The tour guide was Roy was inspiring and very energetic. Be prepared for a full day ahead.
Review by: Stephen M, April 2018
The tour itself was spectacular, marred only by the crowds during one of the busiest extended holidays of the year. Transportation was first rate, although I was a bit surprised that they didn't have water available on the bus. Food at the very elegant hotel was one of the worst meals we had in Taiwan. Taste was bland and many dishes were mostly filler ie 90 percent scrambled egg 10 percent seafood ribs were mostly bone. Very disappointing. Tour guide for the Gorge was a bit pushy, although she probably meant well. Her English was rather hard to understand and the limited information she provided was minimal and not of any particular value. The driver who dropped us off and picked us up was very well prepared to handle the group, the guide was not. Not what I expected for the price
Review by: jonsumners, April 2018
A very nice trip. The schedule is very tight, but you should see most of the highlights from Taroko. The short jade factory tour is completely unnecessary and those 40mins could have been better reserved for the actual sights on the tour. This would be a five star tour if it wasn't so rushed.
Review by: TheExecHomeDir, March 2018
The park itself was beautiful, but the tour guide was not really that good. There were also places like the jewelry shop that I would skip so we can spend more time exploring the natural beauty of the park and its surrounding areas.
Review by: tlgballet, March 2018
It is beautiful , especially the teal-like color of the water in most areas . I also loved seeing so much marble rocks but I guess my children and I were expecting a lot more because of reading the other reviews ! Going there, the train ride took almost 3 hrs, coming back, itt was 21/2 plus the bus ride to get to the gorge which took about 30 min. So just be prepared for this....._br/_ Our guide was joyful but kind of hard to understand her heavily accented English. The meal was quite delightful since it was lauriat style and generous for a tour group meal . Usually in the tours ive been in, you only have 1-2 main dishes , here, there were about 6 dishes plus fruits in the end.
Review by: hongminh119, March 2018
Good trip and friendly tourguide.
Review by: Emelita Rachel T, March 2018
Amazing tour of Taroko National Park. Our local tour guide Josephine was spectacular. A must see when you visit Taiwan.
Review by: Shanna S, March 2018
We went a week after the earthquake hit Haulien so our tour group was very small. Our tour guide seemed disinterested and I felt like she wasn't making as much as an effort because there weren't as many of us in the group. A lot of the areas we didn't spend much time in and some of the areas we stopped at were insignificant that we could have spent more time at other interesting areas. The lunch spot was very nice and relaxing though! The group leader did have the driver stop by a couple areas where the earthquake had destructed some buildings which was very interesting. The driver to and from the train station was very slow and the vehicle we were in seemed out of date and not very reliable.
Review by: Heidi K, March 2018
Great tour. The Taroko Gorge area is so beautiful that although the day was long its worth it.
Review by: Amy Y L, February 2018
Had a great time with a nice group of people from Japan, Australia, England and America. The guide is a very energetic and knowledgeable lady who is known as the Queen of Taroko. She made everything fun and interesting and even though she must have done the tour myriad of times, she was engaging and enthusiastic during the whole tour. Very rare to meet a tour guide of this caliber. You can tell she really loves her job and I was very happy to be apart of it! All hail Queen of Taroko, Josephine!
Review by: Jacob, February 2018
If you're in Taipei or the Taroko Gorge area, I recommend taking this fantastic tour. The scenery was great and our guide, The Lion Lady Josephine was awesome as well. For me, the stop at the Marble Factory is unnecessary, but there are some really nice sculptures and items there. Overall, I recommend this tour.
Review by: Samuel L, January 2018
Fantastic Tour! Josphine was energetic and informative! There's no way to cover this much ground if I came here by myself on train and public bus. Also great way to meet other travellers. The Taroko Gorge was stunningly beautiful. Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: P L K W, January 2018
Enjoyable day trip outside of Taipei. Transportation arrangements were smooth and the tour guide was very entertaining and ensured we saw the best parts even though there were a lot of road disruptions on the day.
Review by: Qing L, January 2018
Very nice trip for a one-day excursion.
Review by: p_mai, January 2018
it's a lot of transportation time, only have 15-30 minutes at each stop. However, this is what I expected since the place is quite far from Taipei and we try to fit the trip in 13 hours. Overall, good trip, good tour guide, picking up and dropping off at hotel were prompt.
Review by: Rick, January 2018
This is a sight to see so different from the big city well worth the trip!
Review by: Jonathan G, January 2018
The food served for lunch was the worst meal I had during my entire Taiwan trip. The tour could have been more informative, as we learned more about the gorge from our local friends. The train booked to Hualien was slower than the one heading back to Taipei, I felt this could have saved some time.
Review by: Bronwyn O, January 2018
Great tour. Everything went smoothly, from hotel pick up to train trip and collection at the other end. Josephine was ok tour guide but had some trouble understanding her english and she talked very fast. Lunch was good, plenty of food. Enough time at each stop to allow exploring and photos. Overall a good day out.
Review by: roy.beveridge, January 2018
Train trip for 3 hours to the gorge was very enjoyable—great scenery. Note pickup is very early ..5:20am, but worth it. _br/_ Test of day highly enjoyable. _br/_ Just as described.
Review by: Sean Q, December 2017
The Lion Lady! What a beautiful tour and nice way to get out of Taipei and see other parts of Taiwan. The gorge is really amazing. The meal at the hotel is truly 5 star. Tons of food, and a traditional lazy susan shared experience. Only thing I didn't really like is the Marble factory - this is mostly for sales, although there is really nice stuff if you are looking to buy authentic jade.
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