Taiwan KOM and
Sun Moon Lake

Tour Overview

The tour is to explore the island's scenic landscape, culture and history deeper through cycling around Taiwan's largest lake and along one of Taiwan’s finest high-mountain resort areas.

In Taipei, we will visit the famous Daoist Bao'an Temple and well-known National Palace Museum.

The remarkable starting off of the long journey will be challenging the highest mountain road in East Asia (3275m) through the same route as the KOM(King of Mountain) event. Our cycling journey will then continue to the Sun Moon Lake, which has been reported by CNN to be one of the top 10 bike routes in the world.

DETAILS

OVERVIEW

From

US$2,645

Duration

8 days / 7 nights

Difficulty

★★★★★

Total Distance

490 km / 305 mi

Avg. Daily Distance

98 km / 61 mi

Max. Altitude

3,275 m / 10,745 ft

Additional Service

Airport pick-up /drop-off: US$40 each

Bike Rental

Road Bike US$175/E-bike US$225

HIGHLIGHTS

UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage: Daoist Baoan Temple

Wuling: East Asia's highest road (3275m/10,745 feet). Well-known cycling challenge route, KOM.

One of the most unique marble gorge in the world: Taroko National Park

Qixingtan: Beautiful curved bay with crystal clear sea water

Cingshuei Cliff right deep in the Pacific Ocean

Sun Moon Lake: Taiwan's largest lake.

Alishan: Renowned for ancient forests, cloud seas, and mountain railways.

Zengwen Resovoir: Taiwan’s largest reservoir

Itinerary

DAY

DESCRIPTION

DISTANCE

01 Welcome to Taiwan

-

02 Taipei Sightseeing

-

03 Xincheng(Taroko Gorge) — Hualien

43km/27miles

209m/659ft

04 Wuling — Qingjing (KOM route)

88km/55miles

4,100m/13,451ft

05 Sun Moon Lake

84km/52miles

1,256m/4,121ft

06 Alishan Mountain

133km/83miles

3,944m/12,940ft

07 ZengWen Reservoir — Tainan

111km/69miles

1,229m/4,032ft

08 Departure

-

Welcome to Taiwan

Our friendly guide will meet you at Taoyuan International Airport and transfer you to check-in the hotel. (Airport pick-up optional)

Accommodation

Just Palace Hotel (https://www.justpalacehotel.com.tw/en/)

Meals

Breakfast: On your own I Lunch: On your own I Dinner: On your own

Taipei Sightseeing by Metro and YouBike

Today is a day of touring in Taipei. We are going to go around Taipei with the clean, fast and highly convenient Metro.

Attractions include:

The Presidential Office Building

Designed in 1910 by Japanese architects during their colonial period in Taiwan through the first half of the 20th century its eclectic style blends traditional European architectural elements, including Renaissance, Baroque and neo-Classical.

The Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall

This impressive building is based upon monumental Chinese architectural design.

Master Daoist Temple: Bao-an Temple

Awarded the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage in 2003, the grand and stately Bao-an Temple is famous for its elaborate decoration and Daoist architecture.

National Palace Museum

The most important repository of Chinese arts in the world.

Accommodation

Just Palace Hotel (https://www.justpalacehotel.com.tw/en/)

Meals

Breakfast: Hotel Buffet I Lunch: On your own I Dinner: Local Cuisine

Xincheng(Taroko Gorge) — Hualien

DISTANCE

ELEVATION

43km/27miles

209m/659ft

Our First day of riding will be classic cycling with magnificent views of the coast. After an early breakfast at our hotel, we will transfer to the Train Station for a 1 hour and 52 minutes train ride to the east coast, where we officially begin the cycling part of the trip.

We will cycle along the coastline of northern Hualien. We will pass through a famous scenic area called Qixingtan. It is a beautiful curved bay with crystal clear blue sea water and with lush green mountain on the other side.

