This is a comprehensive tour that covers all scenic attractions in Taijiang National Park, it relies on green transportation as part of its eco-tour concept; bicycles will be the main mode of transport within the park premises. Visitors will be left with an enjoyable and lasting impression of the diversity of nature and the rich cultural background of Taijiang National Park.
Visitors of all ages. Main target group is non-locals.
See salt farmers hard at work collecting salt from the salterns and carrying them off to be stored.
Gaze down upon the beautiful lagoon from the Sea View Tower, and watch as the glorious sunset illuminates the lagoon surface dotted with floating oyster farms.
A fan-shaped saltern stretches out from the salt farming workers’ dormitory, and can be said to be the most beautiful saltern in Taiwan. This ingenious design helps to facilitate salt collection by concentrating the salt crystals closer to the workers’ dormitory. Back then, the addition of this saltern made Qigu’s salt farming industry the largest and most cutting-edge salt farm in Taiwan.
Located next to a fan-shaped saltern, this fishing village is full of fish farms, water channels and sand bars. Most of the local populace are in the fishing industry. This is truly a one-of-a-kind village settlement.
The Qigu Mangrove Forest Nature Reserve is mostly populated by Avicennia marina, and some Kandelia obovate. This estuary is rich in minerals and teams with life. Spot mudskippers, waterbirds and local wildlife as they go about their daily activities.
Visit the lighthouse that marks the Westernmost point of the main island of Taiwan.
Enjoy an up-close look of the windbreak forest and Mictyris (a genus of crab) scuttling around their natural habitat.
Talk to the locals and learn more about the history and establishment of the temple.
Situated in Annan District of Tainan City, this large and magnificent temple is not only the religious center of local residents, it is also well known throughout the country.
Learn about local beliefs, cultures, and places of worship.
Admire the quaint beauty of an old settlement comprised of many Japanese-style dormitories, and take a trip back in time.
Sicao Artillery Fort is listed as a Grade II historic site. The fort has witnessed the rule of the Qing dynasty and Japanese colonization. It now forms part of the perimeter wall of Zhenhai Elementary School after restoration. The cannon platforms and cannons are long gone, leaving behind the fortress walls.
The Dutch Burial Mound is situated behind the temple, and houses the remains of many Dutch warriors. The mound has been decorated with Dutch scenery, the God of the Sea, and the Goddess of Fortune. A former PM of the Netherlands has visited the burial mound to pay his respects to the fearless warriors.
Glide along the river and admire ancient growths of lush mangrove trees such as Rhizophora stylosa, Kandelia obovata, Lumnitzera racemosa, Avicennia marina, Excoecaria agallocha, and Pittosporum formosanum.
Admire the gorgeous sunset and take a trip back in time at the spot where Koxinga successfully set foot on land.
Learn about the temple’s history and the unique Dutch door god (a guardian deity that bars evil spirits from passing through doors and into rooms).