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The rainy-day Keelung, Keelung (Taipei)

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The rainy-day Keelung

Wet weather — and Keelung is among Taiwan’s wettest cities. Timed from the gangway and back.

4 hr door to door5 stopsA wet day
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Door to door
4 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — and Keelung is among Taiwan’s wettest cities
Room to spare
None
Fits a 6-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
~NT$200 pp
Fares and a meal, nothing booked
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · 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.

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; part of the main lane is covered

    What you will see hereFull 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
    Keelung Tower lift up to Zhongzheng Park

    From Yi 2nd Road; reopened 22 August 2026, 09:00–21:00, closed the last Monday of the month. The Ghost Festival hall up here is closed for renovation

    What you will see hereFull guide: Zhongzheng Park
    Zhongzheng Park & the Guanyin, Keelung (Taipei)
    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, Keelung (Taipei)
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 red lantern in Jiufen, near Keelung
A red lantern in Jiufen, near KeelungPhoto: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 4.0
Yehliu Geopark, Keelung (Taipei)
Yehliu GeoparkPhoto: 姜 明雄 / CC0
Taro balls above the sea, Keelung (Taipei)
Taro balls above the seaPhoto: SIA YANG / CC BY-SA
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Keelung (Taipei)

The Miaokou grazeNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hTen minutes from the gangway — Taiwan’s street-food canonThe Jiufen roundNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hThe lantern town, timed to dodge the tour-bus tideNorth coast or Taipei — decide onceNeeds a 10-hour call · ~8hLong calls — two great days, one choice
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