Farm Fun Taiwan Style

Agritourism is a new form of industry combining agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry production, farming village culture, and farm living, which provides recreational travel and experiential learning for domestic and international tourists. As each agritourism area offers something different, its appeals are diverse and exceptional, ranging from natural scenery, picking seasonal fruits and vegetables, authentic culinary experiences, purchasing unique farm products, to fun and engaging DIY farm crafts. Let’s discover the beauty of Taiwan through agritourism!

Shuangtan Agritourism Area

Sanyi Township, Miaoli County

The combination of agricultural products, woodcarving, Shengxing Train Station, tung flower, mountains and clouds, fireflies, ecosystem and local arts integrate aesthetics into farm living, creating farm-based recreation that brings together Hakka agricultural products, craftsman culture and slow living.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Instagrammable tung flower wall → DIY herbal mosquito repellent (Shuangtan tourist service center) → Hakka cuisine + DIY pottery (Chun Tian Arts Agritourism Farm) → guide to Peking opera mask culture + DIY egg roll (Shan Ban Qiao Agritourism Farm)
  • DIY Activities
    Fruit picking, woodcarving painting, opera mask painting, pottery, indigo dyeing, agrifood DIY (plum lollipop, egg roll, Hakka pounded tea), tea ceremony experience
  • Seasonal Produce
    Red plum (May-June), citrus (November-March), Strawberry (December-April)
  • Gifts
    Indigo dyed products, ceramics, woodcarvings, opera masks, egg products, honeyed citrus slices, Hakka gift sets, strawberry (citrus) jam, camellia oil, honey scented black tea, kumquat sauce
  • Special Cuisine
    Plant-based dishes (Zhuo Ye Cottage Restaurant), Hakka cuisine (Chun Tian Arts Agritourism Farm)
  • Telephone
    037-878916
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.110-7, Shuangliantan, Shuangtan Village, Sanyi Township
  • Email
    sanyi130st@gmail.com
For More Information

Taomi Agricultural Leisure Area

Puli Township, Nantou County

Teeming with frogs and butterflies, Taomi is an ecological paradise where the fireflies of Caonan Wetland are indicative of its excellent ecological conservation. Taomi offers tourists an enjoyable adventure through its eco tour and farm experience, and specialty dishes made with the freshest local ingredients.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Fruit picking in jaboticaba orchard → fish and shrimp ecological exploration → DIY pan-fried rice cake
    2. DIY hiking lunchbox → Taomi ecological village tour → hiking picnic
  • DIY Activities
    Ecological experience (fish and shrimp ecological exploration, firefly and frog watching at night, ecological tour), agricultural experience (passion fruit and water bamboo picking), agrifood experience (passion fruit or jaboticaba jam), paper-making, Paper Dome tour
  • Seasonal Produce
    Water bamboo (May-Oct), giant bamboo shoot (June-September), passion fruit (July-December), jaboticaba (November-May)
  • Gifts
    Passion fruit and passion fruit jam/ jelly, jaboticaba fruit and jaboticaba jam/ enzyme, preserved bamboo shoot, mushroom, butterfly-related creative cultural products, paper-related creative cultural products
  • Special Cuisine
    Giant bamboo shoot-theme dishes, organic healthy food, water bamboo-theme dishes, black-tea pork knuckle, Hakka cuisine, local cuisine (Paper Dome, Green House Dining Hall)
  • Telephone
    049-2911591、0933-157216
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.64-4, Taomi Lane, Taomi Village, Puli Township, Nantou County
  • Email
    polo616@gmail.com
For More Information