Map&Route Profile

Accommodation

Liiko Hotel (http://www.liikohotels.com.tw/)

Meals

Breakfast: Hotel Buffet I Lunch: Taiwanese cuisine I Dinner: Traditional local meal

Taipei Sightseeing with Metro and YouBike

Today is a day of touring in Taipei. We are going to go around Taipei with the clean, fast and highly convenient Metro.

Attractions include:

The Presidential Office Building

The Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall

This impressive building is based upon monumental Chinese architectural design.

Master Daoist Temple--Baoan Temple

Awarded the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage in 2003, the grand and stately Baoan Temple is famous for its elaborate decoration and Daoist architecture.

National Palace Museum

The most important repository of Chinese arts in the world.

Wuling — Qingjing (KOM route)

DISTANCE

ELEVATION

88km/55miles

4,100m/13,451ft

Map&Route Profile

Today we will ride up through pass and along awesome canyon, deep-valley edges called the Central Cross Island Highway and into Taroko National Park, which features high mountains and sheer gorges. It is also renowned for its marble gorges, with walls rising hundreds of meters high. No other places in the world can match Taroko Gorge in its spectacular and dramatic marble cliffs, deep canyons, and wild waterfalls.

We will continue to challenge the magnificent mountain ridge. It is a rugged, saw-tooth serpentine slice of sky-piercing rocky mountain. We will, later on, reach Wuling where features the East Asia’s highest road and tremendous views. It is also known as Taiwan’s most challenging trek KOM (King of Mountain). Later on, we will transfer to our hotel, we will not descend with our bike.

Accommodation

Qingjing Hotel (http://hotel.chingjing.com.tw/en/)

Meals

Breakfast: Hotel Buffet I Lunch: Light Lunch I Dinner: Hotel restaurant

Sun Moon Lake

DISTANCE

ELEVATION

84km/52miles

1,256m/4,121ft

After breakfast, we enter the central mountain range. The country road allows you to experience one of most dramatic cycling, the natural beauty and diversity of the mountainous area.

After a series of steady climbs, we will arrive the popular romantic honeymoon resort Sun Moon Lake, which is the largest lake in. The lake in Taiwan. It is entirely enfolded in foothills of the Taiwan Central Range, and the landscape of turquoise waters and drifting mountain mists attracts about 4 million tourists every year.

We will end our day with cycling around this beautiful lake.

Map&Route Profile

Accommodation

https://hotelday.com.tw/hoteldaysunmoonlake/

Meals

Breakfast: Hotel Buffet I Lunch: Local meal I Dinner: Taiwanese local cuisine

Alishan Mountain

DISTANCE

ELEVATION

133km/83miles

3,944m/12,940ft

Today’s ride is a journey through some of Taiwan’s most scenic and diverse landscapes. You'll cycle past terraced tea plantations, wind through tranquil bamboo groves, and gradually ascend into the cool, fragrant coniferous forests that signal your approach to Alishan. Nestled in Taiwan’s central mountains just below the island’s midpoint, Alishan National Forest is one of the country’s most iconic destinations. From its heights, you’ll enjoy sweeping, unobstructed views of the majestic Yushan (Jade Mountain) and the undulating ridgelines of the Central Mountain Range—an awe-inspiring panorama that captures the island’s rugged beauty at its finest.

Map&Route Profile

Accommodation

Ｍuknana B&B

Meals

Breakfast: Hotel Buffet I Lunch: Light Meal I Dinner: Local Cuisine

ZengWen Reservoir — Tainan

DISTANCE

ELEVATION

111km/69miles

1,229m/4,032ft

Today’s cycling route begins at a mountain ridgeline junction and descends with the Zengwen River often in view far below. We’ll ride high along the valley slopes, passing through small farming villages inhabited mostly by indigenous people—primarily from the Tsou and Bunun tribes, who call Alishan home. From there, the route follows the rugged Zengwen River as it winds through a long, twisting valley, eventually opening out onto the western plains at the beautiful Zengwen Reservoir—the largest one in Taiwan.