From the fascinating customs and unique cultures to the exhilarating adventures, breathtaking nature and delectable food, Taiwan is an incredible country. Here are 100 great reasons to visit because if this lengthy list doesn't convince you, I don't know what will.
- Buddhist Education at Dharma Drum Mountain
- Visit Dajia Mazu (Mother of Ship) at Chen Lan Palace
- Zhongtai Zen Monastery Tour
- Visit the largest monastery in FoGuangShan
- Discover the true spirit of Buddhism and the world of Tzuchi at Jing-Si Jing She
- Visit the largest Yi Guan Dao Practice Center in Southeast Asia: Shenwei Tiantai Mountain
- Quite contemplation at Confucius Temple
- Make a wish at LongShan Temple Tour
- East meets West: Wutai Catholic Church: catholic church go native
- Visit the first organic rural village in Taiwan at the Sixty Stones Mountain
- Sleepless Taipei: City Night Tour
- Hit and Bat with the locals at LA Dodger’s Hong Chi Kuo and Washington Nationals’ Chien-Ming Wang’s home country
- Tai-Chi Lesson with the Master
- Dare-you-not: a visit to the Snake Alley
- The Holiday Jade and Flower Market the largest in Asia
- Learn Chinese calligraphy
- Indulge yourself in a full-body Chinese massage and acupuncture
- Foot massage in Dihua Street
- Health check-up with Chinese medicine doctor
- Visit the largest wind damper in the world in Taipei 101
- Experience the traditional Taiwanese Puppet Show in Yunlin
- Take a Tour at Miaoli Syanyi: the town of wood sculpture
- Trace the footprints of early ethnic Hakka culture within the Neiwan Beipu old street
- Visit the Chiang Kai-Shek’s mausoleum in Daxi Taoyuan
- Lose yourself in the “skyless streets” in Lugang Village
- Tour the historical sites of the ancient capital: Tainan
- Experience the real-life battlefield scenes in Matzu and Kinmen
- Visit the world’s 5th largest museum: National Palace Museum
- Lost in Translation: Taiwanese Opera
- Mandarin for Beginner: Mandarin class
- Visit the historic mining town of Jiufen
- Chinese Fortune Telling
- Explore the world of Ami tribe in Hualien Mataian
- Unravel the mysteries of the prehistoric Amis village in Dulan Taitung
- Trace the steps of the Tsou Tribe in Alishan
- Join the Tao Tribe and legendary Flying Fish in Orchid Island
- Enjoy the traditional performances at the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
- Pay tribute to the aboriginal struggle of the Japanese occupation at the Mona Rudao Memorial Monument
- Experience the Hakka culture in Meinong Folk Village
- Experience the Taiwanese pop culture in Ximending
- Taiwanese cuisine at its best: Aoba Restaurant
- Venture into Taiwan’s largest night market: Shilin Night Market for a culinary adventure
- Yilan Lotung Night Market
- Indulge yourself at the national capital of street food: Tainan
- Experience a spiritual and culinary dialogue at Shi-Yan Culture Restaurant
- Keelung Night Market
- Aboriginal feast in Taroko Gorge
- Jiayi Night Market
- Fresh seafood feast at Cijin Island
- World-famous dumpling restaurant Din Tai Fung
- How hot are you: Spicy hot pot at Ding Wang Hot Pot Restaurant
- Kaohsiung Liuhe Night Market
- Taichung Funjia Night Market
- National dish: beef noodle soup
- Tea tasting and cuisine at Tea House
- Challenge your taste bud: Stinky tofu
- Medicinal cuisine experience
- Stir-Fried par Excellence, Taiwanese stir-fried restaurant
- Ethnic Hakka cuisine at Tung Flower Restaurant
- Vegetarian’s paradise
- Hike along the high mountain tea plantation in Alishan Shizhao
- Rock climbing in Long Dong: world’s premier costal climbing
- Ancient trial in National Park
- Climb the highest peak in Taiwan: Jade Mountain
- Trekking through the waterfall in Baiyang Trail
- Snorkeling in Green Island
- Ride along the abandoned railway tracks in Taichung Shuangfeng Bikeway
- Ride along the Pacific Coast
- Experience Paragliding at Luye Gaotai
- Cycling through Sun Moon Lake
- River-tracing in Taroko Gorge
- Test your limit at the river rafting in Hualien
- Wind-surfing in Penghu
- Scuba Diving in Penghu
- Soak in Beitou Hotspring
- Pamper yourself at the sacred black hot spring bath in Guanziling
- Experience hot and cold spring at Jiaoxi Spring Spa
- Stroll through the hot spring street in Wulai
- Experience the salt-water hot spring by the sea in Green Island
- Hike along the Mt. Maolan Trail with the view of black tea farm
- River Cruise on Love River
- Whale watch at Gueishan Island
- Bird watch in Cigui: Black-faced spoonbill
- Bird watch at Yilan Swamplands: water birds
- Bird watch at Kenting National Park: Grey Frog Hawk and Buzzard Eagle
- Eco-friendly visit to the Butterfly Valley
- Visit the cat-friendly town of Hotong
- Dolphin watch in Hualien
- Boat ride on the Sun Moon Lake
- Tunnel of Nine Turns: the most scenic route of the Taroko Gorge
- North-East Coast and Caoling Historic Trail
- Evening walk with the fireflies in Carp Pond in Hualien
- Breathtakinf view of the Bagua tea field
- Walk through the Lion’s Head Mountain Trial
- Escape to the mountain: Maokong Gondola
- Yehliu “Queens’ Head” Rock Formation
- See the volcanic eruption at Siaoyuken Yangminsan
- Salt field in Tainan
- Island-hoppings in Penghu
- A zen meditation on the Pacific Coast