Tea Route
Full dayTaitung / Luyemoderate
Taitung Red Oolong Route: Luye Highlands
台東紅烏龍之旅：鹿野高台
The home of Red Oolong — Taitung's Luye highlands, where a heavily oxidised, deeply fragrant oolong was born and is still made.
Red Oolong (hongwulong) is Taitung's own invention: a heavily oxidised oolong, dark and fruity, created in the Luye highlands. This route links the cooperative behind the style, a recreational tea farm on the famous Luye plateau, and a black-tea heritage museum — a grounded look at one of Taiwan's youngest signature teas in the place that made it.
The Route
- 1
The cooperative behind Taitung Red Oolong — the source of the style and the best place to taste it well.
≈ 90 min
- 2
A recreational tea farm on the Luye plateau, with tea terraces and highland views.
≈ 90 min
- 3
- 4
A black-tea heritage museum rounding out Taitung's wider tea story.
≈ 60 min
What to drink
- Taitung Red Oolong (hongwulong)
- Luye highland oolong
- Honey-fragrance black tea
Before you go
- Luye is rural highland country — plan transport ahead and verify each venue's current opening status on its official source before you go.
- Red Oolong is heavily oxidised and intense; taste slowly and drink water alongside.
- The Luye plateau is exposed and sunny; bring sun protection and a layer for the breeze.
Venue details and opening status can change. Always verify current details before visiting.
If this is your first tea route
Red Oolong sits between oolong and black tea — darker and fruitier than a high mountain oolong, smoother than a black tea. Ask to taste it alongside a lighter oolong to feel the difference oxidation makes.