Jin Hu Agritourism Area

Kouhu Township, Yunlin County

Located along the southeast coast of Yunlin, its thriving marine ecosystem is ideally suited for aquaculture. Fishery products unique to the area include eel, Taiwan tilapia, milkfish, shrimps, oyster, poker chip venus clam, mullet, flatfish and horseshoe clam. In addition to its century-old intangible cultural heritage – Qianshuizhuang (a large-scale religious ritual dedicated to freeing the spirits of those who have drown), its agricultural and fishery products, landscape, cultural history and biking routes create one-of-a-kind experiences and unique gifts, giving tourists a glimpse into its industrial culture, and everyday life in a coastal fishing village, while enjoying nature.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Horseshoe Clam-theme Pavilion (clam digging, rubber rafting over fish pond, savoring healthy clam soup) → local authentic cuisine (visitor center) → botanical imprinting → biking along secret coastal hideaway → savor creative wine-roasted mullet roe
  • DIY Activities
    Fishery experience (clam digging, shrimp catching, angling, rubber rafting over fish pond), handicraft (botanical imprinting, cyanotype, seashell craftwork, DIY herbal cookies, wine-roasted mullet roe), seafood grilling
  • Seasonal Produce
    Fresh oyster (May-August), white shrimp and crab (August-December), mullet (November-December), rose tomato (November-April), sweet potato (December-March)
  • Gifts
    Mullet roe products, kabayaki grilled eel, shrimp products
  • Special Cuisine
    Seafood dishes (horseshoe clam, giant grouper, eel, shrimp, milkfish), halal-certified meals, specialty afternoon tea (coffee with mullet roe)
  • Telephone
    05-7905101
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.163, Guangming Rd, Wunan Village, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County
  • Telephone
    susun.104@yahoo.com.tw
For More Information

Shi Nan Agricultural Leisure Area

Qigu District, Tainan City

Using mainly eco-friendly agricultural and fishery methods, it is certified by international green travel seal. You can experience crab tying and fishing either through conventional way of traveling or through a smart travel platform. A wide variety of fruits and vegetables, such as guava, mango and tomato, and dairy products and fishery products, are produced in the area, including those certified organic or cultivated using eco-friendly farming practices. A guided eco-tour of the local lagoon with in-depth introduction to its ecosystem is also provided. You will have plenty of fun whether partaking in agricultural or fishery activities.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Crab-tying and fishing → specialty cuisine → handkerchief indigo dyeing → afternoon tea
  • DIY Activities
    Agriculture & fishery experience (crab tying, fishing, oyster shucking, vegetable/fruit picking), handicraft (milkfish products, candied roselle, salted jam ice cream, indigo dyeing, bottle aquarium, fish printing), certified eco-tours (e.g. lagoon tour)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Strawberry, alkaline-soil sweet potato, alkaline-soil tomato, shallot (January-March), mango (June-August), crab (July-October), cantaloupe (November-December)
  • Gifts
    Milkfish products, indigo dye, dried fruits (cantaloupe, mango, strawberry, roselle), shallot-infused goose oil
  • Special Cuisine
    Seafood dishes (milkfish, mud crab, giant tiger prawn, giant grouper, oyster)
  • Telephone
    06-7871919
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.48, Xinan, Xinan Village, Qigu District, Tainan City
  • Email
    ming881998@gmail.com
For More Information

Zhentoushan Agricultural Leisure Area

Yuanshan Township, Yilan County

As Taiwan’s first agritourism area, it produces a wide variety of fruits, such as mulberry in spring, red guava and wax apple in summer, persimmon, roselle and dragon fruit in autumn, and kumquat, which it is most renown for, in winter. It sells unique agriculture-related gifts and promotes a host of nature-linked activities, including seasonal fruit picking, DIY rice cracker, DIY vinegar, earth oven baking, succulent arrangements, and rice straw and fruit tree related farm activities. Humanity’s profound need to be close to nature is satisfied through farm experiences and agrifood education.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Kumquat picking → Wanglongpi → DIY soy sauce pickles → guided eco-tour of insectivorous plants → kumquat preserves (Agrioz Café) → enjoy delicious dishes under a fruit tree
  • DIY Activities
    Environmental and ecological tours, seasonal fruit picking, farm activities, handicraft (stone oven-baked pizza, fruit preserves, fruit vinegar, fruit jam, rice crackers, liquid handwash, mosquito repellent, etc.), potted plant arrangement
  • Seasonal Produce
    Guava (February, August-September), Kumquat (December-February)
  • Gifts
    Kumquat products
  • Special Cuisine
    Farm specialties (special chicken dishes, bamboo shoot dishes, healthy herbal dishes, fruit/flower/vegetable dishes)
  • Telephone
    03-9230785
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    Sheet-metal house opposite No.8, Pocheng Rd, Zhenshan Village, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County
  • Email
    201706jts@gmail.com
For More Information

