En dags kulturell resa till Smangus i Hsinchu

Fantastisk dagsupplevelse till Smangus Village och vandring i skogen. Såg några körsbärsträd och några fantastiska naturlandskap. Vår chaufför Chen Wei var fantastisk och mycket vänlig. Jag njöt också av resan dit och tillbaka då det var bergigt och slingrigt.

司馬庫斯真的是人間仙境，不愧於上帝的部落之稱，集合出發前還下著雨又濕又冷，不過意外的越到司馬庫斯便逐漸放晴，外套還嫌太多，甚至還有點曬傷。建議再提早個10~15天來應該會更好，目前已經有些逐漸換綠芽出來，但不影響觀看遊玩。比較美中不足的是司機開到司馬庫斯並未多做導覽，就放生各自活動，且在車旁吸煙，上車嚼食檳榔，那個味道讓本就暈的路程更加不舒服，雖然遇到的司機素質很碰運氣，但如果要再來，我還是會想再報名一次。另外下山時間有固定，真的必須提早在指定時間集合，不然就是會被丟包的...

the route to smangus village offers some spectacular mountain and valley views, and the occasional sakuras and bamboo groves. depending on traffic, you may find it a bit rushed to see the yaya qparung, the largest tree in the grove. based on your fitness and the weather, the mountain trek can take between 60-90mins one way, and due to traffic control, the transport has to leave the village before 2pm. if you plan to reach the sacred tree grove, you got to move fast. if its sakura season and you are just going to the sakura garden in the mountain, then it will need less time. you could also just hang out in the village - plenty of sakura around! the organiser set up a group chat the night before with very clear instructions for pick up and drop off, and the drivers’ contact details. our driver, mr cao, was very helpful in explaining what to expect, helping us manage time, and sharing knowledge about taipei. transport travel time was about 2-3hours each way.

Due to the number of people, the trip was changed to Taipingshan. The car was comfortable, and Mr. Zhang, the tour guide, was friendly and professional. Most importantly, Taipingshan was stunning. I regret waiting so long to visit this beautiful place!

I highly recommend this tour! Although we didn’t witness the cherry blossoms in full bloom, the experience was still exciting and spontaneous. Our driver, Cao Yudong, went the extra mile to ensure we could see and capture photos of the blossoms along the way

司機嚮導專業，駕駛安全，大推！山路還是讓專業的開比較好🙏 巨木群超美，完全不輸國外，非常值得一遊，不過車程頗長要有心理準備（暈車藥也備著）

雖然櫻花大部份都掉落，很多地方還是很漂亮，值得去走走。

旅程發生小插曲，差點進不了山，感謝司機大哥馬上聯繫公司協助幫忙，雖然耽誤了一些時間，司馬庫斯裡的櫻花🌸也凋零、有的開始長綠葉，還好老天賞臉，露出了太陽，天氣很好，拍了很多風景美照，回程路上經過財伯觀光果園，讓我們拍了不少美麗的櫻花照

汪啟松司機開車技術非常好，整趟路程痕平穩，ㄧ上車就很自動進入睡覺模式，一路睡到目的地，回程也是超好睡，完全沒有暈車，超讚👍司機先生又親切又禮貌，滿分💯值得讚賞！！！讓賞櫻的我們有很好的體驗跟回憶，謝謝辛苦開車的司機～～～

司馬庫斯的櫻花確實很美很壯觀，但行程內容有寫到老街和軍艦岩，不過完全沒有帶我們去耶！？唯一的美中不足