Qikong Waterfall (aka 7 hole waterfall) is a seven-tiered set of waterfalls in Manzhou township of Pingtung County. The hike here is super easy, and there are plenty of places to play in the water here. It is definitely a fun trip in the mountains that will not take too much time, and a great place for an easy river trace.
Background: Qikong Waterfall is about 50 meters high, and its name comes from the roughly seven holes in the rocks between waterfalls. The holes in the rocks have been carved out of the rocks after thousands of years of erosion, and there is a rope climb and trail along the side of the waterfalls, which can be climbed in less than an hour. Currently the nearest parking lot lies on private property and the property owner collects parking fees in cash. Hours: 24/7 Price: Free except parking: 20 NT for scooters and 60 NT for cars. You can go book a river trace of Qikong waterfall on Klook here or KKday here. Difficulty: Easy: 200 meters in length and less than 50 meters in elevation gain, some rope climbs involved. The whole hike should take less than an hour. How to get there: By Car/Scooter: From Hengchun, take highway 200 east until you reach Chunxing Road. Drive to the end of the road and that is where the trailhead starts. Looking for scooter rental in Kenting? Click here or here to search for options. You can also check out our Taiwan scooter rental guide here. If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search here. You can also check out our car rental guide here. By Bus: You can take bus 1117 to Hexing Road, but then it is a 45 minute walk to the trailhead. You can book tickets to Pingtung via high speed rail (HSR) on Klook here or KKDay here, or book tickets via the normal train (TRA) on Klook here. You can book tickets to travel to Pingtung via inter-city bus on Klook here. Accommodation: I have stayed at many hostels and hotels in Kenting, and even almost bought a house here. Some places that I have stayed at and can recommend are Nanwan Kiki (book on Agoda here, Booking.com here), a B&B next to Nanwan Bay, Kenting's most popular Beach. There are also a few decent hotels near Kenting Street Night Market like Kenting Star Inn 888 (book on Agoda here, Klook here, Hotels.com here, Expedia here, or Booking.com here), or Kenting Dajianshan Hotel (book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here). You will notice that none of these hotels are five star resorts (I do not come to Kenting to waste my time at a resort, but you can still search Agoda, Booking.com, Hotels.com, or Expedia for those) but they are in my opinion the above have the best value for the money. Looking for a hotel? Find out where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here. We recommend booking through Agoda here, which provides the best quality selection of accommodation in Taiwan. You can also book Wifi and SIM cards for Taiwan on Gigago here. Need travel insurance? Compare prices on Insubuy here. Tours: You can go book a river trace of Qikong waterfall on Klook here or KKday here. Map: Please see below: Our Journey: We have been to Qikong Waterfall once and it was amazing. I highly recommend this special waterfall to people of all ages. However the hike up is a bit gnarly. 
10:05 AM: There is a rather large parking lot on site which is managed by a local resident. I am not sure if they are illegally collecting parking fees or not.
No barbequing here.
Rest area at private property near the parking lot.
Fees for parking in the parking lot, collected by an elderly couple that lives in the metal structure beside the parking lot.
10:07 AM: Well kept trail toward the waterfall.
Then the trail gets somewhat gnarly. The rope climb gets kind of steep and you should bring gloves so you don't get slivers in your hands or rope burn.
The path to the top tier of the waterfall is only 150 meters.
But the path is steep.
10:10 AM: First view of the waterfall from the trail.
View looking up the first part of the waterfall.
10:12 AM A group of people gather at the second tier of the waterfall.
You can go book a river trace of Qikong waterfall on Klook here or KKday here. 
Three tiers of waterfall in view here.
One of the deepest water holes on the fifth tier.
Another hole full of leaves.
10:14 AM View inside the fifth tier.
The water is deep enough to swim in.
10:17 AM further up, more gnarly rope climbs.
It's hard to count all of the holes. There are actually more than seven, and many of them are smaller.
10:21 AM Made it to what I assume is the seventh hole.
Last waterfall and hole.
Looking down at the seventh hole.
The trail keeps going up through the woods.
Small waterfall further up the trail.
10:30 AM This is where I stopped and turned around. Seemed like a lot of bushwacking from here.
Looking down from the same spot.
Back at the seventh waterfall.
Skink.
Pristine pool from above.
View of one of the lower waterfalls.
View of the lowest waterfall.
More waterfalls at the end.
View of a waterfall from one of the pools.
Another pool.
Fifth pool.
More pools.
Another view of one of the waterfalls.
Trail down beside the waterfalls.
View from the second tier waterfall.
View of the pool below.
10:49 AM last view from the falls.
Hopefully after reading this blog you will want to visit this place, as if its name was not enticing enough. There are many additional activities available in Kenting such as: snorkeling, diving, SUPing, surfing, submarine riding, and river tracing. You can find more tours of Kenting on Klook here or KKday here. Check out our full guide to Kenting here. You can also check out our full guide to Pingtung here, and can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here.
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