Maokong Agriculture Leisure Area

Wenshan District, Taipei City

In close proximity to the metropolis, it is the origin of tea culture and a predominant tea area since ancient times. Important knowledge and experience related to tea, such as tea planting, tea leaf picking and tea making, are passed down from generation to generation. Even today, the everyday life of local residents in Maokong is tightly linked to tea. Surrounded by nature, providing abundant cultural resources and ancient trails to explore, and offering diverse tea experiences, and food and beverage services, it is also Taiwan’s key production area for Tieguanyin tea, and a great weekend and holiday getaway destination for city dwellers.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Camphor tree walkway → Tieguanyin specialty cuisine → recap Maokong’s tea history at Tea Master Chang Nai-Miao Memorial Hall → Taipei Tea Promotion Center → explore pothole trail → visit Tien En Temple
    2. Tea Promotion Center → explore pothole trail and learn about origin of Maokong’s name → enjoy tea in “blue zone” teahouses → admire stars on Degaoling mountain
  • DIY Activities
    Agrifood experience (tieguanyin radish cake, tieguanyin mochi), tea experience (tea appreciation, tea picking, tea making, one-day tea master, tea sealing, eco-printing)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Green bamboo shoot (May-October), tieguanyin tea (spring, winter)
  • Gifts
    Tieguanyin milk tea, tieguanyin soy milk, tea leaves, tea seed oil
  • Special Cuisine
    Creative dishes using flowers, fruits and tea leaves as ingredients
  • Telephone
    0989-104-127
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    1F, No.37-1, Lane 38, Sec.3, Zhinan Rd, Wenshan District, Taipei City
For More Information

LotusPark Leisure Agriculture Area

Guanyin District, Taoyuan City

Located in the suburban area of Guanyin, Taoyuan, it is known for lotus planting but also has plenty of other resources to offer, including agriculture (flowers and fruits/ melons/ gourds/ squashes), landscape (dunes and lighthouse) and ecosystem (ponds and algal reefs). Besides providing a host of lotus-related experiences during lotus season, and subsequent lotus root digging, it also produces decorative flowers, edible flowers, Chinese bayberry, rice, roselle, honey and various other fruits and vegetables. Along with the vicinity’s unique scenery (Baishajia Lighthouse and Caota sand dunes), ecosystem and culture, it is a great destination for a half-day to two-day tour.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Lotus field scenic tour (LotusPark visitor service center) → admire sunflowers or seasonal flowers, savor lotus-theme dishes (Sun & Green Farm, Lianheyuan Recreation Farm) → ride on giant waterlily → lotus and waterlily farm experience, tour of three-sided old courtyard house (Lin Family Old House Recreational Farm) → purchase gifts for friends and family
    2. Ride on giant waterlily → lotus experience → lotus-theme dishes → flowers experience
  • DIY Activities
    Lotus experience (ride on giant waterlily, peel lotus seeds, lotus leaf tea, dig lotus root, lotus leaf dyeing, lotus leaf dishes), handicraft (pumpkin carving, straw and bamboo weaving), agrifood experience (strawberry ice cream, candied fruit), eco-tour
  • Seasonal Produce
    Strawberry (January-March), watermelon (June-July), lotus products (June-October), melon/gourd/squash (July-October), roselle (September-October), lotus root (October-March)
  • Gifts
    Lotus and flower gifts (lotus root, rice flour, flower tea, coffee, pudding, dried fruits)
  • Special Cuisine
    Lotus-theme dishes, Hakka cuisine, vegetables/fruits/wild-grown vegetables dishes, herbal cuisine
  • Telephone
    03-4970166、0912-539405
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.33-1, Jinhua Rd, Neighborhood 6, Lanpu Village, Guanyin District, Taoyuan City
For More Information

