Taiwan

With the current Taiwan dramas faze having an immerse effects in the Asian market, Taiwan is an up-and-coming hot destinations for Singaporeans. Taiwan records a tourism receipt of 3.8million visitors’ arrival in year 2008 and is a favourite holiday location among Singaporeans.

Taiwan is segregated into 5 regions, namely:

Northern Taiwan
districts include Taiwan’s capital Taipei, Hsinchu, and Taoyuan (hotspot: Yang Ming Shan)

Eastern Taiwan
districts include Hualien, Yilan, and Taitung (tourist hotspot: Taroko Gorge)

Southern Taiwan
districts include Yunlin, Tainan, Pingtung, Kaohsiung, and Chiayiand the Outlying Islands districts include Penghu, Orchid Island, Matsu, Kinmen, and Green Island

Central Taiwan
districts include Taichung city, Nantou, Miaoli, and Changhua (tourist hotspot: Sun Moon Lake)

Taiwan enjoys a subtropical climate, where good sun and breezy winters embraced the country. The recommended time of the year to visit Taiwan is from October to December, where cool winter makes shopping along the streets a sweat-free event. June to September summer however, can be humid and sweltering with temperatures above 30°C. March to May sees Taiwanese basking in cooling Spring, while autumn period measures higher rainfall in Taiwan.

Taiwan is a place for everyone, be it ardent shoppers, food connoisseurs, nature lovers, adventure seekers, romance makers and even to corporate planners.

Fans of shopping and good food is in for a good treat at Taiwan’s many local street food delights found along the street markets, with the most famous being Shilin night market.

For nature lovers, Taiwan is certainly the country not to missed, boasting 7 national parks and 13 nature reserves that housed up to 18,400 wildlife. The aplenty mountainous treks in Taiwan also expose trekkers and visitors to the friendly indigenous locals and their way of livings.

Being a country well-blended with a rich plethora of cultural and social colours, Taiwan is also a honeymoon heaven for newly-married couples. The nature plateaus create wonderful hot springs and sightseeing sceneries which emanate the romantic atmosphere.

Being a country with multi-facets of life, it definitely has a piece that will suits your wants and demands, quenching your thirst to discover more of the country’s most breathtaking beauty.