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Zhongzheng District Tours
Full-Day Private Northern Taiwan Tour from Taipei with Pickup
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Full-Day Private Northern Taiwan Tour from Taipei with Pickup

By Yolo Taiwan
Recommended by 99% of travellers
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Make the most of your time in Taiwan with this private tour that allows you to personalize your itinerary to your own interests. In the company of just your party and a guide, travel north from Taipei to Jiufen Village and then to your choice of attraction, Yehliu, Houtong, or Yangmingshan National Park.
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Duration: 8h
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Live guide: Chinese, English
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Highlights
  • Private tour, exclusively for your party: Ensures a personalized experience
  • Flexibility to customize the itinerary to your own interests
  • Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Taipei hotel
  • Get insights into local history and culture from your guide

  • Private & air-conditioned vehicle
  • Parking fees and tolls
  • Passenger insurance
  • Bottled water
What's not included
  • Food and drink
  • Admission ticket (optional)
  • Entry/Admission - YehLiu Geopark


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Your personal driver-guide will wait for you with a sign (YOLO Taiwan + your name) at the meeting point.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Airport pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
      • Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, No. 9, Hangzhan South Road, Dayuan District, Dayuan District, Taoyuan 33758 Taiwan
      Port pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
      • Keelung Port
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Pushchair accessible
        • Near public transportation
        • Infant seats available
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 40100P19

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travellers can participate
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 40100P19

