TAIWAN TOUR: THE SWEET CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON
Tour code: TW032.055 days 4 nightsDeparts from Ho Chi Minh CityVIETJET AIR
From 23,990,000 VND
15,990,000 VND
- Tour code
- TW032.05
- Duration
- 5 days 4 nights
- Departs from
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Next departure
- 27 Feb 2027
If spring is the most beautiful time to hit the road, Taiwan is a deeply attractive destination. Taiwan's spring is so gentle when the cherry blossoms bloom, covering the hills, the streets and the quiet corners of the island in pink. This distinctive journey takes you through the signature colours of Taiwan and lets you enjoy the sweet beauty of the flower season.
It begins in Kaohsiung, where modern city life blends with spaces full of local character. Next, you visit Tainan to discover its ancient beauty, explore its cultural depths and enjoy the distinctive flavours of the land regarded as the historical cradle of Taiwan. In Taichung, the journey becomes youthful and full of energy, with its neighbourhoods, sights and uniquely photogenic check-in spaces. Along the way, cherry blossoms appear like a gift of spring, adding vivid colour to the scenery and offering countless beautiful moments to keep. The journey ends in Taipei – a city that never runs out of interesting things to discover. Here you can feel the blend of tradition and modernity, from long-established streets to the bustling urban rhythm. Enjoy the sparkling flower season and keep the most beautiful moments of spring on this jewel island!
Highlights
- Complimentary one-stop ride ticket on the Formosa Metro
- Complimentary bubble tea with the distinctive flavor of Taiwan
- Experience a boat ride on Sun Moon Lake
- Experience releasing traditional sky lanterns at Shifen Old Street
- Discover the distinctive local way of life at Shenji Cultural Village
- Immerse yourself in the sparkling cherry blossom season at WELE Cherry Blossom Park
- Enjoy distinctive local food at famous night markets: Liuho, Fengjia and Ximending
- Admire the beauty of Taipei: Tianyuan Wuji Temple, Tamsui Presbyterian Church, Tamsui Old Street
Sights: Kaohsiung - Tainan - Taichung - Taipei - Lantern-releasing experience - Admire cherry blossoms at WELE Cherry Blossom Park
Itinerary
You gather at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The Gateway tour guide meets the group and helps check in for the flight to Kaohsiung (Taiwan).
Expected flight: VJ 886 SGN – KHH 07:30 – 11:40 (the flight does not include meals on board)
On arrival at Kaohsiung Airport, the tour guide helps you complete immigration procedures. The group has a late lunch. Then the local coach and local tour guide take the group to sightsee Kaohsiung:
Fo Guang Shan: With more than 20 halls, towers and well-decorated paths, Fo Guang Shan is a gathering place for many Buddhist believers. The towering Buddha statue, standing out with its gentle smile against the blue sky, is currently the tallest bronze Buddha statue in the world, reaching a height of 108 m. Two rows of stupas form two walls protecting the path leading to the Buddha statue. Fo Guang Shan houses thousands of precious gilded Buddha statues. In particular, visitors can admire one million copies of the Heart Sutra hand-copied by hundreds of people, and the precious treasure at the core of the Buddha Memorial Hall – a rare relic of the Buddha's tooth in the world (The new area of Fo Guang Shan closes on Tuesdays every week; depending on the actual situation, the group will visit either the new or the old area).
After dinner at a local restaurant, the local tour guide takes the group back to the hotel to check in and rest.
In the evening, you are free to shop and enjoy local specialties at Liuhe Night Market – the largest and most famous night market in Kaohsiung, with well-known delicacies such as fried seafood, black salted fish roe, Zha Bing, and all kinds of milk teas in every flavour…
You have breakfast at the hotel. The local tour guide takes the group to Nantou – described as the “heart” of the island, with stunning natural scenery. There the group visits:
A boat ride on Sun Moon Lake – the largest freshwater lake in Taiwan. The lake gets its lovely name from its shape: standing in the middle of the lake and looking west, it looks like a crescent moon, while looking east it looks round like the sun. Each season, the surroundings of Sun Moon Lake take on a completely different beauty that will certainly impress you.
Continuing the journey, the group visits:
Wenwu Temple – worshipping Confucius and Guan Gong, located to the north of Sun Moon Lake. The temple is designed in the style of Taiwanese temples, rising from low to high in traditional red and gold colours. Visitors are drawn in by the reverence blended into a poetic setting.
The group has a hot pot buffet dinner at a local restaurant.
In the evening, you are free to visit and enjoy Taiwanese specialties such as fresh Chinese sausage, stinky tofu, candied hawthorn skewers, giant fried squid, pha lau (pork offal soup), milk-oyster buns and pineapple cakes… at Fengjia Night Market.
You have breakfast at the hotel.
The local tour guide takes the group to admire the scenery of Taichung:
WELE Cherry Blossom Park (WELE Cherry Blossom Park) is an unmissable destination in the spring flower season, covering a vast area with more than 600 cherry trees in full bloom, filling the walkways. The park captivates visitors with a multicoloured landscape blending many precious flower varieties, such as the vivid pink Kawazu cherry, the bright double Yae cherry and the pure white Rokugatsu cherry. From February to March, the whole park turns into a romantic flower tunnel, helping you capture beautiful check-in photos.
Tea shop – Taiwan's specialty: You are free to visit, shop, learn about and taste Taiwan's famous teas.
Visit the Shenji Cultural Village (Shenji New Village) – a creative space full of artistic character in Taichung, renovated from a former Japanese-era civil servants' dormitory. With handicraft shops, local brands, coffee houses and unique art displays, Shenji is an ideal stop to feel the modern rhythm of life, buy designer products and take memorable photos.
