Taipei: Jiufen, Yehliu & Pingxi Railway Private Tour with Pickup

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1/19

Duration8h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · CM

PickupAt your hotel

A train still runs through the market where you launch sky lanterns in Taipei's north

You visit four northern Taiwan landmarks—Yehliu's rock formations, Jiufen's lantern-lit village streets, Shifen's 20-meter waterfall, and Pingxi's railway market where you launch sky lanterns—without arranging transport or timing yourself. Hotel pickup, a private guide, vehicle, water and insurance are included, and if you start after 11 a.m., Jiufen becomes your final stop so you can stay for sunset.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit northern Taiwan's top attractions

Explore Yehliu Geopark rock formations
Walk Shifen Waterfall and suspension bridge
Visit Pingxi Branch Rail Line market
Tour Jiufen Village historic streets

The Experience

The Pingxi Branch Rail Line cuts straight through the old street market, and visitors pause their sky lantern launches whenever the train rumbles past. It's the kind of detail that sounds staged until you're standing there watching it happen. This full-day private tour from Taipei strings together four stops across northern Taiwan—Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen Village, Shifen Waterfall, and the Pingxi railway market—in a single itinerary with your own guide and air-conditioned vehicle, so you're not coordinating buses or timing yourself against train schedules.

The day typically starts at Yehliu Geopark, a cape on Taiwan's northern coast where sea erosion has carved honeycomb and mushroom rock formations over centuries. The Queen's Head and Dragon's Head are the landmarks everyone photographs, and the terrain is mostly flat, though there's little shade—sun protection matters, especially in summer. After Yehliu, you head inland to Jiufen Village, a former gold-mining town built by the Japanese and now a tangle of stairway-lined lanes packed with snack stalls and teahouses. The streets get crowded, but if you book a departure after 11 a.m., Jiufen becomes your final stop, which means you can stay through sunset and catch the evening lights without rushing.

Shifen Waterfall comes next—Taiwan's most famous cascade, fed by the Keelung River and measuring about 20 meters high and 40 meters wide. The viewing platform is a 30-minute walk away, partly shaded, and the route crosses a suspension bridge. Then you finish at the Pingxi railway market, where the active train line runs directly through the stalls. You can buy a sky lantern, write a wish, and launch it on the tracks—the vendors and other visitors pause whenever a train approaches, which happens regularly enough that you'll see it happen.

Your private guide handles the route and timing, and the vehicle comes with parking fees, tolls, bottled water, and passenger insurance already covered. Infants and small children can travel in a pram or stroller, and specialized infant seats are available if you need one. The whole day runs 8 to 10 hours depending on how long you linger at each stop.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from Taipei, a private air-conditioned vehicle with your own guide, entry to all four attractions (Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen Village, Shifen Waterfall, and Pingxi railway market), bottled water, parking fees, tolls, and passenger insurance. Meals are not included, but each stop has food vendors and restaurants nearby.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by YOLO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see northern Taiwan's main landmarks in one day without arranging your own transport or timing train schedules—the private vehicle and guide handle the logistics, and the fixed itinerary means you hit all four stops without backtracking.