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Exploring Kenting’s Starry Skies and Intertidal Zones: Wanlitong Sets Up Patrol Unit to Promote Eco-Tourism through Unique Hengchun Peninsula Travel Itineraries

Wanlitong is a small fishing village located on the west coast of the Hengchun Peninsula. It caught the public’s attention due to the film “Cape No. 7”, where there was a breathtaking scene of the protagonist sitting quietly on the beach.

In September, 2023, the Shanhai Community Development Association established the Wanlitong Patrol Unit to work in collaboration with the Kenting National Park Headquarters (KNPHQ) to protect the ocean and provide sustainable eco-tourism services. Led by the tour guide, tourists get to explore the cultural history of Wanlitong fishing village, observe the hermit crabs on the beach, and look for marine creatures in the intertidal zone. The aim is to help visitors create beautiful memories of their time spent in southernmost region of Taiwan.

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Wanlitong, located on the west coast of the Hengchun Peninsula, is a quiet small fishing village. More slices of marine ecological reserve within range.
(Provided by Kenting National Park Management Office)

In 2005, Shirding Tribal Community within the Kenting National Park took the lead in promoting eco-tourism and linking it to local tour itineraries, which received positive feedback from the tourists. Eighteen years later, Wanlitong became the twelfth community offering local eco-tourism under the guidance of the KNPHQ. The help of Watch Nature Ecological Consultation was also enlisted and 12 certified tour guides were trained successfully under the guidance of Chuang Meng-Hsien and his team.

The waters of Wanlitong offer diverse underwater topographies such as reefs, deep trenches and rift valleys. Stony corals, crinoids, starfish, and snails and shellfish can be found in the shallow waters, while coral reef fish shoals can be seen in the deep waters. At low tide, visitors can look for Wanlitong’s indicator species, Asterinid sea stars, on the reefs. These small starfish always cause quite a stir when found. No matter in which season, there is always something different to be discovered.

Under the guidance of Zhuang Mengxian’s team, Shanhai Community Development Association established the Wanlitong Patrol Team, and successfully trained and certified 12 commentators.(Provided by Kenting National Park Management Office)
Under the guidance of Zhuang Mengxian’s team, Shanhai Community Development Association established the Wanlitong Patrol Team, and successfully trained and certified 12 commentators.
(Provided by Kenting National Park Management Office）

Wanlitong has a natural cove, making it less windy, while the small but beautiful beach is known as the “Maldives of Taiwan”. However excessive tourism activities have heavily impacted the intertidal zone. In 2018, the KNPHQ upgraded the water body around Wanlitong into a coastal ecological protection area, and established the community patrol unit.

In 2020, the KNPHQ and the Shanhai Community Development Association called on residents to join the ranks of ecological resources protection. Initially, people did not want to join and it was necessary to slowly establish a relationship and gain public recognition, then they were guided to join the community patrol unit. New highlights to bring about transformation to the sustainable development of Hengchun Peninsula’s tourism industry was achieved through various itineraries and in-depth exploration of the natural environment.

Since Wanlitong has an open environment, the practice of crowd control has always been a point of contention. The Community Development Association encourages local residents to receive guidance from the KNPHQ to become professional guides, in order to pass down the wisdom of the local elders and to sustain the beauty of the ocean. Focusing on natural and cultural resources, visits to the small villages facing the sea, as well as intertidal zone activities can be planned. KNPHQ and the guidance team also help the communities to establish teams, foster talents, and promote conservation to establish a collaborative mechanism that can continue to shape a successful business model and create more job opportunities.

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Wan Litong established a patrol team and began monitoring and surveying the intertidal zone.
(Provided by Frog Natural Ecological Consulting Co., Ltd.)
During the explanation, I discovered an illegal fishing net and used scissors to rescue the creatures trapped inside.(Provided by Frog Natural Ecological Consulting Co., Ltd.)
During the explanation, I discovered an illegal fishing net and used scissors to rescue the creatures trapped inside.
(Provided by Frog Natural Ecological Consulting Co., Ltd.)

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Accommodation in Kenting   (Last Updated: 2020-11-19 /Published: 2009-08-12 )

Please read articles in our website for more information about accommodation in Kenting National Park.


HotelTelFaxAddress
Chateau beach resort886-7-2010088886-7-2010077No.451, Kending Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County 946, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Yoho Spa ＆Resorts886-8-8869999886-8-8869998No.27-8, Wna-Li Road , Heag Chun Chen, PinTung
Kenting House886-8-8861371 ~ 5886-8-8861377No.101,Gong Yuan Road, Kenting Village, Hengchun Town, Pingtung Hsieng, 946, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Caesar Park Hotel & Resorts886-8-8861888886-2-28613885No.6 Kenting Road, Hengchun Town, Pingtung Hsieng, 94644, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Howard Hotel‧Resorts‧Suites886-8-8862323886-8-8862359No2, Kenting Road, Hengchun Town, Pingtung Hsien,Taiwan 946, R.O.C.
The Swan lake Resort Hotel SPA886-8-8891234886-8-8898800No.500, Nanwan Rd., Hengchun Township, Pingtung County 946, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Kenting Chantilly Beach Resort886-8-8861203886-8-8861205No.451,Kenting Road, Hengchun Town, Pingung Hsieng, Taiwan 946, R.O.C.


