Full-Day Private Taroko National Park Tour from Hualien City

We had a great guide, Jason, who led a well paced tour of Taroko Gorge. His knowledge of the area, where he grew up, along with the historical context created a great backdrop to complement the beautiful natural scenery.
From pickup at hotel to the various points of interest to an enjoyable lunch, Jason took very good care of our group.
Highly recommend it!

We had an amazing tour of Toroko National Park. Our guide was superb. Jason spoke great English and was passionate about his home region. He drove very safely in a dangerous busy area and was really friendly, funny and inquisitive. Clearly he enjoys his job. Thanks Jason for the amazing tour, we loved the park and your touring. Thanks !!

We had the most wonderful time with OJ! He has extensive knowledge about the area and Taiwan in general and was able to share countless stories with us that made our trip both to Toroko Gorge and Taiwan more meaningful. He was an excellent guide and the tour was certainly the best part of our trip! 10/10 would recommend!

We booked a private day tour with Jeff and loved it! Jeff is really nice, knowledgeable, and professional and speaks really good English. My 7 year old daughter was along for the tour and had no problem keeping up. The trails were easy but really pretty. We had a great day and would highly recommend this tour.

This was an amazing tour. If you are looking for a full day of beautiful scenery and interesting history, definitely join this tour. Any trip to Hualien is not complete without a trip to Taroko!

Signed up for private tour basically because of mum and dad who are in their 70s, The spots we went within the national park are mostly flat. Taiwan Vista's Jeff took good care of us during the trip. Other than driving us, he gave us some historical background of Hualien and explained lots of relevant info regarding the national park. We were able to take our time at the spots we visited. Taroko is a must do while you're at Hualien, great tour with great service. We've enjoyed it very much.

When our American friends come to visit us, we always choose Taroko to show them how beautiful Taiwan Island is.
To save time, we'd hire a tax driver for a full-day ride. There are quite a few trails with astonishing views in Taroke National Park. The most exciting one is Baiyang Trail. When you go to the end, you have to take off your shoes and enter a tunnel with bare foot in the water. The tunnel is dark and comes with falls. A lot of fun and surprises. Highly recommended.
The other spot you don't want to miss is the Tunnel of Nine Turns. You can have a breathtaking view of marble valley.

Taroko National Park is one of the most strikingly beautiful parks we have visited in recent years. Our guide, Joshua, made the day even more enjoyable by giving us an insightful tour peppered with many facts about the landscape and the nature of the park. He also made the day more joyful with his catalog of jokes and one-liners. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you can get Joshua to guide you.

The private tour of Taroko Gorge highlights and Old Zhuilu trail is well worth it! Simon was a fantastic guide! He knew exactly where to go and how to make the most of our short visit. We avoided the crowds and even squeezed in a trip to the Baiyang Water Curtain Cave. He brought us local breakfast the morning of the Zhuilu hike and we had coffee at the end of the trail. Book a private tour with Vista to make the most of your visit and if you want a customized tour. Highly recommend and would do it again!

My husband and I enjoyed our Taroko Gorge tour with Jeff (Chao)! We learned a lot about the history behind all the sites we visited and were able to see all the spots listed on the itinerary. Definitely would recommend to those who have limited time and looking to explore Taroko Gorge within a day. By using this tour service instead of the buses we were able to have a more personalized experience and see more of the park.

We had booked a full day tour of Taroko and thoroughly enjoyed it. Chào, our guide, picked us up at our B&B in the morning and showed us all the highlights of Taroko Gorge as well as Qingshui Cliff and Qixingtan Beach. We were really keen on hiking and got to walk on our own along Xiaozhuliu & Shakatang Trail, through Swallow Grotto, to Baiyang Falls and up to one of the temples. Chào made sure to show us the route and pick us up afterwards at the right spot. He was very knowledgeable about the region and Taiwan in general and spoke excellent English. The amount of information and leaving us time for ourselves to explore was just right. Also, he always had a backup plan since sometimes single trails are closed due to weather or construction. Many tours of Taroko are quite touristic and include stopovers at tourist markets. This one however felt like exploring Taroko with a local friend. Thanks a lot!

