Pingxi and Jiufen Day Tour: Experience History and Culture with Sky Lanterns from Taipei
4.8
240 Ratings
Ruifang
Immerse yourself in the history and culture of Pingxi, Jiufen, and Jinguashi on a full day tour from Taipei. Explore gold mines, wander narrow streets, and release your wishes with lanterns.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jinguashi 13 Ruins - Learn about the history of Jinguashi
What's Included
  • Lesson in sky lantern creation (shared between two)
  • Professional guide assistance
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take a step back in time with a full day tour of Jinguashi, Jiufen, and Pingxi, three charming northern Taiwan towns renowned for their charm, history and culture. Jinguashi is famous for its gold mines, so naturally we’ll be bringing you inside one on the tour (the gold is long gone, alas, but you’re free to look). Jiufen is the inspiration for the Miyazaki classic Spirited Away, so expect to be similarly enchanted as we wander the narrow cobblestone streets. And Pingxi is where Taiwanese people go to send their wishes into the heavens, literally, with the help of lanterns. (We’ll teach you how, so bring a few wishes along).

Just a stone’s throw away from bustling Taipei, this tour will allow you to bask in the different old world atmospheres of three beautiful towns, take in astounding scenery and learn about Taiwan’s cultural heritage.

  • Visiting Jiufen’s old street includes walking up and down several flights of stairs. Please take this into consideration before booking this tour.
  • A minimum of 6 passengers is required to operate. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements.
  • Exact pick-up time and tour guide’s contact number will advised two days before tour departure
  • We will do our best to accommodate individual travelers by placing them on tours with other guests. In the event an individual traveler cannot be so accommodated, guests will be offered an alternative tour of equal value or full refund.
  • There will be a 100% charge for no-shows that is defined as arriving 15 minutes late.
  • In the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, MyTaiwanTour reserves the right to alter tour itinerary.
Location
Jinguashi 13 Ruins
Ruifang Dist.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(240 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Kenee2024
Feb 11, 2024
Highly recommend - The whole process from booking to the tour was smooth. We accidentlly double booked the tour initially and we got a refund without issues. All correspondence was done through email so as long as you have access to WiFi while you're inTaipei, the tour guide can reach you and communicate. We were picked up by the tour guide and the driver promptly at our airbnb. This was our first time in Taiwan and it was a really nice way to see taiwan beyond taipei and also chat with a local about the culture, recommendations, etc. We spent just the right amount of time at each of the locations it never felt rushed or too slow. The site are incredible, beautiful. Melody was amazing and I highly recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
805cristens
Feb 9, 2024
Fun, interesting and awesome day tour! - Vita was an amazing tour guide! She was so friendly, fun and knowledgeable . We had such an enchanting time building and releasing our lanterns; taking in the wonderous views of the waterfalls and visiting the stunning villages of Shifen and Jiufen. Even the soft rain could not dampen the day. Thank you Vita Chen and My Taiwan Tours for making great memories .
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Sjgjess1
Jan 13, 2024
Wonderful tour - We had the pleasure of spending the day with Vita, a lovely, knowledgeable guide. We loved the entire tour, but my daughter’s favorite experience was making lanterns in Shifen. In fact, she said it was the best tour she’d ever been on. And she’s been on a lot of tours in a lot of places. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to sit down and eat with Vita. She knows the food. She knows how to order it. It was so helpful!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Camden_d
Sep 13, 2023
Great Day - First day trip from Taipei. Andy Chen was an awesome tour guide. You could really tell that he loved his job. My wife and I had a great time all day on this trip. Would recommend taking this tour to anyone.
Review provided by Viator
Judy
Aug 8, 2023
Magical Taiwan! Thank you, Mark! - Mark Chou is an excellent tour guide. He’s super thoughtful, responsive, and a wonderful storyteller! My mom, teens, & I enjoyed our time together! So much fun & highly recommended 😎
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Trek321491
Jul 1, 2023
Incredible one day tour of Taipei! - We only had a few short days in Taipei and decided on a one day private day tour of the surrounding areas outside of Taipei. Gorgeous!! We were lucky to have Mark as our Tour Director who gave us not only a day to remember in Yehli, Jiufen and Pingxi; and, a wonderful rich history lesson of the area. We even ended our tour with a special lantern experience. Mark was highly conversational, caring and very knowledgeable. We weren’t sure if we could fit it all in on our 8-hr tour but Mark made it work and we saw everything we wanted to, along with some very instagrammable pics! Ask for Mark, you won’t be disappointed! Fluent in English, Mandarin and German which was a bonus for us! Thank you for the incredible day tour. It was unforgettable!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alison1219
Jun 16, 2023
Great day!! - This was a very fun and informative tour. We enjoyed every part but it was mostly made special by our guide, Andy. Andy was kind and knowledgable. Our ten year old asked him tons of questions and Andy was always ready with an answer… he never seemed annoyed with all of the questions. Andy offered good suggestions and was always there to help us. The lantern release was a real highlight. Great day overall. Thank you, Andy!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Annabelles997
Mar 31, 2023
The perfect day trip! - A really great day trip! Our guide Jessie was super knowledgeable and friendly and spoke perfect English. The trip to each of the towns was very thorough with lots of chances for questions and photos and the sky lantern experience was really well organised! If I could give this tour more stars I would! The pick up at the hotel was also perfect with a WhatsApp message the day before to confirm all the details so that I was ready to go.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Popiah62
May 27, 2023
Ping Xi Lantern - Went with Sister. Half day trip, booked with Klook. Got an English guide, nice man. We enjoyed the trip. Whilst release my the lantern saw 2 trains when by.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
779shahrama
Apr 1, 2023
They canceled our scheduling 1day before. - They canceled our tour before 15 hours scheduled and we was short time in Taiwan.they will refund our money back to our account, they offer us next 2 days later they can exchange it, that’s why I give 2 star reviews.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 14 guests
1 Adult
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today