Hengchun Tourist Attractions: 14 Top Places To Visit
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Top Places to visit in Hengchun (Taiwan):
Longpan Park, Kenting National Park, White Sand Bay, Sand Island (Sa-Dau), Eluanbi, Hengchun Old Town, Paradise of Deer, Kenting Wanli Dong, Southern Point, Maobitou Park, Chuhuo Special Scenic Area, Sheding Natural Park, Feng Chui Sha, Hengchun North Gate
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Pingtung Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places To Visit
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Top Places to visit in Pingtung (Taiwan):
Longpan Park, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Xiao Liu Qiu, Kenting National Park, White Sand Bay, Sand Island (Sa-Dau), Eluanbi, Donglong Temple, Hengchun Old Town, Fu'an Temple, Paradise of Deer, Kenting Wanli Dong, Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Culture Park, Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area, Jialeshuei Scenic Area
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Last week we went to the southern tip of Taiwan for a four day trip to Kending (Kenting). Here is the second video, showing you places on the southern side of the Hengchun Peninsula.
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Smokey Joe's
Chateau Beach Resort
Add: No. 2, Kengding Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮墾丁路2號)
Tel: (08) 886-2222
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Howard Beach Resort Kenting
Add: No. 451, Kengding Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮墾丁路451號)
Tel: (08) 886-2323
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Piccolo Polpo (迷路小章魚)
Add: No. 68 Nanwan Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮南灣路68號)
Tel: (08) 888-2822
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Ocean Blue (海餐廳)
Add: No. 111, Kending Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮墾丁路111號)
Tel: (08) 886-2800
Website: ocean-blue-kenting.com (Chinese)
Banana Bay香蕉灣
Eluanbi鵝鑾鼻
Hengchun Peninsula恆春半島
Jialeshui 佳樂水
Kenting National Park墾丁國家公園
Nanwan南灣
Sail Rock船帆石
Southernmost Point of Taiwan台灣最南點
Xiaowan小灣
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South Coast
Between the Maobitou peninsula on the west and Eluanbi peninsula on the east, this is Kenting’s most popular tourist area, with a high concentration of beaches and resorts as well as restaurants, bars, cafes, and boutiques.
Nanwan, or South Bay, is in the crook where Maobitou and the main body of the Hengchun Peninula meet. This is the best and most popular locale for inshore frolicking—swimming, windsurfing, jet-skiing, kayaking, banana-boating, skin-diving, snorkeling, what have you. There are change rooms, showers, and shops renting all necessary gear/toys. Adding to Nanwan’s allure is the fact it is second only to nearby Kending town, which we visit next, for restaurants and watering holes.
Kending is fun-central in the park. This is where all the action happens at night. Highway 26 does double-duty as the town’s main street, and as the sun retires over the western horizon each day local residents don vendors’ hats and line both sides with food stalls. Backing them are scores of bricks-and-mortar enticements, with everything from cafes, bars, and restaurants to indie-designer jewelry and crafts shops. On the town’s eastern edge are some especially entertaining sights – small lorries which, once the shutters on the back cabins are lowered, magically become bars and pizzerias. Owners set up seating alongside. The former are stocked to “the rafters” with famous spirits brands, and the latter have flatbed-mounted brick pizza ovens.
Off Kending’s eastern end, in a pretty sheltered cove, is the Xiaowan (“Small Bay”) beach, directly across Highway 26 from two of the park’s resort-hotel queens, one of these the Howard Beach Resort (see Box). During the day a wide range of watersports equipment is available for rent at the beach. At night, after the water-focused fun ceases, the wide-deck wood-theme café/eatery here transforms into a mellow open-air bar, ’70s rock complementing the soothing music of arriving waves.
East of Kending is Banana Bay, site of a miniscule fishing harbor. On either side of its cement breakwater walls is easily accessible upraised-coral shoreline, beyond which is an underwater world popular with divers.
