KAOHSIUNG SHORE EXCURSIONS: LOTUS POND, CIJIN ISLAND & FO GUANG SHAN

Kaohsiung is Taiwan's big southern port. The cruise terminal is on the harbour near the Pier-2 art district, in the city.

Route 1: City and Cijin (about 7 hours)

• Lotus Pond, with the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (you go in through the dragon's mouth and out through the tiger's for luck) and the Spring and Autumn Pavilions.
• A short ferry to Cijin island: seafood street, beach and the old lighthouse.
• A walk along the Love River and the Pier-2 warehouses.

Route 2: Fo Guang Shan (about 7 hours)

About an hour inland to Fo Guang Shan, a huge Buddhist monastery with the Buddha Museum and a giant seated Buddha, then Lotus Pond on the way back.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in Taiwan: all Taiwan shore excursions. Other ports: Hualien, Keelung. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.