Yangmei Leisure Agriculture Area

Yangmei District, Taoyuan City

Besides its diverse and high-quality agricultural resources that drive the green economy, including rice crops, dairy cattle husbandry, organic fruits and vegetables, horticulture crops and koi fish rearing, it has actively developed processed agricultural products, including mesona products, dairy products and Hakka dishes. You can also partake in farm activities, such as fruit and vegetable picking, and succulent arrangements, farm experience and eco-tours. You will not want to miss the mesona flower season every November as the area is remarkably similar to the picturesque fields of Provence.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Yangmei Leisure Agriculture Area’s visitor service center → DIY fresh milk mochi → Hakka cuisine (authentic farm cooking) → organic farm tour and egg picking→ farm tour, mesona tea tasting and mesona chicken noodle
    2. Yangmei Leisure Agriculture Area’s visitor service center → Fugang railway art culture → succulent arrangements → Hakka cuisine → farm experience e.g. lemon picking and sweet potato digging
  • DIY Activities
    Fresh milk mochi, rhinoceros beetle restoration tour, herb imprinting, stone-oven baked pizza, traditional earth oven cooking experience, fruit and vegetable picking, succulent arrangements, pottery painting, moss ball making, lotus seed peeling, DIY rice products, eco-tours
  • Seasonal Produce
    Fresh milk (all year round), organic strawberry (January-March), organic cherry tomato (January-April), fig (June-September), Formosa Ganlu pear (August-September)
  • Gifts
    Mesona products, fresh milk products, salted winter melon, konjac, dried lemon, organic egg, rice, dried salted mustard leaves, dried radish
  • Special Cuisine
    Mesona dishes, Hakka cuisine, farm-style beef noodle
  • Telephone
    03-4723203、0936-031535
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.8, Lane 321, Sec.3, Yanghu Rd, Yangmei District, Taoyuan City
  • Email
    ok20171012@gmail.com
For More Information

Yamay Leisure Agriculture Area

Daxi District, Taoyuan City

Located next to “Daxi Old Street”, it has a wide network of century-old irrigation canals that cuts through extensive rice fields. It also boasts the vast scenic view of Dahan River, man-made wetland, eco water park, secret bald pine forest enclave, and 160-year-old national heritage site – Lee Teng-fang’s Ancient Residence. The dynamic area also possesses a wide variety of agricultural resources. You may tour its farms and historical sites by electric bus or bicycle, making it a great place to explore all year round.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Take eco-friendly shuttle bus (visitor center) → farm tours (vary with season and agricultural resources) → local cuisine
  • DIY Activities
    Eco-friendly rides (electric bus, tandem bicycle), visit historical house in ancient costume, cultural and ecological tours, botanical handicraft (botanical imprinting, orchid arrangements, succulent arrangements), farm experience (fruit and vegetable picking, feeding small animals), agrifood experience (baking, jam/vinegar)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Jaboticaba (March-April, October-November), mulberry (March-April), dragon fruit (July-October), pomelo (September-October), citrus (November-December)
  • Gifts
    Citrus essential oil cleaning agent, herbal vinegar, aromatic lemon slices, baked goods, mulberry jam, dried butterfly pea flowers, Japanese agar candies, camellia oil, honeysuckle handmade soap, aloe vera products, flower arrangements, woodcarvings
  • Special Cuisine
    Gelato, French-style set meals, medicinal dishes, local cuisine
  • Telephone
    0965-272080
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.92, Yuehu Rd, Daxi District, Taoyuan City
  • Email
    yamfarm0913@gmail.com
For More Information

Jhaomen Recreation Agriculture District

Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County

Endowed with rich agricultural resources, it is best known for its citrus, Hakka rice-based food and aiyu. Offering a wide range of eco educational tours and related farm products, it endeavors toward environmental sustainability, recognizing the harmony and balance of production, living and ecological environment.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Environmental education eco-tour → DIY Aiyu jelly → Hakka fare → Hakka tea pounding, mochi making, specialty afternoon tea (Chen Family Recreational Farm)
  • DIY Activities
    Farm experience (citrus picking, pear tree grafting, Christmas cactus grafting), handicraft (succulent arrangements, butterfly painting), agrifood experience (Aiyu making, hawthorn konjac, mugwort rice balls, Hakka tea pounding and mochi making, Hakka pickled mustard green bun), folk games
  • Seasonal Produce
    Oriental pear (June-August), pomelo (September-October), Aiyu (September-February), Citrus (November-April)
  • Gifts
    Aiyu products, Hakka pomelo tea, rice, oriental pear, citrus, coffee, fruity fermented tofu, hawthorn products, flaxseed oil, red wine, citrus cleaning agent
  • Special Cuisine
    Bamboo-shoot braised chicken, Hakka cuisine (Chen Family Recreational Farm), hawthorn chicken hotpot
  • Telephone
    03-5899606
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.16-2, Jiuqiong Lake, Neighborhood 6, Zhaomen Village, Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County
  • Email
    sp9@sp9.org.tw
For More Information