Travel Guide (Last Updated: 2018-09-18/Published: 2009-08-12)

Half-day Trip

Forest and Seashore Tour

1. Visitor Center → 2. Kenting Forest Recreation Area﹙or Sheding Nature Park﹚→ 3. Chuanfan Rock → 4. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 5. Longpan Park → 6. Fongchueisha → 7. Jialeshuei → Returning home on the Provincial Highway (takes around four and half hours)

half day trip
Driving Trip

1. Visitor Center → 2. Cingwashih (Frog Rock) and Chuanfan Rock → 3. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 4. Longpan Park → 5. Eluanbi Lighthouse → 6. South Bay→ 7. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → 8. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 9. Maobitou Park → Returning home on the West Coastal Highway (takes around 4 and half hours)

driving trip
West Coast Trip

1. Visitor Center → 2. South Bay → 3. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → 4. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 5. Houbihu Yacht Harbor → 6. Maobitou Park → 7. Guanshan → Returning home on the West Coastal Highway (takes around 4 and half hours)

west coast trip

One day Trip

※ Numbers marked in blue belong to the morning schedule; numbers marked in black belong to the afternoon schedule. ※

Forest Trip

1. Visitor Center → 2.Forest Recreation Area → Lunch → 3. Sheding Nature Park → 4. Chuanfan Rock → 5. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 6. Eluanbi Park → 7. Fongchueisha → Returning home on the Provincial Highway (takes around 7 and half hours)

forest trip
Forest and Coast Trip

1. Visitor Center → 2.Forest Recreation Area or Sheding Nature Park → Lunch → 3. Chuanfan Rock → 4. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 5. Eluanbi Park → 6. South Bay → 7. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → 8. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 9. Maobitou Park → Returning home on the West Coastal Highway (takes around 7 and half hours)

forest and coast trip
Driving Trip

1. Visitor Center → 2. South Bay → 3. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → 4. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 5. Houbihu Yacht Harbor → lunch → 6. Maobitou Park → 7. Cingwashih (Frog Rock) → 8.Chuanfan Rock → 9. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 10. Eluanbi Lighthouse → 11. Longpan Park → 12. Fongchueisha → Returning home on the Provincial Highway (takes around 7 and half hours)

driving trip

Two day Trip

※ Numbers marked in black belong to the Day 1 schedule; numbers marked in blue belong to the Day 2 schedule ※

Day 1: 1. Visitor Center → 2. Forest Recreation Area → Lunch → 3. Sheding Nature Park → 4. Chuanfan Rock→ 5. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 6. Eluanbi Park → 7. Fongchueisha → Lodging. Night activities: Star-watching at the Longpan Park（or high tours at the Chuhuo Natural Fire Special Scenic Area, Eluanbi Lighthouse and Kenting Road）

Day 2: 1. South Bay → 2. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → 3. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 4.Houbihu Yacht Harbor →Lunch → 5. Maobitou Park → 6. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium → Returning home

2day trip

Tree day Trip

※ Numbers marked in blue belong to the Day 1 schedule; numbers marked in blue belong to the Day 2 schedule; numbers marked in red belong to the Day 1 schedule ※

Day 1: 1.Visitor Center → 2. Forest Recreation Area → Lunch → 3. Sheding Nature Park → 4. Youth activity Center and Cingwashih Trail → 5. Little Bay Beach → Lodging. Night activities: Star-watching at the Longpan Park

Day 2: 1. Chuanfan Rock → 2. Sadao Seashell Sand Exhibition Hall → 3. Eluanbi Park → 4. Longpan Park → 5. Fongchueisha → Lunch → 6. Hengchun Ancient City → 7. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium → Lodgin. Night activities: Night tours at the ChuhNatural Fire Special Scenic Area, Eluanbi Lighthouse, and Kenting Road）

Day 3: 1. Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition. → 2. Longluan Lake Nature Center → 3. Houbihu Yacht Harbor → Lunch → 4. Maobitou Park → 5.Playing water at Baisha → 6.Sightseeing at Guanshan → 7.Senic spots at west coastal area → Returning home

Theme Trip

Bird-watching Trip
Eagle-observation Trip in September and in October: Sheding Nature Park (observing the migration of Chinese Sparrow Hawk and Gray-faced Buzzard Eagle) →Visitor Center (watching birds ’ films and exhibition → Southern bank of the Longluan Lake (observing the egret group) → Longluan Lake Nature Center (viewing birds ’ exhibitions) →Manjhou Lide Bridge(observing eagles ’ movement)
Water Bird Trip from November to February: Visitor Center (watching birds ’ films and exhibitions) → Southern bank of the Longluan Lake (observing the egret group) → Longluan Lake Nature Center (viewing bird exhibitions and observing water birds)
Plant Trip
Visitor Center (watching plants ’ films and exhibitions) → Sheding Nature Park (observing Kenting uplifted coral-reef forest) → Siangjiao Bay strand forest (observing strand forest) → Eluanbi Park (observing seashore plants) → Longpan Grassland﹝grassland plants﹞ → Fongchueisha (dune plants)
Cultural Trip
Visitor Center (watching cultural films and exhibitions) → Botan Tribe (Mudan Tribe) Incident Monument in Houwan → Hengchun Ancient City → Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition → Eluanbi Lighthouse


