The weather was bad and I was the only one of the tour. The guide (who had not done all that well on a previous tour) was much better this time and gave enough information and answered questions. The hot spring visit was fine.

Not one of the best trips although the Northern Coast is definitely worth seeing if the weather plays along. It was raining heavily and the driver didn't seem to be particularly well informed about anything or particularly interested in telling us anything. He dropped us at Keelung and disappeared leaving us to make what we could of the view point (in the rain) and came back 10-15 minutes later than the agreed time. The rest of the tour was about the same but the time at the Geopark seems rather short given the time needed to get through the crowds and actually look at the stone formations. To end the day, the bus finally broke down at the tourist shop at the end of the tour. But the tour guide did organise taxis for us all to get us back to the hotels. To give him his due, on a later trip with the same driver, he was much better so maybe he was just having a bad day (like the weather).

Definitely much better than taking the bus, especially after a long flight. If the airport is busy, the forest of name boards at arrival can make it tricky to find your driver - you may need to take two or three trips through the forest until you spot the board with your name.