Get ready to do some beautiful riding with a few medium-grade climbs and descents on day two as we leave Liyu Lake and make our way to Rift Valley road 193, Taiwan’s longest (and most beloved by cyclists) county road. After stopping in the picturesque town of Guangfu for lunch and ice cream, we’ll ride the astoundingly serene Danongdafu Forest Park Bicycle Path most of the way to the day’s destination (with a few side trips along both 9 and 193), the famous hot-spring town of Ruisui where you’ll enjoy a great meal and long soak in hot springs, cold springs, or both!

Get ready for a bit of climbing as we head from Ruisui to the coast along the beautiful Ruigang Highway, a winding two-lane road crossing the coastal mountain range from valley to coast. The road is beautiful, challenging, and on most days filled with monkeys. While we can’t promise you’ll see any, you’ll almost always hear them. (And we’ll always stop to watch any troops we do encounter.) After reaching the coast, we’ll lunch at the Eight Immortals Cave and an optional hike to visit the gods before heading down the coast itself to the day’s destination, the seaside town of Chenggong.

The fourth and final day of our tour is all about the coast, and after a morning stretch (and optional hike) at the astoundingly beautiful Sanxiantai bridge, we’ll head down the winding coast, stopping along the way for lunch in the town of Donghe. If we didn’t see monkeys on day three, we may take a quick detour up the road to a bridge that’s home to a locally famous troop before continuing down the coast for a coffee in Dulan before reaching Taitung, from where you can head right back to Taipei or continue your east coast adventures on your own.