Rent a holiday apartment in Taoyuan – Nature, culture and arrival

Taoyuan is located in northwestern Taiwan. The options range from scenic destinations to historical and cultural sites. If you would like to rent a holiday apartment in Taoyuan, it is therefore worth first asking whether nature destinations, historical sites or your own arrival route will shape your stay.

Key facts on the topic

• Taoyuan is a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan and comprises 13 districts.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in Taoyuan City's Dayuan District and offers connections to Taipei and other destinations in Taiwan.
• Historically, the name Taoyuan is associated with “peach garden”; in 2014, the former administrative unit was elevated to a special municipality.

Nature, culture and regional discoveries

A selection of destinations in Taoyuan includes the Xiaowulai Skywalk, Lala Mountain Nature Reserve, Dongyan Mountain National Forest Recreation Area, Shimen Reservoir, Xpark Aquarium and Matsu Xincun Military Village Cultural and Creative Park. Daxi Old Street and the Xiao-Wulai Scenic Area are presented as historical and landscape-focused destinations, respectively.

Those who primarily want to experience landscapes and nature destinations can weigh these excursions differently from travelers who want to focus on Daxi Old Street and cultural sites. This distinction helps determine the preferred mix for the stay without unjustifiably assigning individual districts to a particular type of traveler.

Location and accommodation search in Taoyuan

Taoyuan District and Zhongli District form a larger urban area within Taoyuan. For a trip with an urban focus and excursions into the region, you can consider both as different search areas. The additional pages on Bade District, Daxi District, Gueishan and Jhongli offer further regional guidance. You can also compare the pages on Longtan, Taoyuan and Yangmei District for your further search.

For an additional overview of the urban travel aspect, you can visit City trip with a holiday apartment: vacation in the city. You can find the broader travel context under Taiwan.

Arrival and choosing accommodation

If you are arriving via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, it is worth considering the location of your accommodation in relation to your arrival in Dayuan District and your planned onward journey. For a trip with an urban focus and regional excursions, Taoyuan District and Zhongli can be considered as different search areas.

When searching, you can choose between holiday apartments, holiday homes and hotels as types of accommodation. What matters is which location suits your planned mix of nature destinations, cultural sites and arrival route.

Taoyuan becomes easier to navigate when you first determine the key destinations and your arrival arrangements, and then align your accommodation search with this selection.