The Gorge is excellent as a full day trip. We took the Taiwan Tour shuttle bus (schedule available online at http://www.taroko.gov.tw/English/?mm=5&sm=3&page=4 under Hualien Paid Shuttle Bus) and planned our time such that we had 1.5 hours at the Shakadang Trail and an hour for lunch at Buluowan. The walk from the HQ to Shakadang was quite long but overall worth...
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