2026 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH × LOCAL TAIWAN
Go beyond the usual.
Get closer to Taiwan.
See farther. Feel deeper. Get closer.
Step beyond the usual route. Share a meal, learn a craft, paddle a river, walk through a village, and meet the people who call these places home. This is Taiwan beyond the surface.
The best exchanges are not about fitting in more stops.
They are about spending time in a place, meeting people, and taking part. That is when a place starts to feel closer.
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Start with what sparks your curiosity
Sea, mountains, tea, Indigenous culture, tree climbing, SUP and more. Pick a theme and see what you discover.
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Reach out and shape the experience
Share your dates, group size, language and interests. Local hosts can help shape an experience that fits your group.
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Need a hand? Tell us what you're planning
Tell us who is coming, when, and what you hope they will experience. We can help point you to a place that fits.
Please note: Activities, prices, group sizes, languages, and availability are must be checked directly with each Youth Travel Spot.
39 WAYS TO GET CLOSER
39 international-ready Youth Travel Spots.
39 ways to experience Taiwan beyond the usual.
Browse by region, follow what catches your eye, and contact the local host directly. Each spot gives you the essentials at a glance.
NORTH 16
CENTRAL 05
SOUTH 13
EAST 05
NORTH / 16 SPOTS
Northern Taiwan
Keelung · Taipei · New Taipei · Hsinchu
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Baimiweng Experimental Youth Travel Spot, Keelung
基隆白米甕青年壯遊點
Local partner: 基隆碼頭文化觀光協進會
Haul a dockworker’s grain sack · Explore a harbor neighborhood · Make a coastal-fort keepsake
English · Japanese ·
10-40 participants
Contact: Song-Yu Yao · 姚松宇 · Ms. Shih · 施小姐
0965-267-883 · 02-24361118 · sungyuy30@gmail.com
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Keelung Ocean Youth Travel Spot
基隆海洋青年壯遊點
Local partner: 中華海洋事業協會
Head out to Keelung Islet · Discover harbor life · Learn how local seafood reaches the table
English · Japanese · Vietnamese ·
6-80 participants · varies by activity
Contact: Yu-Feng Chang · 張宇豐
0989-062-897 · qwe12153@gmail.com
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Keelung Marine City Youth Travel Spot
基隆海都青年壯遊點
Local partner: 基隆市八斗子產業觀光促進會
Dye with traditional sea plants · Explore the intertidal zone · Get to know Taiwan through seafood culture
English ·
8-40 participants
Contact: Li-Ling Lan · 藍麗齡
0933-100-741 · badouzi789@gmail.com
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Keelung Rain City Experimental Youth Travel Hub
基隆雨都青年實驗點
Local partner: 社團法人基隆市劉唐杜姓宗親會
Walk Keelung’s streets · Play a bilingual city game · Taste the city through local food stories
English · Spanish ·
2-40 participants
Contact: Hsiao-Lan Su · 蘇筱嵐
0986-611-126 · 0968-607-676 · keelungforawalk@gmail.com
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Keelung Zhengbin Fishing Port Experimental Youth Grand Tour Point
基隆正濱青年實驗點
Local partner: 國立臺灣海洋大學
Take science out on the water · Hear Zhengbin Fishing Port stories · Learn to use a whole fish
English ·
10-20 participants
Contact: You-Wei Chang · 張祐維 · Tzu-Ya Ho · 賀姿雅
02-2462-2192 ext. 5152 or 3420 · 02-2463-1088 · bweichang@mail.ntou.edu.tw · hty@mail.ntou.edu.tw · 02-2463-1088/ · Alan730317@gmail.com
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Taipei Bat Watch Youth Travel Spot
臺北蝙蝠青年壯遊點
Local partner: 台北市蝙蝠保育學會
Meet Taipei’s night flyers · Discover bat ecology · See the city through a different lens
English · Japanese ·
8-30 participants
Contact: Chao-Lung Hsu · 徐昭龍
02-66057917 · 0988-322-017 · chaolung@batinfo.org
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Maokong, Taipei Youth Travel Spot
臺北貓空青年壯遊點
Local partner: 財團法人台北市錫瑠環境綠化基金會
