Chiufen Village and Northeast Coast Half-Day Tour from Taipei
Price: From 34 US$, per person
Duration: 4.5 hours
Take a drive to the east coast of Taipei to visit the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area, a popular swimming spot for the locals. This area also offers fascinating rock formations, lighthouses, fishing villages, pastoral farmlands and temples. After, visit the quaint town of Chiufen Village, once an old gold mining center, now full of unique teahouses.

Tour Highlights

• Chiufen Village
• Pass by Chinkuashin Village
• Pitou Cape
• Nanya Rock Formations
• Bay of Two Colors

The Northeast Coast National Scenic Area is located in the northeast corner of Taiwan. The scenic area is noted for its numerous capes and bays backed by green mountains. Visit Pitou Cape, tall abrasion caves and platforms and other eroded landforms are clearly seen on the cape's hanging cliff.

Later visit Nanya, which is noted for its fantastic rock formations and sea-eroded coral shore. The patterned stone is unique in Taiwan and formed through the weathering of the sandstone that lines the shore. The oxidation of iron ore within the stone gives it a beautiful striped pattern.

Chiufen Village were once centers of gold mining in Taiwan. The gold is gone, but these quaint old villages, built of closely-packed houses clinging to steep mountainsides, continue to offer enchanting scenery and fascinating glimpses into the lifestyles of the past.