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Yushan玉山, Mt Jade, 11th-13th January, 2025

*****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
  • Professional, native English speaking guide
  • Full Insurance
  • All entry fees
  • Minimum of 6 people needed
  • Full refund if the trip is cancelled (typhoons, road closures, no permits, not enough people etc)

 

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 11th and returning to Taipei on Monday Jan 13th. (If you work Monday to Friday, you’ll have to take Monday off)

Included: Private transportation from and to Taipei for our group; All the meals for the whole trip; Your own bed* in a hotel on the first night; Native English speaking guide, permits, and insurance.

If necessary, we can arrange a second pickup point in Taichung or Chiayi (Jiayi) for our southern living friends.

*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 $10,900TD pp. If this is your first hike with us, the price is $11,700NTD pp. We’ll send you payment options after you sign up.

 

****ITINERARY****

Saturday (Jan 11th) – 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 12th) – 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, lunch, dinner

Monday (Jan 13th) – Up early (~2am) and head to the main peak for sunrise. Hike back down to Paiyun Cabin for an early brunch, hike to the trailhead, and then drive back to Taipei. We expect to be back around 7:00-8:00pm.

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 or shoes

– Fleece

– Raincoat

– Rain pants

– Sleeping bag (winter bag)

– The ability to carry 2L of water

– Headlamp (very important)

– Toiletries and personal items

– Sunscreen

– Trousers (not jeans or other cotton)

Sleeping bag rentals are $500NTD each, and we can have the sleeping bag waiting at Paiyun Lodge so you don’t have to carry it. 

Hiking Poles: $200 each; 

Backpacks: $400 each

 

***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

Yushan玉山, Mt Jade, 26th-28th June, 2021

*****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
  • Professional, native English speaking guides
  • Full Insurance
  • All entry fees
  • Minimum of 6 people needed
  • Full refund if the trip is cancelled (typhoons, road closures, no permits, not enough people etc)

 

SIGN UP FORM – 

**** https://forms.gle/WFGDuZvoYvPrYV7T8 ****

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 sell out quickly!

This is an OVERNIGHT trip leaving Taipei on Saturday, June 26th and returning to Taipei on Monday June 28th. (If you work Monday to Friday, you’ll have to take Monday off)

Included: Private transportation from and to Taipei for our group; All the meals for the whole trip; Your own bed* in a hotel on the first night; Native English speaking guide, permits, and insurance.

If necessary, we can arrange a second pickup point in Taichung or Chiayi (Jiayi) for our southern living friends.

*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 possibly 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 $10,500TD pp. If this is your first hike with us, the price is $11,000NTD pp. We’ll send you payment options after you sign up.

 

****ITINERARY****

Saturday (June 26th) – 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 (June 27th) – 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, lunch, dinner

Monday (June 28th) – Up early (~2am) and head to the main peak for sunrise. Hike back down to Paiyun Cabin for an early brunch, hike to the trailhead, and then drive back to Taipei. We expect to be back around 6:00-7:00pm.

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 or shoes

– Fleece

– Raincoat

– Rain pants

– Sleeping bag (winter bag)

– The ability to carry 2L of water

– Headlamp (very important)

– Toiletries and personal items

– Sunscreen

– Trousers (not jeans or other cotton)

Sleeping bag rentals are $500NTD each, and we can have the sleeping bag waiting at Paiyun Lodge so you don’t have to carry it. 

Hiking Poles: $200 each; 

Backpacks: $400 each

 

***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.

https://forms.gle/WFGDuZvoYvPrYV7T8

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:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/TaiwanAdventures/doc/276107129116873/ 

Yushan玉山, Mt Jade, 22nd-24th May, 2021

*****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

– Professional, native English speaking guides

  • Full Insurance
  • All entry fees
  • Minimum of 6 people needed
  • Full refund if the trip is cancelled (typhoons, road closures, no permits, not enough people etc)

SIGN UP FORM – 

**** https://forms.gle/q9Nifk6V44acPZWL9 ****

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 sell out quickly!

This is an OVERNIGHT trip leaving Taipei on Saturday, May 22nd and returning to Taipei on Monday May 24th. (If you work Monday to Friday, you’ll have to take Monday off)

We consider this trip to be “luxury economical” because it’s as cheap as we can make it, and includes everything our private trips include.

Included: Private transportation from and to Taipei for our group; All the meals for the whole trip; Your own bed* in a hotel on the first night; Native English speaking guide, permits, and insurance.

If necessary, we can arrange a second pickup point in Taichung or Chiayi (Jiayi) for our southern living friends.

*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 possibly 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 $10,500TD pp. If this is your first hike with us, the price is $11,000NTD pp. We’ll send you payment options after you sign up.

****ITINERARY****

Saturday (May 22nd) – 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 (May 23rd) – 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, lunch, dinner

Monday (May 24th) – Up early (~2am) and head to the main peak for sunrise. Hike back down to Paiyun Cabin for an early brunch, hike to the trailhead, and then drive back to Taipei. We expect to be back around 6:00-7:00pm.

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 or shoes

– Fleece

– Raincoat

– Rain pants

– Sleeping bag (winter bag)

– The ability to carry 2L of water

– Headlamp (very important)

– Toiletries and personal items

– Sunscreen

  • Trousers (not jeans or other cotton)

Sleeping bag rentals are $500NTD each, and we can have the sleeping bag waiting at Paiyun Lodge so you don’t have to carry it. 

Hiking Poles: $200 each; 

Backpacks: $400 each

***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.

https://forms.gle/q9Nifk6V44acPZWL9

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:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/TaiwanAdventures/doc/276107129116873/