Pick and make tea · Slow down in the hills · Taste the rhythms of rural Taipei
English ·
8-40 participants
Contact: Ya-Chien Lin · 林雅倩 · Ting-Ru Chen · 陳婷汝
02-27236513 ext. 51 or 33 · 0919-948-260 · hsiliugreening@gmail.com · linyc5826@gmail.com
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Taipei Outdoor Action Youth Travel Hub
臺北戶外行動青年壯遊點
Local partner: 波莫納教育創新推廣協會
Leave the classroom behind · Navigate city-edge trails · Build practical outdoor skills
English ·
8-400 participants
Contact: Chiu-Ping Lin · 林秋屏 · Shu-Yen Liu · 劉舒妍
02-77289231 ext. 567 or 561 · 0988-489-400 · grace6liu@gmail.com · jasmine.liu@jgroup.com.tw · jasmine.liu@peva.org.tw
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Shifen Youth Travel Spot, New Taipei
新北十分青年壯遊點
Local partner: 新北市平溪區龍安社區發展協會
Follow old mining paths · Discover local stories · See Shifen beyond the sky lanterns
English ·
8-80 participants
Contact: Ming-Hsien Wu · 吳明賢
0985-064-764 · kim84052066@gmail.com
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Shiding Experimental Youth Travel Spot, New Taipei
新北石碇青年壯遊點
Local partner: 心對話國際文化交流協會
Walk the Tamsui-Kavalan Trails · Meet local growers · Taste a mountain town in transition
English · Japanese ·
20-200 participants
Contact: Chia-Hao Yeh · 葉家豪
Office: 0922-189-238 · Mobile: 0920-068-357 · smile795795@gmail.com · wshiding@gmail.com
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Pingshi Youth Travel Spot, New Taipei
新北平溪壯遊點
Local partner: 新北市平溪區平石社區發展協會
Enter a mining-village story · Make a more sustainable sky lantern · Learn outdoors by doing
English ·
5-40 participants
Contact: Wei-Yang Lin · 林瑋揚
0983-598-761 · youthbody78@gmail.com
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Tamsui, New Taipei Youth Travel Spot
新北淡水青年壯遊點
Local partner: 社團法人新北巿淡水休閒農業協會
Follow the river to the sea · Cruise the estuary · Explore life along the tidal edge
English · Japanese ·
6-40 participants
Contact: Li-Ting Yao · 姚莉亭
02-2623-4951 · 0910-093-607 · helloriver1654@gmail.com · chancegarden1875@gmail.com
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Xizhi, New Taipei Youth Travel Spot
新北汐止青年壯遊點
Local partner: 臺灣青年事務協會
Follow the stream · Make with natural materials · Taste the seasons through local food
English · Japanese ·
5-30 participants · varies by activity
Contact: Chih-Chia Kuo · 郭智佳
0929-855-658 · kuotmoka2@gmail.com
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Aodi, New Taipei Youth Travel Spot
新北澳底青年壯遊點
Local partner: 新北市品味貢寮創生協會
Harvest stone-flower seaweed · Explore the shore · Make lunch with the catch of the day
English ·
10-40 participants
Contact: Pei-Chi Wu · 吳佩錡
0981-287-417 · 0933-551-135 · aweiintaiwan@gmail.com · paggy1310@gmail.com
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Qionglin, Hsinchu Youth Travel Spot
新竹芎林青年壯遊點
Local partner: 臺灣森園健體推廣協會
Climb up to the forest canopy · Meet century-old trees · Cook and eat outdoors
English ·
5+ participants
Contact: Chieh-Feng Wu · 吳杰峯
0911-062-088 · jefon11@gmail.com
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Bailan Indigenous Community, Hsinchu Experimental Youth Travel Spot
新竹白蘭部落青年壯遊點
Local partner: 臺北市出去玩戶外生活分享協會
Explore Atayal mountain knowledge · Cook over a fire · Camp and explore with all five senses
Please inquire ·
8-15 participants
Contact: Chen-Chih Wu · 吳晨知
0917-356-271 · qazzxcasdqwewsxedc@gmail.com
CENTRAL / 05 SPOTS
Central Taiwan
Miaoli · Taichung · Changhua
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Yuanli, Miaoli Youth Travel Spot
苗栗苑裡青年壯遊點
Local partner: 苗栗縣磚家藝族協會
Carve brick · Weave rush grass · Read the landscape through old houses and rice fields
English · Japanese · Indonesian · 越南 · smart guide ·
6-40 participants
Contact: Shu-Hui Lee · 李淑惠
037-746368 · 037-741507 · 0912-588-525 · jls037@gmail.com
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Tongluo, Miaoli Youth Travel Spot
苗栗銅鑼青年壯遊點
