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Snorkeling at Wanlitong Beach

Wanlitong 萬里桐, a small village (and a beach) just north of Baisha Bay, is one of the best spots for snorkeling in Kenting National Park. The reef is somewhat well-preserved and still colorful, and you can see quite a lot of sea life on most days.

Wanlitong Snorkeling in Kenting National Park
South-East end of Wanlitong

The easiest access to the reef is at the South-East end of the bay, where Wanlitong Village is. There is a parking lot, a few small restaurants, and places where you can rent snorkeling gear.

There is also a staircase which provides convenient access to the water, and for that reason, the South-East end is the busiest part of the bay where you will most likely meet other snorkelers.

Snorkeling at Wanlitong Beach
Wanlitong can be extremely packed with tourists on holidays. This picture was taken on the long weekend of the Dragon Boat Festival in June 2019.
Snorkeling rental shop and “dive club” by the parking lot at the South-East entrance in the village.

The quiet side of Wanlitong

If you want to have more space for yourself and don’t feel like sharing the water with hordes of tourists, you can move up north and enter the water from a more “secret” place. It is possible to access the Wanlitong coral from the sandy beach north of the village. There is a parking area near Yoho Beach Resort.

Wanlitong restaurant
One of the only places to grab a bite in Wanlitong – just next to the staircase.

Camping at Wanlitong

It is possible to pitch a tent and camp at Wanlitong for free, right on the beach. It is not officially legal, but if you don’t build a fire, or make a crazy party with a loud speaker and a hundred friends, you should be just fine and locals won’t mind. Keeping it quiet and low-profile is the key to this kind of wild camping anywhere around Taiwan!


More cool places around Kenting National Park

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