Activities in Taiwan

Top Taiwan Cultural Immersion and Outdoor Adventures

Helen Tang
1142 Words/5 Minutes, By Helen Tang, Updated August 20, 2024

Hands-on Cultural Activities

Taipei offers a variety of hands-on cultural activities, such as traditional tea ceremonies and Taiwanese cooking classes, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in local traditions. Additionally, you can participate in craft-making sessions like paper making ,Making Vermicelli, and Fling the sky paper lantern, providing a deeper understanding of Taipei's rich cultural heritage.

Papermaking Experience

  • Art & Cultural Immersion
  • Tour Length: 3 Hours

I sure everybody knows the papermaking is one of the four great inventions in China. You may want to know how to make the paper? Then you will find the funny for papermaking experience in Nantou County of Taiwan.

In Nantou County of Taiwan not only have the charming sun moon lake, but the naturally pure water sources in Pullin village, so there ‘s two famous products with wine making and paper making, there are several steps for finish one paper making, from the break and mix paper plans to filter paper pulp with the fine sieve, Filter paper is the most important steps to make nice paper,and then dry it ,You will receive a piece of traditional paper that you made yourself.

Activity in TaiwanPapermaking Experience

Sky Paper Lanterns For Make A Wish

  • Art & Cultural Immersion
  • Tour Length: 2 Hours

The Lantern Festival is very important festival in Taiwan, around February and March each year, the festival has long time history,it originates from the early settlers in the area who used lanterns as signals of safety and well-being during times of conflict. Today, this tradition has evolved into a popular event.Now the visitor also can have this experience of sky paper lanterns for make a wish.

You can write the any wishes with the brush or black pain on the lantern, the lantern has different colors which is Symbolizing wealth, good luck, and health. Then choose the safety places, let it fly to the sky.

Fling the sky paper lantern is symbolizes sending your aspirations to the heavens in hopes that wishes will come true.

Activity in TaiwanSky Paper Lanterns For Make A Wish

Taiwan Cuisine Cooking Class

  • Cultural Immersion/ Food
  • Tour Length: 3 hours

The class: Xiao long bao, beef noodle, Bubble milk tea.

Make delicate and exquisite soup dumplings (xiao long bao), then stew braised beef noodles, marinate seasonal vegetables, and hand-shake a unique bubble tea. Throughout the process, the culinary instructor will share various cooking techniques and the stories behind the dishes, helping you understand the essence of Taiwanese cuisine and leaving you with wonderful travel memories. Join a master local chef and try to cook Taiwan food by yourself at classic Taiwanese dishes.

Outdoor Activities

Clam Picking At The Intertidal Zone: along the coast of Changhua, there are numerous typical fishing villages renowned for their oyster aquaculture industry and rich natural landscapes. visitor can learn about the oyster aquaculture industry, observe intertidal zone organisms, and pick clams.

Activity in TaiwanClam Picking

Hiking: in Taroko National Park, adventure through its diverse and picturesque landscapes. From the lush, subtropical forests and towering peaks of Taroko National Park to the serene trails.

Surfing: in Kenting an exhilarating experience with its stunning beaches and ideal waves.

Bicking: in Sun Moon Lake which is the lush mountain with the beautiful lake. Nominated as one of the most breathtaking cycle paths by CNN, it offers the closest contact with the idyllic scenery along the lake shores.

Activity in TaiwanSun Moon Lake

Traditional Music And Dance: Visitors can attend performances of traditional Chinese music and dance, such as the dancing with the gaoshan ethnic in Taiwan.

Tea Ceremony: Taiwan’s tea is renowned internationally. To let visitors experience its origins firsthand, you will learn how to pick tea leaves from the tea plantation. Enjoy the scenic tea fields and the fresh aroma while picking tea. Learn about different tea types and production techniques through the tea-making process, enhancing your understanding of tea.

Activity in TaiwanTea Garden

Making Vermicelli - Hsu Family Noodle: Vermicelli made from rice as the raw material are thin rice noodles.Visit a vermicelli workshop where you may see noodles being pulled by hand then hung in the wind like stringy hammocks. Then try to participate in vermicelli throwing and skipping.

Activity in TaiwanMaking Vermicelli

Taipei Eye: Taipei EYE is a microcosm of the traditional performing arts in Taiwan. Within approximate an hour of performances enables foreigners in Taiwan to experience an abundance of arts in visual and sound.

Sea Fishing And Baodun Activities To Easily Travel Around Jibei Island

There are no reefs in Keng ting South Bay, it is safer to play with water, you can enjoy the sea all around year.

There are a variety of water activities to play easily and safety around Jibei, you not only can choose to hire scooter around beach, but also can choose the sea fishing to have perfect experience. Enjoy the nice day around island.

Light Aircraft Experience In Taichung

  • Tour Length: 0.5-1hour

The light aircraft experience in Taichung, it is exciting to be a pilot for a day! You can soar in the blue sky and white clouds without any flying experience. Provide flight suit experience and take stylish photos with the ultralight aircraft, Professional flight instructor briefing: principles of ground flight, introduction to ultralight aircraft, and safety information. The whole journey will accompany by professional pilots and coaches take you to overlook the city of Taichung, you will receive a certificate of flight experience, after completing the flight. You will get wondaful experience with professionalism, legality, and safety!

Taiwan offers a captivating blend of vibrant cityscapes, stunning natural landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and mouthwatering cuisine, making it a must-visit destination for travelers seeking an unforgettable experience.

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