There are abundant local resources in Hakka regions of Taiwan, such as versatile agricultural products and vast fields. Visitors can enjoy the fun of harvesting fresh produce on the farms. There are also quaint historical buildings and monuments where you can learn about the history and culture of Hakka regions. The secluded ancient trails in Hakka regions are blessed with forests and rich ecology. Walking along the ancient trails and absorbing all the phytoncide from plants is healing and pleasant. The business operators here have combined these local resources with creativity and ingenuity, and carefully designed itineraries that are both educational and entertaining. Have a look at the following tours!
Come to Taoyuan Xinwu Disterict Kejian and be Hakka for a day to experience the local life. The tour is designed around three themes: cooking, handcrafting, and working at sea. It allows tourists to taste local delicacies, learn about local culture and handicrafts, and get to know what coastal residents do for a living.
The itinerary can be customized according to visitors’ needs. Since the main activity is stone weir fishing, itineraries are planned around sea state and tidal schedules. Once the visitors provide their available dates the Association will create an itinerary accordingly.
- Taoyuan Stone Weir Association
- Ms. Hu
- +886-925-957575
Fugang is located at the end of Taoyuan Railway, home to the Taiwan Railway Fugang base. It is hoped to build Hakka tourism around the railway and promote the new low-carbon Hakka lifestyle in Fugang. Various historic stores and local DIY workshops can be accessed by Youbike or on foot. You can visit all the alleys and corners of Fugang to listen to local stories, experience the low-carbon lifestyle, and enjoy a Hakka cultural feast for your soul.
- Fugang Fufu 187
- Mr. Zhang
- +886-3-2821909／+886-988-146295
With agriculture as the foundation, it is hoped that the transformation of the local agricultural industry will bring in new leisure and sightseeing crowds, so that local industries can develop sustainably, and reach out to young people.
- Sanhe Community Development Association, Longtan District, Taoyuan City
- Mr. Huang
- +886-910-174127
Starting in 2022, this tour invites visitors into the mountains for a healing low-carbon tour.
On a bike and with the breeze gently blowing, you will ride along the gurgling canals and serene mountain trails, and feel the peace and tranquility offered by the mountain town.
Guided by local experts, you can enjoy the beauty of Beipu's century-old townscape, mining relics, and old settlements.
Visit local farmers to taste Beipu's tea, persimmons, and oranges, and enjoy a hearty feast of seasonal local cuisine.
- Nanpu Community Development Association
- +886-3-5805590／+886-911-361658
In this tour, local youths will brief you on the developmental history of Zhudong, and national champion forest guides will take you on a tour. You will also be appreciating the landmark, Zhudong Catholic Church, from multiple angles. Follow the locals to the Central Market, a hidden gem only known to the locals, to learn about the culture of flat rice noodles; and join them at a Hakka old house to taste authentic Hakka cuisine. Visit the most popular station of love on the Neiwan Line, Hexing Love Station, and bring home the most special souvenir by learning how to make wood art from the local wood craftsmen.
- Inquiry and reservation hotline／+886-938-951196
- Company representative number／+886-3-5960080
The Dunan Ancient Trail has been abandoned for more than 80 years. It is the first ancient trail of the Raknus Selu Trails to be restored by hand. There are lush primeval forests, rich native ecology, versatile terrains, and relics of retaining walls. Travel through time and space on your hike, and enjoy an easy route suitable for most people.
We will follow the footsteps of our ancestors and experience the lifestyle of the ancient trail for one day! Starting with shopping at the traditional market, we will then visit irrigation water wheels and tea pavilions by the old trees, and enjoy stories of Shangnanpian settlements and century-old academies. We will also visit secluded spots along the ancient trail, pray for health and safety at the Bagong temple, listen to local musicians perform Hakka folk songs, and taste local-style afternoon tea. This will be an ancient trail tour full of new experiences for your five senses.
- Guanxi Township Local Culture Association
- Chairperson Qiu
- +886-911-252772
Take a two-day and one-night trip to the mountain settlements and try out the slow-paced lifestyle of Nanzhuang, Miaoli. In this slow town certified by Cittaslow International, learn how residents of different ethnic groups coexist with the mountains and forests, and write their own chapter of life stories. Indulge in the multi-sensory experience and immerse yourself in nature, while enjoying the experience of slow travel, slow living, and slow food that the trip brings to the body, mind, and soul.
- Xiao Tian Tian of Shisanjian
- Ms. Liu /+886-909-802291
- Mr. Gong /+886-909-565328
On this dining table, by serving farm cuisine, we would like to offer our visitors the authentic flavors of the farm. In their busy daily life, they might not see anything farm-related, but still, their lives are closely tied to the countryside. In Dahu, Miaoli, which is surrounded by mountains and scattered with flourishing leisure farms, youth farmers, using the core concepts of "good environment, good ingredients, and good relationships," have created a dining experience closely tied to the origins and the farms. Visitors are invited to rediscover the purest tastes of food, in the hope that the farmers' persistence and values can be appreciated after such a local, authentic dining experience.
- Grow Tree Stout Camphor Recreational Farm
- Mr. Lan
- +886-918-806356
"Searching for the dragon to build a village" refers to the Hakka principle of choosing a location to live in such that the descendants can live in close proximity to the dragon god. Through digging canals, the nutrients of the earth can be drawn out. Water canals therefore became a feature of the Hakka region of Dongshi.
