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The rainy-day Keelung

Wet weather — and Keelung is among Taiwan’s wettest cities. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~4h door to door5 stopsA wet day ashore
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Photo: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
~4h
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — and Keelung is among Taiwan’s wettest cities
What it costs
~NT$200 pp
Transport spend: ~NT$200 pp. Museums free.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
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
    Walk to Miaokou Night Market

    ~10 minutes; the main lane is covered

    What you will see here →Full guide: Miaokou →
  2. +0:30
    Eat your way along it

    Ding bian cuo, nutritious sandwich, crab soup. Small portions, many stalls

  3. +1:45
    Taxi to Zhengbin harbour

    The painted Japanese-era houses; cafés along the water

  4. +2:45
    Ghost Festival Museum at Zhongzheng Park

    Free, indoors, and better than it looks from outside

    What you will see here →Full guide: Zhongzheng Park →
    Photo: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:30
    Back to the ship
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.
What the day looks like

Keelung (Taipei), along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Keelung harbour at night, Taiwan
Keelung harbour at night, TaiwanPhoto: Wei-Te Wong / CC BY-SA 2.0
Red lanterns above the stepped lanes of Jiufen at sunset
Red lanterns above the stepped lanes of Jiufen at sunsetPhoto: Jun Jie Yam / CC BY 4.0
Keelung city and harbour, Taiwan
Keelung city and harbour, TaiwanPhoto: Alix Lee / Pexels
A decorated water lantern house for the Keelung Ghost Festival
A decorated water lantern house for the Keelung Ghost FestivalPhoto: Ralff Nestor Nacor / CC BY-SA 4.0
Yehliu Geopark
Yehliu GeoparkPhoto: 姜 明雄 / CC0
Taro balls above the sea
Taro balls above the seaPhoto: SIA YANG / CC BY-SA
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Keelung (Taipei)

The Miaokou graze2–3 hours · ~2.5hTen minutes from the gangway — Taiwan’s street-food canonThe Jiufen round4–6 hours · ~5hThe lantern town, timed to dodge the tour-bus tideNorth coast or Taipei — decide once8 hours or more · ~9hLong calls — two great days, one choice
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