Shifen Half-Day Guided Tour with Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience - Join Tour

4 h
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Stop At: Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, No.136, Nanshanping, Pingxi Dist. New Taipei City, New Taipei 22641 Taiwan

Experience the old-world charm of Shifen and Pingxi and get to make your very own sky lantern in this half-day guided tour. A friendly, local guide will pick you up from your hotel in downtown Taipei and whisk you off to the Pingxi District of New Taipei City.

Here you will get a chance to participate in a local custom that has been practiced for over hundreds of years: building a sky lantern. Once used as a signaling system for those living and working in the railroad industry, today you can paint your wishes and prayers onto the lantern before releasing it towards the sky.

After this creative exercise, you will then explore Shifen Old Street, a collection of lanes and alleys in and around the Shifen railway station area. It’s a great place to grab some “xiaochi” snacks and quirky souvenirs. Your final stop is the scenic, 40-meter tall Shifen Waterfall, located 30 minutes away by walking northeast from the train platform area. Be sure to capture all your memories and keep snapping away with your camera!

Duration: 4 hours

Included
  • Transportation fees
  • Services of an English, Mandarin & Japanese speaking guide
  • Sky Lantern (3-4 people share a lantern)
Not included
  • Accommodation
  • Personal expenses
  • Meal expenses
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • There will be plenty of walking throughout the tour so please wear comfortable shoes
  • Please follow tour guide’s instruction and arrive on time
  • Pick Up Details: Hotel pick up time: 7:30am-8:00am
  • Hotel pick up & drop off service is available only for customers staying in downtown Taipei
  • Pick up from Neihu, Nangang, Shilin, Beitou, Wenshan District and New Taipei City is not available
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
90% Cultural
80% Original
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