Lu Tao Travel Guide

 kenmerk Says:  If fishing is your thing, this is available too. Either off the shore or boat fishing.. what ever your pleasure may be........ 

 kenmerk Says:  Don't miss the towering rock formations just off the northern coast of Green Island... Quite a scenic stretch of coastline...... 

 kenmerk Says:  One of the local luminaries, Charlie Tuna, stops by for a Cameo appearance... (looks good enough to eat.....) 

 kenmerk Says:  Nanliao Port is the port of entry for most people coming to Green Island. It is just south of the town of Nanliao, and has the island's only gas station. (Don't forget this point...)Easy to hire a scooter here, which is the preferred mode of transport on the island... 

 kenmerk Says:  This is the reason that I came here... There are places to dive in Taiwan, most of which are not so hot, but Green Island is one of the exceptions...This part of Taiwan was off limits for a long time, so the marine life was mostly undisturbed for a long time. And so the... 

 kenmerk Says:  Some decent hiking on the island. The longest trail goes up to the top of Huoshao Mountain, which at 281 meters is the mightiest mountains on this small island... 

 kenmerk Says:  Tapaisha beach on the Southwest coast is the closest thing Green Island has to a sandy beach. (The name in Chinese means "Big White Sand")Coarse white sand covers the beach down tho the water line. After that it is rock coral heads, so this is really not a place for... 

 kenmerk Says:  This is one of the best reasons to visit Green Island. For here they have one of the very few salt water hot spring in the world. Here hot salt water comes bubbling out of the volcanic landscape on the south east shore of Green Island... (Locals have installed some pools for... 

 kenmerk Says:  A cave on the north east side of the island, said to have a stalagmite in the image of Kuanin, the local godess of Mercy. People come and pay homage each morning by burning incense and to leave offerings of fruit and the like...To me it looks like a Stalagmite (or is it... 

 kenmerk Says:  The so-called Sleeping Beauty Rock Formation on the East coast of Green Island... Said to resemble a lady sleeping... To me it resembles some big rocks along the coast... (Suppose I'm just not imaginative enough...) 

 kenmerk Says:  Built after an Ameican Passenger ship sunk nearby, Green Island Lighthouse stands guard over the Northwest corner of the island. On a clear day you can see the main island of Taiwan from here. 

 kenmerk Says:  Scootering is the only way to get around the island... You can rent one for about $10 USD per day down at the port or in town. Takes about 30 minutes or so to circle the island... 

 kenmerk Says:  IT is possible to fly out to Green Island. Small prop planes make the trip from Taitung on the main island. (only takes about ten minutes...)At present there are five flights a day, all on Mandarin Airlines... 

 kenmerk Says:  Well I hope everyone out on this island doesn't do it this way but, I saw quite a few people snorkeling in this manner... A leader would tie a number of circular life savers together and then have the snorkelers don them one by one. He would then pull them all out into the... 

 kenmerk Says:  Until about 15 years ago, Green Island was off limits to tourists. Back before the island was opened for tourism, it was famous for it's prisons, both for political prisoners, and also for the worst of the worst gangsters... The political prison is now closed and there is... 

 kenmerk Says:  When diving on Green Island, no need for compass.... Just follow (Dive) Master, he will enlighten you to the Way....