Take advantage of the holidays! Taiwan high-speed rail "Lucky Tiger Welcomes Spring" Spring Festival Project take you to enjoy the Lantern Festival and tour Kaohsiung

(Taiwan Immigrants’ Global News Network) – In 2022, the Taiwan Lantern Festival (台灣燈會) will be held in Kaohsiung Shanda (高雄盛大). Taiwan High Speed Rail has launched a variety of lantern viewing tour itineraries for tourists. Among them, the "High Speed Rail Hotel Coupon Ticket" (高鐵飯店聯票) provides passengers with a minimum discount of 30% when booking a room and purchasing a standard high-speed rail ticket at the same time. Aside from the great value discount, each hotel also provides different Year of the Tiger gifts. At the same time, Taiwan High Speed Rail offers various itineraries, with complete personal pick-up service for the whole trip, so the travelers can relax and enjoy the lantern festival as the “Lucky Tiger Welcomes Spring” (福虎迎春).

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The Taiwan high-speed rail launched the "Lucky Tiger Welcomes Spring" Spring Festival project. Photo/Provided by the Taiwan high-speed rail company

For travelers from other cities and counties going to Kaohsiung, the first choice is the "High Speed Rail Hotel Coupon Ticket". Taiwan High Speed Rail has tie-up with 29 local hotels in Kaohsiung to offer a discount of up to 30% off when booking a room and purchasing a high-speed rail ticket at the same time. Various hotels also offer additional discounts. During the Lantern Festival, high-speed rail passengers can also avail of the “Enjoy the Lantern Festival and Drink Tea" (逛燈會、飲茗茶) promotion. Passengers who have the zodiac sign of a tiger or the word tiger in their name can present their ID card and enjoy a free room upgrade to a deluxe family room and receive three cans of "Zenique Tea" classic series for free.

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The Taiwan high-speed rail provides three "Taiwan Lantern Festival in Kaohsiung" tours. Photo taken from the Pixabay library

In addition, the Taiwan high-speed rail also provides three “Taiwan Lantern Festival in Kaohsiung” (台灣燈會在高雄) tours. The one-day round-trip itinerary includes: (1) Kaohsiung Pier-2 Art Center (高雄駁二), Wei Wu Ying Lantern viewing (衛武營燈會), Taiwan Military Village Cultural Park (臺灣眷村文化), one day tour, (2) Liu Kuei Pao Lai Hot Spring (六龜寶來溫泉), Love River Bay Light Festival (愛河灣燈區), one day tour. For those who want to arrange a two-day and one-night itinerary, you can choose the Liu Kuei Pao Lai Hot Spring and Love River Bay Lantern viewing with a Holiday Inn Express (智選假日酒店) accommodation two-day tour. The above itinerary includes high-speed rail tickets with private car pick-up and light festival district viewing. A minimum of two people can make a trip.

Aside from viewing the lanterns, the Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau also launched the "Bon Appetit Kaohsiung" (高雄餐盤發見計畫) during the Lantern Festival, selecting several restaurants and bars with Michelin stars, so that tourists not only feast with their eyes but also feast with their mouths!