Drives of a lifetime around Taiwan

National Geographic has published a book featuring 500 of the World’s most spectacular drives, which includes several routes around Taiwan.

The hardback book is both a travel planner and gift book, with stunning imagines and in depth information and maps.
 
Costing just £25, the book includes drives in Hengchun Peninsula, Taroko Gorge and Rueigang road. Each of them fall into one of the six categories; Ultimate Road Trips, Over Hill and Mountains, By Sea and Shore, The road less Travelled, Village Byways and Historic Trails.
 
Hengchun Peninsula: The 28km drive is from Kenting National Park Headquarters to Jialeshuei or Hengchun, Taiwan – along the Provincial Hwy. 26,and Country Rte. 200. Reach Taiwan’s southernmost point, and view the mighty expanse of the Pacific Ocean from the edge of the island’s most scenic park, pausing to see intriguing rock formations and ecological curiosities, and to walk along low, sweeping cliffs of coral.
 
Driving Taroko Gorge: A 19km drive showcasing spectacular scenery and intriguing rock against the backdrop of the Central Mountain Range in secluded eastern Taiwan.
 
Rueigang Road: A 22.5km highway on Taiwan’s east coast snaking along the Siouguluan River.
 
For more information on Taiwan, please see: taiwan.net.tw