Taiwan: Taipei and Taroko Gorge
Seven days between the capital and a marble canyon on the east coast
Taiwan is compact: from Taipei you can be in a national park on the east coast in a morning. This trip spends three nights in the capital, for its temples, tea houses, night markets and the National Palace Museum, then moves to Taroko Gorge, where the Liwu River has cut through marble. It returns to Taipei for the last night. Part of Taroko's trail network has been closed after earthquakes in recent years; we confirm what is open before you travel and plan the gorge days around it.
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Indicative price
from €150 per person per day
For 2 travellers sharing a room, from published entry-level hotel rates and ground costs read on 10 October 2026. How we calculate it
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Marco Setti
East Asia Specialist
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“Culture trips in Asia work best when the pace allows you to actually absorb a place. I design them with breathing room built in.”
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- 6 nights' accommodation in the hotels named
- Private car and guide for the journeys to and from Taroko Gorge
- A named Excurze concierge before and during the trip
Each stage has two or three hotels we know well. We propose the one that fits your dates and budget, and swap it if you prefer another.
Taipei3 nights
Luxury
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
Songshan district
A modern luxury hotel in the east of the city, near Songshan airport.
Luxury
Regent Taipei
Zhongshan district
A long-established luxury hotel near the Zhongshan shopping streets.
Taroko Gorge2 nights
Luxury
Silks Place Taroko
Inside Taroko National Park, at Tianxiang
A hotel set in the park itself, beside the gorge.
Taipei1 night
Luxury
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
Songshan district
The same hotel as the first stay, for a last easy night before the flight.
Taipei
Arrive in Taipei
Private transfer to the hotel
An evening at a night market, with a guide to order for you
Sleep: Taipei (3 nights)
Taipei
Temples, tea and the Palace Museum
Longshan Temple in the morning
The National Palace Museum and its imperial collection
Taipei 101 at dusk
Sleep: Taipei
Taipei
Hot springs and old streets
Beitou's hot-spring district, north of the centre
Dihua Street, Taipei's old trading street
Tea tasting in the late afternoon
Sleep: Taipei
Taipei, Taroko
To Taroko Gorge
Private car to the east coast (the road and rail routes both take a few hours)
First walks in the gorge, subject to trail openings
Dinner at the hotel
Sleep: Taroko Gorge (2 nights)
Taroko
A day in the gorge
Walks along the marble cliffs and suspension bridges that are open
The Eternal Spring Shrine and the Buluowan area
Afternoon rest at the hotel
Sleep: Taroko Gorge
Taroko, Taipei
Back to Taipei
Morning in the park
Return by private car
Last evening in Taipei
Sleep: Taipei (1 night)
Taipei
Departure
Transfer to the airport
Sun Moon Lake and Alishan
Swap Taroko for the lake and the mountain forest of the centre, reached by the high-speed train from Taipei.
Add Tainan
Taiwan's oldest city, for temples and street food; about two hours from Taipei by high-speed train.
Jiufen and the north-east coast
A day trip to the hillside town of Jiufen and the coast beyond.
Add a few days in Japan
Short flights link Taipei with Osaka and Tokyo.
Best time to go
October to April
Cooler and drier, with the clearest days in the gorge. Typhoons are most likely from July to October, and can close roads and trails at short notice.
Less suited: July to September (heat, humidity and typhoon season)
from €150 per person per day
This is an indication, not a quote. It adds up the lowest published entry-level rates we found for the hotel we priced at each stage, plus the cost of a private guide and car, divides by 2 travellers and 7 days, and rounds up to the next €50. Peak-season rates, larger rooms and the other hotels named above will change it. Your quote will be built on your dates.
| Item | Rate | In euros |
|---|---|---|
Taipei, 4 nights at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei (3 + 1) HotelsCombined, Mandarin Oriental Taipei | 318 USD × 4 | €1,135 |
Taroko Gorge, 2 nights at Silks Place Taroko KAYAK, Silks Place Taroko | 228 USD × 2 | €407 |
Private car and guide between Taipei and Taroko Gorge, out and back (priced as two private Taipei to Taroko day tours) Viator, private Taroko Gorge day trip from Taipei | 190 USD × 2 | €339 |
| Total for 2 travellers | €1,881 | |
| Per person per day (€1,881 ÷ 2 ÷ 7), rounded up to €50 | €150 | |
The figure covers
- 4 nights at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei and 2 nights at Silks Place Taroko
- Private car and guide for the two journeys to and from Taroko Gorge
Not included
- International flights and the airport transfers
- A guide for the Taipei days, meals not included in the hotel rate and entrance fees
- The optional modules and tips
Converted at the European Central Bank reference rates of 9 October 2026. Hotel rates come from third-party booking and guide sites and change with dates and availability; each line links to the page we read.
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