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Country: Taiwan Area: Southeast Asia
Water Temp: 23 - 0°C (73 - 32°F)
Visibility: 5 - 25m (16 - 82 ft)
Depth Range: 3 - 32m (10 - 105 ft)
Book A Diving Trip OnlineAnother tropical paradise located in Pingtung, south of Taiwan. It’s hot climate and picturesque location makes Kenting a great summer destination especially if you’re looking for a warm place to spend the rest of the winter.
Book A Dive Center OnlineKenting has some beautiful beaches filled with operators that offer different water sports such as jet skiing, banana boat ride and surfing. Diving is also one of the reasons tourists choose Kenting, especially if the wind and wave will permit it, exploring the underwater world in Kenting fairly worthwhile.
Average temperature is about 28 degree. In winter, the lowest temperature is about 19 degree. Can come here whole year around.
From Jun to Oct. it will be typhoon season, there are about 5 typhoons coming close to Taiwan every year.
Water temperature is about 28 degree in summer, lowest water temperature in winter is about 23 degree.
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No particular season to see marine life. For instance, you can see pygmy seahorse anytime by boat dive.
Fun-loving sea creatures, Credit
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Experienced divers find the diving sites in Kenting, Taiwan quite challenging but still they say that Kenting is an ideal place if you want to learn how to dive. Once the wind and current permit it, exploring the underwater wonders such as rock formations, sea cliffs, wrecks and marine habitats can definitely be an experience.
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San Hai – Great for novice divers. Expect soft and hard corals, shallow ravines and marine creatures such as reef fish, scorpion and cone shell fish, turtles, sea snakes and crinoids. Ribbontail Stingrays and Blue-Spotted Stingrays can be spotted on the months of April and May.
HungTsai – Great for novice divers, located south of San Hai. With large variety of fish and corals, beautiful rock complexes and shallow ravines.
Pill Box – Recommended for intermediate or advanced divers, has great overhangs and swim-throughs. Great display of hard and soft corals, shells and aquatic animals such as trumpet fish, angelfish, surgeon fish, parrot fish and more creates an awesome experience.
TouSweiKo – Another great dive site for novice divers because of its bay’s protected location. Be mesmerized with the school of yellowstripe barracuda that is usually seen in this area as well as great barracudas and yellow-fin tuna. Night diving is also allowed in this area where you can spot crabs, flounders and Beaufort’s crocodile fish.
South Point – A challenging site for advanced divers, located in the southernmost part of Taiwan, with a view of the Philippines. A perfect spot if you’re looking for a magnificent underwater topography, caves, rock complexes and swim throughs.
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Independent Rock - max. depth is about 33M, where you can swim along wall and see pygmy seahorse, shrimp, crab and beautiful soft coral. It’s for beginner to advanced. Sometimes there has strong current.
Blue hole - max. depth is about 32M, there are 2 holes in this site, can see pygmy seahorse, sting ray, turtle and beautiful coral. For beginner to advanced. Sometimes there has strong current.
Garden - As the name of site, beautiful soft and hard coral, can see garden eel here, max. depth is about 19M. for beginner.
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All it takes is a 2 ½ hour bus ride from Kaoshing Airport and you’re already in Kenting. If you’re arriving from the Taipei Airport, you can choose between the Kaoshing Zuoying train and an express bus ride to Kenting which can take about 2 hours.
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Anyone can find restaurants and bars at Kenting main street or Hengchun town.
Night market at Kenting main street everyday or in Hengchun town every Sunday. As Kenting main street is more like tourism area, most of food is more expensive than in Hengchun town.
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You can visit Kenting Forest Park if you’re in for a hike or cave explorations.
You can also visit the largest aquarium in Asia, The National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, which also features three main exhibitions: The Water of Taiwan, Waters of World and The Coral Kingdom.
If you care to test the waves in Kenting, surfing in Jialeshuei is the place for you. At nighttime you can go around Kenting market to shop till you drop. Or, just relax at the Sihjhongsi Hot Springs.
Guan Shan, Kenting, Credit
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Kenting generally has good weather all year round, just be sure to check first if there is a typhoon advisory before your travel especially on the months of June to October.
The best place to go around Kenting is by riding a public bus or by renting a scooter. If you’re a novice diver, be sure to have an experienced diver with you as you go on exploring.
Take note of the tide tables before you go diving. The best condition is an offshore wind.
Beach and Frog Rock, Kenting, Credit
• Extra caution should be taken when diving on New moon and Full moon periods as this is when the current is at its strongest.
•There are lots of guesthouses, hotels and hostels that you can find in Kenting, even if you’re on a budget. You can check out the YOHO Beach Resort, The Exgreen Resort, Shakira Resort, Uni-Resort Kenting, Kenting Holiday Hotel and the Herng-Chuen Farmer Holiday Hotel. Book your hotel in advance before you get there so you don’t have to waste time driving around to find a place to stay
Coconut Tree near the shore, Kenting, Credit
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