Green Island

Taitung County · Taiwan

Green Island, Taiwan
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May–October for diving; year-round for the coastal circuit
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A small volcanic island 33 kilometres off the Taitung coast, Lüdao (Green Island) is known for its marine environments — coral reefs circling the island provide some of Taiwan's most accessible scuba diving and snorkelling — and for two of the world's few saltwater hot springs that flow directly at the sea's edge at Zhaori. A 17-kilometre coastal road circles the island and can be completed by bicycle in a half-day.

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