Leofoo Village 六福村: Taiwan’s Disneyland

History of Leofoo Village:

Leofoo Village Theme Park, located in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, is one of Taiwan’s largest and most famous theme parks. Originally opened in 1979 as just a safari park, it was expanded into a full theme park in 1994 with the launch of its first themed area, the “Wild West.” Today, the park features six themed zones: Central Magic Fountain, Wild West, South Pacific, Arabian Palace, African Tribe (Safari Park), and Leofoo Water Park. Over the decades, the park introduced numerous attractions such as the free-fall “Screaming Condor,” the “Big Canyon Rapids,” and Taiwan’s only white tiger. The African Tribe zone is Taiwan’s only open-range safari, housing around a thousand animals across various sections for herbivores, carnivores, monkeys, and petting interactions. The park also faced several tragic accidents and incidents, including the 2023 baboon escape that drew nationwide attention. In recent years, Leofoo has celebrated milestones like its 45th anniversary in 2024 with large-scale events and free-entry promotions, while continuing to expand its facilities and consider new projects such as hot spring installations to allow year-round operation.

Price:

1400 TWD per person. You can get tickets for an amazing discount on Klook here.

Parking: 200 NT per day for cars
100 NT per day for scooters

Website:

https://www.leofoovillage.com.tw

When to visit:

It is best to visit from April to November when the weather is warm and less windy. Leofoo Waterpark is only open from June to September.
There is a constant, cold northeasterly wind from December to March, especially along the coast. However, the winter in general is drier.

Where to stay:

In Hsinchu, I have stayed at and recommend the Golden Motel, a high-quality motel near Green Grass Lake (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, Expedia here, or Trip.com here), and CD Motel, another high-quality motel in downtown Hsinchu (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, or Trip.com here). Unfortunately, I cannot recommend any further hotels that I have stayed at in Hsinchu because usually we stay at my wife’s uncle’s house. 
You can find out where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here.

How to get to Leofoo Village?

By Scooter: From central Hsinchu, take provincial highway 1 north and turn west on Highway 118 in Guanxi. Then take Guangming Road up the mountain. There is paid parking at the theme park. Looking for scooter rental in Hsinchu? You can search Klook here or KKday here to look for options.
You can also check out our scooter rental guide here. 
By Car: Take National Freeway 3 to the Guanxi Exit. Then head up Guangming Road until you see the entrance to the park. There is paid parking at the theme park. If you are looking for car rentals in Hsinchu, you can also search Qeeq here, Klook here, or KKDay here. 
You can also check out our car rental guide here. 
By Bus/Taxi:  From Hsinchu Station, take bus 5619 to Guanxi Old Street. The old street is on the left of the main highway. 
You can book tickets to travel to Hsinchu via inter-city bus on Klook here. 
You can book tickets to Hsinchu via high-speed rail (HSR)  on Klook here or KKDay here. 
Book tickets via the normal train (TRA) on Klook here.
By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan’s landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can search on KKday here and Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. 

Tours: 

You can find more tours and activities in Hsinchu such as You can find more tours and activities in Hsinchu such as river tracing, wild hot springs, white water kayaking, backpack rafting, Little Ding Dong Theme Park, Leofoo Village Theme Park, Window on China Theme Park, glamping, camping, stone spa, horse riding, Yukids Island, Tom and Bei Bei Parent-Child Paradise, bee keeping experience, cycling, dried persimmons experience, Jump Wave Trampoline Park and more on Klook here or KKday here. 

Map:

Check out the map above.

Drone Footage:

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Check out a full map of the Theme Park above.
The main areas in the park are as follows:

Main Rides and Attractions:

