Our Visit to Alishan Taiwan: 5 Tips Before You Head There! 【中文字幕】

Our visit to Alishan was epic! Join us as we spend two days in one of the most visited attraction in Taiwan. We hiked two trails, ate delicious food and most importantly, we managed to catch the epic sunrise! It was totally worth the effort and the time to visit Alishan.
Notable Places Visited In Alishan:
📍Sisters’ Pond Trail 姐妹潭
📍Great Trees Trail 阿里山神木群棧道
📍Tree No. 28
📍Zhushan Observatory (Alishan Sunrise) 祝山觀日步道
🍽️Shan Bin Restaurant
🍙Mountain Ali No. 35

[@LookWhosBlogging]

very cool. we'll be visiting!

[@chowzisiong7800]

Woohoo Alishan was fantastic! Thanks to your info in this video!

[@ciaogiuditta]

this was very useful!!

[@limacsg]

Thank you!

[@mingseleget5142]

Interesting

[@teslarob4790]

Great video! I am headed to Taichung in Oct and planning on my first trip up to Alishan. Have been trying to make time to get up there for years!

[@oneyearsabbatical]

Thanks! It’s totally worth the trip. You will definitely enjoy yourselves there!☺️

[@leslie841]

Hi, can i check how many months in advance did you book the hotel? seems not available already for Jan

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We booked about 1 month in advance through their website. www.alishan-shermuh.com.tw/ We noticed that their website has the most up to date availabilities.

[@wongsueyin4257]

Can you pre purchase the bus tickets at any Family Mart other than the one in Chiayi Station? How far back in advance can we pre purchase tickets?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

I think you can only pre-purchase the bus ticket at the Chiayi train station. Based on an online guide we read, you can pre-purchase tickets 1 month in advance.

[@patrickang2952]

Can advise how to join the sunrise tour?

[@chaicailing7097]

Hello! Was your hotel within the recreation area?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

Yes. It is within the recreation area.

[@chowzisiong7800]

Sorry to bug you with one more question! I plan to walk from my hotel, Alishan Kaofeng, to see the sunset at the train station. Will the walk back be dark or are there ample street lights?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

The main tourist area to the train station is properly lit and so if your hotel is within the tourist area then it shouldn’t be an issue.

[@chowzisiong7800]

@@oneyearsabbatical thats very good to know! thanks so much for the response!

[@xtinoaguilera]

Hi!!! When was this?? What month?? I saw a cherry blossom around 7/11 and i wanna know if i can see cherry blossom around 1st week of april

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We were there on the first week of April. Hope that you are able to see the cherry blossom too!

[@cook2ph]

Hi , where did you board the bus to the observatory deck and where did you bought the tickets, thanks

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We bought it from a booth right outside the Alishan visitor center. We boarded the bus at the same place. You can search for Youyuanchejiebo Station in Google Maps. 😊

[@cook2ph]

@@oneyearsabbatical thank you😊

[@chowzisiong7800]

Eh... the resting area with food stalls at 5:15 mark... is it near the Alishan bus stop and visitor centre area? Thanks thanks!!

[@oneyearsabbatical]

The rest area is near Alishan Shouzhen Temple. If we remember correctly, it is between the Sister Pond Trail and the Giant Tree Trail.

[@QJ1981]

Hi , I’m travel 小白 , would like to know more how to get to alishan and how it works .

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We went Alishan from Chiayi by bus and we booked our hotel through the hotel website. When we were there, we navigated using google map☺️

[@chowzisiong7800]

Hey there! Just wondering which hotel did you two stayed at, and was it at least okay? hahaha i've read a bit about accomodations in Alishan area itself and honestly haven't heard any good stuff about the more wallet friendly ones. But those may not reflect the entire experience of accomodations there. Otherwise, I'm wondering if I should stay in Chiayi instead and spend the 4 hours back and forth.. haha..

[@oneyearsabbatical]

Hi there! We stayed at the Alishan Shermuh hotel (you can check out the price and the condition of the room in our video at the 6:26 mark). The room was relatively new, clean but a little small. We won’t really recommend going back and forth as it wouldn’t give you sufficient time to explore the area (there is a lot of things to see there!). Also, if you are planning to catch the sunrise, you have to stay a night at Alishan.

[@chowzisiong7800]

@@oneyearsabbatical thanks! i just had a look myself at the hotels in that area on google maps, and booked the Alishan Kaofeng one. Looks decent enough but yours is surely great too! also yeah, makes more sense to just stay in that area. will have a proper look at your video. :)

[@chowzisiong7800]

@@oneyearsabbatical By the way, what do you think of hiring a private driver at Alishan?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

@@chowzisiong7800 Alishan itself is actually quite accessible with the trains and electric buses. You will probably be walking most of the time while you are there. 😂

[@chowzisiong7800]

@@oneyearsabbatical hahaha yeah and it doesn't seem like that big of an area.. for the recreation area itself. the greater Alishan areas - Eryanping Trail for example - that one I guess maybe would be better on car. definitely will consider those greater areas for my next trip! yourself?

[@tanpinghong8204]

Hi there! Did you pre purchase the bus ticket from Chiayi to Alishan days before or on the same day?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

Yes. We went a few days earlier to the Family Mart at Chiayi train station to pre purchase the tickets. It is recommended to do so as the bus can get really packed.

[@tanpinghong8204]

@@oneyearsabbatical thank you very much for the info! I will only arrive the day before. 😭

[@oneyearsabbatical]

You can still try to get the tickets. Good luck ! 👍

[@tanpinghong8204]

@@oneyearsabbatical Thank you! By the way, to get down from Alishan to Chiayi, can I purchase bus ticket at Shizuo? 石棹,

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We are not really sure as we went straight to Sun Moon Lake after Alishan.

[@ninasantiagomendoza3897]

What month did you go? Thanks!

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We went during April

[@redfrost88]

which month did you visit Alishan?

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We were there during April 😃

[@redfrost88]

already looks cold even in april. any idea how much colder it will be in dec? was planning to go there

[@oneyearsabbatical]

Not sure in Dec but Alishan is well known to be colder than the rest of Taiwan. Do bring thicker clothing and enjoy yourself there. Hope you are able to catch the epic sunrise like us!

[@lsd9134]

@@oneyearsabbatical hello may i know how many degrees? cause im planning to go next year april as well

[@oneyearsabbatical]

It was around 5-10 degree celcius while we were there

[@limacsg]

May I know which month will you recommend to have the highest chance to see the sea of cloud at Alishan? Thank you

[@oneyearsabbatical]

We are not really sure when is the best time. Sometimes it’s really based on luck. Hope you are able to see the sunrise during your visit !

[@milgaussalex]

Alishan is not a national park yet!

[@oneyearsabbatical]

opps...yes you are right it’s officially a scenic/recreation area