Nearby iconic park attractions are Shadao and Sail Rock. The first is a magnificent 300m stretch of protected beach that actually shines. In the on-site exhibition hall, it’s said this is Taiwan’s purest shell-sand; the coast makes a dramatic 90-degree turn here, meaning materials are washed in and churned but not easily washed out. Sail Rock is a towering 18m-high slab of exposed coral offshore said either to resemble a Chinese imperial war junk or US President Richard Nixon’s profile. But what I see is a Kenting angelfish.
Top 10 Hotels in the World 2019
Top 10 Hotels in the World 2019
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7: The Resort at Pedregal
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Third and last video of our recent Kending (Kenting) We visited Maobitou, Baisha Bay, Wanlitong and Hengchung Town. I really liked Baisha Bay. Not many people there on a weekday in April. Probably packed in the summer months.
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Baisha Bay 白沙灣
Chenghuang (City God) Temple 城隍廟
Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島
Kenting/Kending 墾丁
Kenting National Park 墾丁國家公園
Maobitou 貓鼻頭
Mt. Gui (Trail) 龜山
Wanlitong 萬里桐
West Coast and Maobitou Peninsula
On the coast in the park’s northwest corner, along County Highway 153 not far off Highway 26, is the renowned National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (nmmba.gov.tw). Directly to its north, lookouts cap a large hill that strikingly soars up amidst flatlands all around. This is gentle-slope Mt. Gui (“Turtle Mountain”), shaped like a giant turtle shell. The Mt. Gui Trail snakes up to the 72m-high crest, from which grand inland panoramas of farmland, towns, and backdrop mountains fill the eye. The hill’s upper reaches are dotted with military ruins; the Japanese landed a punitive expedition on local shores in 1874, after area natives massacred shipwrecked Japanese sailors, and fortified the mountain after taking over Taiwan in 1895.
Further south along the national park’s west-coast side is Wanlitong and, near its southernmost tip, Baisha Bay. Compact Wanlitong village, markedly quieter than most other local tourist hotspots on the Hengchun Peninsula, is perched up above the raised-coral coastline. The tiny, shallow bay here is a first-rate snorkeling spot and there is just one on-site snorkeling outfit, resulting in a notably relaxed feel to the fun akin to a party atmosphere, with waves of groups wading out into the waters behind instructors.
Baisha (“White Sand”) Bay has a long white-sand beach with a cluster of beach bars and simple eateries at its northern end, and water-fun rental facilities at different points. There is paid parking at the northern end, and free parking about halfway down its length, the latter leading to a stretch somewhat quieter on busy weekends/holidays.
Baisha Bay is on the Maobitou peninsula, which projects south into the sea from Hengchun Peninsula’s southwest corner. Maobitou offers superb scenery at its southern tip, giant boulders strewn at the foot of its cliffs, viewed from a breezy plateau-top park which has food and drink facilities. High up its eastern side is Houbihu Fishing Harbor, from which many area diving/snorkeling enterprises launch boat expeditions.
The key attractions in Hengchun Town are the remnants of the brick-façade city wall built by China’s Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century, for protection against anticipated attacks by the world’s colonial powers and to intimidate the region’s rebellious indigenous population.
A total of 2.7km of the wall and gates has been preserved. The best-known site is Nanmen (South Gate). Close by is Hengchun’s bright, floral-color City God Temple, first built in 1892, razed by the Japanese, and rebuilt in 2014 to house the City God icon, which was hidden away from the Japanese.
Café 1918 (恆春信用組合)
Café 1918 is close by Hengchun’s South Gate, in a heritage building originally built in 1918 to house a credit union and last housing a farmers’ cooperative. One of the original safes is now part of the décor. Café by day and bar by night, the quest here is to be a welcoming LOHAS space, sharing space with artists and craftspeople – currently, metalwork-jewelry classes are held on weekends, and local crafts and specialty-food products are displayed for sale. The highlight menu offering is a distinctive chicken curry made with dark chocolate.
Add: No. 155, Wenhua Rd., Hengchun Town, Pingtung County
(屏東縣恆春鎮文化路155號)
Tel: 0930-808-389
Website: zh-tw.facebook.com/Cafe1918/
Taiwan’s only beer museum, off Highway 26 on Hengchun’s west side, is also home to a craft-beer brewery. At Hengchun 3000 Brewseum visitors are met with one soaring wall lined with 3,000 beer mugs/steins sourced from around the globe, and another with a giant Mona Lisa made of beer-bottle labels. Sit down to try the brewery’s numerous creations on tap, all named after Hengchun-area places, or buy them in cans to take home.
