Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf 淡水漁人碼頭

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Fisherman's Wharf is a popular leisure fishing port in Tamsui. The area features a pedestrian bridge with great views, and a long pier with tons of food options, especially  seafood. Popular activities here include watching the sunset, enjoying the scenery, and enjoying local snacks. 

Background:
Fisherman's Wharf is officially known as  Tamsui Fishing Harbor No. 2 (淡水第二魚港). It was an important harbor for fisherman, along with Tamsui port for the past 200 years due to its geographic location on the westernmost end of the Tamsui River. In 2001, it was changed into it's current form as a tourist destination. However, it still continues to be used as a fishing harbor.  
There are two other official Fisherman's Wharf's in Taiwan, one Kaohsiung and one in Chiayi. 
The fisherman's wharf station on Tamsui's Danhai light rail line (LRT) opened November 15th, 2020.

Hours:
Food stalls are open from roughly 11 AM to 8 PM. 

Price:
Free

How to get there:
By Car/Scooter: Take provincial highway 2 as far west as possible and you will reach the wharf. There is paid parking inside. 
By bus: Take Red Bus 26 from Tamsui MRT station west to Fisherman's Wharf station.
By light rail: The fisherman's wharf station on Tamsui's Danhai light rail line (LRT) is expected to open November 15th, 2020. The walk from the LRT station takes about 10 minutes. ​

Map:
Please see below:

Our Journey:

We have been to Fisherman's Wharf a few times and have enjoyed every time coming. 

Before you reach the pedestrian bridge, you are already bombarded with other food chain options in the building seen above. 

The Lover's Bridge (情人橋} that crosses the harbor it beautiful and majestic, and you should definitely take your time there, take some selfies, kiss your lover, and block other people that are trying to simple walk across. 

Looking up at the middle of the bridge through crowds of people. 

Looking toward the sunset and the entrance to the harbor. 

The pier below, full of food stalls. 

Ships leaving the harbor. 

People travelling down to the other side of the bridge. Mt. Guanyin in the background. 

Looking east toward Taipei. 

Looking east toward the main Fisherman's Wharf square and boat parking. 

What food options are there? Well to be honest after taking the above photos I ditched it and ate at Tamsui Old Street instead. The food options at both places are similar, with seafood being the main attraction, like the fried squid pictured above. 

For our full guide on the best things to see and do in the Tamsui Area, click here. ​
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2020 Update 更新:

As of Nov 15th, the Fisherman's Wharf Light Rail is expected to open for limited use, and will be free for the first month of operations. The total fare from Hongshulin Station to Fisherman's Wharf is 30 NT. It was open for tests when we visited in summer of 2020.

Next to the LRT station there were already many stalls and restaurants opening up.

A lone cloud pouring rain that evening. 

Rain pouring over Linkou. 

Sunbeams over Tamsui.

Amazing fire in the sky at sunset.

Lover's Tower 情人塔

One place I failed to mention last time is the viewing tower at Furong Hotel called Lover's Tower. The entrance fee is 170-190 NT depending on if it's a weekday or holiday.

Another side view of the tower.

Fullong hotel, which has an excellent breakfast buffet.

View of the wharf from the hotel. The walk from the LRT station takes about 10 minutes. 

One of the restaurants on the wharf, this one selling desserts.

Lover's Bridge 情人橋

View of lover's bridge at sunset. The bridge is nice but not very family friendly. There are a ton of little steps and it is impossible to push a stroller or wheel chair except by lifting, which is what we ended up doing.

Another view of the sunset.

View underneath the bridge.

View further down the pier.

On top of the shops is another boardwalk that connects to the bridge.

You would think everything is wheelchair friendly with this slanting ramp, but no.

Another view over Linkou.

View of some ships.

Another view looking at the sun set.

Shops still lit up at night.

Lover's bridge with all those tiny steps.

Love sign in front of the bridge.

Another view of the wharf at night from higher up. Sometimes they have a fireworks display here.

Closer view of the wharf.

They are building a new bridge to connect Bali and Tamsui here. It should be completed in a few years.

Looking out to Bali and the artificial industrial island out there.

Looking at the Shisanhang Museum of Archaeology.

View of Shalun Beach near the wharf, which is an okay beach but not the best for swimming.

Sunset over the wharf.

Another view of the sunset.

Last view of the sunset.

For our full guide on the best things to see and do in the Tamsui Area, click here. ​​

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