Keelung Shore Excursions: A 2025 Private Custom Tour Review

Keelung Shore Excursions: A 2025 Private Custom Tour Review So, you see your cruise ship is pulling into the port of Keelung, and honestly, you’ve only got one day to really see what northern Taiwan is all about. You’re kind of faced with a choice, right? You could, for instance, join the big bus tour with its fixed schedule and, let’s be honest, its fifty other people. Or, you could do something a little different. I mean, there’s this option of a full-day private custom shore excursion that’s pretty much all about you. We’re talking about a day trip that, …

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Yangmingshan & Yehliu Tour: A 2025 Half-Day Trip Review

Yangmingshan & Yehliu Tour: A 2025 Half-Day Trip Review Yangmingshan & Yehliu Tour: A 2025 Half-Day Trip Review So, you’re looking at a map of Taipei and, you know, seeing these two incredible spots, Yangmingshan and Yehliu, just sitting there. The thing is that, they seem so close, yet actually getting between them using public transport can be, frankly, a bit of a headache. This is, sort of, where the idea of a private half-day tour starts to sound really good. I was, in fact, in that exact situation, trying to figure out how to see both a volcano and …

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A Truly Honest Review of the 2025 Private Day Trip to Jiufen, Shifen, and Yehliu

A Truly Honest Review of the 2025 Private Day Trip to Jiufen, Shifen, and Yehliu Planning a trip out from Taipei, like, can feel a little overwhelming, you know? Actually, you see these three names—Jiufen, Shifen, and Yehliu—pop up all the time. Frankly, they really are the big three spots on the northern coast. So, I decided to check out one of those private day trips, you know, to see what the experience is actually like. At the end of the day, going with a private car and guide is a very different thing from taking the bus. I mean, …

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