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book cheap
flights to Taiwan to start exploring new land. Taiwan is an island in
Eastern Asia with diverse culture mixed between traditional Chinese culture,
Japanese culture, belief of Confucianism and modern color from the West.
Cheap flights to Taiwan |
Taiwan
is a famous island in North East Asia, consisting of Taiwan Island and 4
smaller islands such as Penghu Archipelago, Green Island, Xiaoliuqiu and
Guishan Island. The area of Taiwan is quite small with 35,883 square kilometers
and a coastline of over 1,813km long. Taiwan borders the Philippines Sea to the
east, Luzon Strait of the Philippines to the south, the South China Sea to the
southwest and the East China Sea to the north.
Taiwan
topography has a clear contrast, 2/3 area is mostly rugged mountains running
from the north to the south, while the west is the plain and is inhabited
mainly by people of Taiwan. Taiwan has five mountains with the height of more
than 3,500m and Ngoc Son Mountain - the highest mountain in Taiwan with the
altitude of 3,952m above the sea level. As Taiwan Island has long coastline and
high mountain ranges, its climate is mainly characterized by the ocean climate,
and it often changes seasonally in the northern area and the surrounding
mountainous region. However, in the south of the island, the climate features
the tropical belt climate zone. Rainy season occurs mostly from May to June.
From July to October, Taiwan often appears tropical storms. The north of Taiwan
frequently appears cloudy in year because this area is located in the East
China Sea.
Tourist attractions in Taiwan
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei |
Taipei is the most
important and busiest city of Taiwan. It owns many tourist attractions such as
Sun Yan-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 Tower, Lucky Stone, The National
Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Yingge Old Quarter, National Palace Museum, Long
Son Pagoda - the most famous temples in Taiwan, National Chiang Kai-shek
Memorial Hall... From Taipei tourists can easily move to Taichung. Here, you
will have the opportunity to visit the Cultural Ethnic Village to learn the
daily life and customs of local ethnic minorities, the scared temples, Guang
Shan Buddha statue, Sun Moon Lake), Hualien Lake, beautiful flower garden
bearing the European style, Lotus Lake, vast tea farms with special Oolong tea.
Entrance to Taroko National Park |
Located in the south of
Taiwan, Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan. Visit around the city to admire
the ancient temples, unique night flower market and the spectacular Ly Son
Mountain. Also, walking to explore the city is an interesting thing. Taroko
National Park is seen as the most attractive park in Taiwan. Tourists can walk
the park for relaxation, entertainment and discovery. Especially, the park has
Tsingshui cliffs and Paiyang Warterfall - attractive place here. Besides,
tourists also have the opportunity to visit Eternal Spring Shrine and explore
the beautiful Liwu valley.
Penghu - Double-Heart of Stacked Stones |
Penghu Archipelago has many picturesque beaches, the house with
traditional Chinese architecture, big temples with unique architecture. Coming
here, tourists can also watch and explore basalt cliffs, dive to contemplate
coral beautiful coral. This is also the habitat of famous yellow canary in
Taiwan. Referring to the "kingdom of hot springs", people often
immediately think of Taiwan, because in this country, there are hot springs everywhere
and tourists can freely relax and soak in the hot, cold spring and mud bath...
However, tourists should not bath in hot springs of Wulai, Jiaoxi or Jinshan.
Popular airports in Taiwan
Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan |
Taiwan currently operates many domestic and several international
airports. Among them, there are airports serving daily domestic and
international flights to/from Taiwan. Tourists can choose flights
from Taiwan at some major airports such as:
- Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung)
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taoyuan)
- Teipei-Sung Shan Airport (Teipei)
- Tainan Airport (Tainan)
- Pingtung Airport (Pingtung)
- Hualien Airport (Hualien)
- Lanyu Airport (Lanyu)
- Hengchun Airport (Hengchun)
- Matsu Beigan Airport (Matsu)
- Qimei Airport (Qimei)
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taoyuan)
- Teipei-Sung Shan Airport (Teipei)
- Tainan Airport (Tainan)
- Pingtung Airport (Pingtung)
- Hualien Airport (Hualien)
- Lanyu Airport (Lanyu)
- Hengchun Airport (Hengchun)
- Matsu Beigan Airport (Matsu)
- Qimei Airport (Qimei)
Tourists can easily choose to fly with prestigious airlines in
Asia for flights
from Taiwan to Vietnam arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho
Chi Minh City) and Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi capital). Cheap
flights Hanoi - Taipei are mostly operated by Air Macau, Cathay Pacific
Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Vietnam Airlines... Meanwhile, cheap
flights Ho Chi Minh - Taipei are offered by Vietnam Airlines, China
Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, United Airlines, China Airlines… These
airlines also provide cheap
flights to North East Asia and other continents in the world.
Popular
airlines in Taiwan and to Taiwan
EVA Air Boeing 777-35E(ER) |
EVA Air operated by Uni Air, EVA Air and China Airlines are
three most popular airlines in Taiwan. These airlines are operating domestic
and international cheap
flights to South East Asia, Europe, Australia, and America. Popular and
low-cost airlines flying to Taiwan
are Vietnam Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Xiamen Airlines,
Vanilla Air, V Air, Uni Air, Thai Airways, Spring Airlines, Sichuan Airlines,
Shenzhen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Scoot, Mandarin
Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar Asia Airways, Japan Airlines, Indonesia
AirAsia X, Hong Kong Airlines, Delta Air Lines, China Southern Airlines, China
Eastern Airlines, China Airlines, All Nippon Airways operated by Air Japan,
Cathay Pacific, Air Busan, Emirates
Other
useful information
Hankou Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City |
- Tourists should dress politely and discreetly when visiting
palaces, pagodas, temples... and should not push and should line up in sequence
when visiting these places. Avoid profanity, noise or laughing in religious
places.
- Tourists should prepare themselves some important drugs as
abdominal pain medications, motion sickness medication, flu medications,
analgesics... as well as specific remedy.
- Currencies used in Taiwan are the Yuan and Taiwan dollar; only
the commercial shopping centers, supermarket, great restaurants, major stores
accept payment in US dollars. Tourists are advised to change money from their
country to facilitate the payment here. Tourists can change money at the bank
or foreign currency exchange counters at the airport.
- Supermarkets have quoted prices, but the price of items in
every supermarket has a pretty big difference. When shopping in Taiwan,
tourists should carefully select and check items, remember to bargain because
sellers often offer very high prices.
- Do not smoke in public places, in shops, on public transport,
where there is air conditioning.
- Do not litter in public places or in the streets because if
tourists violate, or you will be fined heavily.
- Should not go alone at night.