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Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung

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For a 9-hour call · Kaohsiung

Lotus Pond, then Cijin by ferry

Calls of 9 hours or more: Westerdam (07:00–16:00), Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess (07:00–19:00). Times assume 07:30 off the ship. Timed from the gangway and back.

7 hr door to door8 stopsNeeds a 9-hour call
Open the route in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
7 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 9-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
about NT$650 in all
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
Calls of 9 hours or more: Westerdam (07:00–16:00), Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess (07:00–19:00). Times assume 07:30 off the ship
Room to spare
Fits a 9-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
Taxi to Lotus Pond about NT$285 and on to the Gushan pier about NT$285, our estimates; ferry NT$30 each way; light rail NT$20 back.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pondtrain or bus
  2. 2Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pond → Gushan ferry landing, boats to Cijintrain or bus
  3. 3Gushan ferry landing, boats to Cijin → Kaohsiung Lighthouse, Qihou hillon foot
  4. 4Kaohsiung Lighthouse, Qihou hill → Back to the shiptrain or bus

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi to Lotus Pond (9.2 km, about 20 min, our estimate)

    A rank at the terminal is not confirmed; ask the terminal desk

  2. +0:30
    Dragon and Tiger Pagodas: in by the dragon, out by the tiger, then the zigzag bridge

    The lake is open 24 h; the pagodas’ own hours are not published

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (train or bus)
    Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung
    Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. +1:45
    Taxi to the Gushan Ferry Pier (9.1 km, about 20 min, our estimate)
  4. +2:15
    Ferry to Cijin, NT$30

    Exact cash or a stored-value card

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (train or bus)
    The ferry to Cijin, Kaohsiung
    Photo: Jonashtand / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +2:30
    Kaohsiung Lighthouse on Qihou hill

    Daily 10:00–21:00

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (on foot)
    Kaohsiung Lighthouse on Qihou hill, Kaohsiung
    Photo: WEI, WAN-CHEN（魏琬臻） / CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. +3:30
    Tianhou Temple and lunch on the seafood street
  7. +5:15
    Ferry back; walk 10 min to Hamasen; light rail to Cruise Terminal (C9)

    NT$30 + NT$20

  8. +7:00
    Back at the gangway

    For a 07:00–16:00 call that is 14:30, an hour before all-aboard

    Back at the gangway, Kaohsiung
    Photo: The Nature Box / CC0 1.0
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
Other routes

The other routes in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung Music Center, KaohsiungThe Music Center and Pier-2 by light railNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hCalls of 5 hours or more, the afternoon Norwegian Jade call (11:00–18:00) among them. No taxi neededThe waterfront by light rail, KaohsiungCijin by light rail and ferryNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hCalls of 7 hours or more. The lighthouse opens at 10:00The Dome of Light, KaohsiungThe Dome of Light and Pier-2’s warehousesA wet day · ~4hA wet day on any call
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