• African Safari 非洲部落 – Outdoor zoo and safari experience
  • Steam Train
  • Little Horse Carriages
  • Cavalry
  • Desert Storm
  • Ferocious Beast Area Bus
  • Monkey Brings Good Luck
    • Animal List:
    • Alpaca
    • Bengal White Tiger
    • Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
    • White rhino
    • Bengal Tiger
    • 彩虹吸蜜鸚鵡
    • White Roman goose
    • Lion
    • Formosan Macaque
    • Red-and-Green Macaw
    • Chapman’s zebra
    • Great White Pelican
    • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    • Mallard
    • Black Swan
    • Jacob sheep
    • Meerkat
    • Blyth’s Hornbill
    • Capybara
    • Boer Goat
    • Black Curassow
    • Pony
    • Call duck
    • White Cockatoo
    • Dolechotis Patagonum
    • Angora Goat
    • Ring-tailed Lemur
    • Harlequin Macaw
    • Grey crowned crane
    • African Grey Parrot
    • Valais Blacknose sheep
    • Ostrich
    • Greater Flamingo
    • Western Crowned Pigeon
    • Indian Peafowl
    • Chilean Flamingo
    • Eclectus parrot
    • Hippo
    • Bornean Orangutan
    • Yellow-crowned Amazon
    • Warthog
    • Pigeon
    • African Buffalo
    • White Handed Gibbon
    • Scarlet Macaw
    • Hamadryas Baboon
    • Common Eland
    • Common Brown Lemur
    • European mouflon
    • Siamang
    • Black-handed Gibbon
    • Crab-eating Macaque
    • Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
    • Sykes’ monkey
    • Bearded Capuchin
• Wild West 美國大西部 – Roller coasters and an American wild west town
  • The Riding Boots
  • Mine Cart
  • Grand Canyon Rapid Rafting
  • Screaming Condor
  • Wild West Train
  • The Old Oil Well
  • The Drunken Wine Barrel
  • Ferris Wheel
  • Final Showdown at Tombstone VR
  • Curse Mine
• South Pacific 南太平洋 – Splash Mountain type ride (Volcano adventure) and other rides:
  • Giant Sea Monster
  • Volcano Adventure
  • Big Raging God
  • The Toucan
  • The Great Pirate
  • The Lost World
  • Canoe
  • Rock and Roll Stream Boat
  • Giant Tsunami
• Arabian Kingdom 阿拉伯皇宮 – Aladdin-themed roller coaster and rides
  • Wheel of Wind and Fire
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • Anubis’ Judgment
  • Flying Horse
  • Happy and Honey’s Adventure
  • Magic Carpet
• Leofoo Waterpark 六福水樂園 – Large waterslides open from June to September
  • Turquoise Sea and Blue Sky
  • Rapid Warrior
  • Big Swirl
  • Rapid Flying Fish
  • Dark Slide
  • Poseidon Flying Shuttle
  • The Lone Thousand-Mile Voyager
  • Frozen Slide
  • Big Big Swirl
  • Water Maze
  • Drifting River
  • Double Fish Travel

Restaurants and Shops:

Arabian Kingdom 阿拉伯皇宮:

• Silk Road Merchants
• Pharaoh’s Treasures
• Magical Palace Treasure Hunt Themed Shop
• Oasis Restaurant

African Safari 非洲部落:

• Mombasa Store

Leofoo Waterpark 六福水樂園:

• Santorini

South Pacific 南太平洋:

• Black Pearl Shop

The Wild West 美國大西部:

• Burger House
• Steak House 牛排館《惡靈餐廳》
• Fuji Little Kitchen 福記小廚

• Bison House
• Indian Exchange Station & Uncle Sam’s Grocery Store
• Mining Labor Exchange Station

Our Journey:

We have only been to Leofoo Village once during the fall when the water park was closed. I think just the zoo would be enough to spend a whole day. We were running at the end to see everything. I would recommend going on a weekday when there are fewer people and the lines are shorter. We also got a great half-price deal on tickets from Klook. It definitely felt more like Disneyland than any other theme park in Taiwan.

Leofoo Waterpark 六福水樂園

Because we visited in October, the Water Park was already closed. It only opens from June to September. But you can see some drone photos of the area here.

The water slides here are huge, and there are lots of rides. It is definitely the best water park I have ever seen in Taiwan.

View of Leofoo Village with the Arabian Palace in the background.

Aerial View of the South Pacific part of the theme park, the main rides being the Volcano run, which is like Splash Mountain, and the pirate ship.

Another full-on drone view of the park, including the main entrance.

There is plenty of parking here, but it is kind of expensive at 200 NT per day. You might think they make more money from the parking lot than from the park.

Main entrance to the park.

Leofoo Waterpark entrance, which was closed at the time.

View of the ticket prices before they were increased. Now tickets are 1400 TWD per person. But, you can get tickets for an amazing discount on Klook here. We got our tickets through Klook at half price.

Halloween decoration that glows at night (scroll to the end of the blog to see it).

African Safari 非洲部落

We decided to check out the African Safari first. In addition to an outdoor zoo, there is also a safari train and safari bus.

Giant tusks welcome you into the zoo.

At the entrance, you can find the Desert Storm roller coaster.

There are a few orangutans right at the entrance here.

Steam Train Safari (Nairobi Express）

Here you can take a steam train safari, which takes a loop around Safari land.

On a busy day, the line may be long, but you can wait in a covered area.

Some people dressed up for Halloween got half off I think.

Some Buffalo.

Arabian Castle in the background.

Steam Train rolling in.

Closeup view of the steam train.

People love the steam train.

Once on the train, we first saw hippos.

Another view of the hippos.

Water buffalo.

Hippo’s rear end.

Another view of the hippo.

Rhinos. The park has 23 Black Rhinos, which have expanded from their original 8 in 1979. Rhinos do surprisingly well in Taiwan’s climate, I guess.

More Rhinos.

Rhinos and a water buffalo coexisting peacefully I guess.

