Spend the day on the harbor. Ride the light rail north along the water from Asia New Bay, stop at the Music Center and Pier-2, cross to Cijin by ferry for seafood and the lighthouse, and finish with the Love Boat in the evening. It works any day of the week, but Pier-2 stays open later from Friday to Sunday.
Morning: Asia New Bay
Start at the light rail's Kaohsiung Exhibition Center stop (C8) and the Main Public Library (closed Mondays, opens 10:00). Ride three stops to Love Pier (C11) for the Kaohsiung Music Center's waterfront.
Late morning: Pier-2
One stop on to Dayi Pier-2 (C12). Wander the warehouses, galleries and shops from 10:00. The Great Harbor Bridge here swings open at 15:00 every day (and 19:00 at weekends), so if you're passing then, stop and watch.
Lunch and afternoon: Cijin
Ride to Hamasen (C14), walk to Gushan Ferry Pier and take the ferry to Cijin (NT$30). Eat seafood on Miaoqian Road by the pier, visit the Tianhou Temple, then walk up to the Kaohsiung Lighthouse (open to 21:00) and Cihou Fort for the view back over the harbor mouth.
Late afternoon: Hamasen
Ferry back. Look round the Takao Railway Museum (closed Mondays) and, if you have energy, take a taxi up to the British Consulate at Takow (closed Wednesdays, last entry 18:30).
Evening: the Love River
Take the Orange Line from Hamasen (O1) two stops to Cianjin (O4) and walk to the Love Boat pier opposite the Ambassador Hotel: 25 minutes on the river, NT$150, from 15:00 to 22:00. Then Liuhe Night Market is one more stop to Formosa Boulevard (O5).
→ The harbor guide · Make it two days
Sources: hours, fares and stations are on the harbor page and Getting around. Checked October 2026.