Day one is the harbor, as in our one-day plan. Day two heads north to Lotus Pond, back through the Dome of Light, out to a museum or Shoushan, and ends at a night market. Ruifeng is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays; on those nights, go to Liuhe.
Day 1: the harbor
Light rail along Asia New Bay, Pier-2, the ferry to Cijin, Hamasen, and the Love Boat at dusk. → The full day
Day 2: north to south
- Morning, Lotus Pond. Take the TRA to Zuoying station (or the MRT to Ecological District, R15, and walk about 1 km). Walk through the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, on to the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, and along the Old City walls. → Lotus Pond
- Midday, the Dome of Light. Red Line to Formosa Boulevard (R10) and look up: the stained-glass ceiling is in the station concourse, free.
- Afternoon, your choice. Shoushan Zoo and the monkeys (bus 56 from Yanchengpu, O2; closed Mondays), or the Museum of Fine Arts (light rail C21; closed Mondays), or Weiwuying (O10) for a building tour at 13:30 or 15:30. → Things to do
- Evening, a night market. Ruifeng by Kaohsiung Arena (R14), or Liuhe by Formosa Boulevard (R10 / O5). → Night markets
NightMarket.tw shows which markets are open tonight, handy for checking Ruifeng before you head out.
→ Add a day trip · Kaohsiung and Kenting
Sources: hours and stations are on each linked page. Checked October 2026.