Dashanbei Agritourism Area

Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County

Possessing rich agricultural resources, its principal product is citrus fruits. In addition to the repurposing of its abandoned school and development of cultural and creative art, it actively develops a wide variety of citrus-theme gifts, and provides diverse farm experiences and food and beverage services. Extending even to mountain trails, the agritourism area is ideal for farm tours and forest exploration.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Repurposed abandoned school (Dashan Beiyue) → fruit picking in the mountains (Oldman Recreational Farm) → Dashanbei farmers market → forest trail exploration
  • DIY Activities
    Fruit picking, handicraft (edible flower lollipop, camellia oil handmade soap), agrifood education and experience (herbal beverages, citrus bagel)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Citrus (December-March), bamboo (March-June), eco-tour and firefly watching (April-May), passion fruit, dragon fruit, bitter gourd (July-August), tea leaves (September-October), ecosystem/ flowers (November-December)
  • Gifts
    Citrus products (dried fruit, jam, beer, soy sauce, handmade soap)
  • Special Cuisine
    Slow food experience (Dashan Beiyue), honey murcott beer (Dashanbei Recreational Farm), stone oven bread, Hakka cuisine
  • Telephone
    (03)593-6439
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.80, Dashanbei, Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County
  • Email
    chuangkaiyung@gmail.com
For More Information

Hudong Agritourism Area

Xihu Township, Miaoli County

Surrounded by low-elevation mountains, its ecological environment is excellent and its people pure and simple. Producing mainly wendan pomelo and rice, it is an area that has long promoted organic farming and circular agriculture, low-carbon living and slow living. When pomelo flowers blossom in March and wendan is ready for harvesting in September, a carnival-like atmosphere pervades the area. Its agricultural, ecological and historical resources allow tourists to explore the beauty of the farming village and its farm land all year round.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Fruit picking → authentic farm cooking (Secret Garden) → site tour → stone oven pizza baking → coffee roasting
  • DIY Activities
    Site tour, fruit picking, farm experience, agrifood experience (glutinous rice ball, stone oven pizza baking, coffee roasting, honey lemon vinegar), handicraft (botanical imprinting, little wizard hanging ornament)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Xihu rice (all year round), organic vegetables (all year round), dragon fruit (June-November), pomelo (September-October), white pomelo/ xishi pomelo (October-November), citrus (November-February)
  • Gifts
    Xihu pomelo products (dried fruit, candy, foaming handwash, fruit vinegar, jam), lavender products, Xihu frozen sweet potato, dragon fruit vinegar, herb-of-grace, wood fired ceramics
  • Special Cuisine
    Authentic farm cooking (Secret Garden), pomelo-theme dishes, pork glutinous rice balls (Leisure Industry Development Association of Xihu Township), local cuisine, pomelo-theme set meals (Home Corner Café), Hakka rice-based food, stone oven pizza
  • Telephone
    037-923629
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.18, Dianzai St, Xihu Township, Miaoli County
  • Email
    xihuduoyuan@gmail.com
For More Information

Golden Town Agritourism Area

Gongguan Township, Miaoli County

As the only jujube production area in Taiwan, it produces not only jujube but also taro and rice. During jujube producing season in summer, the orchards are open for visitors to pick jujube; and during busy rice planting and harvesting seasons, golden rice ears shining in the setting sun makes a breathtaking sight. While keeping its traditional Hakka farm living and culture, the nostalgic farming town also offers a host of taro-theme gifts, farm activities, pottery, straw and bamboo weaving, and delicious specialty food and beverages.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Fruit picking, taro-theme experiences (MaKuo Taro) → Hakka cuisine (Qiao Xuan Restaurant) → Miaoli Cultural Park → eco-tours (Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall or stone wall relics)
  • DIY Activities
    Fruit picking, DIY beeswax cloth, agrifood experiences (handmade cookies/bread, taro balls, jujube rice balls, earth oven baking, fruit jam, fruit vinegar)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Strawberry (January-March), jujube (July-August), persimmon (October-December), mustard green/taro/chrysanthemum (November-December), lemon (all year round)
  • Gifts
    Golden Town specialty agricultural products
  • Special Cuisine
    Hakka cuisine (Qiao Xuan Restaurant), local specialty dishes
  • Telephone
    037-228589
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.154, Fuji Village, Gongguan Township, Miaoli County
For More Information

