Taiwan Traverse by Road Bike

Meet in the hotel to do a bike fitting or help with assembling bikes. After we will have a trip briefing before having dinner.

From the hotel, we drive to Fusing to start our ride. At 350 m in pine country, we climb gently and top off at 1,240 m, but it won't be strenuous.

We ride from the hotel to our ascent of the Central Cross Island Link, taking us to just under 2000 m and the high-altitude Wuling Plateau. The scenery is spectacular up here, and the air fresh.

We continue up to Li Shan, and after 25 km, we are at the highest point, just above 2,000 m. We then descend into one of the most remote parts of the island, a highlight of the trip!

We tackle the highest road in East Asia at 3,275 m. Start with a 32 km climb up 2,175 m, then there's an exhilarating ride down some 3270 m into Taroko National Park and the world famous Taroko Gorge.

Take a break off the bikes by hiking in Taroko Gorge. We visit Siangde Temple and a pagoda with valley views from the top and walk the Tunnel of Nine Turns trail.

Ride out of Taroko Gorge to the east coast and into the East Rift Valley. The undulating route hugs the foothills and takes us through numerous aboriginal villages to a hot spring.

We head south and then up into the Badlands. We take backroads to the lush Jhihben River Valley, where the hot springs are between 75-96 degrees Celsius.

We ride over Capricorn Pass and down to the white sand beaches of Kenting.

We explore the southern part of Taiwan, which has a dramatic coast line and the best beaches on the island.

Our last ride of the tour to our last hot spring of the tour. The ride starts off along the coast, then turns inland as we cycle along the banks of the Lao Nong River for a soak in the hot springs.

A morning transfer to catch a flight or the high-speed train to Taipei or to your Kaoshiung hotel.