Ten Thousand Egrets Tea Hill Tour
Ten Thousand Egrets Tea Hill Tour
This season has ended — see you next yearAutumn only · Parking, toilets, tea and the birds all in one place, with the family who has grown tea here for 40 years
What's Included
- 90-minute guided tour with a local nature guide
- Cattle egret ecology booklet
- Handcrafted mountain-spring fig jelly (1 serving)
- Cold-brew high-mountain tea (1 bottle)
- A shaded seat, yours until the flock disperses
- Free parking (spaces held for tour guests; toilets on site)
- Tea garden trail maintenance fee
Important Notes
- Meeting point: Xinchun Tea House, which is also the car park — you can drive right up to it; stroller- and senior-friendly
- Free parking for tour guests, with spaces held for you: after booking, call 0972-619-391 to tell us how many cars, and we will explain how to get in and park. The tea house has only about 7 spaces; on egret-season weekends and long weekends they fill quickly in the afternoon, after which the entrance is blocked off
- Toilets and shaded seating on site — you will be here two or three hours, which matters if you are bringing children or older family
- The seats look straight out over the valley the flock crosses — a superb view for photos and video; the power lines by the buildings sit to the right and low in the frame and basically never get in the way of the flock
- Seasonal availability: August 22 – October 11 (subject to minor adjustment based on egret arrival)
- The tour starts at 2:00 PM — please arrive on time. Egrets begin appearing around 2:00 PM and the spectacle peaks between 3:00 PM and dusk, right after the tour ends
- If it rains we will reschedule you once at no charge; the fee is not refunded
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended
- Drone use is strictly prohibited to protect wildlife habitat
- Fig jelly contains natural ingredients; please inform us of any allergies in advance
- Spots are limited — advance online booking required
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Cancellation Policy
- 7+ days beforeFull refund
- 3–6 days before50% refund
- 1–2 days before20% refund
- Within 24 hoursNo refund
To reschedule, please contact our customer service team.
Watching costs nothing
The choice is whether you want a seat and whether you want someone to explain it. You can see the birds from the car park — which is also ours, and parking there is free, but there is no seating and there are no toilets. Seats and toilets are at the tea house, three to five minutes' walk away.
Free viewing
Free
Park at the viewing platform car park — it is ours too, and parking is free. Find your own spot; no guide, and no toilets or seating up there.
Tea seat
NT$ 150 / person
Come into Xinchun Tea House: a bottle of cold-brew high-mountain tea and the tea snack of the day — on the days we make it, that means freshly made handmade mountain-spring fig jelly — parking included. Toilets and shaded seating on site, somewhere to sit through the two or three hours of waiting. Fancy something hot? Add a freshly brewed pot for the table: NT$300, refilled as long as you stay.
Ten Thousand Egrets Tea Hill Tour
NT$ 450 / person
Everything in the tea seat, plus a 90-minute guided walk, an ecology booklet and handmade mountain-spring fig jelly. Starts at 2pm, finishing just as the best hour begins.
Bookable online
Free viewing and the tea seat need no booking — just turn up. Tour places are limited, so book a session in the calendar below.
Choose a Session
10/2026
No session on the date you want?
Tell us the date. If it reaches the minimum for a session, we'll open one. Ask at least 7 days ahead and we'll reply within two business days.
Opening a session just for you takes at least 3 places (NT$ 1,350). That price covers 1–3 people; beyond 3, each extra person adds NT$ 450.
Getting here: driving route, bus and scooter
- Directions to Xinchun Tea HouseToilets and seating · tour meeting point
- Directions to Viewing platform car parkFree · no toilets or seating
Meishan Interchange about 44 min · Chiayi City about 60 min · THSR Chiayi Station about 70 min
Sealed road all the way, fine by car or scooter; no car? Bus to Hengshan stop, then about a 20–24 minute walk · No. 19-2, Xitou, Taixing Village, Meishan Township, Chiayi County
Stay a little longer, same day
The drive up the mountain is the same either way — a second experience only costs you the other half of the day. Book two on the same day and the second is 10% off. Pick what you'd like online, then message us on LINE or call, and we'll arrange the timings.
Ask on LINE about same-day plans
