Taitung, Taiwan: travel guide
Taiwan's most laid-back city, Taitung anchors the rugged East Rift Valley where hot springs, rice paddies, and indigenous Amis, Puyuma, and Rukai villages create a pastoral world apart from western Taiwan's urban density. Green Island (an hour by ferry) and Orchid Island (Lanyu) — home to the Tao people and flying fish culture — are Taitung's offshore highlights. The Cycling Route 1 Pacific coast section starts here.
- Country
- Taiwan
- Currency
- TWD
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei
- Nearest airport
- TTT
Top places to visit in Taitung
Green Island
Nature · 4.6 rating · about 6 h · check the fee at the gate
Volcanic island 33 km off Taitung with saline hot springs flowing into the Pacific — one of only three seawater hot springs in the world.
Things to do
- East Rift Valley Cycling: Luye to Chishang Outdoor · 5 h · from TWD 270 per person
Where to stay in Taitung
Hotels
- Sheraton Taitung Hotel 5-star · TWD 6,000 to TWD 18,000 per night
Where to eat
- Dulan Sugar Factory Cultural Café taiwanese, indigenous · about TWD 540 per person
Getting around
- Ferry main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Scooter Rental main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Taxi main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Walking
Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.