Taiwan Trip Day 7: A Relaxing Day at the Beautiful GaoMei Wetland (高美湿地)

Makoto drove Ewan, Ah Liang and I to GaoMei Wetland. Not many know about this place!

GaoMei Wetland (高美湿地) is well known of its breathtaking scenery, especially during sunset, with all those huge windmills spread out in that area . That beautiful place was located in QingShui (清水) District of TaiChung (台中), around 38km from HSR TaiChung Station (台中高铁站). The wetland’s ecology has diversified species of plants and animals like birds, crabs and fishes, where the soils consist of mixture of mud and sand.

BUSTED! Ah Liang caught me taking photo of them!

Getting to GaoMei Wetland (高美湿地)

Initially we wanted to get there by  bus and train, from HSR TaiChung Station, but our research shows that hiring driver will be a better choice for us.

Traveling time by taking bus and train would take up to 1hour (excluded waiting time). Besides that, the bus services’ frequency was pretty low and timings weren’t good for us. We rather to spend more money hiring driver, so that able to have more enjoyable and quality time at that relaxing place.

If you are interested to travel by bus and train, here are the steps with starting point at HSR TaiChung Station:

1. Walk to Xinwuri (新乌日) train station, and take train to QingShui (清水) station, take around 30mins. You can find most updated train timetable and information here at Taiwan Railways Administration website.

2. At QingShui (清水) train station, take Geya (巨业客运) bus service number 178 (NT21) or 179 (NT22), alight at last stop to GaoMei Wetland.

Direction from QingShui train station to Geya bus station, around 1km.

Geya bus 178 timetable.

Geya bus 179 timetable.

 You can follow exactly the same route to go back. Take note of the buses’ timetables, especially the last bus.

QingShui train station  to Xinwuri train station timetable and fare.

GaoMei Wetland (高美湿地)

By hiring driver, our travelling time reduced to 30mins, from HSR TaiChung Station. We arrived GaoMei Wetland around 5pm, had more than sufficient time to explore the place and get ready for the beautiful sunset. You can check on the sunset time at this website.

We followed the pathway that leading us to a long wooden bridge, surrounding by spectacular greenery and wetland views.

Tips:

1. Evening is a good time to visit GaoMei Wetland, with tremendous sunset view!
2. If you are to travel to GaoMei Wetland by bus and train, do check out the timetable and plan ahead to prevent wasting time during transition.
3. Click here to check sunrise and sunset times.