Taiwan Travel - Yehliu Geopark 野柳地质公园

Taiwan Travel - Yehliu Geopark 野柳地质公园 (2011 0501)

Address: No.167-1, Kantung Rd., Yehliu Village, Wanli District, New Taipei City 20744, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Open: 0800-1700 Hours

Getting There:

By Long Distance Bus:

Taipei Station, transfer Kuo-Kuang Bus 1815 (bound for Jinshan) to Yehliu stop.

Taipei Station, transfer Taipei MRT to Tamsui Station, transfer Crown Northern Coast Shuttle Bus 716 to Yehliu Geopark (Yehliu Ocean World) stop.

Taipei Station, transfer Taipei MRT to Tamsui Station, transfer Tamsui / Keelung Bus 862 (Low Floor) to Yehliu stop.

Keelung Station, transfer Keelung Bus 790 (bound for Jinshan) to Yehliu Geopark stop.

One of the premier destinations in northern Taiwan, Yehliu Geopark is home to a number of unique geological formations including the iconic "Queen's Head" (女王頭) and other remarkable formations include Sea Candles (燭台石), Fairy Shoe (仙女鞋), Ginger Rocks, Elephant Rock, Ice Cream Rock, Kissing Rock, and Princess' Head, and is located along a cape stretching out from the town of Wanli.

Part of the Daliao Miaocene Formation, the cape stretches around 1,700 meters, formed as thousands of years of geological movement forced the Datun Mountains to change their shape, jutting out into the ocean.