alishan forest recreation area

趁著过年期间来到阿里山，漫步在充满芬多精的树林中，望着有上百年上千年历史的神木，感受环境的奇妙，脚步许可者可步行前往到日出观赏处，观望辽阔的平原!!

阿里山景区当天往返就可以，完全没必要住在阿里山（日出很一般，不同于云海日出，这里的日出一出来就完全刺眼了，过程不好，但路上花费时间却很长）景区不大，全步行+慢游览，最多4个小时。建议早上从嘉义出发抵达，下午返回。

小笠原山海拔2488公尺，位在祝山旁，步行约15分，视野很好几近360∘近可观塔山、对高、万岁山，远可望至云嘉南平原；是观日出、夕阳的最佳地点，天气好时还有云海，周遭山景令人赞叹。阿里山日出，除了祝山，现在也可到小笠原山。从住宿区上祝山、小笠原山，虽有火车、接驳车可搭，旦首选仍是走观日步道上山。观日步道入口在沼平车站附近，前半段是石阶步道，坡度稍陡，后半段是往祝山林道，就在祝山铁道旁，坡度较缓，走在林中，大口吸著芬多精，加上海拔高，感觉十分凉爽。到祝山车站，由站前林道，经过高山植物园，就抵达小笠原山。

整个阿里山的人工造林有一万多颗,从民国9年开始~现在已有将近100年的历史了!无怪乎进入巨木区好震撼好舒适好清新~还有木制栈道也别有一番风格~好走!

我很喜欢自由漫步走在森林间的感觉，阿里山的芬多精就像是心灵放松的调味剂一样，许多奇妙的数目与原始森林，走着走着，心情就跟着放松了，

台湾有个阿里山.阿里山种树木‧................位于亚热带的岛屿台湾嘉义有一独天得厚的天然景观那就是阿里山，由嘉义市搭乘林务局的登山火车沿途可观赏热带，亚热带、温带、寒带等不同林相树种.全世界可能找不到有同样的景观.到达山上还有不同的气象景观如云海..........等,值得大家一游再游的景点.比较可惜的是人工步道做的太多破坏大自然原始景观和大自然的亲和力.

五大两小刚好满载的马来西亚团 头先以为老天爷真是爱开玩笑 开了那么久的山路才到达山顶 居然迎接我们的是倾盆大雨 卸好行李开始准备要走进园区 走到这里才明白老天爷的用心良苦 雨停了! 原来老天爷是要赐给我们礼物 让我们看到的是--最美时分 这时我跟团员脚步不但是慢了又慢 整个空间都没有别的团员 除了相机声与垂挂在树梢的雨滴 滴滴答答的滑落地面 偶有鸟叫声在说它也在 这是大自然谱的音符 这时团员除了惊艳外 只说: 美啊! 若是此时此刻换成是你在这里 你会想甚么?会想说甚么?

夏天避暑,风景优美,远离尘嚣,如果我不需要再为钱伤脑,会想在这里居住,每日云海及晚霞,干净的空气,驱车上山是羧加选择,因为会坍方

We didnt expect the non stop walking and trekking, though we were tired after a long day. We were able to cherish the beauty of the Forest and the Nature in Alishan Park. We took the Alishan Forest Rail Way Train to our destination. Our Hotel owner gave us a map where to go. He suggested a trail towards an old Trail or so called Alishan Teyufe Trail "Giant Tree trail" less people go here, he said not so much of China Tourist. So we decided to go there, it's more than 30mins walking but it's worth it, we enjoyed the serenity of the place and it's so ZEN there. By the way, if you plan to visit the park, buy some snacks and water.

Been to Taiwan a few times for the past few years but first time to Alishan. We took High Speed Rail to Chiayi and took the 11.40am bus at Platform 3 just outside the station entrance. As we book a night stay at one of the minsu before going to Alishan the next day therefore our ride to minsu first was about 80mins. If u wan to go straight to Alishan recreation park, it will take 2.5hrs journey from HSR station and if i rem correctly, it cost TWD290 one way.The ride up the mountain gets more winding the higher you go and bumpy at times. There is a entrance fee of TWD150 per person before you enter the recreation park. There are basically two ways of moving around the park, by train or by mini bus with serveral pickup/drop-off points for the bus. Not too sure about the train part as we did not take the train but heard that frequency is every 30mins.Depend on individual but personally i felt you do not need whole day at the park. You can complete the main attractions within 4hrs. Nothing very special about the forest... all you see is trees and hills and a temple with a few special area for photo taking. Maybe there will be will more to see during the Cherry Blossom season. Unlikely to return to this place for visit given that the journey is quite long just to get there. Felt that the scenery is more beautiful at other mountain area such as CingJing in Nantou than here.FYI- You can actually use "Youyou Card" to pay for the bus ride. If you want to use cash, make sure you have exact amount as driver do not have change for you. You can top up your card at the 7 eleven at Chiayi station or Alishan 7 eleven if your card do not have sufficient money. There r also a few eateries around and my favorite 7 eleven store. In case you have luggage with you, do not worry..as you can deposit it at the shelves at the visitor information centre but as its not in locker form therefore the staff are not liable for your belongings.

I loved walking trails, although I think it is not necessary to make them that way - every path is made of wood including (too many) stairs. It is attractive with some platforms and viewing points, but I would prefer natural paths... Spending around 3 hours there was enough. And do try wasabi! Rare opportunity to get fresh one in Alishan or stalls near the temple.

Alishan is one of my favorite places in Taiwan. The forest is stunningly beautiful. Walking into Alishan makes it feel like you have stepped back in time. The largest drawback is the high number of Chinese tourists at Alishan. It can make it difficult to explore Ali Mountain at times.

Alishan National Scenic Area is covering Alishan Forest Recreation Area known for rich flora and fauna. Like most of the tourist, I only manage to visit Alishan Forest Recreation Area, a small part of the national scenic area and there are a lot of attractions to explore:1. sister's pond2. Magnolia Garden3. Pig-head like old stump4. heart shape like old stump5. 3 generations tree6. divine tree which is about 2300 years old7. The famous Taiwan Red Cypress 8. Alihan Museum9. Alishan train ride 10. Alishan Information Centre for the rubber stamping collection 11. Lunch at Alishan restaurant for steamboat

Taiwan's best scenes are its people, a Chinese author once wrote and yes he is correct. The train is a joke. it only goes half way and takes a bit more than 2 hours. For first 70 minutes you see nothing but ugly Taiwanese architecture if it can be called actual architecture. After that you see some hills and greens and some clouds. These are no way mountains. Think Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alps. Those are mountains. These are hills, filled with once again ugly homes and power lines. We live in San Francisco and we travel more than 260 days a year. No one should come to Taiwan to see Alishan. If you are here for some other reasons, you should try to come here so that you can say you did it. But, try to take the bus both ways. We took the train, then took the shuttle bus to Shizhuo. From there one more bus to Alishan. All along we kept thinking it is so underwhelming. However, the views from the bus is much better than from the train. Bus takes a bit over 2 hours from Chiayi. Just returned from NE India and there the clouds over Naga Hills and Khasi Hills and the aboriginals and the native culture all were actually spectacular. Alishan is NOT.

Came here for viewing the sun-rise. You can either take a train up or choose to go with a mini-bus. The latter is more convenient. When you arrive at the 7-Eleven near the Visitors Centre, there will be someone asking you if you wanna join their sun-rise morning tour.Forest-trekking is good as there are walking trails in place. Go to the train station for a map showing suggested trekking route.