By air
Kaohsiung (KHH), ~2 h by road
East Asia · Taiwan
Kenting, Taiwan
Tropical beaches at Taiwan's southern tip
Getting there
Best time to visit
October to April — warm and dry
Don't miss
The Eluanbi Lighthouse
Baisha Beach
Longpan Park
Sail Rock
Things to do
Beach days
Snorkelling
The night market on Kenting Street
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
What to pack
Swimwear, sunscreen
A quieter corner
Jialeshui's wind-carved coast
Questions travellers ask
How do I get to Kenting?
Fly into Kaohsiung (KHH), then it's about 2 hours by road.
When is Kenting's beach weather best?
October to April, when it's warm and dry. Pack swimwear and sunscreen.
Where should I eat in Kenting?
At the night market on Kenting Street, for its seafood.
What should I see in Kenting besides the beaches?
The Eluanbi Lighthouse, Longpan Park and Sail Rock, plus Jialeshui's wind-carved coast.
About Kenting
- Coastal
Where it is
Kenting lies at the southern tip of Taiwan on the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, with the Taiwan Strait to the west, the Bashi Channel to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
History
The Hengchun Peninsula was home to Paiwan communities before Han Chinese settlers arrived, and the Qing built the walled town of Hengchun in the 1870s. The Eluanbi Lighthouse followed in the 1880s to guard the dangerous waters off the cape, and Kenting became Taiwan's first national park in 1984.
People
Kenting's people speak Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin, and Paiwan communities live in villages across the peninsula. The old walled town of Hengchun is known for its folk songs, sung to the two-stringed moon lute, and for the onions grown on its windy plains.
Known for
- Baisha and Nanwan beaches
- The Eluanbi Lighthouse
- Snorkelling on coral reefs
- The night market on Kenting Street
- The wind-carved coast at Jialeshui
Did you know?
Strong seasonal winds, known locally as the falling mountain wind, blow down from the hills across the Hengchun Peninsula.
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