Passeios por Hinoki Village

The charm of the forest railway was what drew me to book a 2-day, 1-night trip to Alishan (outbound: car, return: car + train). After confirming the reservation, I received information about what to bring and precautions via LINE, and just before the trip, I got detailed updates on the meeting point, driver's name, and vehicle number, which was reassuring. (Although everything was in Chinese, translation software helped me understand.) The documents provided when boarding the shuttle car also included Japanese, which was easy to understand. The guide spoke Chinese, so I couldn't understand without someone translating, but there were many explanation times during the 2-hour hike, and the paths were well-maintained with wooden decks and stone pavements, so even I, with low stamina, could walk comfortably even in the rain. One thing to note is that if you use a private shuttle car, there's a high risk of motion sickness because it drives on winding mountain roads with considerable inclines. Even though I don't usually get motion sickness, I felt quite ill in the shuttle car on the way back from Alishan to Fenqihu, and I regretted not bringing motion sickness medication.

我們的導遊 Jason 人很好，也很樂於助人。他確保我們感到舒適並吃得飽。我們看到了很多景點，也進行了不同的活動。我們很享受阿里山的短途旅行 #JasonWolf

It was a great 2-day trip and totally worth it to go to Alishan (one day would have been too rushed and not enough time to enjoy Alishan/Chiayi/Taichung). Mr. B. Tsai was very accommodating and flexible with the itinerary, especially with a child. That's the benefit of having a private tour, as we were able to change the itinerary to suit us. He also dropped us off at Taoyuan Airport at the end of the tour as requested. The accommodation was clean, quiet, with a beautiful view of the tea farm. Will definitely book with them for other tours when we next visit Taiwan.