2016 Deluxe Taiwan Orchid Show & Lantern Festival 13 Days Tour

Page 1 of 6 Tour Code: TWG04MAR SYD Customer Initial:………………. 2016 Deluxe Taiwan Orchid Show & Lantern Festival 13 Days Tour

Departure Date: Friday 4MAR2016 Lunch will be held at the famous Five Dime Driftwood House. An artistic building built Tour Code: TWG04MAR SYD by the hands & displays of the well know Departure Adult Single Supplement Land Only Taiwanese artist, Ms Hsieh. Sydney $3900 Early Bird Special $3450 + Tax +$1100 $2700 p.p twn share After lunch, we will depart for Highlights: Taiwan Lantern Festival 2016, Taiwan International Orchid Show (TIOS 2016), Cherry Blossom, Taipei 101, CKS Memorial Hall, PingXi Sky Lantern Festival, National Palace Museum, Yangmingshan, Chiufen, Yehliu, Yangmingshan National Park. The Hualien, Taroko Gorge, Taitung, Butterfly Valley, Kenting National Park, Maopitou, Oluanpi Light House, Kaohsiung, magnificent mountainous scenery and Tainan Historical Town, Aboriginal Cultural Village, Alishan, Sun Moon Lake, Night Markets, Taiwanese food… comfortable weather have made Inclusions:  Return international economy airfare with China Airlines Yangmingshan a perfect summer resort.  11 nights hotel accommodation (5 star hotels ) twin share including early check on arrival day  Return airport hotel transfers by luxury coach Yangmingshan features cherry blossom in  Meals as specified in itinerary (B=11, L=6, D=8 includes Welcome Dinner 5MAR & Farewell Dinner14MAR) Spring (FEB~MAR). Total area of the park is  Luxury coach transportation throughout the tour 125 hectares, designed in traditional  Professional English speaking tour guide throughout tour  Admission and Entrance fees during the tour Chinese style. The natural beauty of the part  Taiwan tour insurance (inside Taiwan’s hotels & coach only) has won it the reputation as urban forest and Exclusions:  Airport & Government Taxes (Approx min. $340 p.p.) the Taipei garden.  Tips min. required A$8 p.p. per day x 11 days = Minimum A$88 Required to give to guide at end tour Later this afternoon, you will be treated by  Drinks & food not mentioned in your itinerary  Personal Expenses & Comprehensive Travel Insurance. the famous Taiwanese foot massage. FREE Bonus: Hot Spring Experience & Food Massage; Return International Airfare* from Taipei to one of the Asia Travel to Taoyuan City where the official cities: HongKong, Thailand, Bali, Hanoi, India, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Phuket, Penang, Phnom Penh, 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival is hosted Saigon, Singapore, Yangon, Surabaya, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukoka, Nagoya, and Seoul. *Please check details with us. with theme of Monkey for the zodiac animal. Conditions: Deposit $300 p.p. Remaining balance to be paid 1 month prior departure. Cancellation 15 days prior departure has fee of A$800 p.p. Cancellation within 14 days departure is non refundable. Min. 10 Pax required for The Lantern Festival is held each year in a guaranteed departure. For full Terms & Conditions see page 5 & 6 of this document. different county or city on the 15th of the first Day 1 Departure from Sydney Australia Day 3 Taipei City Sightseeing / 2016 month on the lunar calendar. As an event 4MAR2016 (Fri) Depart flight from Sydney Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taoyuan (B/L) with prominent cultural and local folk (CI 56 22:10) to Taiwan. 