2 Days Alishan Sunrise Tour & Alishan Tea Tour

Li Hao (Hello)! Welcome to Taipei. Our guide and driver will pick you up at hotel and take you to Alishan. You will enjoy a Alishan 2 Day Tour with sunrise.

Drive 4.5 hours to Alishan, a major Taiwanese natural landmark. You'll visit the core Alishan National Forest Recreation Area (阿里山森林游乐区), over 2,000 meters above sea level. This is Taiwan's most popular forest recreation area, famous for its forest railway, giant trees, evening glow, sunrise, and sea of clouds. The Alishan Forest Railway, one of only three high-mountain railways left globally. You’ll love red trains cut through mist, gliding past trees as they climb the mountain. Take ride and step into forest world! Choose Nature (A) route or Culture (B) route:

A Route (Zhaoping Station, Sisters Ponds, Three Brothers & Four Sisters, Golden Pig Auspice, Forever Love, Magnolia Garden, Shouzhen Temple)

Ride forest train or shuttle to Zhaoping Station. Then walk to Sisters Ponds where two sisters, loving same man but unwilling to harm each other, ended their lives. Then visit Three Brothers & Four Sisters (trees from shared roots), reach Golden Pig Auspice, a pig-typed tree stump shimmering under sun. Pass heart-shaped Forever Love tree to Magnolia Garden, and Shouzhen Temple (Alishan's largest temple dedicated to its guardian deity). Return by shuttle.

B Route (Shouzhen Temple, Three Generations of Wood, Alishan Museum, Xianglin Elementary School, Ciyun Temple, Alishan Sacred Tree Remains)

Take shuttle to start at Shouzhen Temple, visit Three Generations of Wood (three trees stubbornly growing from a single root). Explore Alishan Museum (tree specimens, indigenous culture), pass Xianglin Elementary (Taiwan's highest-altitude school), then reach cultural landmark of Alishan - Ciyun Temple (high Buddhist temple, Japanese Zen style). See Alishan Sacred Tree Remains, including the 2,300-year-old Xianglin Sacred Tree (香林神木). After gazing up at king of forest, take train back to the entrance.

Tips:

• Alishan Forest Railway tickets are populaConsult us to purchase in advance.
• Temperatures are low, even in summer, staying around 15∘C (59∘F). Bring a light down jacket.
• Pack high-calorie snacks like chocolate.

After the tour, take shuttle bus to hotel in Alishan.

Today, admire Alishan sunrise at dawn and tour high-mountain tea factory.

Wake up before dawn to witness the sunrise. The Alishan sunrise is one of its most famous wonders, ranking alongside its sacred trees and forest train. You'll watch sunrise from Zhushan Sunrise Viewing Platform, one of Taiwan's highest viewpoints at 2,451 meters above sea level, offering a 360-degree panoramic view of cloud seas, mountains, and the rising sun.

You'll take a shuttle to Alishan Station, then board Zhushan Line train, specially designed for sunrise viewing. The train ride is 25-35 minutes, followed by a 20-minute walk to viewing platform.

Await your sunrise moment! The morning glow paints the sky golden, layer by layer. Then, the sun slowly peeks out. Finally, it ascends fully. Golden light spreads across the land.

After that, drive to Chasandai Tea Factory (茶三代) in Meishan, Chiayi, to experience a tea farm’s life. This region is renowned for high-mountain tea, a representative of Taiwan’s tea culture. Teas leaves grow slowly above 1,200 meters amid mist, significant temperature shifts, and brief sunlight. This results in a fresh aroma and a lingering sweetness.

You can choose to attend one or all: tea picking, tea hand-rolling, or a bamboo forest tea ceremony.

• Tea Picking: You'll put on tea-picking gear and enter the tea plantation yourself, learning how to identify and pluck high-quality tea leaves.
• Hand-rolling Tea: You'll use your hands to roll the tea leaves, personally shaping them into finished tea.
• Bamboo Forest Tea Ceremony: You'll learn tea brewing techniques from a professional tea artist.

After the tour, drive back to Chiayi hotel or train station for your next destination. We, Asia Odyssey Travel, are so glad to accompany you for Alishan 2-Day Tour, and are always prepared to design your destination in China and Asia. See you again!

Extend Your Alishan Tour: Our travel car can take you to Taipei, Sun Moon Lake, Kaohsiung in Taiwan.