Taiwan Taxi Go Go Go - Jiufen Mining Tour
Itinerary
Cat Village Houtong → Jiufen Old Street → Golden Waterfall → Remains of the 13 Levels
→ Yin Yang Sea
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Cat Village Houtong
Coal played an important role as Taiwan entered its own industrial revolution era,
and Houtong was one of Taiwan's largest coal-mining sites up until the 1970s. The
plentitude of coal attracted many migrants from around the country. However, oil
later replaced coal when electric trains took over. The coal mining industry began
to fall into decline in the 1990s. As a result, Houtong became just another train
stop along the Yilan Line that most travelers bypassed.
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Jiufen Old Street
Jiufen used to the center of gold mining. It is located within the hills in northeast
of Taiwan. The village is next to the mountain and facing the sea. In 1890, someone
struck gold near Jiufen (Jioufen). The poor village with only nine families soon
attracted prospectors of 4,000 families. The village once was gold city of Asia
and called little Shanghai or little Hong Kong. However, with the decline of gold
mining activities, Jiufen (Jioufen) fades. Later, several movies chose to shoot
here and the movies won international acknowledgement. For example, the film the
Sad City has won first prize in Venice Film Festival and awakened people's memory
of Jiufen (Jioufen). It seems that the prosperous old streets, buildings, mines
and the glamorous gold digging days are flashing before our eyes. The place is whispering
its golden past. Now, there are many unique teahouses in Jiufen (Jioufen). These
teahouses are best stops during visit to this mountain village. Also, there is the
beautiful ocean view of Keelung outer sea.
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Golden Waterfall
Golden Waterfall is located near the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi. Although
real gold flowing from these falls would be too good to be true, the water is certainly
a beautiful gold color as a result of the combination of regular rainfall in this
mining area and the abundance of heavy metal elements deposited in the riverbed.
The cascade of gold flowing down the hillside contrasts to the luminous green grass
at its head. Indeed, the natural beauty of this place makes it a favorite for photography
among newly-weds. But it’s not just star-struck lovers who will fall for this place,
we guarantee impressive photographs to everyone who makes a visit.
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Remains of the 13 Levels
The smelter structure is built into a hillside in Shuinandong Recreation Area and
its tiered construction lends itself the name “Remains of the 13 Levels”, although,
ironically, there is said to be a total of 18 levels.
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Yin Yang Sea
Located beside the northern coastal road in the Gold Ecological Park region is Yin
Yang Sea, a curiously colored patch of water. The complementary blue and yellow
coloring of this bay brings to mind the ancient Chinese principle of yin and yang,
the natural concept of duality. Just as with the dichotomy of light and dark, or
cold and hot, Yin Yang Sea expresses a natural balance of two sides of a mutual
whole. This awe-inspiring scene provides a perfect opportunity to pause and contemplate
what other contrary forces in nature are actually interconnected concepts. Remove
assumptions, take a step back, and open your mind to the beauty of nature.
The Feature of Taiwan Taxi
- Professional driver-guides with an average experience of 5 years.
- GPS dispatch + 3G (GPS, GPRS, GIS) taxi service + 24-hour monitoring service for
riding safety.
- Largest brand/number of taxi (around 6,000 taxis) available for service and largest
scale of operation with service provided in Taiwan.
- SOS emergency assistance.
Price Includes
- Chinese-Speaking driver-guide service.
- Roundtrip Taipei hotel/downtown area transfer.
- Price is based on distance by per car and maximum seating capacity for 4 passengers.
- Executing compulsory insurance up to NT$ 16 million/p.car. And each passenger will
be insured accidental insurance of NT$ 2 million and accidental medical insurance
of NT$ 200 thousand.
Extra Cost Items
- Meal plan, souvenir, ★admission fee and gratuity ($20-30/p.car recommended)
- Extended Hours(if need): $30/p.hour/p.car
- English/Japanese-Speaking driver-guide can be requested. ($40/p.car)
- Transfer : $60/oneway/p.car (airport ← → hotel)
- Escort Tour Guide service : $45/p.car
- All rates are not valid during the 2023 CHINESE NEW YEAR. Price will be increased $25 for transfer service/one way, $45 for each tour period 20Jan-28Jan 2023.
Important Notes
- Please provide your booking# and passport copy when you get in taxi.
- Majestic Vacations reserves the right to amend itinerary and price.
- Taiwan Taxi reserves the right to substitute, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected
and unforeseen conditions beyond our control preventing the completion of such.
Conditions can include weather, traffic jam, traffic accident and car equipment
problems.
Cancellation Policy
- 100% penalty ,7 days or less days prior to departure.
- $30 penalty up to 8 days before prior to departure.
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