If you just have one day left in Taiwan, where you want to go ? The answer is Sun Moon Lake.
Sun Moon Lake is the largest fresh lake located in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. I The area around the lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called Lalu. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name. Many people just stay here relax for two or three days or riding bike along lake shore trail.
The itinerary is provided.
Pickup at Taipei city hotel or places requested by guests
Driving along Freeway #3 to Nantou city.
Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area
Feeling 18 Degree Chocolate Factory
Stay at Taipei city hotel hotel (or places requested by guest)
Posted By : 868kca
Nice experience. Our guide David Liaw of My Taiwan Journey is great. He speaks English and Japanese well. Very knowledgeable guide.
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Posted On : 2024-01-29 20:33:13 
Posted By : Travellernut
We were 4 girl friends celebrating 35 years of friendship. We decided to go to Taiwan for the food. But we also wanted to see the sights. We found David online and it was the perfect start to our trip. He fetched us at the airport at 9am and we proceeded with the day tour of Sun Moon Lake. We had a very nice Caravelle van to ourselves, he gave us delicious guava to munch on, and water. He was very flexible when we decided to go to the Ropeway as well. The only blight was the rainy weather which of course was no one's fault. At the end of the day, he dropped us at our hotel. It was a very good use of time and we learned a lot as David used to be a professor as well. He also gave us food recommendations and the ones we tried was spot on. The price was reasonable and we paid at the end of the tour. We highly recommend David to everyone!
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 21:05:27
Posted By : Edwina_C
I had a fantastic trip and boat ride. The area is very lovely in natural beauty. We had a nice lunch with local food. It was nice to get out of the big city of Taipei.
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Posted On : 2023-05-06 23:56:23 
Posted By : Stefan_B
I highly recommend this tour. the long drive from Taipei (3 hours) is worth it though it would be easier from Taichung. Traffic in Taipei is worse especially in the evening. This might extend the driving time.
David, my guide brought some fruit for the tour but obviously forgot about some water. He was super early. So we left 10 minutes earlier from my hotel.
Instead of doing a boattrip on the lake I decided to be driven around the lake - around 20km. There are some good stops at temples or the marinas where the tour boats leave. David had a few stories to tell about the history and also stopped in the beginning at a tea plantation to let you taste the local tea.
Before returning back to Taipei we stopped at another temple that was destroyed by the 1999 earthquake. The epicenter was close to Sun Moon Lake. At the temple you can see the power of the 7.2 magnitude which lasted about 2x 90 seconds.
The photo stops at the lake are veey goid as you can see all sides of the lake. David didn't tell the truth about the depth of the lake which I foubd out afterwards. So if you like to know more do some research yourself.
Lunch is on your own once you get to Sun Moon Lake as it'll be around 12pm when you start at 9am.
You still have enough time at the lake though the drive is very long.
Highly, recommend this tour uf you want to see nature away from the big city of Taipei and New Taipei.
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Posted On : 2022-12-02 20:54:03
Posted By : Werms96
My trip with My Taiwan Journey has been a great one! We hired David to bring us around Nantou for 1 day. He is a punctual and meticulous driver. He greeted us with freshly cut fruits when we first met him. Since our trip conincides with the typhoon season, he took the extra mile to bring umbrellas and towels for us when we were caught in the rain. On top of that, he is a knowledgeable tour guide. He accompanied us to certain tourist attratcions and gave detailed explanations. I will definitely recommend David to my friends! :-)
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Posted On : 2019-08-12 09:49:31
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