All long weekends in Taiwan
Oct 24 – 26, 2026

Retrocession Day weekend 2026

Second long weekend in a month. Autumn is the best travel weather of the year.

Retrocession Day marks the end of Japanese rule in 1945 and commemorates the Battle of Guningtou. It was restored as a statutory holiday from 2025, and with the date on a Sunday the Monday is observed in lieu.

  • Retrocession Day (Sun 25 Oct), observed Mon 26 Oct
Flying from
Taoyuan (TPE)
Comfortable range
Up to about 4 hours in the air

Where to go

Good ideas for 3 days off

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Stay in Taiwan 5 ideas

Sun Moon Lake & Alishan
~2.5h

Mountain lakes and sunrise above the clouds.

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Taroko & Hualien
~2h

Marble gorge and the east coast highway.

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Kenting
~4h

The southern beaches, warm into November.

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Jiaoxi & Beitou
~1h

Hot springs within an hour of Taipei.

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Penghu
~1h

Island beaches and basalt cliffs.

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Head abroad 6 ideas

Okinawa
~1.5h

Ninety minutes to Japanese island beaches.

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Hong Kong
~1.7h

A quick city hit with big food.

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Seoul & Busan
~2.5h

Two and a half hours, perfect for three days.

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Tokyo & Osaka
~4h

Four hours; comfortable on a four-day break.

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Da Nang & Hanoi
~3h

Warm, cheap and close.

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Bangkok
~3.7h

Best on four days or more.

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Before you book

Worth knowing about this break

  • Hot-spring season begins as temperatures drop - Jiaoxi and Beitou are excellent
  • Domestic demand is high again so soon after Double Ten
  • Korea and Japan are at peak foliage right now

Flights out of Taoyuan (TPE)

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