Highway 9 through the East Rift Valley with a bike ride through the Chishang rice fields, then two nights at the Hotel Royal Chihpen hot-spring resort.
Highway 9 through the East Rift Valley
Bike loop on Mr. Brown Avenue, Chishang
Hot springs at Hotel Royal Chihpen
Activities
🏞️scenic
Mr. Brown Avenue, Chishang
池上 伯朗大道
12:00
⏱️1-1.5 hours
€3-4 bike, ~€14 2-seat e-cart
A straight farm road through the Chishang rice fields, cycled for open views to the Central and Coastal ranges.
Pro Tips
- •Cars are not allowed on the avenue - park near Dapo Pond and rent a bike
- •Loop of the avenue, the Jincheng Wu tree and Tiantang Road is about 6-10 km
- •Early October rice is green to yellow-green; full gold comes late October
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Check in at Hotel Royal Chihpen
知本老爺酒店
16:00
⏱️evening
Hot-spring resort in the Zhiben valley, 20 km southwest of Taitung city. Evening in the resort hot springs.
Pro Tips
- •Taitung city and the night market are 25 min away by car
Getting Around
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Hualien → Guangfu
1 hour45 km
Leave ~08:30. Highway 9 over the Mataian temporary bridge (30 km/h); it closes in heavy rain - detour via the Highway 11 coast
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Guangfu → Chishang
1 hour 45 minutes74 km
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Chishang → Hotel Royal Chihpen
1 hour 35 minutes67 km
Food & Dining
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lunch
Chishang
Chishang lunch box (bian dang)
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dinner
Hotel Royal Chihpen or Zhiben village