Ginger Garden Agritourism Area

Dahu Township, Miaoli County

Originally known for its supply of excellent ginger species, it practices environmentally-friendly farming, ecological restoration and cultivation of high-quality ginger. When traveling with family, not only can you enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery but also pick fresh and juicy fruits, and enjoy a unique fruit feast. Hakka culture is integrated into all its modern experiential activities ranging from ginger planting, ginger eating, ginger playing, ginger soaking to Hakka cooking. Every moment is captivating whether it is a ginger-theme experience or Hakka cultural activity.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Ginger tea appreciation (visitor center) → mountain → specialty cuisine (Mile High Leisure Farm) → foot spa (Shennong Classic) → parent-child farming experience → firefly watching
  • DIY Activities
    Farm experiences (fruit picking, ginger digging, turmeric root digging), handicraft (turmeric dyeing, turmeric handmade soap), agrifood experiences (tangerine compressed tea, pumpkin, gingerbread man painting, earth oven baking), foot spa
  • Seasonal Produce
    Peach/plum (March-June), makino bamboo shoot (April-May), cherry tomato (July-September), strawberry (November-March), citrus (November-February)
  • Gifts
    Ginger products (brown-sugar ginger slices, ginger powder, turmeric powder, ginger tea bags and beverages, old-ginger sesame oil, turmeric bread, brown-sugar ginger gummies, turmeric cookie bars, body care products)
  • Special Cuisine
    Ginger set meals, specialty hotpot, stone oven pizza, handmade desserts (Mile High Leisure Farm), Hakka cuisine, ginger-theme dishes, turmeric specialty dishes, strawberry specialty dishes
  • Telephone
    037-951870
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.13-3, Neighborhood 9, Ginger Garden, Lilin Village, Dahu Township, Miaoli County
For More Information

Pears Homeland Agritourism Area

Dongshi District, Taichung City

The mountain town located below the Xueshan mountain range is the origin of gaojie oriental pear. The tenacity of Dapu Hakka people is demonstrated in the immense effort made to cultivate oriental pear, persimmon and citrus. Within the area, you can enjoy fruit picking all year round, and partake in firefly watching and eco-tours. Its Hakka kitchen offers many creative fruit dishes and agrifood education. There are diverse agricultural experiences involving orchid, sweet potato, organic vegetables and citrus, and you can even adopt a pear tree. Landscape art exhibited everywhere in the area also adds uniqueness to the scenery.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Fruit picking → Hakka cuisine → DIY herbal tea bags
  • DIY Activities
    Fruit picking, agrifood experiences (Hakka rice-based food, herbal tea bags, candied roselle), handicraft (fragrance, orchid arrangements)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Gaojie oriental pear (end June-early August), persimmon (end September- early November), citrus (December-early March)
  • Gifts
    Oriental pear, handmade fermented tofu, herbal tea bags, brown-sugar ginger slices (only available in winter), pickled plums, plum vinegar, lemon vinegar, coffee
  • Special Cuisine
    Hakka cuisine (reserve in advance with area service center)
  • Telephone
    04-25881829
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.242, Sec.4, Dongqi Rd, Zhongke Village, Dongshi District, Taichung City
  • Email
    top.grafting@gmail.com
For More Information

Ruanpikeng Leisure Agricultural Area

Dongshi District, Taichung City

Offering a rich diversity of agricultural products and dedicating to ecological restoration, it provides an itinerary that combines Hakka culture with agriculture, ecological environment, faith and human culture. Recreational activities include fruit picking, cooking workshop, mountain hiking, ecological education, Hakka history and weekend farmers’ market. These activities and the natural beauty of the farming village make it a favorite travel destination in central Taiwan.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    DIY botanical fabric dyeing → cooking workshop → Hakka cuisine → tour of archaic irrigation canals → afternoon tea (Happy Farm)
  • DIY Activities
    Fruit picking, cooking experience, Hakka rice-based food, handicraft (botanical fabric dyeing, essential oil insect repellent, succulent arrangements)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Peach (April-May), gaojie oriental pear (second half of June-early August), avocado (September-November), persimmon (October-November), honey murcott (December-February), tankan orange (December-January)
  • Gifts
    Chinese Glycosmis jam, persimmon vinegar, botanical handmade gift sets, fresh fruits, coffee
  • Special Cuisine
    Hakka cuisine, afternoon tea, local specialty dishes (Happy Farm)
  • Telephone
    04-25853488
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.75, Qingfu St, Qingfu Village, Dongshi District, Taichung City
For More Information

