Yilan (Eastern Taiwan)
March 29 - 31, 2018 (3D2N): Visiting Yilan has been on my mind for quite some time, mainly because we wanted to tour the Kavalan Distillery. Little did we know, Yilan offers more than just Kavalan, it is full of fun activities for adults and kids! Yilan is broken up into 3 parts: 1) Jiaoxi, known for its hot spring, cherry valley roasted duck and roasted chicken. 2) Yilan City, the capital city of Yilan county; known for Jimmy’s art work around town and Kavalan. 3) Luodong, where we stayed at. Known for its night market, Scallion farm in Sunshin, and fishing ports in Nan Fan Ao.
*Highly Recommended
Day 1
Pick up rental from 和運 (Easy Rent) @ Taipei Main station
Drive to Yilan (1 hr)
Check-in @ Mystery 13 B&B*
Lunch @ 林場肉羹* (meat soup with noodles)
Kavalan Distillery (Itinerary A; ~2.5hrs)
Kavalan Convention Center
Whisky production line
Tasting in Castle
Bottling & water treatment plant
Mr. Brown Coffee @ 2nd floor
E-wang community:
Bixia Temple
Wall art along Guangda Lane
Shefu Public Welfare Building (take 2nd floor to the bridge)
Qinghe Boardwalk
Dinner @ 金澤魯肉飯* (mined pork over rice)
Dessert @ 原來豆花 (tofu pudding dessert)
Luodong Night market* (read my blog on the best stands)
Day 2
Breakfast @ BnB
Yilan City:
Yilan Train Station
Tui Tui Dang forest (丟丟噹森林)
Wufengqi Waterfall (NT50 for parking; 45 mins, 1.5miles RT)
Lunch @ 福哥石窯雞* (roasted chicken restaurant)
Jiaoxi Hot Spring Park Forest Furo (Bath) (NT120; bring towel and shower cap; suggested duration 1hr)
Jiaoxi Hot Springs Park (foot spa) + walk around shopping area
Neipi Beach + Nan Fang Ao Fishing port + SuAuo (Cold spring park)
Day 3
Breakfast @ BnB
Luodong Sports Park (suggested duration 1 hr)
Spring onion museum (free)
Scallion flavor ice cream
Scallion pancake from the stand
Xinbao Spring Experience farm (NT150; 1.5 hrs)
Drive along Rt. 2 north (approx. 2 hours, map to Keelung night market):
Toucheng Old Street (Look for Heping Street 和平, see map below)
Coffee @ Mr. Brown Castle Café*
Drive to Taipei (30 mins)
Other points of interest:
Tips:
I suggest renting a car to explore this part of town. Shop around and compare prices against Easy Rent website.
If you opt for public transportation, there are direct coach bus from Taipei that will get you to Yilan in around 1 hour. You can then rent a scooter around town!