Visitor Safety (Last Updated: 2018-09-20/Published: 2009-08-12)

Notices to visitors

Formosan sika deer
 
  1. No selling or displaying animals, plants, and their specimens that are regulated by Naitonal Park Law or other relevant laws.
  2. No quarrying, selling and displaying stalagmites, stalactites, fossils, shell sands, coral reefs, or other unique rocks and their specimens and processed products.
  3. No vendor stalls or selling in prohibited areas within the National Park’s recreation areas.
  4. No pasturing except in the limited use areas or except in the areas 20 meters away from main roads.
  5. No transportation containers, trailers, vendor stands or other similar constructions that destroy the landscapes in the national park heavily.
  6. No beach motoring, sand skiing or riding, riding on all-terrain vehicle, driving all-terrain utility vehicles like Land Rovers.
  7. No climbing on Mt. Dajian, Cingwashih, and Chuanfan Rock in the park.
  8. No setting off fireworks in the national park (except for the local endemic customs and religious rituals during Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the first day to the fifth day of the lunar new year, Lantern Festival, Tomb Sweeping Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Summer Ghost Festival, and Moon Festival).
  9. No barbecuing and no trespassing the guard rails in the Chuhuo Natural Fire Special Scenic Area in the national park.
  10. No casting any ray of light, flying sky lanterns in the national park. No camping, barbecuing, making up campfire outside of the campgrounds in the recreation areas.

(Post from Restrictions within the Premises of Kenting National Park)


Park Contacts (Last Updated: 2020-11-20/Published: 2009-08-12)

Information of Visitor Center

Mt. Nanren
 
LocationOpening HoursContact Information
Kenting National Park Headquarters8:40am~4:50pmTel:886-8-8861321
Fax: 886-8-8861432
Exhibition Room of Sheding Park8:00am~5:00pmTel:886-8-8861821
Shadao8:00am~5:00pmTel: 886-8-8851204
South Bay Recreation AreaOct. to Jan.:
8:00am~5:30pm
Mar., Apr., Aug., Sep.:
8:00am~6:00pm
May, Jun., Jul.:
8:00am~6:30pm		Tel: 886-8-8892894
Sisal Industry Historical Exhibition8:00am~5:00pmTel: 886-8-8866520
Longluan Lake8:30am~5:00pmTel: 886-8-8891456
HoubihuVisitor Center8:00am~5:00pmTel: 886-8-886-7041~2
Eluanbi ParkDaylight Saving Time / Summer Time (April 1 to October 31),
6:30am to 6:30pm
Winter Time (November 1 to March 31),
7:00am to 5:30pm		Tel: 886-8-8851101
Maobitou ParkDaylight Saving Time / Summer Time (April 1 to October 31),
8:30am to 6:30pm
Winter Time (November 1 to March 31),
8:00am to 5:00pm		Tel: 886-8-8867520
Tanzih BayVisitor Center8:00am~5:00pmTel: 886-8-8861321 ext:500


Map Of The Park (Last Updated: 2018-09-19/Published: 2009-08-12)

map of Kenting

Situated on Taiwan's southernmost Hengchun Peninsula, Kenting National Park faces the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Taiwan Strait on the west, and the Bashi Channel on the south. The Park covers a land area of 18,084 hectares, including the coral reef cliffs and coastal zone from Gueishan to Hongchai on the west; Maobitou, Nanwan, Eluanbi, and Kenting Forest Recreation Area south of Longluantan on the south; Jialeshuei along the Pacific ocean on the east; and Nanrenshan on the north.

The coastal area stretches across 15,185 hectares, including Nanwan and the waters within one kilometer of the shore from Gueishan, north Eluanbi, to Nanrenwan. The total area of the park is 33,269 hectares.


How To Get There (Last Updated: 2023-06-02/Published: 2009-08-12)

coral 

Transportations

  1. bus

Four bus companies provide the Kenting-Kaohsiung route:

  1. Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport Company (Kingbus)
  2. Chong Nang Bus Company
  3. Kaohsiung Bus Company
  4. Pingdong Bus Company

※ Intervals: Every 40 to 50 minutes from 12:00am (midnight) to 4:00am (mostly provided by Chong Nang Bus Company). Every 6 to 10 minutes of headway during rush hours, and every 15 to 20 minutes of headway during off-peak hours.

※ Please contact the Joint Management Operation Center: 07-2357841, or visit the website of Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport Company at KUO-KUANG MOTOR TRANSPORTATION