Sun Moon Lake & Cingjing Farm Day Tour (Departing from Taichung City & Taichung HSR Station)

We booked a private tour to Sun Moon Lake and Qingjing Farm just a day before, and everything turned out fantastic. Our guide, Cook, reached out in advance to introduce himself, confirm pick-up details, and even reminded me to submit participant info for insurance — something I had forgotten. As we later found out, he’s also known as “Captain Cook,” which suited him perfectly. Throughout the journey, he was helpful and informative, offering great suggestions and adjusting the itinerary to suit our group of four kids and an elderly family member, so nothing felt rushed. At Sun Moon Lake, we took a boat ride to Ita Thao, where the kids enjoyed pedal boats and street food. Qingjing Farm was the highlight — stunning views, sheep feeding, and a fun show for the kids. Despite the long day, Cook remained accommodating, helped take family photos, and even dropped us at FengJia Night Market. Highly recommended for families seeking a flexible, well-organised private tour.

solo traveller here. my tour was conducted on 27 mar 26 and the guide was eric. our bus departed from miyahara before the scheduled 8am, which was great. we arrived sun moon lake at 9:45am & cingjing farm at about 2:35pm. we had some time for lunch at the street across sun moon lake. the tour was conducted in full english which was fine, although i would have preferred if it was in chinese instead. eric did offer to also speak in chi for the tour group. we did not have clear skies on the day at cingjing farm and the sheep show was cancelled. understandably, it can be cancelled due to weather conditions…. there was a horse show instead. we left cingjing farm at about 5pm and arrived back to miyahara at roughly 7pm. overall, this tour provides the ease of transport from taichung city to sun moon lake & cingjing farm as getting there w/o a car can be inconvenient. i recommend the tour for this factor.

This is a can't miss tour! I'm not usually a tour person and booked last minute, mainly for the convenient transportation. I'm so glad I did because it was so much fun! Eric is a great guide and knows tons of history and local lore. The vibes were vibing and there's plenty of room to explore along this itinerary as a solo or with the group. Perfect blend of a guided experience and an adventure! The sheep are ADORABLE! Be sure to bring cash for feed.

Overall it was a good trip. Our guide, Eric, was a responsible person who made sure all the members were present and well taken care of throughout the journey. He also offered to take photos for us, which was a nice plus point. At Sun Moon Lake, it was raining that day but the trip still continued as planned and we managed to cover all the key places according to the itinerary. At Qingjing Farm, we were able to enjoy two shows, which was great. Luckily, the rain stopped by the time we arrived. However, the time at this location felt a bit rushed as we did not have much time to interact with the sheep because we needed to hurry for the shows. Overall, it was still a good and enjoyable trip.

Eric, our guide, was pleasant and was able to try to explain the history of the stops we made. However, due to bad weather, our Quingting Farm visit was partly chaotic with most of the participants wet. Nonetheless, Eric tried to warn us to bring appropriate accessories to counter the rain. Just for future learnings, the tour should account for the bad weather in the mountainous area and just suggest to visit other places or just allow the participants to find shelter in an indoor facility instead of letting them walk the trail in a downpour. organizing the group can be further improved by letting know the participants why they are gathered in a certain place.

A good day trip from Taichung. Eventhough it was partly clouded it is still worth it. Eric our guide was wonderful and told many facts about the places (he even helped us find dinner when returning to Taichung). We would also like to thank our bus driver who drove very safely in the mountains.

Our tour guide/ driver was Mr. Max. He lived in Boracay for 10 yrs. so he speak a bit of Tagalog which is a plus for Filipino guests. He coordinated the change in the nearest pickup pt as our hotel has no parking. Also suggested the photo stops and took the photos while giving a brief history of the place. (Fav. trivia: Xuanzang and his temple>>> he is the monk in the “Journey to the west”) Sun Moon Lake - ita thai Pier (ticket booth for the boat ride & the shopping/ lunch break for prawn crackers, cabbage buns, milk tea and ice cream, twisted potato fries) - Xuangang Pier (performance from Formasan aboriginal tribe as well as the Temple plus the tea eggs and mushroom for snacks) Cingjing Farm (SHEEP!!!) - fed the sheep with grass and pellets (bought onsite) ; snacked on sausages, guavas and sweet lemons ; the horse show was really engaging (eventhough i could not understand it as it was in Mandarin) , he dropped us at our place of choice which was “Fengchia Night Market”

This tour was absolutely delightful. Sun Moon Lake was incredibly beautiful; it's a place I'd love to visit again. The blue lake was truly fantastic. The horse show at Cingjing Farm was amazing! Our guide, Eric, was so much fun and led us wonderfully. Highly recommend! ^^

Our guide, Eric, demonstrated incredible expertise while leading a group of over 30 people. Even with some individuals repeatedly running late, he managed the situation well to ensure they didn't disrupt the schedule, haha. What I remember most vividly are his professionalism (he was always at potential "getting lost" points in advance and informed us about food and restroom locations everywhere we went), the magnificent canyon scenery on the way to Cingjing Farm, and the equestrian show (the acrobatic riders' passion was amazing). These places are about an hour and a half from Taichung, and it would be impossible to see them all in one day without a tour, so thanks to him, we had a very fulfilling day.

Eric is such a good and responsible tour guide! He guided us from A to Z, and even he helped us to request for a refund of the sheep’s grass as there’s not may of sheep’s over there for us to feed. He always make sure all of the tour members are in line and not left behind.