Take a train trip around Taiwan during the Spring Festival, traversing the 150-kilometer Flower Sea Corridor

Every winter, after the hardworking farmers harvest their rice, the fields transform into vibrant seas of flowers, especially the vast and boundless beauty of the "East Rift Valley Flower Sea Corridor," which never fails to leave visitors in awe. Stretching 150 kilometers from Hualien Xincheng to Taitung Luye, this flower sea corridor connects 12 townships and includes 7,500 hectares of rapeseed fields and 340 hectares of colorful blooms, spreading color across Taiwan in winter.

In the new year, in addition to the flower sea corridor setting a new area record, the South-Link Line railway — known as one of Taiwan’s most beautiful railways — has officially resumed full service after being suspended for over four months due to Typhoon Morakot. It successfully links the east-west trunk lines of Taiwan Railways, making round-island train travel fully operational again. This winter vacation, consider taking an island-wide trip to enjoy the 150-kilometer valley flower sea corridor.

EasyCard Travel (易游网) has launched a winter vacation “Train Around Taiwan to Admire the Flower Sea” tour, where you can ride the five-star tourist train Star of the Islands in the most relaxing and leisurely way, taking in the golden beauty of fields filled with rapeseed flowers, cosmos, and sunflowers, and fully enjoying the ultimate “island-rounding + flower sea” travel experience. To celebrate the reopening of the South-Link Line, EasyCard Travel is also offering early-bird discounts — book before January 31 and adults can save up to NT$2,000; depart before January 30 and kids can enjoy up to NT$0 fares.

Additionally, the Kaohsiung City Government has specially partnered with world-class teams to create Southeast Asia’s largest outdoor snow park at Kaohsiung’s True Love Pier, offering a novel way to enjoy the winter vacation. EasyCard Travel has launched a “Snow World 2-Day Tour” package, which includes high-speed rail tickets, hotel stays, and Snow World admission, starting from NT$4,490. For detailed itineraries on train trips around the island and snowy fun in the harbor city, check EasyCard Travel’s website.

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