Sign-up closes on Jan 6th or when full

We don’t often run group trips to Yushan these days but we have quite a few people interested so we’ll try and make this work. Not much time to get permits so sign up ASAP if you’re keen!

*****WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE*****

• Transport from Taipei to the mountain and back
• Permits and accommodation (first night in a hotel (shared rooms) second night in the mountain cabin)
• All the meals, from dinner on Saturday to brunch on Monday (excluding lunch on the Sunday)
• Professional, native English speaking guide
• Full Insurance
• All entry fees
• Minimum of 5 people needed. If we don’t have at least 5 we’ll cancel the trip and return any payments
• Full refund if the trip is cancelled for other reasons (typhoons, road closures)
• Winter safety gear (crampons, helmets, ice-axes)

NOTE – this is a winter hike. You will be required to also carry crampons, an ice axe and helmet. We’ll provide all these but you must have space available in your pack. This hike will be harder than a normal Yushan hike and could be -10C at the peak. Bring warm layers. Anyone who is struggling or not confident will be asked to stay at the cabin. The leader will decide and the decision is final. Sometimes conditions change for the worse and it may not be possible to reach the peak, or the peak may be closed by the national park.

SIGN UP FORM – 

**** Sign Up Yushan ****

Any problems, please email ross@taiwan-adventures.com

An opportunity to go with Taiwan Adventures to Yushan (Jade Mountain), on an economical group trip. Due to the difficulty in getting permits, we rarely offer group trips to Yushan. Please read all the information below thoroughly and sign up soon, because the spaces will likely go quickly!

This is an OVERNIGHT trip leaving Taipei on Saturday, Jan 17th and returning to Taipei on Monday Jan 19th. (If you work Monday to Friday, you’ll have to take Monday off)

Included: Private transportation from and to Taipei for our group; dinner 1st night, breakfast and dinner 2nd night at the cabin, breakfast and noodles on the 3rd day; Your own bed* in a hotel on the first night; Native English speaking guide, permits, and insurance. You need to bring your own lunch for the first day hiking.

*We’ll be staying in private rooms in a hotel near Alishan. You will have your own bed in a room with 4 other people. We might not be able to have separate men’s and women’s rooms. If you’d like a private room, tell us, and we’ll see what we can do, but it will cost extra. The second night will be in Paiyun Cabin and will be mixed company and probably mixed with another hiking group.

***PRICE***

If you’re a full time student or you’ve been on another overnight hike with us, the price is $11,500TD pp. If this is your first hike with us, the price is $12,200NTD pp. We’ll send you payment options after you sign up.

****ITINERARY****

Saturday (Jan 17th) – Meet at 1pm at Wanlong MRT Station, exit 2, Taipei. We’ll drive for about 4 hours to Chiayi and have dinner. It’s another 1.5 hours to our hotel in Alishan.

Meals Included: Dinner

Sunday (Jan 18th) – Up around 7am, breakfast at the hotel and then drive 45 min to the trailhead. We’ll check in, then take the shuttle bus to the real trailhead. The hike to Paiyun Cabin is 8.5km and ~900m of vertical. It usually takes about 5 hours.

Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

Monday (Jan 19th) – Up early (~2am) breakfast and head to the main peak for sunrise. Hike back down to Paiyun Cabin for an early brunch (noodles), hike to the trailhead, and then drive back to Taipei. We expect to be back around 7:00-8:00pm. We’ll make a brief stop at a 7-11 along the way for you to buy snacks/food.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Brunch (noodles at the cabin)

*****WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING*****

(We’ll give you another packing list after you sign up)

– At least a 40L backpack

– Pack cover

– Sturdy hiking boots (you will likely need to attach crampons, running shoes are no use)

– Fleece

– Raincoat (essential)

– Rain pants (essential)

– The ability to carry 2L of water

– Headlamp (essential)

– Toiletries and personal items

– Sunscreen

– Trousers (not jeans or other cotton)

Sleeping bags will be waiting at the cabin for you (you can bring your own if you want but the cost is the same).  Anyone who doesn’t have the right equipment won’t be allowed to start the hike.

***HOW TO SIGN UP***

Please complete the form at the link below. Please note that you are not fully signed up until we receive your payment. After you fill in the information in the link, we’ll send you an email with payment information.

Sign Up Yushan

The payment is non-refundable and non-transferable unless we are unsuccessful in our permit application. Getting a permit can be difficult and we’ll do our best to secure one. However in the event that we are unsuccessful, we will refund payments or rearrange the trip for another date.

Be sure to read the group’s rules, especially our refund policy:

Refund FAQ