Day trips
Day Trips from Taipei
Day trips from Taipei, picked by real distance from verified coordinates — every guide below passed the same checks as the rest of the site.
Pingxi 25 km away
attraction Lingjiao Waterfall: Pingxi Travel Guide (4.1★)
Lingjiao Waterfall (also spelled Lingjiao/Língjiǎo Falls) sits in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, reached by a short rainforest trail off the old railway line. 4.1★ (2,101 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Taiwan Coal Mine Museum: Pingxi Travel Guide (4.3★)
The Taiwan Coal Mine Museum in Pingxi sits above Xinping Creek in Xinliao Village, a short uphill walk or shuttle ride from Jingtong Old Street. 4.3★ (1,491 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Shifen Waterfall: Pingxi Travel Guide (4.5★)
Shifen Waterfall — Taiwan's widest waterfall at 40 metres — is a 20-minute walk from Shifen Station on the Pingxi branch line, open daily 9am–5:30pm. 4.5★ (29,020 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Shifen Old Street: Pingxi Travel Guide (4.3★)
Shifen Old Street is a narrow lane in Pingxi District where the Pingxi Line railway runs right between rows of shops, and where visitors write wishes on giant paper sky lanterns and release them skyward. 4.3★ (52,203 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Jiufen 33 km away
attraction Golden Waterfall: Jiufen Travel Guide (4.4★)
Golden Waterfall (Yin Yang Hai's neighbour on Jinshui Road, Ruifang District) is a roadside waterfall near Jiufen where mineral runoff from the old Jinguashi mines stains the rocks and water shades of orange and rust. 4.4★ (13,733 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Jiufen Qingyun temple: Travel Guide (4.7★)
Qingyun Temple sits above Jiufen's old town on Biner Road, a short uphill walk from the main Shuqi Road shopping lane, and it stays open daily from 7am to 5:30pm. 4.7★ (841 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Jiufen Old Street: Travel Guide
Jiufen Old Street is a steep, lantern-lined maze of tea houses, food stalls, and mountain-sea viewpoints in Ruifang District, about 45–60 minutes from Taipei.
Yilan 40 km away
attraction Yilan Museum of Art: Travel Guide (4.4★)
Yilan Museum of Art sits right in downtown Yilan City on Zhongshan Road, inside the old Japanese-era Yilan government complex, and it's an easy, uncrowded stop most days of the week. 4.4★ (935 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Fushan Botanical Garden: Yilan Travel Guide (4.7★)
Fushan Botanical Garden is a reservation-only reserve deep in the Yuanshan Township hills, open 9am–3pm every day except Tuesday. 4.7★ (4,325 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Lanyang Museum: Yilan Travel Guide (4.4★)
Lanyang Museum sits on the edge of the old Wushi Harbor wetlands in Toucheng Township, its slanted, cliff-like facade rising straight out of a reflecting pond. 4.4★ (22,695 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Diu Diu Dang Forest Park: Yilan Travel Guide (4.2★)
Diu Diu Dang Forest Park is a free, open-24-hours plaza right by Yilan Train Station, built around a canopy of steel "trees" and a suspended toy train that pays tribute to Yilan-born picture-book artist Jimmy Liao. 4.2★ (2,342 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem National Center for Traditional Arts: Yilan Travel Guide
The National Center for Traditional Arts sits on the Dongshan River in Wujie Township, just outside Yilan City, open daily 9am–6pm. 4.5★ (42,045 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Hsinchu 54 km away
attraction Leofoo Village Theme Park: Hsinchu Travel Guide (4.6★)
Leofoo Village Theme Park in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, is Taiwan's largest theme park, split into six themed zones from Arabia to the Wild West, with an African Safari drive-through as its signature feature. 4.6★ (57,141 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Hsinchu Zoo: Travel Guide (4.1★)
Hsinchu Zoo, inside Hsinchu Park in the East District, is Taiwan's oldest zoo — small enough to see in 90 minutes to 2 hours. 4.1★ (19,765 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Green World Ecological Farm: Hsinchu Travel Guide (4.6★)
Green World Ecological Farm is a large open-air wildlife park and botanical garden in Beipu Township, about 40–50 minutes by car from Hsinchu city. 4.6★ (32,673 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Taroko Gorge 97 km away
attraction Lushui Trail: Taroko Gorge Travel Guide (4.4★)
Lushui Trail is a short cliffside walk in Taroko Gorge, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, following an old Japanese-era police patrol road above the Liwu River. 4.4★ (1,463 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Xiangde Temple: Taroko Gorge Travel Guide (4.5★)
Xiangde Temple sits above Tianxiang village in Taroko Gorge, reached by a steep 15-20 minute climb from the suspension bridge near the Catholic hostel. 4.5★ (1,268 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Taroko National Park: Taroko Gorge Travel Guide (4.6★)
Taroko Gorge, in Taroko National Park on Taiwan's east coast near Hualien, is a marble canyon carved by the Liwu River with trails, temples and swinging bridges. 4.6★ (24,681 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Silks Place Taroko: Taroko Gorge Travel Guide (4.7★)
Silks Place Taroko is the only full-service hotel inside Taroko National Park, sitting at Tianxiang, deep in the gorge along the Central Cross-Island Highway. 4.7★ (9,318 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Hualien 120 km away
attraction Farglory Ocean Park: Hualien Travel Guide (4.4★)
Farglory Ocean Park, in Shoufeng Township just north of Hualien City, is a combined aquarium, animal-show theme park and gondola ride built around a mock 19th-century British pier. 4.4★ (28,086 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Hualien Railway Culture Park: Travel Guide
Hualien Railway Culture Park is a cluster of restored 1932 Japanese-era railway administration buildings and workshop yards in Hualien City, a short walk or cycle from the old downtown near Nan Bin Park.
hidden gem Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park: Travel Guide
Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park is a cluster of early-1900s Japanese-era winery warehouses turned into red-brick galleries, craft shops and industrial-style cafés in central Hualien City. 4.1★ (12,815 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.