Kenting is a national park in the south of Taiwan.
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| Kenting National Park | ||
| county | Pingtung County | |
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| Tourist info web | Kenting National Park | |
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background
Kenting is one of the most popular travel destinations in Taiwan. The region around the town of Kenting offers beautiful artificial sandy beaches for swimming and various small nature parks. Especially on weekends and during the holidays it is difficult to get places or rooms.
landscape
In addition to rugged cliffs made of coral rock, the landscape includes beaches, forests and small mountains.
Flora and fauna
Mostly tropical plants can be found in the national park. The region is known for its rose apples, which you should definitely try. Of the fauna, one notices above all the intrusive monkeys in the mountains and during spawning time thousands of crabs come ashore to lay their eggs in the forests. All other animal species, which are often rare, are rarely seen due to the crowds of tourists.
climate
Subtropical-tropical: Due to the warm ocean currents that pass the coast, the water is approx. 25 ° C.
getting there
The best and fastest way to get there is from Kaohsiung to Kenting. Here you can choose between the long-distance bus from the main station, the car or, if you like it sporty, the bike. The car is the best option, as you can drive to anything that you unfortunately cannot do on the bus.
Tourist Attractions
- Hengchun. A small traditional town. The city wall and the city gates are partly original, partly reconstructed and still available and can be visited. The small town is very often used as a film set.
- Fuan Temple. West of Hengchun is this impressive temple of the god of the earth. Every Taiwanese who drives to Kenting stops here to pray for money. Right behind the temple there is a nice market where you should definitely try the millennial eggs.
- Chu Huo. This natural spectacle can be found a little west of Hengchun. Gas flows out of cracks in the earth, which ignites or is set alight by tourists. In the area there are many small fires burning on a stone field. Although it is forbidden, tourists like to grill sweet potatoes in the flames. The flames look particularly beautiful in the evening. After a heavy downpour, all the flames are extinguished and the gas has to be re-ignited.
- Mao Bitou Park. The Cat's Nose Park is one of the two capes in Kenting. This is where the Taiwan Strait meets the Bashi Current. The park takes its name from a large coral stone that looks like a sitting cat.Price: Entry 50 NTD.
- Eluanbi. The southernmost cape in Taiwan. The best known on Eluanbi is the lighthouse. Built in the Qing Dynasty with the help of English engineers, this lighthouse is something special. It is one of the few lighthouses that has a defensive wall that was built to protect against the locals. If you walk a bit through the park, you come to the southernmost point of Taiwan.Price: Entry 40 NTD.
kitchen
In Kenting you will mainly find Thai restaurants and you should definitely try them. The town of Kenting itself becomes a night market in the evening, and the seafood is particularly recommended here.
accommodation
There are various hotels and huge beach resorts with their own beach.
