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Jiufen & Shifen: Taipei's Day Trip Gems
4.7
27 Ratings
Zhongzheng District
Explore Jiufen’s historic streets and Shifen’s sky lanterns on a captivating day trip from Taipei. Discover Taiwan’s cultural gems today.
Explore Jiufen’s historic streets and Shifen’s sky lanterns on a captivating day trip from Taipei. Discover Taiwan’s cultural gems today.
Duration:
7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Shifen Old Street - This charming street runs parallel to active train tracks and is lined with shops offering traditional snacks and souvenirs. It’s an ideal spot to partake in the sky lantern activity at your own cost. Write your wishes on the lanterns and release them into the sky for an unforgettable experience.
- Shifen Waterfall - Known…
- Shifen Old Street - This charming street runs parallel to active train tracks and is lined with shops offering traditional snacks and souvenirs. It’s an ideal spot to partake in the sky lantern activity at your own cost. Write your wishes on the lanterns and release them into the sky for an unforgettable experience.
- Shifen Waterfall - Known as the “Little Niagara of Taiwan,” Shifen Waterfall is the widest in Taiwan. Its powerful flow and mist create stunning rainbows on sunny days, adding a magical element to the visit.
- Jiufen Old Street - Stroll along its historic cobblestone street and explore the remnants of the gold mining era during the Japanese colonial period. Jiufen’s streets and architecture maintain a nostalgic charm, making it one of Taiwan’s most beloved tourist spots.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Round-trip shared transfer
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Transportation
- Insurance
- Professional guide
- Round-trip shared transfer
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Transportation
- Insurance
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
Additional Information
Jiufen and Shifen are two of the most sought-after spots for a day trip from Taipei. Jiufen is renowned for its nostalgic charm and breathtaking mountain vistas. Savoring a cup of Taiwanese tea at a traditional teahouse is an essential experience when visiting.
Shifen, another delightful historic town, is famous for its railway tracks and sky lantern…
Jiufen and Shifen are two of the most sought-after spots for a day trip from Taipei. Jiufen is renowned for its nostalgic charm and breathtaking mountain vistas. Savoring a cup of Taiwanese tea at a traditional teahouse is an essential experience when visiting.
Shifen, another delightful historic town, is famous for its railway tracks and sky lantern tradition. Visitors can wander along the old railway and release their own sky lanterns with wishes inscribed on them.
On Weekends & Holidays:
Traffic control will be in effect during weekends and holidays. All visitors must take the Jiufen shuttle to Jiufen Old Street, which takes just 10 minutes to reach. Please ensure you have an Easycard with at least NT$30 loaded, or bring NT$30 in cash (NT$15 for a one-way trip) to pay for the shuttle bus ticket.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- The tour duration will be adjusted due to traffic jam or weather.
- This tour includes a lot of walking, please measure your physical condition.
- Not recommend for older travelers who inconvenient to walk.
Location
Taipei Main Station M3
Meeting Point: Taipei Main Station (Exit M3)
Meeting Time: 9:15
Departure Time: 9:30
Please look for guide in yellow uniform.
To respect all participants, the tour will depart on time. Late arrivals will not be accommodated. Thank you for understanding.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(27 Ratings)
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Terry_s
Jan 3, 2026
Charming Villages of Taiwan - Pauline is an excellent tour guide! Well organized and lots of communication. The villages and the geo park were amazing even in the rain. This was an awesome experience. Thank you for a very memorable tour!
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Cristina_u
Nov 16, 2025
Total beauty nature! It was a great experience to contemplate the beauty of the mountains, waterfalls and charming towns - It is a must do if
Visiting Taipei!
It is a trip for the whole familly and our guide
Mr
jack was
Fabulous and friendly!
For people that have difficulties to walk
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S2673lokatec
Nov 10, 2025
Chill experience✨✨ - Our Shifen and Jiufen Night Tour was amazing! 🌙✨ Our tour guide, Nana, was so thoughtful and it really showed how much she loves her job. She also took beautiful photos for us and made sure we were well taken care of the whole time. The only thing I wish is that we had more time to explore!
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Maria_v
Sep 25, 2025
Amazing Tour - Tour had a bit of everything to see, especially just for a short visit from my family coming from Australia and Philippines. Our guide now Tito Steve was so friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend to my other friends and family this tour experience.
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Nyacush
Sep 11, 2025
A compact filled 7 hours in the company of Steve, the world’s quirkiest guide! - Our group was of eventually only seven guests and a melange of mainly different Asiatic nationalities, were greeted by Steve, our unassuming guide.
It became increasingly evident that Steve was an experienced guide whom loved his job, perhaps, I dear say, his only and full time occupation. Steve is Polyglotte and quickly put all of us at ease with his quirky and amicable manner.
We visited so many different places, it seemed like, coupled with his careful driving and his quintessential way of explaining things that we never experienced a dull moment.
The highlight was, for me, most definitely our visit to Shifen ( to witness the launching of the good luck lanterns) followed by Jiufen, where we negotiated many steps, had ample time to eat, take photos and do shopping.. Steve was engaged in securing a vegetarian restaurant for me, which was admirably appreciative.
One element which was clearly strange was the amount of the photos and videos Steve wanted to take of the group, but which became evident at the end of our excursion, upon being sent later that evening, a 4 mins video clip, masterfully edited, of the, our group.
Our tour ended at one of the most popular night markets in Taipei, highly conveniently situated next to the metro station at the terminus of the green line ( sorry, I forgot the name and no longer have the metro map at hand).
All in all, a wonderful full day tour, worth every penny or cent and trust me, you will not be disappointed. Just ask for Steve!!
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Marlyn_m
Jul 26, 2025
If you like time... - If you like time efficiency this is the tour for you. George was so friendly. The van was very comfortable. We loved the tour size. We loved the time itinerary for the tour. It did not feel rushed but it also did not feel eternal. Each location we were given the appropriate amount of time.
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Raymond_p
Jul 25, 2025
Highly recommended and thumb up to tour guides - Very well tour, love it. excellent tour guides, take care us from A-Z. They are very friendly, helpful and informative.
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Shiulan_l
Nov 2, 2025
The best thing about this... - The best thing about this tour is being able to try different local foods at the stalls, especially at Jifen. Jerry the tour guide did what he could I suppose, since he had to narrate in 3 languages. He was good with pointing out the highlights. The instruction for the meeting point is not very clear as the Taipei Main Station has a high speed rail side, and a MRT side exit.
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Gunnlme_b
Jul 13, 2025
Nice trip, not far from Taipei! - Very nice trip, nice nature and villages. Not far from Taipei and the length of the trip is therefore ok.
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Arnold_n
Feb 28, 2026
Crazy experience. - We signed up for a small tour. What we got was a massive chaotic tour with the guide do the tour in three different languages. It was so chaotic that people were making jokes that this must be the first time they got into touring business. I gave it 2 stars since the places we visited were very nice.
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