8-Hour Tour to the Highlights of Yehliu & Jinshan from Taipei

Dharma Drum Mountain

Ju Ming Museum

Mysterious Coast

Scene of the film

Rock formation in Yehliu Geopark Over the years

Highlights

Explore the famous Yehliu Geopark

Choose your other highlights from the itinerary

Yehliu, Jinshan

nature, museums, Dolphin

Group Tour

8 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Drive out of Taipei and visit the marvels of Northern Taiwan on this exciting 8-hour tour. Observe the unique rock formation at Yehliu Geopark. Visit the Ocean World and get to interact with the sea creatures or admire the artwork at Ju Ming Museum. Feel the sea breeze while standing at the Mysterious Coast, where the famous 2016 Hollywood movie "Silence" was shot.

Itinerary

Yehliu, Dharma drum, Mysterious coast
- Start the tour by meeting your North Taiwan tour guide to visit the Yehliu Geopark, a unique natural landscape formed because of ocean water and wind erosion, giving the rocks a candle-like shape. At the Geopark, see the Queen’s Head, formed through 30 years of erosion, becoming more and more slender.
- Choose one from either of the two options:
  - OPTION 1: Visit The Yehliu Ocean World, which is the first ocean world in Taiwan where you can get to see different marine animals and oceanic species.
    - See different shows such as dolphin show or sea lion show.
    - Try out the springboard diving and the ocean tunnel, which takes you on a trip to enjoy the amazing ocean world and to see how the special creatures live under the world.
    - Spectate a planned performance in an auditorium with a capacity of over 3,000 showing startling, high-jumping water presentations held at irregular intervals, cute and smart dolphins, mischievous sea lions and other spectacular performances.
    - Visit the Sea Animal Exhibition Hall and see the original forms of many sea ecological environments.
  - OPTION 2: Visit the Ju Ming Museum, which is named in memory of world-renowned Taiwanese artist Ju Ming.
    - Tarry at the Dharma Drum Mountain, despite its relatively short history, has already become one of Taiwan’s four largest Buddhist centres.
    - Visit the Mysterious Coast, located in the northeast of Taiwan, situated on the coastline of Jinshan District, New Taipei City. The area was once restricted for military purposes. It was opened to the public just a few years ago and became a popular destination by locals due to filming a scene of the 2016 movie “Silence” directed by Martin Scorsese.

What's Included

8-Hour private transportation

English-speaking licensed Taiwanese tour guide

Yehliu Geopark ticket

Yehliu Ocean World ticket

Lunch

What's Excluded

Other entrance fees

Other personal expenses

Overtime fee for exceeding the car rental limited: 8 hours

Know Before You Go

When you're picked up from Keelung Cruise Port, it is highly recommended to take this private tour for those who have just one day to discover the beauty of northern Taiwan.

More information about the attractions:

Remember to have a glimpse of the Queen's Head at Yehliu Geopark, or it may be vanished in the future because of erosion.

Yehliu Ocean World: The Sea Animal Museum also stores samples of many precious sea animals and uses simple language to explain basic information about the sea to everyone. You can enjoy your time and have an unforgettable oceanic experience in this excellent ocean world.

Ju Ming Museum: Housing primarily his works, the museum also displays works from other artists that have had an impact on Ju Ming's life, works of those who have inspired him, and works of those who he has inspired. Born in Tongxiao, Miaoli in 1938, Ju Ming, a.k.a. Chu Chuan Tai, is an art master in Taiwan. Ju Ming Museum is surrounded by lush forests, ample space and endless views. Next to Jin Mountain (Jinshan), Ju Ming Museum is Taiwan's largest outdoor art museum. The spacious museum presents Ju Ming's creative works from 1987 to 1999. Master Ju Ming himself participated in locating, designing and constructing this museum. After being exhibited in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris and Luxembourg, Ju Ming's works have been shipped back to Taiwan and are presented in this outdoor museum. With 50 years of extensive experience from home and abroad, art master Ju Ming's creations are displayed at the Ju Ming Museum, a place worth visiting for art lovers.

The Dharma Drum Mountain: The Dharma Mountain advocates the concept of Buddhism as part of life and is also the first Buddhist society to encourage the practice of environmentally sustainable ash burial. Besides adopting traditional Zen practices, Dharma Drum Mountain's founder, Master Sheng Yen, also consolidated the doctrines of Indian Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism into a new school of Chinese Buddhism called the Chunghwa (Chinese) Zen Dharma Drum Sect. When the building known as the Underground Palace was completed in 1996, over three hundred works of Buddhist scripture and other artefacts from around Taiwan were redeposited inside, making it the first underground museum to showcase Taiwan's Buddhist heritage and ushering in a new era in Taiwan's Buddhist cultural legacy.