Add: No. 29-1, Caopu Rd., Hengchun Town, Pingtung County
(屏東縣恆春鎮草埔路29-1號)
Tel: 0905-786-383
Website: zh-tw.facebook.com/3000Brewseum/
Top10 Recommended Hotels in Kenting, Taiwan
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Kenting, Taiwan 1. Smokey Joes Hotel
2. Kenting 157 Boutique Hotel
3. Kenting Space Capsule
4. Howard Beach Resort Kenting *****
5. Chateau Beach Resort Kenting *****
6. Caesar Park Hotel Kenting *****
7. Kenting Location Hotel
8. Bai Sha Tan Cottage
9. Kenting Cozy B&B
10. Howard Villa *****
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1. No. 237, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Situated along Kenting Street just a few steps away from the popular Kenting night market, Smokey Joes Hotel features a relaxing outdoor pool and elegantly furnished rooms with free Wi-Fi access.
2. No. 157, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Only a 2-minute walk from Kenting National Park, Kenting 157 Boutique Hotel is located on Kenting Main Street. It features accommodation with free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour front desk and guest services.
3. No. 241, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Located on Kenting main street, Kenting Space Cabin is only a 2-minute walk from Bia Bay and a 4-minute drive from South Bay. Free WiFi access is available.
4. No. 2, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Howard Beach Resort Kenting is a luxurious 5-star hotel located a 15-minute drive from the Kenting Forest Recreation Area. It offers an outdoor pool, 5 dining options and free parking.
5. No. 451 Kenting Road, 94644 Kenting, Taiwan
Located on Dawan seashore, Chateau Beach Resort Kenting is a lovely retreat where you can expect sandy beach with seashells, glorious sunshine and blue sea.
6. No. 6, Kenting Road, 94644 Kenting, Taiwan
Caesar Park Hotel Kenting is a 5-star resort offering modern accommodation, extensive services and facilities nearby the Hsiaowan Beach, along the Luzon Strait and Philippine Sea.
7. No. 78, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Kenting Location Hotel is set in the Big Beach district in Kenting, with Kenting Night Market right on the doorstep. Dajianshan is located 1.7 km away.
8. No. 2-1, Xingnan Lane, Kending Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Hotel Cottage is located in Kenting. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a TV and air conditioning. There is also a refrigerator.
9. No. 54, Lane Wenhua, Kending Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Located in Kenting, Kenting Cozy B&B is only a 5-minute stroll from the beach. It features a tour desk offering car hire and bicycle rental. Free Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the building.
10. No. 2, Kenting Road, 946 Kenting, Taiwan
Howard Villa features Balinese-style villas with luxurious bedrooms, outdoor spa bathtubs and their own wading pool.
Last week we went to the southern tip of Taiwan for a four day trip to Kending (Kenting). Here is the first video, showing you places on the eastern side of the Hengchun Peninsula.
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Kangkou Nursery, White Fig Park (白榕園)
Add: No. 457-10, Chashan Rd., Gangkou Village, Manzhou Township,
Pingtung County (屏東縣滿州鄉 港口村茶山路457之10號)
For information about entry to the park, call Ms Zhuang at 0963-522-868
Longpan Restaurant (龍磐餐飲)
Add: No. 13, Kengnei Rd., Kending, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮墾丁坑內路13號)
Tel: (08) 885-1511
Eluanbi 鵝鑾鼻
Gangkou 港口
Hengchun 恆春
Jialeshui Scenic Area 佳樂水風景區
Kending 墾丁
Longpan Park 龍磐公園
Southernmost Point 最南點
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East Coast and Eluanbi Peninsula
Like its Maobitou sibling across the way, the Eluanbi peninsula juts from its Hengchun Peninsula anchor pointing south. Its southernmost point is also the Southernmost Point of Taiwan, reached on foot in about 15 minutes from the Highway 26-side parking lot (paid parking), the last 500m along a wide, pleasant path shaded by thick tropical growth, notably various cacti species. You emerge, quite suddenly, right on the jagged, wave-pounded rocky shore, at a lookout deck with an artistic geo-point marker. Neighboring-area sightseeing spots are the historic Eluanbi Lighthouse and pristine Longkeng Ecological Protection Area.