Nuomi Bridge Agritourism Area

Guoxing Township, Nantou County

Spanning both sides of Beigang River in Guoxing Township, it is named after the river’s Nuomi Bridge which is known for its unique building technique and being the county’s historical monument. The cold spring in the area allows for the cultivation of high-quality agricultural products. Steeped in Hakka culture and preserving its culinary traditions, it is great place to relax and enjoy farm fun with traditional lemongrass cultural activities, and aiyu, coffee and plant potting experiences.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Exploration of scenic spots (Nuomi Bridge historical relic, old bishop wood trees) → coffee appreciation → agricultural experiences → local specialty dishes
    2. Parent-child farm experiences (plant potting, puffed rice making, botanical imprinting) → coffee appreciation → aiyu experience → tour of Nuomi Bridge historical relic and old bishop wood trees
  • DIY Activities
    Handicraft (plant potting, rice, lemongrass luffa soap, botanical imprinting), coffee appreciation, agrifood experiences (lemon vinegar, aiyu, turmeric bread chicken, Hakka soup mochi, puffed rice), lemongrass foot spa
  • Seasonal Produce
    Guoxing coffee (all year round), cold spring rice (all year round), luffa (May-August), lemon (June-September), olive (November-December)
  • Gifts
    Coffee products, lemongrass products, olive products, cold spring rice, mushroom, Hakka handmade products (salted bamboo shoot, dried radish, dried pickled mustard green)
  • Special Cuisine
    Local specialty dishes, coffee
  • Telephone
    Mr. Mei: 0938-997203, Mr. Huang: 0928-338671
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.50, Beiyuan Rd, Beigang Village, Guoxing Township, Nantou County
  • Email
    feng105@yahoo.com.tw
For More Information

Ruifeng Taihe Agritourism Area

Meishan Township, Chiayi County

Ruifeng Taihe is located in the northern peak of Alishan, and is close to Alishan forest railway and Taiping suspension bridge. Together with its main produce – high mountain tea, and mountain trails, sea of clouds, firefly watching, flower season, tea ceremony, and local art and culture, it offers an itinerary that encompasses “craft (tea leaf picking and tea making), forest (trails and sunrise) and living (agricultural products and human culture)”. You can experience being a tea master or tea maker, and enjoy sunrise among a sea of clouds, forest trails and slow living, and learn about agrifood and the ecological environment. You should also not miss its themed activities, such as tea ceremony in the mountains and sunrise concert.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Tea leaf picking/ tea making experience → tea lunchbox → observation deck and tea plantation → tea ceremony in bamboo forest → eco-tour
  • DIY Activities
    Tea experience (tea leaf picking, tea making, tea appreciation, tea-scented bath pack making, tea ceremony culture), handicraft (bamboo weaving, pottery, moss ball), agrifood experiences (aiyu, brown sugar, fruit jam), bamboo shoot harvesting
  • Seasonal Produce
    Brown sugar (January-February), plum (March-April), tea leaves (March-December), bamboo shoot (April-June), red plum (May-June), camellia oil (October), persimmon (October-November), aiyu (October-December), coffee (December-February)
  • Gifts
    Oolong tea, Jinxuan tea, small-leaf black tea, aiyu, honey, red plum, camellia oil, plum wine, brown sugar, bamboo shoot, persimmon, postcard, plum vinegar, coffee
  • Special Cuisine
    Tea-theme dishes, candied oolong pumpkin, short rice noodle, bamboo shoot-theme dishes
  • Telephone
    05-2562820
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.27, Camphor Lake, Taihe Village, Meishan Township, Chiayi County
  • Email
    ceorai@gmail.com
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Jhong Shan Agriculture Leisure Area

