Shih-t'i-p'ing Travel Guide

 kenmerk Says:  The summer sun is hot hot hot in Taiwan, so best to arrive a bit early and secure a nice shady rocky crag for your base camp...Also based on my personal experience, I do believe that if you were to bring a cooler full of ice cold beer with you, it just might enhance the... 

 kenmerk Says:  Pretty unlike that you will run across any Giant Mantas or Whale Sharks here... But there are enough tropical fish and coral formations to make it an enjoyable way to pass the day... 

 kenmerk Says:  This place can get a bit popular, so you may see quite a few Taiwanese hanging about around the coastline....Fortunately most of these people dont know how to swim, so there is a strategy for beating the crowds.... (Hint: HEAD EAST...) 

 kenmerk Says:  Coming here in the winter can also make for some good photo ops. The surf will often kick up quite a bit and taking pictures of the waves crashing over the rocky coast line can be pretty good. Don't venture too close though, since there are people occasionally swept away by... 

 kenmerk Says:  If diving and or snorkeling is not your thing, there is also a small harbour at Shihtiping where they run whale watching tours and fishing expeditions.... 

 kenmerk Says:  Half of the fun of going to Shihtiping is enjoying the beautiful ride on the way down. Most of Highway 11 from Hualien to Taitung is quite scenic, and on a clear day it can really be spectacular...If you watch out over the ocean, you can occasionally see whales and/or... 

 kenmerk Says:  Taking pictures while snorkeling is quite a bit more challenging that doing it while diving... When diving you can just sit back, and take you time to adjust the strobes, F-stops, aperture settings, etc. etc.... No such luxury whilst snorkeling. If you see a fish you want to... 

 kenmerk Says:  The coastline can get a bit crowded on a summer weekend day, but if you don a pair of flippers and kick out into the inlet a bit, you will quickly find youself pretty much all alone... (save the fish of course....) 

 kenmerk Says:  ***iping is popular with both locals and expats alike. Here a few local kids loungs about in inner tubes in the inlet...