Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pakelang is a few kilometres past Shitiping, and just past the Tropic of Cancer monu-
ment at Km72.5. Look for a wooden sign marked 'Pakelang' and head down the narrow
path.
A-zhen Seafood Restaurant
GUESTHOUSE $
(Ā-zhèn Hǎixiān Cāntīng; 0937-980 0960; 106 Shihtiping; d/tw NT$1400/1800, weekday dis-
counts 20%; )
Basic guesthouse accommodation is available above the restaurant,
which, as the name suggests, serves some fresh (and cheap) seafood from 6am to 8pm.
Xin Yang is to the right off Highway 11 as it runs through the village.
Sea Fan Guesthouse
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
(Shítī Yuán Jǐngguān Kāfēi Mínsù; 03-878 1828;
www.seafan.idv.tw
; d NT$2200-3200, midweek
discounts 20%; )
This cosy boutique hotel at the start of the park has small well-fur-
nished rooms with views that are hard to top. Get the sea-facing doubles and you can
look north at 40km of undeveloped coastline that's all dark-green hills and blue ocean.
Other rooms feature mountain views but it's so worth spending a little more to face the
sea.
Meals are available and locally sourced by your humble, genial host, Mr Wang.
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Caves of the Eight Immortals
This mandatory stop (Bā Xiān Dòng) for all tour buses going up and down the east coast
is the site of the earliest human inhabitation of Taiwan. While a good place to spot wild
monkeys, the insides of most caves have been turned into tacky Buddhist shrines. Ar-
chaeology is an afterthought.
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Platform of the Three Immortals
Also known as Sansiantai (Sānxiāntái), this is a series of arched bridges leading to a
small coral island that was once a promontory joined to the Mainland. The island's three
large stone formations have been likened to the three immortals of Chinese mythology -
hence the name.
Sansiantai is a very pleasant spot to wander, although on holidays and weekends it's a
bit of a madhouse with the tour-bus crowds.
