Wulai Old Street

Nice little historic town to explore, with a short stretch of old street to shop for food and some little souvenirs. Worthwhile place to visit since it’s only an hour journey from Taipei city. I enjoyed the millet mochi - the texture was really different from a regular mochi.

But do take note most vendors only open from 11am/12pm. We arrived early around 10am hoping to beat the crowd, but most shops weren’t open yet and we needed to wait.

Home to the indigenous Atayal people, this beautiful mountainous area of Taiwan is a must on the list of places to visit. There is so much to do here that we didn't have enough time to take full advantage of the vast array of unique sites, shops, restaurants, and experiences.

I highly recommend trying some of the local specialities, such as bamboo rice (sticky rice steamed inside a bamboo cane).

There's some very local beer in a couple of places which we sampled and was very tasty.

We purchased lots of beautiful handmade items from a gift shop selling only local produce from the local indigenous tribe.

As with the rest of Taiwan, this place is full of extremely welcoming, friendly, considerate people.

A place for night/street market experience near valleys and hills. An out of the busy city center experience yet still able to able enjoy steeet market. Food sold was generally affordable and delicious. Locals were friendly and good to talk to. Recommend to visit for your visit to Taipei.

You can tell that they are used to the bus loads of tourists arriving early afternoon. We went through it twice, first in the morning when we were the only tourists around, and they were just setting up and settling snacks and sausages to the locals. We came back around two pm and there was much more activity, once the busses had arrived. I oiled the morning vibe better. It was interesting to discover local foods and fruits we had not seen in the cities, such as gac fruit and passion flowers ( I don't know how these are used). When you reach the bridge, the view of the river with the old buildings on each side is very pretty.

The bus 849 from Xindian Station was packed with people, but we were glad it wasn't as crowded in Wulai Old Street. Even though it is not a very long street, there are many food options, millet products, as well as a glimpse of the Atayal culture. Highly recommended.

Bustling with lots of food options and local shops selling indigenous products or crafts

Many foods to eat and great sights to see! Take the log cart to Wulai falls and then the cable car up to Yun Hsien for a full experience.

Wulai Old Street is a pretty small area. Only 2 rows of shops. Not so crowded during a weekday evening visit. Shopkeepers here are very friendly. Can consider visit the waterfall about 3km from the bridge.

8 mins. walk from Wulai Bus Station 😊
Easy to access.
So many stalls of food for you to choose.

Took the bus 🚌849 to the spot. Great place to take a walk.

It's an almost 2 hr ride on public transport, having to change bus in between to get there. So instead of paying NT60 on public transport, I decided to be indulgent and took an Uber instead (NT905) which got me there in 50 mins.

Started the day at Wulai Old Street 乌来老街. I was too early and even at almost 10am, most shops are not opened yet, so I strolled along the street to the other end where the Blue Bridge is and here is where you find the public toilet (not bad, decently clean) and the stairs to the Log Cart (台车) station.

Went into a mama shop, selling old school stuff such as toys (including those mini throw-pop-sparklers) and sweets, souvenirs etc. Got some yummy red Guava and their famous Black Pork 马告 (a local spice) grilled sausage.

There are many onsen options here but the weather was just too hot so I left with trying.

Didn’t visit there for 2 decades or more, parents highly recommend so we pay a visit there during CNY🥰 we all have fun and enjoy the food, stores and scenery there💖 the parking place is also very well organised and the visitor centre is something great too🥰🥰🥳🥳 thank you for the great experience 🌹🌹🌹
We tried 2 things we love the most.. 木鱉果汁& 涼拌山豬皮😊😊give them a try besides the others such as 豬血糕、小米麻糬、香腸、香蔥餅…….

I still remember last time was here, the street packed with tourists. My favourite is the candy store far end of the shop street, with live performance of the master twisting/folding the candy mixture. Those are gone now, even the big pop-up bbq pits runs by local tribals is gone.
Oh well, the local eatery shops still around serving local specialties dishes. Plus bad weather not really ideal to walk around but good for hotspring bath 😊 don’t forget to visit the waterfall.
Hopefully year 2023 everything will be back to normal 🙏

Note: for solo traveler, save cost just take bus 849 from Xindian mrt station (green line). Turn left when exit from mrt station. It will take about 30-40minutes bus ride.
Please for God sake, save yourself the trouble and get Easy Card or others similar cash card for local transport ride. Just remember to tap once you board, and tap again when you alight from bus. Easy and simple 😇

Great day trip from Taipei. Train ride to beautiful waterfall nice cafe and big selection of fresh food. Dried Strawberries are excellent.

Nice place.. bit crowded. But makes sense.. some options for vegetarians include rice cake some fruit shops and donuts.. for non-vegetarians its heaven as they have lot of options to eat.. i heard tgis place is famous for sausages..

a lot of tasty food, and nice surroundings.

Place that is good to chill. Just soak yourself in the hot springs (depends on your hotel); mine was hot springs water that is pumped into your room (not a constant natural flow like the ones in Japan).

The mountains and hills along the valley looks like the ones you see in Chinese fantasy martial films (jianghu).

Great place to chill and feel closer to nature.

This place is super breathtaking. People are nice and the view is to die for.

A place similar to Miyazaki movies.
Tranquil in nature yet exciting.

How to get to Wulai? Just take a bus 849 from xindian station.

Enchanting place. Foods are affordable and delicious. Lots of eatery and souvernir shops.

You can even ride the train, walk the area and then climb your way towards cable car to another area (resort)

Just make sure to visit the place in the morning since you need to do a lot of walking.

Truly a place to remember.

It’s an old and traditional place where you can see plenty of Taiwan features including traditional food or buildings, especially visitors would enjoy the relaxing atmosphere and experience local food and local cultures! Because of Covid-19, the population of visitors decreases, the stores there open on weekends, even though, it’s worth visiting and having a great time hanging out with friends or family!