Camping has to be the hottest activity around right now! If you haven’t tried it yet, you definitely should—whether it’s glamping with gear provided, luxury camping, or family camping, there are campsites in all kinds of styles across Taiwan to choose from! Today we’re introducing camping in Hsinchu! Hsinchu has plenty of campsites with real character, so let’s take a look!
Hsinchu camping pick — Ai Shang Xi Weng Glamping
📍Hsinchu｜Ai Shang Xi Weng
Ai Shang Xi Weng is a luxury camping site in Wufeng Township at an elevation of about 1,180 meters, close to the Zhang Xueliang Cultural Park (Zhang Xueliang’s former residence). It offers one-night packages with two meals or four meals, so you can check in with nothing but a suitcase!
The site offers a seasonal jam-making DIY experience, a hunter’s archery experience, a refined afternoon tea and late-night snacks, plus roasting marshmallows together around the campfire at night. During the cherry blossom season from January to March, you can also enjoy trees in full, gorgeous bloom.
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Hsinchu camping pick — Chan Shuo: WooRao
📍Hsinchu｜Chan Shuo: WooRao
Located in the Bailan tribal village at an elevation of 1,000 meters, this is the Chan Shuo team’s newest creation! The campsite blends in Atayal flavor, and in the afternoon there are all sorts of tribal cultural experience activities.
The grounds look completely different through the four seasons: pink Fuji cherry blossoms in February and March, fireflies from April to May, hydrangeas from May to July, and beetles from July to August. Sometimes you can even spot stick insects, flying squirrels, and the collared owlet—Taiwan’s smallest owl (information from the FunNow website).
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Hsinchu camping pick — Meet WooRao
📍Hsinchu｜Meet WooRao
Meet WooRao sits at an elevation of about 1,200 meters, with beautiful views of a sea of clouds filling the valley—perfect for spending a whole day doing nothing but relaxing, and one of Hsinchu’s most popular campsites! “WooRao” means land or mud in the Atayal language, so coming here is like returning to the earth itself. The site likewise offers a choice of camping areas or cabins.
Extra services include peach-picking season, firefly watching nearby, food ordering or direct delivery, and seasonal farm produce—you can find the information on the Camping Fun website.
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Hsinchu camping pick — Gebalun Campground
📍Hsinchu｜Gebalun Campground
If glamping with gear provided or luxury camping isn’t your thing, head to Gebalun Campground, famous as a forest-style site! At Gebalun you can pitch your tent among the trees and be completely immersed in nature!
Also, each campsite pitch is a different size, so remember to pick one that suits your tent when you book. There’s a forest trail beside the campground that leads to an observation deck—on some stretches it’s safer to hold on to the ropes along the path!
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This article was translated by AI from the original Chinese version.
