Sustainable Traveling with the Determination to Protect the Environment

Sustainable Traveling with the Determination to Protect the Environment

Balan Hill Glamping practices the value of sustainable travel in the five aspects of：feast, accommodation, transportation, education, and entertainment..

。Feast
Our menu undergoes comprehensive seasonal updates, ensuring that every bite is a unique culinary delight, utilizing locally sourced agricultural products and ingredients from small-scale farmers in Nantou.

。Accommodation
▎Preserving the Native Araucaria Cunninghamii and creating a diverse ecological pool, our lodging environment is imbued with natural ambience. 
▎In the rooms, we replaced bottled water with sterilized steel cylinders water bottles, providing slippers that can be taken home for reuse, and not providing disposable amenities in responding to the Environmental Protection Agency's policy.
▎Guests in need can purchase disposable amenities at the on-site store (B.H. Treasure).

。Transportation

In 2024, Balan Hill Glamping and Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Service have cooperated to create a carbon reduction journey, providing shuttle services from Taichung High Speed Rail Station to Balan Hill Glamping. Guests opting for this eco-friendly journey will receive complimentary tickets for a Sun Moon Lake cruise to admire the scenic views of the lake.
Every guest staying at Balan Hill Glamping will receive complimentary Sun Moon Lake bicycle tour vouchers, allowing you to explore the mountains and waters in an environmentally friendly way.

。Education
Balan Hill Glamping offers a variety of hands-on experiences such as black tea moss balls, succulent ecological bottles, aquaponics, and floating flower aroma diffusers, and more. Encouraging guests of all ages to experience the beauty of nature through diverse handicraft experiences.

。Entertainment

Balan Hill Glamping cooperates with local businesses such as Taomi Agricultural Leisure Area, The Grove Taiwan, Toshe Breathing Basin Area, Shangfuyu Black Tea Experience Manor, and etc. to offer exclusive tours to fulfill its corporate responsibility of prosperity and symbiosis with the local community.

▍Sustainable Enterprise: ESG Operational Policy
Environmental

▲ Use of pollution-free pesticides in vegetable gardens
▲ Disposable amenities and tableware are not provided 
▲ Constructed a biodiversity living water ecological pool
▲ Paper bags and ballpoint pens are made from recycled paper
▲ Automated light source are used to reduce energy consumption
▲ Replacing bottled water with steel cylinders water bottles, with water dispensers installed

▲ Preserve the Native Araucaria Cunninghamii that has grown since the Japanese colonial period to this day
▲ The decorative shelves of artworks and the seats of Starry Sky Cinema are crafted from discarded wine crates

Social

▲ Employing local talent
▲ Establishing a comprehensive performance evaluation
▲ Regularly conducting employee education and training sessions
▲ Providing job opportunities for seniors and re-employment
▲ Cooperating with the local businesses in Nantou to offer exclusive in-depth tours 
▲ Public welfare activities
- Donating all income from the sale of amenity sets to charitable organizations
- Providing scholarships for local students at Yuchi Junior High School

Governance

▲ Providing a bonus incentive system
▲ Establishing a warehouse management system
▲ Installing fire safety equipment in all area
▲ Using SSP secure domain for the official website
▲ Implementing a booking system on an equal basis of star-rated hotel 
▲ Advance reservations required for all visitors to Balan Hill Glamping