6MAR2016 (Sun) After breakfast, you will features, the event always draws be taken to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial participation by both local and foreign Day 2 Arrive Taiwan / Taipei’s Hotel/ Hall, a landmark of Taipei City. The CKS visitors and is an important tourist draw. Taipei Lantern Festival 2016 (B/D) Memorial Hall is the attraction most visited During the night tens of thousands of 5MAR2016 (Sat) On arrival into Taipei by foreign tourists. Decoration of Lantern colorful lanterns hang out for appreciation International Airport at approx 4:30AM in Festival at hall will be displayed at this time and children go to temples to carry the the morning, you will be met by your of the year. Outside the gate of CKS paper lanterns and solve riddles on the friendly Taiwan Holidays Tour Guide who Memorial Hall, there are poles carrying the lanterns. While the mainland Chinese will greet and transfer you to Taipei City’s 5 sign of true rightness. The four sides of the celebrates as Yuan Xiao Festival, the stars hotel for breakfast and rest for rest architecture structure are similar to those of Taiwanese have stayed true to the ancient of the day. Optional Afternoon Tour the pyramids in Egypt. The material is white rituals and rites of these impressive included with guide: Meet guide at hotel marble. The roofs are decorated with deep celebrations. lobby at 2:50PM for 2 ½ hours of blue glass as part of the reflection of blue Hotel: Fullon Hotel, Taoyuan (5 ★ ) sightseeing around Taipei City includes: sky and bright sun. There are also places for Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall was built to international art performances. They are the centenary celebrations commemorating National Theater and National Concert the nation founding father, Dr. Sun Yat Hall. Sen. Locating at Taipei, Xinyi District, We will visit Martyrs' Shrine, a classic Ming constructed with magnificent architecture Dynasty architecture. You might have the and tranquil environment covering a total opportunity to see the colorful ceremony of area of 115,500 square meters. the changing of the guards at the entrance. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Today’s highlight is to visit The National was once a tobacco factory under the Palace Museum which houses the world’s name Songshan Tobacco Plant since 1937. largest collection of priceless Chinese art Five Dime Driftwood Yangmingshan Cherry The factory ceases the production in 1998, treasures, one which spans China’s nearly and in 2001 was designated to be one of 5,000 year history. Most of the museum’s Taipei’s 99th Historical Site by Taipei 620,000 art objects were part of the Chinese City. Group to Meet tour guide at 5:30PM at imperial collection, which began over 1,000 hotel lobby for a briefing and Welcome years ago in the early Song dynasty. Dinner at hotel. After dinner, join the 2016 Lantern Festival events in Taipei city. Hotel: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei (5★)

