Practical guides for planning a trip to Jiufen: getting there, when to go, how long to stay, and day-trip routes.
Wondering where to stay in Jiufen, Taiwan, or whether to stay at all? Most visitors treat Jiufen as a day trip, but spending a night gives you the town the crowds never see. Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, has very few large hotels. What it has instead are small…
Can you visit Jiufen, Shifen and Yehliu in one day from Taipei? Yes, and it is the classic northern Taiwan day trip. Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, pairs naturally with the sky lanterns and waterfall at Shifen and the strange sea-carved rocks of Yehliu Geopark. This itinerary gives you…
Is Jiufen worth the trip from Taipei, or is it an over-hyped tourist trap? The honest answer is that it is worth it for most visitors, as long as you go in with the right expectations. Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, is beautiful and atmospheric, but it is also…
Timing makes or breaks a trip to Jiufen. The town is a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, set high on a misty coastal ridge that rains roughly 80% of the year, so the weather, the crowds, and the light all swing hard depending on when you go. This guide covers the…
Getting from Taipei to Jiufen takes about one to one and a half hours, and it is far easier than it looks on a map. Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, sits on a mountainside above the northeast coast, roughly 30 kilometres from central Taipei. You have three realistic ways…