Local partner: 苗栗縣壹參柒製造社
Walk a Hakka satoyama landscape · Meet local plants · Make something with your hands
English · Japanese ·
8-30 participants
Contact: Nan-Yang Kuo · 郭楠暘
0912-895-211 · mountainsartist.lab@gmail.com
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Taiping, Taichung Youth Travel Spot
臺中太平青年壯遊點
Local partner: 財團法人水源地文教基金會
Try indigo dyeing · Follow local ecology · Spend time on a working farm
English ·
8+ participants
Contact: Min Chao · 趙敏 · Chin-Yu Yeh · 葉晉玉
04-2227-7826 · 0932-510-328 · watersource@mail2000.com.tw
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Old City, Taichung Youth Travel Spot
臺中舊城青年壯遊點
Local partner: 社團法人臺灣文化創意產業學會
Read the old city through its buildings · Meet local makers · Play your way through history
English ·
15-25 participants
Contact: Chih-Chieh Chien · 簡志潔
0975-036-573 · 04-2225-7020 · sotcci2006@gmail.com
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Fangyuan, Changhua Youth Travel Spot
彰化芳苑壯遊點
Local partner: 彰化縣王功蚵藝文化協會
Work like an oyster farmer · Explore the tidal flats · Make art with oyster shells
English · Japanese · Vietnamese ·
30+ participants
Contact: Ching-Yi Hu · 胡靜宜
04-8936657 · 0985-136-383 · orkorg@gmail.com
SOUTH / 13 SPOTS
Southern Taiwan
Chiayi · Tainan · Kaohsiung · Pingtung
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Lioujiao, Chiayi Youth Travel Spot
嘉義六腳青年壯遊點
Local partner: 國立嘉義大學應用歷史系
Walk the old streets of Liujiao and Puzi · Try local crafts · Meet the art of marionette puppetry
English · Japanese ·
10-50 participants
Contact: Yun-Hung Shen · 沈昀弘 · Shu-Chiung Chuang · 莊淑瓊
0918-917-942 · yunhung10037338@gmail.com
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Xingang, Chiayi Youth Travel Spot
嘉義新港青年壯遊點
Local partner: 嘉義縣頂菜園發展協會
Get hands-on with farm life · Explore Xingang and Beigang · Meet local temple arts
English ·
10-40 participants
Contact: Pi-Lan Huang · 黃碧蘭
05-781-3330 · 0933-278-444 · local.farm@msa.hinet.net
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Anping, Tainan Youth Travel Spot
臺南安平青年壯遊點
Local partner: 財團法人安平文教基金會
Wander Anping’s lanes · Meet temple craftsmen · Experience the city beyond its monuments
English ·
8-40 participants
Contact: Ya-Ping Yang · 楊雅萍
0929-603-152 · 06-299-6195 · anping5530@yahoo.com.tw
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Historical, Tainan Youth Travel Spot
臺南府城青年壯遊點
Local partner: 社團法人台南市文化協會
Get lost in old-city alleys · Taste Tainan stories · Discover temples, food and everyday life
English · 需預約 ·
8-30 participants
Contact: Peng-Wen Pan · 潘鵬文
06-220-3555 · 06-211-3630 · 0929-180-932 · grandtour@saccam.com.tw · abd1689@saccam.com.tw
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Community Experience, Tainan Youth Travel Spot
臺南社區體驗青年壯遊點
Local partner: 臺南市社區觀光關懷協會
Make traditional cane sugar · Explore the salt coast · Discover Siraya culture
English ·
5+ participants
Contact: Yu-Cheng Lee · 李宇承
0919-157-299 · Community.tat@gmail.com
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Luermen, Tainan Youth Travel Spot
臺南鹿耳門青年壯遊點
Local partner: 台南市安南區鹿耳社區發展協會
Paddle a dragon boat · Explore Taijiang’s ecology · Experience local rituals and everyday life
English · Japanese · 需預約 ·
6-160 participants · varies by activity
Contact: Tsai-Hsuan Tsai · 蔡采軒
06-284-2696 · 0905-722-505 · a2841439@yahoo.com.tw
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Qishan, Kaohsiung Youth Travel Spot
高雄旗山青年壯遊點
Local partner: 高雄市旗山尊懷活水人文協會
Taste Qishan through bananas · Follow historic waterways · Meet the people shaping the town today
English ·
8-40 participants · varies by activity
Contact: Chi-Wei Wang · 王繼維
07-662-6238 · 0933-610-126 · w610126@gmail.com
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Shanlin, Kaohsiung Youth Travel Spot
高雄杉林青年壯遊點
Local partner: 高雄市築夢新故鄉文化產業發展協會
Hike an old mountain trail · Watch butterflies · Taste food grown close to home
English · Hakka ·
12-40 participants
