Rinari Village Homestay

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Rinari is a resettlement and empowerment project for the members of three Paiwan and Rukai villages destroyed by Typhoon Morakot (2009). Forty families were given hospitality training and their new homes converted into homestays. Rates include breakfast; if you want to have an indigenous dinner there, it's NT$350 more. Reservation (for room and dinner) is a must.

All two-storey houses are new and identical, with the hosts living on the ground floor while guests stay on the 2nd floor. Rooms are clean and basic.

The village is in Majia county. From Shuimen, follow the signs to the Indigenous Peoples Culture Park. Before the entrance to the park, switch to County Rd 35. The village is right after the Km2.5 mark.

You can also come by Sandimen- or Wutai-bound buses from Pingtung. Get off at Shuimen stop (水門站) and walk 3km.

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