Taitung Longtian Green Tunnel 台東龍田綠色隧道

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Luye's Longtian Green Tunnel in Taitung County is one of many "green tunnels" in Taiwan, made up of a row of trees on either side of a road making a tunnel of leaves, which to locals is kind of a rare sight. The tunnel attracts many cyclists and Instagrammers year-round. 

Background:
There is really not any history to tell. Obviously, the trees along the road have been around a long time, probably just to provide shade. What probably happened was some people from Taipei came and thought that a road with trees next to it looked unique, and decided to bring their friends here to take photos. Now it has become kind of a viral location.
There is another green tunnel in Luye called Wuling Green Tunnel (武陵綠色隧道), which is north of the highland. 

How to get there:
By Car: From Taipei, take National Highway 5 to Yilan, then drive south on provincial road 9 until you get to Luye. See the map below for the location of the Highlands. It will be hard to miss. You can rent a scooter from Taitung Station on Klook or KKday. Scooter rental is about 300 NT per day.You can check out our scooter rental guide here.
You can also rent a car for about 1500 NT per day. You can rent a car on Klook here.  
You can hire a driver or tax; you can charter a car here.
By Train: Take the TRA to Luye station, and then walk, take a taxi, or take a bus to Luye Highlands (the train station is roughly 2 kilometers away from the highlands). You can book tickets to travel to Taitung via inter-city bus on Klook here. 
Book tickets via the normal train (TRA)  on Klook here.
By Plane: Fly into Taitung Airport from Taipei, then take a taxi to the highlands. You can book discount tickets to Taitung on KKday here. You can also book cheap flights to Kinmen on Trip.com or CheapO Air. You can also search for cheap flights in Taiwan here. ​

Price:
Free

Hours:
24 hours

When to Go:
The Taitung balloon festival runs from June to August, which is when we recommend going. 

Accommodation:
Booking accommodation in the Taitung can be difficult in the summer months and on weekends when rooms can be fully booked for months in advance. We suggest a better quality selection on Agoda.com. 
We have stayed at and recommend the Papago International Resort in Chishang (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), which is a five star hotel with private villas with pools for each room, and Mountain and Ocean B & B in Taimali (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), which is a quiet and affordable B&B right next to the beach. 
You can also book Wifi and SIM cards for Taiwan on Gigago here.  
Need travel insurance? Compare prices on Insubuy here. 
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Tours:
There are many tours and activities such as snorkeling, diving, SUPing, Surfing, Speed Boating, Glamping, River tracing and more in Taitung. You can find more tours of Taitung on Klook here or KKday here. 

Just to let you know, if you book using the links above, we get some commission at no cost to you, and you can help support our blog. 
You can click here to receive $5 USD on your first Klook purchase. 

Map:
Please see below:

Our Journey:

To be honest I was taken to the Luye Longtian Green Tunnel as part of a tour. It is beautiful, but at the same time is kind of a tourist trap. Take your photos and move on.
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On the way we visited Biluo Tea Factory which is right along the road, but I am not a big tea fan. 

View of the mountains nearby.

A truck drives down the tunnel.

Another view of the tunnel.

A cyclists rests on the side of the road. 

There are many tours and activities such as snorkeling, diving, SUPing, Surfing, Speed Boating, Glamping, River tracing and more in Taitung. You can find more tours of Taitung on Klook here or KKday here. ​

Check out our full guide to Taitung here, our guide to Taiwan’s East Rift Valley here, and our guide to  Taiwan’s East Coast here.
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​You can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here. ​

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