Spread out alongside Highway 26, Longpan Park is not much more than a selfie-stop for most – move beyond the roadside parking lots to the most popular lookout points, however, and you’ll be rewarded with what to your writer are Kenting’s most magnificent visuals, save perhaps for the color-circus of its snorkeling/diving excursions. The eagle-vantage views from the coastal clifftops, with their disintegrating cliff sections (off-limits), wave-pounded reefs below, river-mouth Chashan village to the north beyond, mountain after mountain falling into the sea beyond that, are stunning. Watch for water buffalo and sika deer having a grassy meal on the cliff-base close-cropped grassy areas.
Note: Beyond selfies, this is by far the national park’s most in-demand location for wedding-photo shoots, TV-commercial shoots, etc.
North of Longpan, Highway 26 ends at a T-intersection. Turn right for almost immediate entry into Jialeshui (entry fee). This isolated, cliff-backed 2.5km stretch of coastline is one of Taiwan’s premier geological classrooms. Tours are given on open-sided golf-cart-style buses, drivers explaining (in Chinese) the three different geological layers clearly discerned, most notably pointing out the nature-carved outcroppings of the sandstone stratum, once on the sea bottom, resembling such familiar figures as the hare, frog, and seahorse.
Back at the T-intersection, inexpensive eateries line the periphery of a large parking lot. Beside this lot is a ticket booth, at the head of a picture-perfect pedestrian bridge that shoots across the river mouth here. Purchase a ticket to access the eco-park across. Better yet, call the Gangkou Community Development Association (09-6352-2868) three days in advance for a guided tour of the park (fee), learning among other precious things where/how/why the many local crab species dig “secret” homes, and also visiting the restricted White Banyan Tree Park. The magnificent old Japanese-planted banyans here are featured in Life of Pi, with special-effects help, when Pi comes across a magical floating “island,” exposed roots everywhere.
Chateau Beach Resort Kenting, Taiwan - Best Travel Destination
Located on Dawan Beach, Chateau Resort Kenting offers private beach access, rooms with private balconies, free Wi-Fi and flat-screen cable TVs. It features outdoor pools, a spa and 7 dining options. Rooms at the Chateau Beach Resort Kenting include a private bathroom and coffee/tea making facilities. A safe, refrigerator and work desk are provided. All rooms have views of the mountain or ocean. Guests can enjoy body treatments at the Azure Spa & Massage Parlour. The fitness room, which overlooks the beach, offers a place to exercise and relax. The Aegean Restaurant features a European buffet. Chinese and Japanese cuisine are also available, while The Bay Bar and The Barbados beach bar offer extensive drink menus. Chateau Beach Resort Kenting is a 5-minute walk from Kenting’s tourist street and 83 km away from Kaohsiung Airport.
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Easily accessible from Kenting’s centre, Yoho Beach Resort Kenting offers air-conditioned rooms with a private balcony and a flat-screen TV. Offering 4 dining options, it features an indoor pool, fitness centre and kids’ club.
Continent: Central Asia,
County: Taiwan,
City: Hengchun Township,
Location Address: No. 27-8, Wan-Li Road ,
Map: 21.9976891780069 120.705708861351
KENTING, TAIWAN TRAVEL VLOG: Let's go to Kenting!
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This is our 3rd day of our trip across the eastern part of Taiwan! We had an early start of our day by exploring more of Taitung before heading off to Kenting. Kenting would be how I'd imagine Hawaii to look like... even though I've never been before :P It's the deep blue waters, white sand.. and it's gorgeous mountains that make me think of that comparison. We stayed at the Caesar Park Kenting Hotel, so it was super convenient for us to just walk to the beach, or to visit the night market!
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