Great comprehensive day tour of Taroko National Park. Tour guide Jason Lee was knowledgeable, eager to teach, and made certain each participant had an excellent experience. We were with a group of six . Pick up and drop off were at our hotel. Aboriginal snacks ( including sausage link and agar bubble drink) and a full delicious lunch. Tour was very comprehensive, including Swallow Grotyo, suspension bridge walks over the gorge, Eternal Spring Shrine, Bell Tower trail and more. Lots of background and history not only of outside conquerors and threats, but also about the Islands aboriginal peoples. A truly a amazing day at great value

With Jason Huang we had a great experience seeing the Taroko Gorge and beach. He is so kind, well spoken in English and tailored the program to our needs. Really recommend visiting with him! Price and quality really in line with eachother also. You can text him at +886963800617 or email to nike507766@gmail.com Thank you Jason!

Island life Taiwan- Jamella our contact- made this so easy. Booked through TA our guide for the day was Santa who collected us from our hotel. Nothing was too much trouble and some lovely touches including water being provided and a fruit stop. Photographs failed to jdo justice to this wonderful place so you’ll just have to visit it.Santa’s local and historic knowledge was great. The day was a hoot.

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 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.

We were scheduled to be in Keelung on a cruise ship in March/20 so we contacted Taiwan Vista Tours (TVT) about their shore excursions. TVT has standard itineraries for cruise ship visitors but we worked with Kierra to develop a unique private itinerary. She was excellent in making recommendations that would fit into our limited time in port. We booked and made a deposit of 10% of our tour cost via PayPal with the balance to be paid to our driver/guide. That is quite reasonable compared to full advance payment required by other tour operators. Then came coronavirus. Our cruise line made significant itinerary changes that affected our arrival date into Keelung. We went back to Kierra who was very helpful in changing the date of our booked tour in Keelung and in developing another itinerary for an additional day we now had in Taipei. Everything looked great. But then Taiwan announced it would close its ports to all international cruise ships. We no longer would make it to Keelung or Taipei. So we went back to Kierra again and asked for a refund of our tour deposit. Within an hour, we had notice from PayPal that a refund was being processed. It's said you can judge a company by how they respond when things don't go as planned. Our experience with Taiwan Vista Tours was excellent. Huge shout out to Kierra who was responsive, patient and sympathetic to our ever-changing situation. When we're in Taiwan in the future, there is no doubt we'll use Taiwan Vista Tours.

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.

We cannot say enough about this tour and our fabulous guide, Jason (OJ). He made the experience fascinating, stimulating and yet easy. We took a train down from Taipei early in the morning, 6:10 with an 8:20 arrival, and were met at the station. The next ten hours were magical. Jason’s knowledge of this magnificent region’s geography, history, local culture and hiking trails was superb. We saw every gorgeous location I’d read about and then some additional ones known only to locals. This tour brought us to one of the world’s most fabulous and fascinating natural locations. It’s hard to believe it isn’t better known! Taiwan Vista Tours is a very professional outfit and if Jason is any indication, they offer the best one day tour of this region. It was GORGEOUS!

This has to be one of the most beautiful spots I have ever spent time in. Amazing rock formations, beautiful blue rivers and streams, lush mountain sides, the trails we walked had it all. The trails themselves are well maintained and easy to walk. The tour is well designed, the time we were given to walk each trail was sufficient to complete the trail in a leisurely manner, with plenty of time to stop and take in the stunning views along the way. I was staying with friends rather than at a hotel (they have taken many visitors to Taroko so to give them a break I decided to take the tour on my own) and was pleasantly surprised when the tour offered to pick me up and drop me off outside my friends' home. I appreciated that service, and also our guide, Rick was very good, and an excellent driver. This tour was definitely one of the highlights of my visit to Taiwan.

Just me and the tour guide :) Review of Taroko Gorge Classic Day Tour from Hualien City (Small-Group) Pending review It was a really nice experience! It ended up with just me and Rick, the tour guide. He was really nice and helpful. He even recommended some nice restaurants in Hualien City toward the end. The tour itself was nicely paced, probably because I was alone. I was able to take my time through each of the trails, which weren't that difficult. The National Park was gorgeous - beautiful rock formations and clear blue water in some streams. During this time of the year, apparently it is high season but there weren't too many other tourists around to make walking the trails busy and noisy. I was still able to enjoy the sounds of nature and take my time. Rick also took me to some other parts of the Park which was nice. Overall it was a good experience. Things to note, however, unlike most other tours, they don't provide you free water here and you buy your own lunch so don't expect it. Just bring your own water if you need.

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!

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.