Coming From Overseas?
Not being most international travel itineraries, Taiwan is a surprise to many visitors, with its vibrant religions, culture, cuisine and breath-taking scenery. While, in the opinion of most Taiwanese staunchly, not part of neighboring China, Taiwan retains many of the genuine characteristics lost to China’s Cultural Revolution. A blend of Chinese, Taiwanese, Aborigine, Hakka and colonial-era Japanese cultures allowed to flourish in a free democratic (and sometimes chaotic) society.

Getting here.
We recommend you fly in to nearby Kaohsiung (pronounced Gau-shung, Taiwan’s second-largest city) International Airport (KHH). From there, we can bring you either straight into the countryside, for adventure; or to culture-rich Tainan City for a bit of sight-seeing/acclimatization. Most passport-holders from western countries qualify for a 30 day visa-free entry otherwise apply in advance at a Taiwan representative office. Check here for details

We can help arrange your ground transport/accommodation, and point you in the right direction for visiting the many sights, whether here in the historic former capital, or in Taipei with the world’s tallest building and the National Palace Museum. Prices quoted on this website are in Taiwan Dollars (1 US$ is worth approx 33 NT$), and do not include transport to Taiwan.

Taiwan’s climate is subtropical with distinct differences North and South .The average yearly temperature at altitudes above 3,500 meters is 5 degrees Celsius; above 2,500 meters it is 10 degrees C. Annual rainfall is 3,000 to 4,700 mm, with the rainy (rainier really, most days are still dry) season lasting from May to August. Typhoons can arrive July to September. While any time is probably fine, the best period to climb the mountains is during the dry season, which lasts from October through April. From January to March, snow on the upper reaches of the more northern mountains can make travel problematic. When looking at statistics from the Central Weather Bureau pay attention to ‘rainfall’ in ‘Tainan, Kaohsiung, Alishan (resort in southern/central mountains), and Yushan (weather station at 3800m).