I felt the museum/town was rushed. We didn't need to spend so much time at the lake, since it was too hot to walk down the hill and back up. I would've preferred more time at the Tea Museum (we were very rushed) and more time walking through the tea shops in Pinglin. Thank you! I enjoyed it for the most part. Maybe having a meeting spot central - it would give the guides more time to get us to the venue and explore instead of so many pick ups and drop offs.

The views and scenery on this tour are breathtaking. Our guide, Joseph, was also fantastic. He had so much knowledge of the area and about tea. Although I was initially not that passionate about tea, I was there for the scenery, Joseph’s enthusiasm was infectious and was soon as interested in learning about the different kinds of tea. I would highly recommend this tour.

Nelson was knowledgeable, informative, gracious and accommodating host. His English was excellent. The car was clean and comfortable and we so appreciated the free wi-fi (after being at sea with no connectivity). Nelson's driving was safe but with purpose. It was a rainy day but we still got to see so much and stuck to a tight end of day deadline.

The tour was excellently organised and the tour leader Alan Chou was first-rate. The pacing was good, the hotels were great and the man event, the visit to the Taroko Gorge, was given lots of time (unlike the comments on the one-day tour) so that we walked around and saw the whole thing. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

Unfortunately it rained heavily the whole day so I cannot be 100% objective. On the way there were some interesting rock formations that we stopped for (in the rain). Chiufen is just one street with hundreds of little tourist shops and thousands of tourists crowding every inch. There was no kind of local culture.