If a tourist to this area does not first plan his itinerary with care, there are no guarantees that he won't "lose his way," never to return from whence he came.
南投縣觀光指南信心十足地這麼寫著：「境內玉山高、溪頭涼、濁水長、霧社壯、日月潭中波盪漾、合歡山上現朝陽，處處青山綠水，風景如畫，真是一個美麗的地方。」