Great tour. Simon our guide was fantastic. Comfortable and easy way to visit the sights of Taroko Gorge. Highly recommended.

We had a wonderful experience with Jason Huang as our guide and driver. He was well prepared, had excellent advice, well spoken in English, and navigated everything on a great timeline for the day. We definitely recommend him and his services. He can be reached at nike507766(at)gmail.com.

Pictures do not do justice to the awe-inspiring beauty of this park. Simon was a model guide, with energy and experience to get us to the best places while dodging tourist crowds. He went above and beyond to help us arrange the best train tickets back to Taipei. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Taiwan!

Jason is a fantastic guide, very professional and joyful who, for sure, will highlight your day during your Hualien tour. He knows perfectly the Taiwan'stories and can explain as a "géologue" the incredible landscape you will see. Thanks again for this day and the perefect pics you did for us!

Working with Taiwan Visa Day Tours was very easy. They provided quick responses, great information, and a very organized daily itinerary.
Janet, our guide, was very informative and friendly. She personally worked with the six of us talking, explaining, and answering any questions we had. What we saw in Toroko National Park and its surroundings was indescribably magnificent. The day may have been dreary but the sights were unbelievable. It was amazing that we were able to see so much in the time we had. I would highly recommend using Taiwan Vista Day Tours. We also used them in Keelung and had an outstanding day there.

Absolutely fantastic tour of the Toroko National Park. Our guide, Jeff, was friendly and knowledgeable of the park and Hualien. From a prompt 8:30AM pickup from the Hualien Train Station, we were zipped to Chishingtan Beach, Qingshui Cliffs, Swallow Grotto, Baiyang Trail, Lushui Trail, Cimu Bridge, Eternal Spring Shrine, Changuang Temple Bell Tower, and back to Hualien Train Station by 5:30PM. In looking at our fitness apps, we hiked for over 15 kilometers, including hikes over scenic suspension bridges, gorges, and rivers; sometimes up/down steep inclines and pitch black tunnels. The highlight was the Baiyang Trail, ending in a darkened tunnel of falling sheets of water.

With Jeff’s speedy hiking pace (as fast as we could go), knowledge of the specific sites, routes, parking, and peak times, we covered much more than we could have with the Taroko park shuttle bus, and even more than with a larger private bus tour. We even had time to eat a local breakfast of soy milk and scallion pancakes and an early ramen dinner in Hualien, both only a local like Jeff would be able to find. His English communication was fluent. Having the VW minivan was just the right size to go deeper into the park than the prohibitive buses, get closer parking, and comfortable enough for our party of 5.

The pre-trip booking and payment was informative and efficient, led by Kierra. Paypal payment was secure and easy. The tough part was outside the agency's control, which was securing the required Taipei-Hualien train booking, made difficult and complex by TRA’s antiquated system and high demand for the express trains (versus regular trains). Here is my train booking experience to share.

Taipei-Hualien TRA Train Booking Instructions and Tips: There are two types of TRA trains for the 170km trip from Taipei to Hualien; the express takes 2 hours and the local train takes 3 to 4 hours, both cost the same 440NTD one way. As such, the express trains sell out fast, especially during the weekends and holidays. Book on TRA.MOTC Official Website (google TRA Taiwan train), as soon as 14 days prior to travel, timing is very important to get the early express (Puyama and Toroko) trains. You need your passport ID # and major credit card for payment. Most would choose the roundtrip booking option; a rejection of the selected in-bound or out-bound train will require you to start the transaction all over. Once successful, remember to do a screen print and write down the booking number and train information (the TRA system does collect your email address, thus no email confirmation, and only way to retrieve your booking is via the booking number). Upon arrival in Taipei, you retrieve your ticket from most major TRA stations such as Taipei Main and Sungshan, bring your passport and booking pickup form, do this at least 30 minutes prior to departure, but I would recommend doing this as early as possible in case of issues. The site also states a 7-11 pickup option using the ibon Kiosk, but I didn’t see it in visiting several stores, thus went down to the Taipei Main Station and stood in a 20 minute TRA ticketing line to pick up my tickets a couple days prior to departure.

Overall, I highly recommend Taiwan Vista.