Contact: Chien-Te Kuo · 郭建德
07-677-6463 · 0921-432-839 · wren1025@gmail.com
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Neimen, Kaohsiung Youth Travel Spot
高雄內門青年壯遊點
Local partner: 高雄市內門區三平社區發展協會
Move with a traditional martial troupe · Cook banquet dishes · Explore temple culture up close
English ·
10-60 participants
Contact: Wei-Chung Huang · 黃緯中
0982-397-199 · a08101101@icloud.com
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Pingbei Indigenous Community Youth Travel Spot
屏北部落青年壯遊點
Local partner: 保證責任屏東縣屏北三鄉原住民生態旅遊勞動合作社
Make chocolate with local cacao · Walk a Paiwan community · Learn through food, craft and story
English ·
10-60 participants
Contact: Hui-Chen Tsai · 蔡惠珍
0935-605-632 · janelyoung1008@gmail.com
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Donggang, Pingtung Youth Travel Spot
屏東東港青年壯遊點
Local partner: 社團法人大小港邊地方創生協會
See how a fishing town works · Walk the neighborhood · Join local ocean action
English ·
6-40 participants
Contact: Wen-Hung Cheng · 鄭文宏
0973-096-376 · aa820906@gmail.com · linbianpingtung@gmail.com
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Linbian, Pingtung Youth Travel Spot
屏東林邊青年壯遊點
Local partner: 屏東縣林邊鄉崎峰社區發展協會
Spend time in a fishing village · Learn local craft · See how land and sea shape daily life
English ·
6-40 participants
Contact: Yu-Ying Chen · 陳育盈
0952-274-007 · chenyuying775@gmail.com
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Liuqiu, Pingtung Youth Travel Spot
屏東琉球青年壯遊點
Local partner: 屏東縣琉球鄉杉福社區發展協會
Walk island stories · Share a table · Discover how belief, ecology and daily life connect
English ·
6-12 participants
Contact: Pei-Yun Lu · 呂佩芸
0973-281-051 · peiyunsky@gmail.com
EAST / 05 SPOTS
Eastern Taiwan
Yilan · Hualien
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Yilan Experience Lab
宜蘭經驗青年壯遊點
Local partner: 財團法人陳定南教育基金會
Stay overnight in a memorial house · Share a civic table · Paddle the Dongshan River
English · Cantonese ·
Flexible group size
Contact: Jen-Chieh Chen · 陳仁杰
03-989-8855 · 0970-860-305 · mrclean@mr-clean.org.tw
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Morning Market Yilan, Youth Travel Spot
宜蘭市場青年壯遊點
Local partner: 宜蘭縣宜蘭市民生社區發展協會
Start the day at the market · Meet local vendors · Taste Yilan through everyday food
English · Japanese ·
4-20 participants
Contact: Tzu-Wei Fang · 方子維
0912-420-831 · morningmarketyilan@gmail.com
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Yuli, Hualien Youth Travel Spot
花蓮玉里青年壯遊點
Local partner: 台灣星點青年創意服務發展協會
Walk under the stars · Try traditional Amis net fishing · Taste the season through local food
English · Japanese · Spanish ·
8-16 participants
Contact: Hsing-Cheng Fu · 傅行正
0938-116-835 · au92559255@gmail.com
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Xiulin Youth Travel Hub, Hualien / Outdoor Education Project
花蓮秀林青年壯遊點
Local partner: 社團法人花蓮縣原住民新部落發展協會
Learn Truku skills · Cook with mountain-grown ingredients · Share a table shaped by the land
English ·
1-140 participants
Contact: Chun-Hsiung Lin · 林俊雄
03-826-2770 · 0958-772-261 · pumpkin0401@gmail.com
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Shoufeng Youth Travel Spots in Hualien
花蓮壽豐青年壯遊點
Local partner: 國立東華大學
Meet university-led local action · Learn through food and farming · Walk stories across the valley
English · Vietnamese ·
Around 20 participants
Contact: Joy Han · 韓榮樂
0908-327-107 · 03-890-3789 · joyhan@gms.ndhu.edu.tw
NEED A PLACE TO BEGIN?
Just get in touch.
Many collaborations begin with one simple message: “We have a group of international youth and would like them to discover more of Taiwan.”
Tell us your school or organization, preferred date, group size, main language, preferred region or theme, and whether you would like help shaping the overall itinerary. We can help connect you with a suitable Youth Travel Spot.
EMAIL youthtravel@mail.yda.gov.tw
TEL 02-7736-5584
PROGRAM CONTACT Ms. Huang
