Trip Overview:
Day 1: 臺北(Taipei) – >臺東(Taitung)
Day 2: Morning 臺東(Taitung) -> 綠島(Green Island)
Day 3: Afternoon 綠島(Green Island) -> 臺東(Taitung)
Evening 臺東(Taitung) -> 臺北(Taipei) [Our Train Arrived The Next Morning]
Why Should I Go?
Taitung – To be honest we didn’t explore at all in Taitung because we arrived to late. But I have heard the hiking and nature-exploring to be fantastic in Taitung!
Green Island – Nature, Waterfalls, Amazing Landscapes, Taiwan’s Political History (Old Political Prison on the Island), Fried Flying Fish, Amazing Views! If you are looking for fine sand beached, Green Island is the wrong place. For that I’d recommend Penghu from what I’ve heard.
Trip Expense Report
| Category | Totals |
| Accommodation – Taitung | NTD 300.00 |
| Accommodation Package – Green Island | NTD 2,800.00 |
| Food/Drinks | NTD 2,000.00 |
| Transportation | NTD 635.00 |
| Trip Total= | NTD 5,735.00 ~ US$192 |
** It must be noted that because we hitchhiked down from Taipei to Taitung that we saved approximately NTD $750 / US$30. Assuming you don’t hitchhike the total trip would be about US$250.
Things We Did:
- Rode Electric Scooters
- Toured Island
- Viewed Landscapes
- Snorkeling
- Climbed Small Mountain
- Drank from a Fresh-Water Waterfall
- If you want to see what we did in more detail check this following links: Taitung\Green Island Journal Entry 1, Journal Entry 2, Journal Entry 3
Things We Ate:
- The Usual Family Style Taiwanese Food
- Milk Tea Soft-serve Ice Cream
- Shaved Ice out of a Shell
- Flying Fish is Popular (Didn’t get the change to eat it.)
Tips and Tricks:
- Hitchhike, its definitely possible! Getting out of Taipei is the hardest, but once you are out, its a blast and quite easy. Also know Chinese haha.
- If you have a license you can rent scooters in Taitung (gas powered) but apparently someone fell off a cliff and they didn’t have a license so no one rents to non-licensed foreigners anymore.
- Click Here it is the link to the hostel place we rented from. I believe the lady who works there can speak a little English, but I spoke to her only in Chinese to set it all up.