If you end up visiting Taipei, chances are high you’ll think about a day journey to Jiufen. The mountainous city in northeast Taiwan is likely one of the hottest day journeys from Taipei and for good cause. For starters, it’s extremely picturesque with slim alleyways, teahouses and previous world attraction. Secondly, there’s an unimaginable alternative of Taiwanese meals and native delicacies (plus a few of the finest bubble tea you’ll discover within the nation!)
Attending to Jiufen from Taipei
The simplest option to go to Jiufen is by bus. Whereas trains are additionally on provide, it’s faster, simpler and cheaper to hop on a bus in Taipei that may take you on to the previous city of Jiufen. The journey time from Taipei to Jiufen is round 60-90 minutes relying on visitors. The worth of the bus is just a few {dollars}, making it an affordable day journey to take by yourself (although there are lots of firms providing day journeys if you happen to desire to go together with a information).
Which bus must you take?
Take bus quantity 965 from Taipei to Jiufen, which operates between Banqiao and Jinguashi. Buses run each 30-40 minutes throughout peak instances, and each 40-60 minutes off-peak. The perfect time of day to go to is exterior of peak visitors instances in Taipei, because it took as noticeably longer to return to Taipei when returning after sundown from Jiufen.
What to do in Jiufen
Jiufen is often thought to be the foodie capital of Taiwan. It’s additionally right here in Jiufen the place I had the most effective bubble tea of the journey, so remember to arrive hungry and able to attempt the native delicacies!
When you get pleasure from sweets, there are an abundance on provide in Jiufen. This suited me effectively being a vegetarian, as I had beforehand missed out on plenty of native meals choices – however alas, Jiufen didn’t disappoint! A number of the finest candy delicacies on provide in Jiufen are:
- Brown sugar bubble tea
- Peanut ice cream rolls
- Taro ball soup
- Mochi
One other spotlight for foodies visiting Jiufen is the normal teahouses. These tea homes date again to Japanese rule and really feel like a step again in time. Two of the most effective that I can advocate are A-MEI Teahouse and JiouFen TeaHouse.