Dongshan Township, Yilan County

Located upstream of Dongshan River, and close to Xinliao Waterfall and Zhongshan Waterfall, it is a planting area for tea trees and wendan pomelo, which are mainly grown organically and sustainably. With mostly protected forest land, it has a unique ecological environment which makes it the best eco-tourism destination in Yilan County. Reflecting its logo design which consists of one bud and two leaves, it offers a variety of special experiences involving tea leaves, pomelo and the ecological environment, providing farm fun all year round.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    1. Green tea ice cream (Xing Yuan Tea Farm) → pomelo-flavor dorayaki making → Xinliao Waterfall → local cuisine (San-fu Leisure Farm)
    2. Fruit picking → pomelo-flavor mooncake making → Renshan Botanical Garden → local cuisine
  • DIY Activities
    Tea experiences (tea leaf picking/ tea making), agrifood experience (green tea ice cream, green tea tapioca balls, dorayaki, tea-smoked egg, tea cakes, tea jelly), handicraft (bottle aquarium, leather, cypress chopsticks)
  • Seasonal Produce
    Pomelo (September)
  • Gifts
    Pomelo flower tea, honey-scented black tea
  • Special Cuisine
    Yi Jia Cun Macrobiotic Restaurant (authentic farm cooking), mountain produce, local cuisine (San-fu Leisure Farm), afternoon tea, halal meals (Shangrila Leisure Farm)
  • Telephone
    03-9587010
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.260, Zhongshan Rd, Zhongshan Village, Dongshan Township, Yilan County
  • Email
    a587010@gmail.com
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Guanshan Waterfront Park

Guanshan Township, Taitung County

Retaining the original look of a Taiwan farm village and multi-racial culture, it prides itself on the production of high-quality agricultural and specialty products. It offers a wide variety of agricultural activities developed in coordination with its community and indigenous tribe, providing outdoor teaching and in-depth farm tour, and diverse themed experiences and hands-on cooking. It is a must-visit agritourism area for anyone visiting Guanshan Rice County School and Waterfront Park.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Guanshan Waterfront Park tour → aiyu experience → old dried radish chicken soup experience (Rice County School) → millet experience (Kamcing tribe)
  • DIY Activities
    Rice experience (rice making, millet, rice-based cakes), agrifood experiences (carrot egg roll, Hakka tea pounding, aiyu, colorful dough drops), indigenous hunting-trap making, indigenous leather carving, beeswax candle making, bamboo cannon experience
  • Seasonal Produce
    Plum (March-April), peach (April-May), Gaojie oriental pear (May-June), avocado (September-December)
  • Gifts
    Guanshan rice, Kuai Kuai rice puff, honey, aged dried radish, brown rice vinegar, crispy nut candy, brown rice cracker
  • Special Cuisine
    Hakka cuisine, Hakka rice noodle, large-bowl rice bento
  • Telephone
    089-814903
  • Visitor Service Center Address No.24-1, Changlin Rd, Guanshan Township, Taitung County
    No.24-1, Changlin Rd, Guanshan Township, Taitung County
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Chih Shang Rice Leisure Farming Association

Chishang Township, Taitung County

Due to the rich soil and pristine water of the East Rift Valley, this area is well known for its high-quality rice. In the wake of commercials featuring Brown Boulevard and Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree, and recreational resources such as Dapo Pond, Chishang Fault and rapeseed flower field, interest in biking, bed-and-breakfast, experiential activities and agricultural gifts, which allow tourists to fully experience its agricultural specialties and culture that are centered around rice, mixed grains and multi-racial community, has surged.

  • Recommended Itinerary
    Dragon fruit picking and jam making (A-Yu’s Fruit) → Chishang Farmers’ Healthy Food Restaurant → amborella fruit picking and pickling
  • DIY Activities
    Farm experiences (rice grinding, wild vegetables gathering), agrifood experiences (roselle puffed rice, dragon fruit harvesting and jam making, amborella harvesting and pickling, tribal sweet rice wine making, plum fermented tofu making), DIY herbal mosquito repellent
  • Seasonal Produce
    Herbs (all year round), amborella (all year round), plum (April), dragon fruit (April-January), cherry tomato (May-January), citrus (November-December)
  • Gifts
    Chishang rice, navel orange, dragon fruit, handmade soap, plum fermented tofu
  • Special Cuisine
    Local cuisine (Chishang Farmers’ Healthy Food Restaurant), specialty noodles and vegetable dishes
  • Telephone
    0917-838023
  • Visitor Service Center Address
    No.51, Neighborhood 5, Dapu Village, Chishang Township, Taitung County
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