Kenting
Taiwan · Pingtung · 20 m
Description
Kenting (墾丁) occupies the tip of the Hengchun Peninsula at Taiwan's southern end and is the country's only genuinely tropical resort area. Kenting National Park was the first national park in Taiwan and covers both land and sea, with uplifted coral terraces, monsoon forest and the reefs offshore. Eluanbi lighthouse stands at the southernmost point, unusual for having been built fortified with gun ports against attack. The beaches run from the wide sand at Baishawan to the small sheltered bays at Nanwan, and the strip along Kenting Street turns into a night market and bar row after dark. Behind the coast, Longpan Park's grassland ends abruptly at a limestone cliff above the sea. Winter here is warm and dry and is the better season, though the downhill wind off the peninsula can blow hard for a day or two.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: February – March or November – December
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- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Kenting National Park
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- Eluanbi Lighthouse and Park
- Nanwan (South Bay)
- Kenting Street Night Market
- Kenting National Forest Recreation Area
- Kenting Main Beach
- Maobitou Park
- Little Bay (Xiaowan)
- Longpan Park
- Baishawan Beach
- Sail Rock (Chuanfanshi)
- Sheding Nature Park
- Houbihu Harbour
- Diving off Houbihu
- Snorkelling at Wanlitong
- Guanshan Sunset Viewpoint
- Little Liuqiu Island(Day trip)
- Fengchuisha Sand Dunes
- Shadao Shell Sand Beach
- Hengchun Old Town(Day trip)
- Longluan Lake Nature Center
- Jialeshui Scenic Area
- Hengchun City Wall and Four Old Gates(Day trip)
- Surfing at Jialeshui and Gangkou Beach
- Qikong Waterfall
- Kenting Coral Reefs
- Kenting Beach Party Scene