Nanren Fishing Harbor 南仁魚港

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Nanren Fishing Harbor is known as the loneliest fishing harbor in Taiwan. It lies at the dead end of Nanren Road at the northern end of Kenting National Park, the end of the road along the east coast between it and Jialeshui. Here you can find pristine landscapes, an amazing shoreline, and more cows than people. ​

Background:
The area around Jiupeng Village was named because of nine villages in the area. The first settlers in the area arrived in the early 1900s during the Japanese era. 
The population in the area is about half what it was in the 1980s as younger people have moved to big cities for better work opportunities. Even though there are over 300 registered households, only about 100 people regularly live here. 
Nanren Fishing Harbor currently lies in the northeast part of Kenting National Park, as part of the Nanren Nature Preserve, which includes Nanren Lake, a remote wetland area in the mountains of Nanren. 

Hours:
24/7

Price:
Free

Where to stay:
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.
I have stayed at many hostels and hotels in Pingtung, 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, or Booking.com here), or Kenting Dajianshan Hotel (book on Agoda here or Booking.com 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, or Klook here for those) but they are in my opinion the above have the best value for the money. 

Tours and Activities in Pingtung:
There are many 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. 

How to get there:
By Bus: The nearest bus stop is at Jiupeng Village via bus 304A, and it is about an hour walk (5KM) to the fishing harbor. You can book tickets to travel to Pingtung via inter-city bus on Klook here. 
By Car/Scooter: Take Couny Highway 200 to Jiupeng in Pingtung, then turn right onto Nanren Road. The fishing harbor is at the very end of the road.
Looking for scooter rental in Pingtung? Click here or here to search for options.
If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search Qeeq here, Klook here, or  KKday here. You can also check out our car rental guide here.  
By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan's landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can search on KKday here and search for tours on Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. 

Map:
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Our Journey:

​I have been to Nanren once during my visit to the Jiupeng Sand Dunes. The area doesn't feel like it is part of Taiwan. It is more similar to Orchid Island. I drove here via car, which was an hour drive from Kenting.

After passing Jiupeng Sand Dunes, I decided to keep going down the road to the end to see what was there. 

There is a grassland area up on the hill here that you can check out. I think it is a cow grazing area. But there also may be a military base there. 

One of many abandoned houses along the side of the road here. I would say most of the houses here are abandoned. There is not a single convenience store or gas station around. This place is out there. It is very remote especially going by Taiwan standards. 

Here is what I mean when I say there are more cows than people. 

Extremely rare sight of cows on the seashore in Taiwan. A sight I will never forget. 

The single lane road then continues down the shoreline. 

At there very end of the road is an Earth God temple and a place to park. 

Here you can see the very small fishing harbor which had no ships when we were there. 

Right side of the bay.

Closer view of the fishing harbor. 

Nanren Road continues into this forest...

...but you cannot enter. If you try to go further down the coastline without permission you can be fined 3,000 NT (100 USD).

Another temple near the end of the road.

Dilapidated house. 

Another abandoned house.

The one house that is lived in. 

Abandoned shack along the road. 

More houses.

Another house that looks abandoned. 

Back at the shore of Jiupeng Sand Dunes. 

View of the south side of Jiupeng Sand Dunes. I will follow up with a blog on Jiuopeng Sand Dunes next time.

You can see more photos of the area above. 

There are many 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.

Also you can check out our full guide to Pingtung County here. 

You can also see our travel guide to all of Taiwan here. 

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