Multi-day Journey｜Hualien & Taitung

Hualien–Taitung
3-Day, 2-Night Familiarization Tour

Three Days Exploring Hualien and Taitung

Built around national park conservation, sustainable Indigenous culture and mountain-and-sea landscape education, this journey travels south from Hualien all the way to Luye in Taitung.

Gorges, Coastal Landscapes, and Indigenous Communities:
A Journey Through Hualien and Taitung

Highlights of the journey

Day one explores landscape resilience in post-earthquake Taroko, then turns to ocean conservation at Qixingtan and Huiyouba. Day two heads out to sea for whale watching, visits the Ciyakang community and follows the Rift Valley to learn about forestry and geology. Day three reveals rural revitalization in Fuli, Chishang and the Yong’an Community.

Taroko's Landscape Resilience

At the Taroko National Park Visitor Center, learn about post-earthquake landscape resilience, conservation management and disaster monitoring.

Turumoan Whale Watching

Join a guided marine ecology tour featuring responsible wildlife observation and an introduction to marine protected areas (MPAs).

Indigenous Community & Rural Revitalization

Experience community culture and local employment at Agaiwan Life (Ciyakang Community), then visit the Yong'an Community to learn about sustainable community governance and how tourism income flows back to residents.

Day 1

Post-Disaster Resilience × Ocean Conservation × Sustainable Dining

10:40–11:20
Hualien Station
Arrival and sustainability briefing (background on Hualien tourism's transformation after the April 3 earthquake)
11:40–13:30
Muming Private Kitchen
Lunch, local ingredients, low-carbon dining, Indigenous food wisdom
14:00–15:30
Taroko National Park Visitor Center
Post-earthquake landscape resilience, conservation management, disaster monitoring
16:00–17:30
Qixingtan × Huiyouba Seafood Experience Center
Ocean conservation, seafood education, introduction to blue carbon
17:30–18:00
Les Champs Hotel (Hualien)
Check-in
18:30–20:00
Xinxin Noodle House
Dinner

Day 2

Marine Ecology × Indigenous Community Revitalization × Landscape Science

08:00–08:30
Hotel
Breakfast
09:00–11:30
Turumoan Whale Watching
Guided marine ecology tour, non-intrusive observation, MPA concepts
12:30–14:30
Agaiwan Life (Ciyakang Community)
Community cultural experience and meal, supporting local employment
15:00–16:00
Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park
Forestry history, settlement culture
16:30–17:00
Tropic of Cancer Marker Park
Global climate zones, geographic positioning
17:30–18:30
Yuli Plate Boundary Zone + Kecheng Railway Bridge + Jinxi Lemon Farm
Geology education, infrastructure resilience
20:00
Antong Hot Spring Hotel
Check-in

Day 3

Rural Revitalization × Cultural Interpretation × Low-Carbon Showcase

09:00–09:30
Fuli Straw Art Landscape Area
Agricultural by-products turned into land art
11:00–12:30
Chishang Granary Art Museum + Chishang Lunch Box
Agricultural branding, cultural regeneration
13:30–16:00
Yong'an Community
Gold-award farming village, sustainable community governance, tourism income returned to the community
16:30–17:30
Luye Highland
Landscape resource management, environmental carrying capacity
18:00
Return to Taipei
End of tour

The itinerary can be tailored to group size, season, and your needs. Final arrangements are confirmed before departure.

Discover Mountains, Coastlines,
and Indigenous Communities in Three Days.

Why it matters

Our Sustainability in Practice

National Park Conservation

Learn about post-earthquake conservation management and disaster monitoring at the Taroko National Park Visitor Center, and about landscape resource management and environmental carrying capacity at Luye Highland.

Sustainable Indigenous Culture

Experience community culture and share a meal at Agaiwan Life (Ciyakang Community), supporting local employment; lunch also introduces Indigenous food wisdom.

Mountain and Sea Landscape Education

Discover marine ecology on a Turumoan whale-watching trip, and see climate zones and geology at the Tropic of Cancer Marker Park and the Yuli plate boundary zone.

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Hualien & Taitung | 3 days, 2 nights