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        • Yolo Taiwan
          1,231
          Taipei, Taiwan
          Joined in August 2017
        • Miri C
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          5/5!
          We did the half day tour to Jiufen, Shifen Waterfall and the Pingxi Sky Lantern. Our tour guide and driver was Hicks Wang and he was excellent! We recommend booking your tour with him.
          Written 11 January 2025
        • Z6924HXjohnc
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Jiufen
          Roger was an amazing tour guide for the jiufen tour. It was rainy that day but he was prepared with umbrellas,raincoat and making sure we were safe. He was very friendly and gave us his best recommendations on where to visit for shops while we explore on our own. I will definitely recommend the jiufen tour with Roger!
          Written 7 January 2025
        • miesca
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing tour in Teipei.
          The was an extremely good and personal tour. Our guide fully catered to what we wanted to do. Also very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Would highly recommend.
          Written 5 January 2025
        • shainaf2016
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Personable and Knowledgeable Guide
          This tour was an excellent way to be able to see Taipei city on your own terms within a short time frame. My guide and driver was more than happy to answer my million questions about Taiwan and he was happy to adapt to my schedule (sometimes I just wanted to drive by a location rather than stop and get out). My only complaint is that I wish there had been two of him (one to drive/park and one to guide). Sometimes I had to go alone to locations as we were unable to find parking. Which is not his fault at all, but it would have been nice to be able to ask him questions about certain things or have him take my picture at certain locations. If I were not solo travelling this would have been less of an issue. All and all though I feel that I got my moneys worth.
          Written 5 January 2025
        • williamgU9784IQ
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          5 ⭐️ - Loved it
          Shifen and Juifen old town were very scenic and beautiful. Great for photography and the lantern painting and lighting was a great experience. The tour provides an excellent trip outside of Taipei for a break from the city. Our tour guide Alex was friendly and passionate and told us loads about the history of the area and Taiwan’s rich culture and history. Would definitely recommend for anyone in Taipei for a few days to see a bit more of the region than just the city.
          Written 5 January 2025
        • L5686EFdavids
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour!
          Very interesting tour covering a variety of locations with good scenery and pacing and ample opportunities for shopping and eating. The guide was extremely conscientious and informative and helpful. Very enjoyable experience.
          Written 4 January 2025
        • gabtay52
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great all day private tour of Taipei!!
          We had an excellent tour with Hicks. He was on time (early even), picked us up directly from our hotel, had an agenda in mind but walked us through it and asked if there was anything in particular we were interested in, and knew a lot about the city and stops we visited. We would definitely recommend this tour to any travelers wanting to see a lot of Taipei in a short amount of time.
          Written 4 January 2025
        • ellengZ2049GV
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A relaxing trip to nature!
          Went with my brother, and it was great to have a private tour with just our guide Sean! He answered all our questions, and provided background to the different sites. It was great getting away from the crowded city, and enjoying nature early in the morning before other visitors arrived. There are a couple of places to buy food/snacks in the Yangmingshan park area. A definite highlight to our trip, was seeing the amazing formations at Yehliu!
          Written 3 January 2025
        • R1933VRcindyj
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing guide & fantastic tea!!
          Nicolas took us through Maokong, the temple, and tea plantations / houses in this area. He was so very knowledgeable and helpful, providing a lot of historical & cultural context. My husband and I love tea, so it was a real treat to learn about the intricacies of tea production and making from a guide who is a tea connoisseur. He went above and beyond and after the main tour, took us to one of the best and most unique tea shops in taipei to experience and buy rare, high quality oolong.
          Written 3 January 2025
        • Sogo78
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Trip with Great Tourguide
          Had a short layout tour in Taipei, our tourguide Mr. Jackson provide a great hospitality, he able to provide a lot of nice information about the city and also recommended us a lot of places to visit based on our availability. My kids manage to tried out the Taiwan's famous Mango Avalanche dessert and dishes from the famous Ding Tai Fung 鼎泰丰, all thanks to Jackson.
          Written 2 January 2025
        • Quest06021410521
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Nicolas is The Man!
          Thank you Nicolas for being an awesome guide to us during our first trip here to Taiwan! He’s very knowledgeable in his experience and was very friendly to us. Highly recommend his service and couldnt be more thankful for his help! 10/10
          Written 2 January 2025
        • Venture66517163564
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          NICOLAS IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE EVER!
          tour guide Nicolas was so good and informative about all our destinations. he was so friendly and cheerful. very helpful and mindful. would love to come again and have Nicolas be my tour guide!
          Written 2 January 2025
        • U3804TLjohnf
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Outstanding!
          One of the best tours our family has experienced. Seeing these popular destinations at night added to their beauty. Our guide, Chiao-Chiao, is a true professional. Her knowledge and insights made the experience truly special. Take this tour!
          Written 1 January 2025
        • Getaway62661203055
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Worst tour we’ve experienced
          The tour guide was terrible. The first thing he said to me was “looks like we have a lot of items on the itinerary, which would you like to cut? That should not have been a question as it was designed by the tour operator. When we got to the National museum, he wanted us to wait to join a big tour. We ended up going through the museum ourselves while he chose to wait in the lobby. Had I not mentioned Dihua street he would have skipped it. When we got there, he told us to explore ourselves and he would pick us up in an hour. The whole tour was like that. He asked if we wanted to go up to the observation deck or just take photos outside. Either way he wasn’t going to accompany us. Dropped us off at the mall at Taipei 101 and that he would come back in 90 mins. I told him we didn’t need to shop, othetwise I would just go to south coast plaza at home. He then said he would come back in an hour. Needless to say our tour ended early. We are seasoned travelers as a family, and we have never encountered such bad local guide. Personal grooming was also lacking. Facial hair, nose hair and ear hair should have been shaven/trimmed.
          Written 1 January 2025
        • R1334YUvirginiam
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best tour guide ever
          Vincent Lee was an amazing tour guide/photographer. He was very knowledgeable and timed the whole tour perfectly. We had a great experience that we will never forget.
          Written 31 December 2024
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        Nithya V
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2019
        My friend and I booked this tour as it was our first time in Taiwan and we wanted to see these places of interest in comfort as well as to learn more about them and thus we booked this.
        Our guide, Alan, was on time to pick us up and he was so friendly and accommodating. Unfortunately it rained on that day, but Alan went out of his way to make sure we stayed dry with umbrellas and always escorted us to the car. He slowed down when we were tired and he made sure we were very well looked after that entire day. The restaurant that he brought us to for lunch in Jiufen, had amazing home-cooked Taiwanese dishes. I loved them so much! When my friend was feeling unwell, Alan even stopped by a pharmacy and helped her to pick up some medication she needed. I was very impressed with Alan's professionalism, friendliness and knowledge. This tour is very highly recommended!
        Way to go Alan! You started off our Taiwan trip on such a great note! :)
        Written 9 January 2020
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hello! Thank you for your positive review about the service. We are more than happy to show you the northern part of Taiwan and Alan had a great time with you as well 😀. Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best.
        Written 17 January 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Angel M
        Hong Kong, China2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Hicks was a wonderful tour guide that was very knowledgeable and courteous. We were able to visit several beautiful scenic landscapes that we just wouldn't experience in the city.