Martyrs’ Shrine National Palace Museum Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei Taipei Lantern Festival Display Victoria Tele World Travel T/A TaiwanHolidays TEL: (02) 9267 1308 FAX: (02) 9267 1307 ABN: 12 818 208 603 Lic. No.: 2TA003346 www.TaiwanHolidays.com.au Email: [email protected] Page 2 of 6 Tour Code: TWG04MAR SYD Customer Initial:………………. Day 4 Taoyuan / Sun Moon Lake (B/L/D) Day 5 SML / Alishan / Chiayi (B/L/D) Day 6 Chiayi / Taiwan Orchid Show (B/D) 7MAR2016 (Mon) After breakfast, depart to 8MAR2016 (Tue) After breakfast, you will 9MAR2016 (Wed) Today, is the highlight of Sun Moon Lake and Formosan Aboriginal depart for the "Eight Wonders of Taiwan- the tour, attending the Taiwan International Cultural Village. You will enjoy indigenous Alishan", which is located at the end of the Orchid Show (TIOS) in Taiwan Orchid tribe shows and beautiful garden of the Alishan Forest Railway. If the weather Plantation (a modern 143 hectares of theme park. Lunch at panoramic view of the permits, you will be able to see the external orchid R&D centre located in Houpi lakeside restaurant. Sun Moon Lake is sea of clouds and sunrise on Jhushan after Township in Tainan, a fertile area Taiwan's largest lake with the east side an early morning walk through spectacular southwest of Taiwan). You will have whole shaped like "Sun", and West side shaped landscapes of valleys and trails. Sightseeing day to explore at the show for a wonderful like "Moon", hence the name "Sun Moon around the Alishan National Scenic Area display of orchids from many horticultural Lake". The Sun Moon Lake, located in the including: Cherry Blossom (Season: Feb- companies with hi-tech biotech facilities. middle of Taiwan, with an elevation of 748 Mar), Zhaoping Park, Sochun Temple, Old Taiwan is known as the Kingdom of Orchids, meters above sea level. The most famous Alishan Tree Site...just to name a few. The but particularly for its magnificent sights around Sun Moon Lake are the Te enchanting Sisters Ponds are two small Phalaenopsis orchids. Besides this some Hua House, Kuang Hua Island, the pools (one with a wooden bridge and other varieties include Cattleyas, Vandas, Xuanzang Temple, the Ci En Pagoda, and pavilion) named for two lovelorn aborigine Dendrobiums, Paphiopedilums, the Wen Wu Temple. Fist stop will be sisters who drowned themselves there. Phragmipediums, Odontoglossums and Xuanzang Temple. Monk Xuanzang was Another attraction is the Three-Generation Cymbidiums, just to name a few. Orchid the Holy Monk in the Tang dynasty. There Trees - one growing out of another, and a exports account more than 70% of all of is a bell in front of the main gate of the third from the second. After the experience Taiwan's horticultural exports. Taiwan Xuanzang Temple. The bell is called “wake at Alishan, you will be transferred to have a supplies over 50% of the world's orchids and up bell”. If you prefer quiet atmosphere, taste of the Alishan high mountain tea at more than 80% of Butterfly Orchids imported those temples are the best places for you. the tea farmer's place. Dinner will be served in the USA are from Taiwan. The Taiwan The Ita Thao Clan is the earliest clan that at the only restaurant in Taiwan that International Orchids Show is ranked lived in the Sun Moon Lake region. The performs ' Taiwanese Eight Gods Dance' among the top three professional orchid Harvest Festival, Sowing Festival and their while you enjoy your gourmet dinner. shows in the world. This prestigious show special handicraft fair every year has Hotel: Maison de Chine, Chiayi (5★) not only offers a platform for orchid’s related helped to preserve the particular culture of industries and academic exchanges, but the Sun Moon Lake region. The cherry also boosts the knowledge and quality of life blossom season in Taiwan is a sight to of its citizens. The Taiwan International behold, and the Sun Moon Lake is one of Orchid Show (TIOS) will include orchid the most romantic spot to enjoy the beauty competitions, international symposiums, of the seasonal colors. business meetings and social functions for Hotel:Fleur de Chine, Sun Moon Lake(5★) those interested in orchid. More than 600,000 visitors attended the 2015 TIOS. Several thousands of visitors from professional growers to serious hobbyists come for the blooming event every year. Enjoy tonight’s dinner at well know Alishan Forest Railway restaurant for Taiwanese cuisine in Chiayi. Hotel: Maison de Chine, Chiayi (5★)

