Beitou Hot Springs 北投


Beitou Hot Springs

When you arrive at Xinbeitou MRT Station one of the first things you may notice is the smell of sulfur in the air. Walk uphill past the park as far as you can go. Eventually you will come to a steaming geothermal sulfur pond, which is quite eerie. On your way there are many spas where you can bath in the hot springs. You can rent a private room for a reasonable rate, or you can go to the public outdoor bath. The public bath is on the north side of the park near the museum. Entrance is $40 and there are several different pools at different temperatures. The pools on the top of the hill are the hottest, and get more mild as you reach the bottom. There is also a cold water pool. Next to the public bath is the Hot springs museum. It is small and entrance is free, so if you’re interested stop in.

Getting to Xinbeitou

MRT: Take the Red-Danshui Line North to Beitou, where you will change trains and continue on to Xinbeitou (New Beitou), which is the only stop. The MRT Tourist Map also has an enlarged map of the area. Follow the gradual uphill incline around the park.

Driving: http://taipeiguide.blogspot.com/2006/11/yangming-shan-xin-beitou-driving.html
Wikitravel

Taipei Site Seeing Index:
http://taipeiguide.blogspot.com/2006/05/sites-in-taipei-city.html

More Links:

Peitou Hot springs Info
http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/gogo/goen_33.htm

Echoes of the Atayal--Wulai
http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/gogo/goen_34.htm

http://www.apresort.com.tw/EN/index.htm
http://www.cdhotel.com.tw
http://www.hallyard.com
http://www.springresort.com.tw/_index.html
http://www.sweetme.com.tw/English/home/home.asp
Asakusa Hotspring House - No Website - Tel:28913366
The outdoor pools both public and private are built in stone:NT$200/ hr
For Suites with cypress tubs a 2 hr soak costs - NT$680 or NT$780 depending on the size of the room.
There are many many others.

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