MVTWHH – Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience & Old Street Walk (5 hours, morning)

From: $67/Per Person
Tour Code: MVTWHH
Trip Duration: 1DaysDeparture Date: 10/07/2018, 10/08/2018 …More
Trip Characteristics:
Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience & Old Street Walk
Itinerary
Day 1

Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience & Old Street Walk

( 5 hours ) ( morning ) (07:30~12:30)
Tour stops: Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience,
Shifen Old Street, Shifen Waterfall,
Shifen Railway Station

【Pingxi】
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is one of the three most popular and well – known celebration event during the Lantern Festival. Since 1999, the Taipei County Government has devoted substantial resources to promote this festival, in a bid to promote it to become an international and multi – ethnic culture exchange activity. Through this festival, presenting the Sky Lantern tradition and the natural beauty of Pingxi to the public and prayers to the heavenly God and wishing for prosperity and peace for the nation and its citizens.
【Shifen】
Shifen Special Scenic Area is located in Shifenliao between Shiding, Ruifang and Shuangxi in northeastern Taiwan. Administratively part of Pingxi District, New Taipei City, the terrain here has been carved by a tributary of the Keelung River, northern Taiwan’s largest and longest river, into a ravine with a dissected topography. The faults and rock formations have given birth to numerous waterfalls along the river extending north from Houtong to Sandiaoling and onwards to Shifenliao and Pingxi. Among the biggest and best known of these falls, and a popular visitor attraction, is Shifen Waterfall.
【Shifen Waterfall】 Shifen Waterfall lies between Dahua Station and Shifen Station on the Pingxi Railway Line in Pingxi District, New Taipei City. Torrents of water thunder down this curtain-type fall like a white satin sheet. As the water plunges into the large, deep pool beneath, it raises mists that often enshroud the falls. On sunny days, the mists paint dazzling rainbows in the blue skies: a sight that has earned the waterfall pool the nickname of “Rainbow Pond.” Because its bedrock slopes in the opposite direction of the water flow, Shifen Waterfall is a cascade-type waterfall similar to North America’s Niagara Falls, earning it the nickname of “Taiwan’s Niagara Falls.”
【Shifen Station】 The Pingxi Branch Rail Line extends 12.9 kilometers through Keelung River Valley from Sandiaoling to Jingtong stations. The line was built in 1918 to transport coal; and in 1992 it was repurposed as a tourism route. Shifen is one of the stops along the line. The station is located in a scenic area that greets visitors with beautiful waterfalls and streams. Shifenliao is home to a broad river terrace and is also traversed by the Pingxi Line. Homes hug closely to the tracks, adding to a nostalgic ambiance that has made the area a popular site for filming ads. Jing’an Suspension Bridge, a 128-meter-long span connecting the villages of Shifen and Nanshan, is one of only a few well-preserved pedestrian suspension bridges in Taiwan. The romantic beauty of the landscape has made this area a popular visitor attraction.

Meals: Breakfast-N/A, Lunch-N/A, Dinner-N/A

Hotel: N/A
Attractions settings and features
Pingxi Sky Lantern Experience & Old Street Walk

Costs include
Services of English / Chinese speaking local guide.

Expense Items
1. Gratuity to tour guide and driver.
2. Personal expenses and travel insurance.

Notice
1. Land prices are subject to change.
2. Insurance: Travel Protection Plan is strongly recommended. Please contact your agent for more info.
3. We reserve the right to amend the itinerary.
4. Child: Those who are below 12 years of age are entitled to be applicable to Child Rate.

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