More Rhinos.

A Rhino lays down in the mud.

American Bison.

More buffalo.

And the Nairobi Express marches onward.

Ostriches.

Wild boar.

Peacock.

Jurassic Park vehicle.

Giraffe.

Camels and goats peacefully coexisting.

View of the Safari Bus, which we will show later.

Monkey Brings Good Luck Ride

We also went on the Monkey Brings Good Luck ride, which goes around the outdoor zoo.

Lemurs.

We also saw this Gibbon swing around the trees.

Ferocious Beast Area Bus Safari

Next, we took the bus safari. My wife told me that in the olden days, when the park just started, they let you drive your own car through the safari with lions and tigers. It must have been a thrilling experience.

This was the most jurassic-park like experience I have ever had.

First we came across this white tiger. It may have been the first white tiget imported into Taiwan, but there are other ones at the Kaohsiung Zoo.

Another view of the Siberian Tiger.

Benghal tiger.

Two male lions taking a nap.

Female lion.

Female lion as she walks off.

Lion family.

Then we went back to see the gibbon show. This monkey was howling as he swung.

Storks.

Baboons.

More baboons.

Hamadryas Baboon.

Goat and sheep feeding area.

Desert Storm Roller Coaster

Next we came full circle back to the Desert Storm roller coaster. My kids rode on this multiple times.

Merry-go-round.

Another view of the merry-go-round.

Another view of the Desert Storm roller coaster.

Arabian Kingdom 阿拉伯皇宮

Next, we made our way to the Arabian Kingdom.

View of the gates to the Arabian Kingdom.

Here you can find some shops and restaruants.

There are also some games here.

And there is a giant merry-go-round.

View inside the main gate.

View of the street inside.

View of the main Arabian castle.

Happy and Honey’s Adventure.

Next, we checked out Happy and Honey’s adventure, which is a play or skit that changes every once in a while.

They had quite a few people from Eastern Europe, I think, here performing.

Air yoga performance.

The Wheel of Wind and Fire 風火輪

The wheel of wind and fire is one of the most intense roller coasters I have been on in Taiwan. Make sure you empty your pockets, or else you could kill someone. They swing you around on the ring and stop midway so your are just hanging upside down in the air.

This is one of the most popular and thrilling rides in the park.

South Pacific 南太平洋

South Pacific is a more water themed place than the other parts of the park. Here you can find a volcano-themed splash mountain.

Map of the area.

The Great Pirate Ride

The Great Pirate is a huge pirate ride that swings back and forth. It is bigger than the one at Taipei Children’s Amusement Park.

View of the boat swinging back.

View of the boat swinging forward. My son just about fainted on this ride. The G-forces are real.

Birdflight Ride

Birdflight, which is another merry-go-round type ride.

Another view of Bridflight.

Volcano Adventure – Taiwan’s Splash Mountain

Next up is the volcano adventure ride which is similar to splash mountain in Disneyland.

Here, you will get wet, so come prepared.

View up to the ride with some fake dinosaurs.

Another very wet splash.

Bring your own rain gear, or buy theirs for 680 NT.

You cannot go barefoot or take luggage.

Lining up for the ride.

After the ride, you can dry out in these pods.

Wild West 美國大西部

Next, we moved on to the wild west. See a map of it above.

Screaming Condor

Luckily, the screaming condor was closed for maintenance when we visited, because it looks scary.

Grand Canyon Rapid Rafting

One of the funnest rides here is the rafting ride.

You can fit a lot of people on these rides, and chances are someone will get wet.

The ride is not too scary or bouncy, but there is water so come prepared.

View getting onto the rapids.

Another view of the rapids.

Coming back up after the rapid ride was over.

The wild west has a lot of shops. They built an entire western town here.

Another view of the American Wild West town.

Tombstone Parade

Every year, they have a Halloween-themed party and parade at the Wild West area. Stay late to see the parade.

Large fake skeleton and tombstones.

The Drunken Wine Barrel

Here there is another spinning ride.

More Haloween decor.

More Haloween designs.

Most rides in the park close at either 4:30 or 5:00, so it is best to get here early.

Wild West Train

There is another fun little roller coaster in here called the wild west train.

View of the train from the outside.

People as they were finishing their run.

We rode this train quite a few times.

Haloween Parade

If you come in October, you should be able to see their haloween parade and displays, which are best seen at night.

People lined the streets to see the parade.

Another view of the parade.

Finally, the zombie parade started.

Another view of the parade.

Ghost eyes in the trees.

Evil baboon.

That concludes our trip. Thanks for reading!

Don’t forget, you can get tickets to Leofoo Village for an amazing discount on Klook here.

Check out our guide to Hsinchu here, or our guide to Taoyuan here for nearby sights.

You can also check out our full guide to Taiwan here.