You spend the night at the hotel.
You have breakfast at the hotel. The group checks out, and the local tour guide takes you back to Taipei – a city that combines the traditional beauty of Asia with modern development, with a convenient MRT public transport system and bustling night markets. You visit:
Shopping at a lucky-charm (pixiu) shop, learning about the feng shui culture as applied by the Taiwanese people.
Shifen Old Town – a small village with an antique, romantic atmosphere, where wishes come true. Here you must not miss the traditional sky-lantern releasing activity. Each lantern carries good wishes and dreams (4 guests per lantern).
Taipei 101 Tower (observation deck tickets not included) – the pride of the Taiwanese people, one of the “Top 10 tallest buildings in the world”, 508 m high. You can go up to the observatory to view the whole of Taipei city and shop at the tower's shopping centre.
You have breakfast and check out of the hotel.
The group visits and experiences:
Speciality shop – you are guided by staff to make a Taiwanese speciality cake, and are free to visit and shop for cakes in various Taiwanese flavours to take home as gifts for loved ones.
The coach takes the group on to Beitou – nicknamed the hidden gem of Taipei. The group visits:
Wuji Tianyuan Temple is a unique and magnificent spiritual architectural masterpiece in Tamsui, with a 5-storey circular treasure pagoda 60 metres high, majestic and full of mystery. Positioned with its back to the mountain slope and overlooking the vast strait, the temple opens up a visual paradise that changes magically throughout the four seasons. Visitors will be captivated here by the pink cherry blossoms painting a heavenly picture in spring, the crystal-clear summer sky with sea breezes, or the quiet, romantic beauty of the rows of trees turning golden in autumn.
Tamsui Old Street is a nostalgic and charming riverside paradise, where you can experience the most romantic pace of life on the outskirts of Taipei. The street captivates all the senses with its “addictive” food alley, where huge, fragrant bubble waffles and the famous A-gei and iron eggs are always ready to delight food lovers.
You have a light dinner at the airport.
Expected flight: VJ843 TPE – SGN 19:00 – 21:25
Arriving at Tan Son Nhat Airport, the sightseeing programme ends. We say goodbye and look forward to welcoming you on your upcoming journeys.
(The order of the programme may change depending on the actual situation of the tour, but all the sightseeing spots in the programme will still be included).
Departures and prices
| Departs | Returns | Adult | Child 5–11 | Single room | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2027 | 3 Mar 2027 | 15,990,000 VND | 15,990,000 VND | +6,000,000 VND |
Price includes
Expected hotels:
- Kaohsiung: Fish Hotel/ J Hotel/ Kingstown Hotel or equivalent
- Taichung: Palmer Hotel/ CU Hotel/ Stay Hotel or equivalent
- Taoyuan/ New Taipei: Lido Hotel Resort/ Jingyongquan/ The Loft or equivalent
- Taipei: Delight Hotel/ Papa Whale Hotel Ximending/ Capital Songshan Hotel or equivalent
Entrance fees for sites listed in the program
Meals according to the program
Gifts from the travel company.
Drinking water on the bus: 1 bottle/guest/sightseeing day.
Travel insurance with a maximum contract value of 735,000,000 VND/case. Guests aged 85 and above pay an additional separate travel insurance package (fee depends on the itinerary and the guest's age).
Tour guide from Vietnam throughout the program and a tour guide meeting the group from Taiwan.
Guanhong tourist visa/E-visa for the group
Price excludes
Single room supplement.
Excess baggage, transportation outside the program.
Surcharge for foreign nationals: 500,000 VND
Guests with Taiwanese nationality or residing in Taiwan are not accepted
Cost of a Vietnam re-entry visa if you hold a foreign passport with a single-entry Vietnam visa.
Other costs not mentioned in the inclusions section.
Taiwan entry visa fee from 2,500,000 VND/guest (for cases where guests must submit visa applications at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, minimum processing time 3 working days)
- Adults: 2 USD/guest for the night before departure and 5 USD/guest/day.
- Children (from 2 to 11 years old): 100% of adult fee
- Infants (under 2 years old): free
- Free days in the program (if any): tips are waived.
CHILDREN'S PRICES
Children from 2 to under 10 years old: 90% of adult tour price (No separate bed)
Children from 2 to under 10 years old: 100% of adult tour price (With separate bed)
Children aged 10 and above: 100% of adult tour priceNote: Children under 2 years old have no seat on the plane, no baggage allowance according to airline regulations and some other services.
OTHER NOTES
Visa-free entry to Taiwan applies to guests with US, Canadian, Schengen-area, UK, Australian or New Zealand nationality, and to guests holding a valid visa, or one that expired within the last 10 years, from the US, Australia, Canada, the Schengen area, the UK or New Zealand: register for an electronic visa (no visa is stamped in the passport and no fee is deducted from the tour price). Please bring a passport with one of these visas, or separate visas, together with the passport for this trip to present upon entry to Taiwan along with the E-visa. Tour programs operating international flight legs on the following airlines do not include in-flight meals: Vietjet Air (VJ), Vanilla Air (JW), AirAsia (AK), Jetstar Asia Airways (3K), Pacific Airlines (BL), Thai AirAsia (FD), Tiger Air (TR), T’way Airlines (TW)...
Domestic flight legs of airlines within the host country do not include in-flight meals. For environmental reasons, many hotels in Taiwan NO LONGER provide free single-use items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shower caps, paper slippers, cotton swabs… Please bring the necessary items yourself.
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