[2024 Pingtung Stay] Travel Guide for Venice Seaview Hotel (Updated Sep)

Xiaoliuqiu｜Xiaoliuqiu_ Travel Tips.

For those who love water sports, snorkeling, and scuba diving, this is the place to be. Although Taiwan is not a big island, Xiaoliuqiu is even smaller, with a total area of 6.8 square kilometers. If the weather is not hot, it takes about 1 hour to walk from east to west. But there is no winter here, it is summer all year round, so walking is not a good choice. 1. How to get here? Take the high-speed rail from Taipei to Zuoying (Kaohsiung), then take the bus from Jianguo Station to Donggang Wharf. There are boats to Xiaoliuqiu all day long. Generally, when booking a homestay, there will be an option to book a boat ticket, which is recommended. Tickets can be collected at the ticket counter or machine in the hall. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the island. The main means of transportation on the island is motorcycles. For convenience, it is recommended to book it when booking a homestay, so that there will be a motorcycle waiting for you at the dock when you get off the boat. If you don't rent a motorcycle, it will be difficult to have fun on the island. You need to ride a bike wherever you go. If I remember correctly, the all-inclusive price (full fuel) is about TWD 400 per day. 2. Where to live? The homestays by the sea on the island look very good, each with its own characteristics. For example: - Youth Hostel: Shanju Youth Hostel, suitable for backpackers - Aurora Seaview Homestay: The price is slightly expensive, but it is far away from everything in the corner of the island, very quiet. Calculated per capita, about TWD 3,500 per night/person - Venice Seaview Pavilion: Unbeatable sea view There are also some homestays on the main street of the island. The advantage of living here is that there are more restaurants around, so you don't have to ride out to eat. 3. What to play? Snorkeling: This is a good place to see sea turtles. You can see huge sea turtles 5 meters offshore. Sometimes when you are in a daze on the shore, you can also see one or two green turtles coming to forage. If you are good at snorkeling, it is also recommended to dive with the locals for the first time, so as to understand the local underwater conditions first, and then know where you can go into the water and where you can't when you play by yourself. Respect nature, that is, protect yourself. There are many professional snorkeling companies on the island, which can be seen everywhere, and you can go in and ask directly. Scuba diving: I only stayed for 2 days this time, so I didn't have time to go, so I can't tell you about personal experience. But I heard that some people will come to live for a week or two for scuba diving. Water play: Most of the beaches here are pebbles, except for a place called Venice Beach, which has beautiful and fine sand, but sometimes beautiful things are also dangerous, such as here. I heard that there are often undercurrents in the waters of this beach. It looks calm on the surface, but there are undercurrents underneath, which is very dangerous. We just lay on the beach and basked in the sun, soaking our feet near the shore, and indeed felt that strength. 4. What to eat? The island is mainly Taiwanese cuisine, and there are several characteristic restaurants, such as sitting on the ground to eat Turkish barbecue pie, old Japanese food, etc. Yurenzaoka•badoubuji Station Fisherman's Stove Coffee•Badou Supply Station (delicious Taiwanese food) but always queue up Small Island Burn ABURI KOJIMA: Delicious old Japanese food My roll: Outdoor fast food Okay, I wrote a running account to recommend everyone, and it is also convenient for me to use it when I go again next time.