One-day trip to Alishan in Chiayi｜Guanyin Waterfall·Zhuqi·Changhaoliao·Independence Mountain Trail Secret Station (departing from Taichung/Chiayi)｜Additional high-speed rail tickets can be purchased at 25% off

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－Itinerary information－

-0630 Meet at Taichung Railway Station Double Star Hotel
-0700 Meet at Exit 7 on the 1st floor of Taichung High Speed Rail Station (Meeting Point 4)
-0810 Meet at Chiayi Railway Station
-0830 Chiayi Railway Station to Zhuqi Railway Station
-0915 Arrive at Zhuqi Station and rest
-0930 Takezaki Station
-0945 Zhuqi Guanyin Waterfall Trail
-1130 Departure from Guanyin Waterfall
-1200 to Zhanghoriao Station
-1230 Arrive at Zhanghaoliao Station-Independence Mountain Hiking Trail
-1530 Return to Independence Hill Station and take the bus back to the city

－Introduction to itinerary attractions－

• Alishan Forest Recreation Area Alishan is composed of 18 high mountains and belongs to the branch of Yushan Mountains. It faces the main peak of Yushan across Tongfu River. Currently, Alishan Mountain and Yushan Scenic Area are connected by the New Zhongheng Highway. The sunrise, sea of clouds, sunset, forest and mountain railway are collectively called the Five Wonders of Alishan; Tashan Rock, No. 28 Giant Tree, Ogasawara Mountain, Shuishan Giant Tree, Xianglin Arch Bridge, Ciyun Scenic Spot, Shenyi Waterfall, Alishan Sacred Tree Remains etc., are collectively called the New Eight Scenic Spots of Alishan. Every March and April, the blooming flowers attract tourists in droves.
  
  
  
• Alishan Train The early Alishan Train was specially designed to carry wood. After the forest conservation policy and the rise of tourism, it has been converted to sightseeing purposes. Currently, there are "Zhushan Line" for watching the sunrise in the park, and "Zhushan Line" going to Zhaoping Station. Numahira Line", and the "Kamimu Line" leading to Kamiki Station.
  
  
• The independent mountain bike trail is famous for its spiral shape as the Alishan Forest Railway and is a popular route for mountaineering and hiking. There are many mountains in Chiayi County, but the independent mountain line stands alone and isolated, hence its name. The Independence Mountain Trail was originally built as an ancient trail for ancestors to carry agricultural products down the mountain in exchange for people's livelihood supplies. During the Japanese occupation, the Alishan Railway was built to transport forest products. It circled the Independence Mountain three times and reached the top of the mountain. It became the only hiking trail in Taiwan that has a relationship with railways. Along the way, there are valleys, railways, and distant mountains, and the landscape is varied. You can also overlook the camphorliao village and the three spiral circles of Independence Mountain three times from different directions and angles.
  
  

• Zhuqi Station is the boundary between the flat line and the mountain line of the Alishan Railway. In the early days, trains had to add coal and water here. Moreover, the mountain line runs on a 28-ton steam train, while the flat line uses an 18-ton steam train. Therefore, the train is turned around and pushed up the mountain in a "backward push" to form a "triangular line track" in the ditch. The train moves in a triangular direction. It is very novel to move forward and then pull back to make a U-turn. Takezaki Station was built around 1906. It is the starting point for the Alishan Forest Railway to climb from plain terrain to high mountain terrain. In the past, another locomotive had to be replaced at this station in order to climb smoothly. Along the Alishan Forest Railway, Luman Station and Zhuqi Station still retain cypress buildings from the Japanese occupation era, with a strong Japanese architectural flavor. Among them, Zhuqi Station is the most complete and is the rarest building in the entire Alishan Forest Railway.

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Description of high-speed rail ticket types:

1. Adult: Passengers over 12 years old should purchase a ticket.

2. Senior ticket: Nationals who are over 65 years old (as of the day of boarding) and hold a national identity card or a government-issued document with a photo, ID number, year, month, and day of birth that is sufficient to prove their identity.

3. Love ticket: Nationals holding a disability certificate (pink). (The "Discount Measures for Necessary Accompanying Persons" field on the back of the certificate of disability must be marked with the words "Domestic Public Transport" to provide the one-person Love Ticket Discount for the necessary accompanying person)

4. Child tickets: Children under the age of 12 can purchase child tickets. However, children under the age of 12 who are over 150 centimeters tall must present proof of identity.

5. Free admission for children: Children under 115 centimeters in height, or children over 115 centimeters in height but confirmed to be under six years old by presenting a certificate, are free of charge if they do not occupy a seat. (Seat-occupiers are required to purchase child tickets) Free-of-charge children should be accompanied by adult passengers, and each passenger is limited to two free-of-charge children.

common problem

Q: Are high-speed rail tickets included in the price?

A: Ordering this product does not include high-speed rail tickets. A purchase link will be provided for a 25% discount on additional high-speed rail tickets.

Q: How to purchase additional high-speed rail tickets with a 25% discount?

A: Please choose the [Over The Planet x HSR Combo] plan. After completing the order and confirming that you can travel, the additional purchase link will be provided in the electronic voucher. For the additional purchase process, please refer to the purchase instructions.

Q: What trains are available?

A: You can choose any high-speed rail train. However, Over The Planet cannot reserve passenger trains and seats in advance. Actual train reservations are subject to actual bookings. If the trains provided are fully booked, you can choose another train or choose a full refund.

Q: How to obtain high-speed rail tickets?

A: The ticket is a physical ticket and will be mailed to the designated Taiwan address, Taoyuan Airport Counter T1 & Taoyuan Airport Counter T2 after being issued 7 days before the departure date.

Q: When can I receive my tickets?

A: High-speed rail reservations are only open for dates within 29 days of the boarding date. If your boarding date is not within 29 days, we will reserve and ship your seats after the opening day.

Q: Can I change the pick-up/drop-off location?

A: The high-speed rail holiday is a special ticket, and there are regulations for the departure and destination stations of the ticket. For example: if you choose to depart from Taipei Station, stay in a Kaohsiung hotel, the outbound ticket is from Taipei to Zuoying, and the return ticket is from Zuoying to Taipei. No refunds will be given if you get off the train midway. When passing the station, you need to make up the difference according to the official high-speed rail fare.

Q: Can high-speed rail tickets assign seats?

A: Seats for high-speed rail tickets are allocated by the high-speed rail system, so you cannot specify seats, the same car, or consecutive seats.