Ms. Ahrens's Taiwan

401 Days until departure
July 6, 2027 - July 14, 2027
Trip ID: Ahrens-3301

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Day 1 Overnight flight to Taiwan
Day 2 Ni Hao Taipei
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Taipei
Taipei guided sightseeing tour
Yangmingshan National Park visit, National Palace Museum visit, National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine visit
Shilin night market visit
Details: National Palace Museum visit
the museum houses the world’s largest collection of Chinese art treasures. Most of the 620,000 art objects were part of the Chinese imperial collection that was brought to Taiwan for safe-keeping and the collection is too large to be displayed at one time. While many popular pieces remain on permanent display, other items are rotated regularly, making each visit unique.
Details: Shilin night market visit
The Shilin Night Market in Taipei is one of the largest, most popular night markets in Taiwan with regard to food and entertainment.
Day 4 Taipei
LEAP! Taiwanese cooking class
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall visit
Presidential Square
Longshan Temple visit
Taipei North Gate (Cheng’en Gate)
Details: LEAP! Taiwanese cooking class
Join a professional chef in the kitchen to learn how to make delicious traditional dishes – you will first visit a local market to select produce and then reward your hard work with a taste of the finished product!
Details: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall visit
The majestic hall towers over 25 hectares of landscaped gardens, graceful pavilions, and ponds. An elegant Ming-style arch at the main entrance is flanked by two classical-style buildings, the National Theater and the National Concert Hall. The square between the buildings is a popular gathering place during festive occasions.
Details: Taipei North Gate (Cheng’en Gate)
Constructed in 1884, Taipei North Gate, formally Cheng'en Gate, is the best-preserved gate of the Walls of Taipei, and is a National Monument of Taiwan. Its design is a 2-story closed blockhouse of solid construction with traditional Chinese wooden roof truss and streamlined carved ornamentations.
Day 5 Taipei--Yilan
Travel to Yilan
Shrimp fishing experience
Lanyang Museum visit
Jiaoxi fish foot bath experience
Hot springs visit
Details: Shrimp fishing experience
Lanyang Crab House offers visitors a unique opportunity to participate in shrimp fishing. Guests can enjoy the tranquil ambiance of traditional Taiwanese fishing ponds while trying their hand at catching freshwater shrimp.
Details: Lanyang Museum visit
The museum showcases the rich cultural and ecological history of the Lanyang Plain. It features exhibits on local geology, indigenous culture, and the area's development, offering visitors insight into the region's heritage.
Day 6 Yilan
National Center for Traditional Arts
Dongshan River Water Park visit
Details: National Center for Traditional Arts
This new 24-hectare facility is located beside beautiful Dongshan River in Yilan. In addition to organized displays and performances of culture and art, it also provides a stage where performing artists can show off their creative works. The emphasis here is on the continuous propagation, innovation, and renewal of traditional arts. You can stroll casually among artistic creations, listen to elegant music, and enjoy exciting opera performances—and you can even participate in the process of artistic creation yourself.
Details: Dongshan River Water Park visit
Enjoy a scenic hike through this area renowned for its natural beauty and recreational activities, which has been designed to rebuild the natural relationship between man and water. This park simulates the natural landscapes and incorporates elements of the native culture of Lanyang.
Day 7 Yilan--Taipei
LEAP! Toucheng Farm experience
Travel to Taipei
Xinyi Wei Xiu District visit
Details: LEAP! Toucheng Farm experience
Toucheng Leisure Farm was established in 1979. A dream came true of Madame Cho, the owner and proprietor of the Farm. Madam Cho is passionate about nature, the environment and earth’s sustainability. Toucheng Leisure Farm works hard to become a getaway for both local citizens and foreign travelers who discover the value of life and lifestyle in an agricultural surrounding. The farm will provide different learning activities in a natural, and rural agricultural setting. The objective is to obtain a clean environment, a healthy and earth-friendly agriculture, a good practice of recycling resources in order to meet sustainability goals.
Details: Toucheng Farm sky lantern workshop
Make your own sky lantern, write down your wish and watch your lit lantern fly up to the sky.
Details: Mud-baking class
Toucheng Farm has a mud-baking area where guests are invited to enjoy the unique experience of making their own mud-baked pizzas.
Details: Xinyi Wei Xiu District visit
Enjoy some free time in downtown Taipei in a pedestrianized area with shops, eateries and entertainment.
Day 8 Taipei
Yehliu Geopark visit
Tea-tasting experience
Pingxi District excursion
Details: Yehliu Geopark visit
Yehliu is famous for its natural rocks formations in an array of artistic shapes created by erosion and other natural forces - the most famous being the Queen’s Head formation.
Details: Tea-tasting experience
Taiwanese tea is regarded as one of the finest in the world. As you enjoy a taste, learn about its history and quality with a tea master.
Details: Pingxi District excursion
Pingxi District, is a rural district in New Taipei, Taiwan
Details: Shifen Station Old Street visit
The Pingxi Branch Rail Line extends 12.9 kilometers through Keelung River Valley from Sandiaoling to Jingtong stations. The line was built in 1918 to transport coal; and in 1992 it was repurposed as a tourism route. Homes hug closely to the tracks, adding to a nostalgic ambiance that has made the area a popular site for filming. The romantic beauty of the landscape has made this area a popular visitor attraction.
Details: Shifen Waterfall visit
Shifen Waterfall lies between Dahua Station and Shifen Station on the Pingxi Railway Line in Pingxi District, New Taipei City. Torrents of water thunder down this curtain-type fall like a white satin sheet. As the water plunges into the large, deep pool beneath, it raises mists that often enshroud the falls. On sunny days, the mists paint dazzling rainbows in the blue skies: a sight that has earned the waterfall pool the nickname of "Rainbow Pond." Because its bedrock slopes in the opposite direction of the water flow, Shifen Waterfall is a cascade-type waterfall similar to North America's Niagara Falls, earning it the nickname of "Taiwan's Niagara Falls."
Details: Pingxi sky lantern experience
Shifen Town in Pingxi District is one of several towns alongside highway 106, a narrow back road that runs between southern Taipei and southern Keelung. In the past, those who worked or farmed in this remote hillside town used lanterns to inform their families they were safe when facing the risk of being robbed or killed. Nowadays, the lanterns do not function as signals anymore, but used as symbols of peace and good fortune. The most well-known event held here is Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival.
Day 9 Flight home from Taiwan

Tour Includes

  • Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
  • Centrally located three- and four-star hotels
  • Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
  • Appetizing, culturally representative, three-course lunch and dinner daily
  • Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
  • Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip (U.S. travelers only)
  • Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12) for U.S. travelers only.
  • LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing

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