Green World Ecological Farm — Attraction in Beipu

My favorite animal-related place in Taiwan. Why yes, I did get free vouchers to come here from the Taiwan government but I would gladly pay admission to come again. Ironically this is a private organization so you can see it is no Hsinchu zoo.

I love the release of the alpacas from their animal pens even though I know it's dangerous. They come bounding around and are absolutely out of control. I bought a stuffed animal alpaca with the intention of taking a photo of it with the real one. The employees are so nice and even let me take the stuffed alpaca out of its packaging to examine the quality. Later, they even switched it out with another alpaca doll that they thought looked better. Btw love the tropical button-ups uniforms that the workers are wearing. The souvenirs are decently priced. I also bought a rainbow 🌈 alpaca purse that can't hold anything.

There are nice animal shows. I happened to be sitting underneath the exact place that a sloth was gnawing on some vegetables for one of these. What a delight!

Some are other highlights are the pelicans (elegant S-shaped birds), the rabbits, and the chickens. There are also very pretty paths if you want to take a nice strolls. This is basically a zoo and not a preserve pushing a green agenda as the name suggests. They also revamped the place in the last couple of years and there are now binoculars and other new things.

The only downside is that the food is terrible and expensive...

The last time we’ve visited Green World was around 2013ish, it was fun and was quite an experience. However, this year (2024), we visited again with our 6yo son but unfortunately, it didn’t get the upgrade I was hoping for. The Alpacas and the Bird Ecological Park is really fun, not so much with the Magic seeds area, herbs plants area etc. because it wasn’t well taken care of. Walking around the farm is enjoyable during winter but I’m not sure during summer months, so if you plan to visit during summer prepare everything from umbrellas and fans because summer in Taiwan can be quite brutal.

Bring water and snacks as well, the snacks are quite pricey inside. I’ve seen a lot of family picnicking around the ground. The only restaurant I’m looking forward in this farm is the Hakka Ancient restaurant. This is where we took our lunch, the food is yummy and the price is affordable (they offer unlimited rice with no additional price).

Wear hiking/comfortable shoes because you’ll be walking a lot, but if you’re not up to it, you can always buy a shuttle ticket...

It's a great park to spend the day with the family. It has many different paths and corridors to walk in and places to sit and rest, have a coffee, lunch or a picnic. Good audio description of each zone, animal or region in three languages. The birds zone is beautiful and you can appreciate them very closely. You can see a wide selection of trees, plants, flowers and diverse nature. We spent a very nice Saturday at the park and our kids had a lot of fun. You can get a map in English at the entrance! What I didn't like was the way some animals were kept: In very small cages and spaces were they could barely have some movement. I felt the animals were not relaxed and didn't feel comfortable being kept at the park for these reasons and as well due to the noise of visitors. The park management should rethink the well being of their animals by making much...