        One of the benefits of this private tour was that we were able to move at our own pace. Hicks made our trip great with his flexibility and we were also able to fit in a visit to see the Shifen waterfalls. I would recommend this tour to anyone with a free day in Taipei and loves to see unique landscapes and experience a bit more of the culture of Taiwan.
        Written 2 March 2020
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        Thanks for visiting Taiwan! Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best!
        Written 31 March 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Penny T
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020
        Roger was our guide and he was awesome! He took us places that we never would of found on our own. We saw the train that comes into a small village, where people make lanterns with wishes on them then release. He took us to a Cat Village that wasn’t part of the tour but I wanted to see it. And the best part was going through a market and having us taste all the treats he thought we would like and then we ate at a cute restaurant. The park was incredible near the water with beautiful shapes made of stone. I highly recommend this tour, and especially with Roger as our tour guide.
        Written 11 January 2020
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        Hello! Thank you for your positive review about the service. We are more than happy to show you the northern part of Taiwan and Roger Lo had a great time with you as well 😀. Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best.
        Written 17 January 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Anna M
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2023
        I had a wonderful customized full day tour thanks to my guide Joseph Sun! We explored Yangmingshan National Park and Yehliu Geopark. Joseph picked me up at my hotel on time, recommended hiking trails in both parks, and gave me plenty of time to explore each area. If you're visiting Taipei and want to take a day trip out of the city, then I highly recommend booking with YOLO Taiwan!
        Written 8 March 2023
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        yhelmy
        Singapore, Singapore28 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Family
        Jimmy was ery punctual and was at our hotel before 9:00AM. After asking us what we wanted to see, he recommended the best itineray to minimize the crowds, as it was still the Chinese New Year holiday time. We first went to Jiufen, and after walking through the charming alleys and market, went for tea at Amei teahouse. Aftereatds we heading to Shifen to weite our wishes on a lantern which we watched fly into the heavens. A visit and walk to the beautiful Shifen waterfall followed. Finally we visited the spectacular Yehliu Geopark before heading back to our hotel in Taipei. It was an amazing day and Jimmy was very flexible, patient and accommodating to everything we asked. I highly recommend this tour.
        Written 27 January 2020
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        Hello! Thank you for your positive review about the service. We are more than happy to show you the northern coast of Taiwan and Jimmy had a great time with you as well 😀. Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best.
        Written 2 February 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        GMTravels2020
        4 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Family
        It has been a fun-filled day tour with our guide James. He's been very accomodating with my requests as I'm travelling with 2 seniors and a pregnant wife. James came to our hotel on-time to pick us up and has been very kind and friendly to everyone of us. We were able to visit all the places as per our itinerary and really enjoyed the beautiful sceneries up north of Taiwan. I would highly recommend this tour for families traveling soon to Taiwan!
        Written 6 January 2020
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        Hello! Thank you for your positive review about the service. We are more than happy to show you the northern part of Taiwan and James Feng had a great time with you as well 😀. Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best!
        Written 7 January 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        JasonOnVacation
        Manila6 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Family
        Our guide James was very knowledgeable and fun to be around. Most of all he was very kind and accommodating, always making sure we, especially our kids, were having a good time. He drove very well, but our little girl still got motion sickness in his car - he cleaned everything up without any complaint at all. Best way to get around in a relaxed, comfortable manner.
        Written 6 January 2020
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        Hello! Thank you for your positive reviews about the service. We are more than happy to have the opportunity to show you Taipei City and James Chang had a great time with you as well 😀. Hope you had an enjoyable journey in Taiwan and wish you all the best!
        Written 7 January 2020
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Jaoki3669
        Los Angeles, CA3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2023
        Amazing tour with Vincent Lee. He didn't even ask us to write a review but I felt the need to because he was so personable, friendly and knowledgeable.

        We had 4 nights in Taipei for vacation and we wanted to make the best of our trip. Knowing very little about Taiwan, we thought it would be best to hire a tour guide to show us around. The tour was 8 hours in total and worth every dollar. We were picked up from our hotel in Toyota Camry and our tour began. We chose the 1PM tour (the latest) and so glad we did because we got to see Jiufen at night with all the lanterns lit.

        The tour is customizable so you are able to set which destinations you want to see so that was really awesome.

        One thing to keep in mind is to download Line or WhatApp so that you are able to message your driver prior to your tour. This will help in organizing your itinerary and arranging the time and pick up place if plans happen to change.

        All in all, a great experience and highly recommend. Vincent, if you see this, thank you again for an amazing day,
        Written 11 February 2023
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        Vera B
        Santa Cruz, CA582 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2023 • Solo
        First and foremost: Vincent was a great communicator before the trip took place and an accommodating host and guide as the trip unfolded.

        Ahead of time we agreed that I could personalize the itinerary and THAT was the major reason why I ended up making the investment. I basically saw in one day everything that others say would take two days to experience. And Vincent added few stops along the way that I appreciated. He also allowed me to skip lunch so we could have two more temples.
        It also has to be said that the car was so comfortable, his driving was smooth and him allowing me to have whatever playlist on was also an unexpected plus (he has a list to choose from too in case you need inspiration). Small touches but when you spend the day in the car they do make a difference. Thank you, Vincent!

        Bottom line: pricey but it’s totally worth the investment.
        Written 24 November 2023
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        Mema
        Yellow Springs, OH2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        My tour guide, Harry, was exceptional! I was solo and being with him, from the very start, was like being with a friend! Harry’s communication (very fluent in English) and knowledge of the sites and food choices at the markets made this an unforgettable experience!

        Regarding the itinerary, this tour gives one a beautiful view of the sea (great to get out of the city for a while) and a fun time in the quaint mountain side villages.
        Written 23 March 2023
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