Sun Moon Lake & Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village

Sisters Ponds Alishan Tea Tasting

Taiwan International Orchid Show Fleur de Chine Hotel, Sun Moon Lake

Maison de Chine Hotel, Chiayi

Cherry Blossom in Alishan / Taiwan Orchid Show Lantern Festival at CKS Memorial Hall Taipei Victoria Tele World Travel T/A TaiwanHolidays TEL: (02) 9267 1308 FAX: (02) 9267 1307 ABN: 12 818 208 603 Lic. No.: 2TA003346 www.TaiwanHolidays.com.au Email: [email protected] Page 3 of 6 Tour Code: TWG04MAR SYD Customer Initial:………………. Day 7 Chiayi / Tainan / Kaoshiung (B/D) Day 8 Pingtung / Kenting / Taitung (B/L) Day 9 Taitung / Hualien (B/L/D) 10MAR2016 (Thur) After breakfast, We will 11MAR2016 (Fri) Firstly we will visit the 12MAR2016 (Sat) After breakfast at the start Tainan Ancient City Tour. Tainan is orchid garden at Clone International Biotech hotel, we will depart to visit "Tainan the ancient capital city of Taiwan, which is in Pingtung which has more than 33,000sqm Aboriginal Beinan Cultural Village"; it is full of heritage and culture sites, of greenhouse supplying more than 1 the site where the BC civil human evidences sightseeing includes: Koxinga Shrine, millions orchids all over the world. Afternoon have been found. Beinan Cultural relic is the Chihkan Lou Tower, Anping Fort, travel to Kenting National Park, sarcophagus and remnants excavated External Fortress (Yi Tzai Golden Castle). undoubtedly, is one of the most beautifully during the railroad project. It is the biggest You will be taking to visit the ruins of the reserved natural forest in Taiwan. Kenting and most intact prehistoric habitation of Anping Fort: In the early 17th century, National Park covers a total area of 33,268 Taiwan. It belongs to the first class of European seafarers came to Asia to trade hectares of land and maritime environments. ancient remains. The collections are now and develop colonial outposts. In 1624, the It is located in south of the tropical region of exhibited at Beinan Cultural Park for public Dutch occupied today's Anping and took Taiwan where palm tree, sugar cane and viewing. Later in the morning we will go to ten years to build a fort named "Fort surfing beach are part of the scene. It's an Luyeh Gao Tai: located at the long and Zeelandia." After 1662, because Koxinga excellent place for swim, surf, and dive. narrow rift at the junction of the Central and his son lived here, it was named "King Other sightseeing will be visited today are Range and Coastal Range. This famous sky Castle," "Anping Castle" as well as "Taiwan the southernmost tip of Taiwan, “Maopitou" diving practice hub in Taiwan is a perfect Castle." The Japanese rebuilt it and named (named after the shape of cat-nose-like place for sky diving and hot air balloon it "Anping Old Fort." Today, the only Dutch rock). The coast reforms which strongly activities, attracting a lot of sky divers to remains are the ruins of a semicircular affected by wave erosions, efflorescence, come and enjoy gliding with the wind. Luyeh bulwark and a section of the outer fort's and salt-soaking. The natural landscape like Tableland enjoys wonderful scenery brick wall; the root of an old banyan tree on wave erosion caves, ditches, and pillars are overseeing the rivers and green land of the the wall remains a witness to the fort's long amazing, sea view here is attractive and rift valley.. Lunch will be held at Butterfly history. Chihkan Tower is the landmark of very enjoyable. The Oluanpi Light House Valley. Butterfly Valley is abundance with Tainan and its most famous historic site. In will also be visited (it is the world's first beautiful landscape and natural 1653 the Dutch built "Fort Providential" in military equipped light house). We then environment. It's just the perfect essence to the area, and the Chinese named it "Tower continue to Taitung via the Scenic Southern renowned butterfly sceneries. Here you can of Savages" or "Tower of Red-haired Link Highway. Overnight at Taitung and enjoy a unique natural experience and Barbarians." Chihkan Tower is its official enjoy a relaxing hot spring bath at the 5 amazing comfortable sensation outdoor hot name today. Even though Chihkan Tower star hotel. spring and spa in the deluxe butterfly has survived different historical periods, it Hotel: Naruwan Hotel, Taitung (5★) Valley Resort. Enjoying dinner at a retains its rich and graceful architectural steakhouse in Hualien. Overnight at Hualien. aspects. Crammed with various kinds of Hotel: Chateau de Chine Hotel, Hualien (5★) steles, stone horses, weight lifting rocks, stone weights, and nine stone tortoises carrying royal stele carved in both Chinese and Manchurian, the courtyard looks like an outdoor museum. Arrive Kaohsiung (2nd largest city of Taiwan) in the afternoon to Kenting National Park Maopitou visit: Former British Consulate at Shiziwan Bay. Evening visit the Liu He Night Market. You can then visit the famous "Love River” which is now renowned for its cafe culture and night tour which are popular among local couples for Beinan Cultural Park a romantic night. The 2013 Kaohsiung Lantern Festival was held at Love River. Tour guide will advise whether you are able to enjoy the romantic water lantern event at Love River this year. Oluanpi Light House Hotel: Garden Villa, Kaohsiung (5★)

