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Discover Taijiang National Park and Anping District of Tainan on a half-day private tour

Tainan
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration: 4 hours
Activity Level: Easy
Experience: Marine, Adventure, Family, Historical, Nature, Short Break
Language: English, Chinese
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour

Overview

Taijiang National Park is a place for nature lovers. The newest of the nine National parks of Taiwan, Taijiang National Park, was established in 2009 on the southwest coast of Taiwan and includes a reserve for the black-headed spoonbill, an endangered waterfowl. The park's tidal landscape is one of its most distinctive features and there is a rich variety of marine life. Spend the rest of the day at Anping township. Walk-behind the canal cruise and venture into the green alleys midst the fish farms.

What's included

  • Professional licensed guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off
  • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance tickets
  • Sicao Green Tunnel cruise
  • All fees and taxes
  • Food and drinks (own expense)
  • Personal expenses

Highlights

Anping Old Fort
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on the island of Formosa, the former name of Taiwan Island in Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island.
Anping Old Street
Taiwan's oldest street, built by the Dutch, featuring stalls & shops, plus a maze of alleyways. The estimated age is more than 400 years. The street passes through various shops and food stalls.
Anping Tree House
The Anping Tree House is a former warehouse in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. The "treehouse" name refers to the living banyan roots and branches that cover the building. After the Qing government signed the Treaty of Tientsin in June 1858, Anping was one of the harbors in Taiwan which was opened to international trade. Trading company Tait & Company constructed a merchant house in 1867 as well as a warehouse. The company was involved in the export of granulated sugar and camphor. Before those goods were loaded into transport ships, they were stored inside the warehouse.
Eternal Golden Castle
The Eternal Golden Castle, alternatively but less well known as Erkunshen Battery, is a defensive castle in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. The castle was built in 1874 and completed on 1876 by the famous Qing official Shen Baozhen in order to safeguard the coast and to defend the island against Japanese invasions. This military facility saw its first action in the Sino-French war of 1884. When Taiwan was ceded to the Empire of Japan by the Qing in 1895, the Taiwanese people fought under the Republic of Formosa banner against the invading Japanese battleships from this fortress. Under Japanese control this military facility lost its value. Its value is completely lost when during the Russo-Japanese War the imperial Japanese government sold some of the fort's cannons.
Sicao Green Tunnel
The most memorable image of Sicao Green Tunnel (四草綠隧) is the mangrove forest on either side extending over the water to form a tunnel. The still surface of the water reflects the green leaves, creating a dream-like fantasy waterway, and because of its dense forest it has been given the nickname "Little Amazon River". Domestic and international tourists come here to glimpse the beautiful tunnel, and bamboo rafts travel up and down the waterway daily. Riding on a slowly moving raft, sunshine glints through the trees, the sounds of insects and birds surround you, fiddler crabs wave at you from the water's edge, and mudskippers emerge to look at you with their enormous eyes.
Taijiang National Park
Established in 2009, Taijiang National Park is located on the southwest coast of Taiwan. The land and sea areas of the park embrace the coastal waters off Tainan City as well as the estuaries of the Qigu River, Zengwen River, Lu'ermen River, and Yanshui River. Also within its 4,905-hectares of land area are the Black-faced Spoonbill Refuge and Qigu Wetlands. The coastal alluvial terrain, old shipping channels and traditional industries further add to the natural and cultural allures of the park. The sea areas of the park extend over 39,310 hectares and include one of the main sailing routes—Dongji Islet to Lu'ermen—used by early Han settlers from the mainland. The majority of this region has long been known as "Taijiang," giving the park its name. Visitors can also explore mangrove forests, wetlands and other ecological and scenic attractions at this emerald Eden on Taiwan's southwest coast.
Tainan
Tainan, a city on Taiwan’s southwest coast, was the island’s capital from 1683–1887 under the Qing dynasty. Today it’s known for its centuries-old fortresses and temples. One of its most famous sites is Chihkan Tower, an 18th-century Chinese complex with gardens, intricately carved towers and a temple erected on the foundations of Fort Provintia, a Dutch outpost dating to the mid-1600s.

Itinerary

08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Tainan.

You can start your tour either from the Anping District or from the Taijiang National Park.

Anping is known not only for its deep culture and history, but also for its sunsets, nightlife, beautiful natural scenery, ocean activities, and delicious cuisine. Anping’s main historic sites are Anping Fort, the Eternal Golden Castle, and Anping Tree House.

Upon arrival at Taijiang National Park you will learn from your guide, that 11 species of mammals live here, including the Japanese domestic bat, domestic shrew, large bandicoot rat and others. The Chinese edible frog, the spectacled toad, the common gecko, the Taiwanese beauty rat, and so on – are just some of the amphibians and reptiles found in Taijiang National Park.

There is an activity to have a boat ride through thick mangrove forests to enjoy the sunlight shimmering through the trees and became hundreds of dancing twinkles.

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