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Well, this is not my maiden nor second trip to Kaohsiung but it has been my third visit to this second largest city of Taiwan.
- Trip to Kaohsiung in 2010 - post here.
- Trip to Kaohsiung in 2015 - post here.
We booked a studio through AirBnB where it comes with 1 queen bed attached with private bathroom. Location wise, it's just merely 5-minutes walk from MRT Formosa Station and Liuhe Night Market. The only small issue for those with huge and heavy luggage is that you need to overcome few staircases before reaching the lift. Other than that, we're pretty satisfied with this studio.
#1: A cozy studio with one queen bed attached with private bathroom
#2: There's 7-Eleven right opposite of our AirBnB
#3: The only downside is the staircases before reaching the lift. So if you are carrying huge and heavy luggages, you might need to reconsider this.
Room Rate: RM555 for 3 nights (Booked from AirBnB)
WHAT WE DO & SEE IN KAOHSIUNG
Since this is my third trip to Kaohsiung, actually I should go and explore more places which I haven't been and experience before. But because my husband has never been to Kaohsiung and this is his first time here, therefore there are few places I repeated over and over again, except for The Pier 2 Art Center.
1) The Pier 2 Art Center
Located on Kaohsing Port, The Pier 2 Art Center is an abandoned shipping warehouse converted into a unique and colourful art space and outdoor sculptures. This is my first time here and I'm absolutely love this place as it seems lively and manicured with colourful atmosphere. Besides that, you can even find cafes, souvenir shops and restaurants here too.
How To Get to The Pier 2 Art Center:
Take the orange line of Kaohsiung MRT and alight at Yanchengpu (Exit 1); or
Take light rail tram to Dayi Pier-2 station.
Opening Hours: 10am - 6pm (Monday to Thursday); 10am - 8pm (Friday to Sunday)
From The Pier 2 Art Center, we walked to Gushan Ferry Terminal which it's about less than 20 minutes of walking in order to catch the ferry to Cijin Island. Been to this island before in 2015 but would love to return again as my husband has never been here before.
How To Get to Cijin Island:
From Sizihwan Station under the orange line of Kaohsiung MRT, head over to Gushan Ferry Terminal. Get out from Exit 1, turn left and walk to the end of the street. From there, turn right and you will able to see the ferry pier.
Ferry Schedule: 5am to 2am with the frequency of every 10-15 minutes during the peak hours and every 20-30 minutes during off-peak hours.
3) Love River
The reason why I'm back to Love River again is because I didn't get to experience the boat cruise during my previous second visit to Kaohsiung. Therefore, I took this opportunity to experience the Love River cruise with my husband and we decided to pick the departure time during the sunset time in order to enjoy the romantic sunset moment from the boat. We got our ticket from Klook (here) which costs RM18 per person.
How To Get to Love River:
Take the orange line of Kaohsiung MRT and alight at Yanchengpu Station. Take the exit for Wufu road and walk east up Wufu Road toward Love River.
Boat Cruise Schedule: 3pm to 10pm daily.
4) Night Markets
A trip to night market is a must when one is visiting any part of Taiwan. During my third visit in Kaohsiung, we managed to visit at least 2 night markets - Liuhe Night Market and Ruifeng Night Market. The reason why we visited Liuhe Night Market was because it's pretty close to our AirBnB. However, I found it's just so-so and nothing seems interesting to me whereas for Ruifeng Night Market, I would highly recommend one to go and visit it. We found out many yummylicious and pretty good local food and snacks there that we didn't realise we had spent nearly 2 hours wandering around this night market which holds more than thousand stalls.
HOW TO GET AROUND KAOHSIUNG
Most of the times both my husband and I were using EasyCard which make our trip around Kaohsiung is super convenient, faster and easier. You can use this contactless smartcard on any public transports such as Kaohsiung MRT, buses and even light rail tram. You can purchase and even topup an EasyCard at Kaohsiung MRT stations, convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and Family Mart.
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