The "dragon-searching adventure" tour starts from Taixing Temple, the belief center of Damaopu, and takes visitors back to two hundred years ago in search of the traces of living and beliefs of the Hakka people. Follow along Damaopu Canal to its source, learn about the technology and developmental history of local fruit farming along the way, touch and feel the ecology with your own hands, and gain an understanding of the Hakka Bagong belief and the local fruits and produce throughout the year.
- Ms. Qiu
- +886-975-208397
This tour guides visitors through tasting low-mountain bananas in creative ways, visiting the mysterious historical sites of Jiji, reconstructing the scenery of Little Taipei - Shuili, and learning about Lishan culture embedded with nature. It is hoped that visitors can learn about the life and culture here through the local stories of Jiji and Shuili they have never heard before. They will learn that, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, there is a different kind of life here where they can slow down the pace, and it will be just as familiar and emotional as returning home.
- Village Impression Co., Ltd.
- Mr. Dong
- +886-919-735896
During the Qing dynasty, many Hakka people came to Meinong for settlement, giving it the rich Hakka culture that is still thriving today. Having witnessed three different eras of Taiwan, Meinong has a long history of development and many well-preserved historical buildings. Under the afternoon sunlight, the surface of Meinong Lake reflects the beautiful scenery of the surrounding mountains. Departing from Meinong Lake, you will explore surrounding attractions before heading to downtown Meinong. The tour will take visitors from the past to the present, from the tobacco town Meinong to its post-tobacco era.
- Zhongzun Community Development Association, Meinong District, Kaohsiung City
- Chairperson Huang
- +886-932-738525
The first Hakka group house registered by the Ministry of Culture as a cultural asset is located in Wugoushui. The important deeds of ancestors and the relationship between the spring and the residents' life (including the Bagong culture) are also representative of the Hakka culture of southern Taiwan.
The manor-style B&Bs in Chengde, the food and agriculture education activities at the organic farms, and the cacao industry workshops at the eco-friendly farms offer great opportunities to learn about the Hakka way of life and farming, the making of Hakka food, and the new and emerging Hakka agricultural industry of Pingtung.
- Eco Farm
- Ms. Cheng
- +886-8-783-0001／Line ID：@dzh8669f
Dawu Mountain, in Chen Guanxue's writing, is called Damu Mountain, which means "the mother of Pingtung." Every year after the spring equinox and Guyu solar terms, the southwesterly wind blows across southern Taiwan, bringing moisture from the sea. This moisture that cannot surpass Dawu Mountain condenses into precipitation at the mountain-top and infiltrates into the hills and the forests, becoming the water reserve for the underground river. Even outside of the wet season, there is still a steady stream of underground water - throughout the dry season from October to March of the next year. The water flows into canals that go through Hakka regions, irrigating the fields, and feeding the people under Dawu Mountain. The relationship between the underground river and the life, production, and nature of the Hakka settlements at the foot of Dawu Mountain has enriched the ecology and culture of the Liudui Hakka regions. With the guidance of a professional guide, all your curiosity about its history and culture will be satisfied in one trip.
- Liudiu Cultural Tourism Center
- Mr/Ms. Ye
- +886-989-603718／Line ID：liudui888
This itinerary starts from Zhutian Railway Station. The professional guide will first let you take photos at the green-shaded, century-old station, and pick up a bicycle next to Dunwutang. You will then ride along Longjing River and handpick some flowers to create a flower plate to dedicate to Bagong, praying for health and safety while practicing Hakka frugality. Slow down your pace when visiting Erlun Old Street. The window gratings of the old houses and the wall paintings allow you to travel back to the 1960s. During the tour, Hakka traditional tea snacks will be provided, and you will also be taken to Meilun Village to see the only authorized, authentic wall paintings of Old Master Q in Taiwan. Finally, you will return to Dunwutang along the green corridor next to the railway.
- Roaming Jhutian
- Ms. Xu
- +886-958-688563
Through learning about the culture, ecology, and handcraft of Fenglin, visitors can practice the core values of the slow town—health, sustainability, and ecology—while living the Fenglin way for one day.
Beilinsancun is a Hakka village. Bagong is an indispensable Hakka belief. Through participating in the outdoor escape game, visitors can learn more about the Hakka Bagong belief.
Guided by the tour guide, you will visit the attractions revealing both the Hakka culture and the Japanese colonial history of Fenglin, including the shrine, police agency, Hakka Cultural Museum, and Shidouwu, etc.
- Fenglin Township Tourism Development Association, Hualien County
- +886-3-8772039
The two-day and one-night tour is comprised of three scent-themed chapters: the smell of land, culture, and life; the smell of fantasy and surprises; and the smell of the forest, body, and soul.
- Fruitman
- Ms. Pan
- +886-933-798331
Combining the farming experience and outdoor escape game, individual travelers are welcome to participate in the self-guided tour, and groups (of more than 4 people) may follow the guided tour.
After ordering, visitors will receive the Farmer Box, which contains the Luye guidebook (with information about Luye tea and the agricultural industry structure), the game manual, and the jars for making tea and jam during the tour. Next, the visitors will follow the instructions in the manual to start the game and guide themselves through.
- Imagine Taitung
- Qiu Shiying
- +886-937389953