Green Island Travel VLOG (Taiwan)

by Allan See Toh on October 15, 2019 with No Comments

Green Island (綠島) is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, about 33km off the eastern coast of Taiwan. Administratively, this scenic island is under Taitung County and used to be a penal colony for political prisoners. Nowadays, the island is extremely popular with both domestic and foreign visitors. Many who flock to it for its numerous and excellent snorkelling and scuba diving sites. Join us, as we share the Green Island Travel VLOG on our 4-days scuba diving trip (Sept-2019) to this wonderful island.

Green Island Travel VLOG

Advertisements

Scuba diving sites at Green Island

To know the scuba diving sites at Green Island (and the dive sites that was shown in our above VLOG), refer to our other blog post.

Places to see on Green Island (land-based attractions)

To learn about the interesting places (land-based) to visit on Green Island, refer to our other blog post “Places to see on Green Island“.

How to get to Green Island: By ferry

The ferry is by far the cheapest and easiest way of getting to Green Island.

The main ferry services to Green Island depart from FuGang Harbour outside Taitung City. There are several ferry companies offering the route, resulting in multiple departures each day (except during winter which sees limited services due to extreme sea conditions).

The journey takes approximately 50-60 minutes. However, it is not uncommon to encounter rough sea conditions. Thus, it is strongly advisable to bring along sea-sick pills. During your trip, check the prevailing sea conditions with the ferry service while collecting your tickets (at FuGang Harbour) on the day of your crossing. If the ferry service staff advise you to take sea-sick pills, ignore at your peril.

To book/purchase the ferry tickets, it might be easier to do so through your Green Island accommodation host. We booked ours via our host and the return trip (two-way) cost was NTD900.

How to get to Green Island: By plane

There is a flight service between Taitung Airport and Green Island, operated by a single airline. Flight duration is 15 minutes. However, due to the limited frequency of the flight and the use of a small plane (19-seater), it is difficult to purchase the tickets. With flights getting booked out months in advance.

Getting around Green Island | Renting scooter/e-scooter

Renting a scooter/e-scooter is by far the easiest way of getting around Green Island. Learn more about renting scooters/e-scooters on Green Island via our other blog post.