qingshui Cliff, return the car in Nangang, Taipei at 3 PM, stay near Ximending, take the MRT to Tamsui, visit Tamkang High School (a bit regretful not to visit Tamsui Harbor due to weather)🌧️ Dinner near Zhongxiao Fuxing at Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodles, half tendon half meat is amazing, soup you want to finish🍲 📅Day 8: Ximending → Taipei, city walk + nightlife Stroll around Ximending, buy face masks and local specialties! Watsons and Cosmed face masks are super cheap, must buy Vigor Kobo pineapple cakes and taro pastries, I love the taro pastries🥧 Check in at Ah Zong Mian Xian, slowly enjoy Jin Hua, afternoon visit Eslite Dunnan Store, evening stroll and eat at Raohe Night Market, check in at Taipei 101, then hit a Taipei nightclub for international disco, super fun💥 📅Day 9: Taipei → Chengdu, end of a wonderful trip Fly back to Chengdu, carrying full memories and souvenirs, looking forward to the next trip✈️ This East Line Taiwan island tour covers scenery, food, and culture perfectly, everyone quickly save this and follow along for a great time💕