Yangmingshan National Park Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Yangmingshan National Park. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Taipei Private Car Charter Tour

• Private Yangmingshan Volcano Tour

• Half-Day Private Tour to Yangmingshan National Park and Yehliu Geopark

• Keelung Shore Excursion: Yangmingshan Hot Spring and Wild Vegetable Cuisine Tour

• Private Yangmingshan & Beitou Tour from Taipei with Pickup

It’s free to enter Yangmingshan National Park, though there is a fee to take the shuttle bus around the park. There are also several affordable tours available from Taipei to the park. Small-group tours start at around US$52, while private tours start at US$95 and include round-trip transfers.

It depends on what you are looking to do. For cherry blossoms, visit in spring. Visit in the summer to see butterflies. Come in fall for colorful foliage and other flowers. Visit in the winter to take advantage of the many hot springs in the park and fewer people.

Yes, there are more than 20 hiking trails in Yangmingshan National Park, including trails around Mt. Datun, Mt. Qixing, and Qingtiangang. Trails range from the easy Erziping Trail (grade 0) to strenuous hikes on Datun Main Peak and several ecologically protected areas (grade 3). Most hikes are easy to moderate.

Yes, there are cherry blossoms in Yangmingshan National Park, and they are one of the top attractions at the park in spring. Look for other flowers, such as the Oldham rhododendron, Chinese hydrangea, and azaleas in spring, and the leopard plant, salvia flava, and silvergrass in fall.

Yes, there are more than 10 hot spring areas in Yangmingshan National Park. There are three primary types of hot springs here: acid sulfate (found at Shuangchong Creek, Sihuangping, and Genziping), acid sulfate chloride (found at Macao and Dayoukeng), and hydrogen carbonate natural iron-bearing (found at Dingbi Bridge and Lengshukeng).