Taroko Gorge

Naruwan Hotel, Taitung

Kaohsiung Love River

Garden Villa, Kaohsiung Taitung Orchid Clone International Biotech Butterfly Valley Victoria Tele World Travel T/A TaiwanHolidays TEL: (02) 9267 1308 FAX: (02) 9267 1307 ABN: 12 818 208 603 Lic. No.: 2TA003346 www.TaiwanHolidays.com.au Email: [email protected] Page 4 of 6 Tour Code: TWG04MAR SYD Customer Initial:………………. Day 10 Hualien / Yilan /Taipei (B/L/D) Day 12 Taipei City Time at Leisure (B) General Information 13MAR2015 (Sun) After breakfast, we will 15MAR2016 (Tue) After breakfast, you will Capital: Taipei visit Taroko Gorge, which is the “Seven have leisure time to explore the vibrant city Official Language: Mandarin Wonder of Asia". Taroko is famous for its of Taipei. Taipei is shopaholics’' heaven. Recognised Reginal Languages: spectacular mountains and marble You can find all sorts of bargain to all the Taiwanese, Hakka, Formosan languages canyons. Cliffs and canyons stretch along world famous brands at one shopping Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Liwu River. Four million years ago, the district. About 8PM you will be transferred to Islam island of Taiwan was formed by the the Taipei International Airport for flight back Area: 36,193k㎡ collision of plates. After millions of years of to Sydney at 23:00PM. Population: 23,261,747 wind erosion, the marble rocks were Time Zone: UTC+8, 2 or 3 hrs behind exposed and cut by Liwu River, creating Day 13 Arrive Sydney AUSTRALIA Australia impressive grand canyons. The waterfalls 16MAR2016 (Wed) Arrive Sydney Intl. Money: New Taiwan Dollar (NT$ or TWD). characterized Taroko National Park. Airport at approx 11:20AM. Your memorial Major credit cards are accepted in Taipei. Swallow Grotto (Yanzikou) and Tunnel of 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival Tour which Southern Taiwan is still a cash economy. Nine Turns (Jiuqudong) are the most visit all around the island including the Electricity: 110 Volts. The two-pin flat plugs impressive natural scenes in Taroko. The Taiwan International Orchid Show and are the most common. Taroko Monumental is designed in Chinese Lantern Festival in Taiwan. style and Eternal Spring Shrine (Changchun Temple) is to remember those who sacrificed their lives for building the central highway. Enjoy Aboriginal Lunch, Afternoon visit Orchid Garden in YiLan, where more than 1.3 millions of orchids are located. This evening we arrive Taipei city, visit 2nd tallest building in the world – Taipei 101. Enjoy dinner at the world famous DingTaiFung dumpling restaurant. Hotel: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei (5★)

Taipei 101

Day 11 Yeliu / Chiufen / Pingxi (B/D) 14MAR2016 (Mon) After breakfast, we will depart for Yehliu Ocean Park. It is known for its spectacular rock formations, Yangmingshan National Park sculptured throughout the ages by wind and sea erosion leaving fascinating pillars, Notes: including the famous Queen's Head and Fairy's Shoe. The next stop will be Chiufen Village, famous for its old mining town's charming characteristics. Many famous Taiwanese movies were shot here. Lunch will be a great variety of choices at the village's traditional shops. After Lunch, you will be taking to Pingxi to light up the sky lanterns. Sky lanterns are made with rice paper and thin bamboo strips. You can pen your hopes on the Sun Moon Lake Shuishe Wharf ************************************************** bulbous-shaped paper creation and watched it drift off in the clear sky. This Your Travel Agent evening features a farewell dinner to be enjoyed with all group members tonight. Hotel: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei (5 )

Yeliu Queen’s Head Sky Lanterns Five Dime Driftwood House **************************************************

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