Kaohsiung · Taiwan
Your best local friend
in Kaohsiung
English free walking tours, culture experiences and food tours, run by two local guides who are — by their own admission — history nerds and serious foodies.
- Free walking tours, tip-based
- Pay on the day — no prepayment
- Food and drinks hosted by us
Kaohsiung Guide
Culture, history, food and friendship — with Lesley & Hsin.
Why walk with us
The tour you would get from a friend who lives here
Two locals, not a script
Lesley and Hsin were born and raised here. You get their neighbourhood, their families' stories, and their honest opinion on where to eat.
History nerds and foodies
We explain why a temple faces the sea, and then we take you to the stall behind it. Context first, then the good part.
Small groups, on foot
No coaches, no flags, no forty-person crowd. We walk, we take the ferry, we sit down when it gets hot.
Women-friendly by default
Public transport, daylight hours, small groups and two female guides. Solo travellers join us all the time.
Interactive map
Where we walk in Kaohsiung
Hover over a district to see what we run there, then click through for the full tour.
Where we walk
Pick a corner of Kaohsiung
We do not run city-wide bus tours. We walk one neighbourhood at a time, slowly, in the places we know well enough to have opinions about.
Zuoying 左營
3 tours
Cijin Island 旗津
1 tour
Hamasen 哈瑪星
Coming soon
Our tours
Four ways to see the city
Zuoying Free Walking Tour
Two hours around Lotus Pond and the Qing-dynasty old city with a local who grew up here. Free to join — tip us at the end if you enjoyed it.
Free
tip-based
Zuoying Culture Experience Tour
Everything in the free walk, plus the parts you cannot do on your own: casting fortune blocks, a morning market tasting, and a proper local lunch — all hosted by us.
from USD 75 /person
the more people, the lower the rate
Zuoying Food Tour
A moving lunch through Zuoying's market and back streets. We order, we explain, we host. You just show up hungry.
from USD 55 /person
the more people, the lower the rate
Cijin Island Free Walking Tour
We cross the harbour on the local ferry and walk the island as the light turns gold. Free to join — tip us at the end if you enjoyed it.
Free
tip-based
Tell us what you want, what you really really want
Customised private tours built around what you actually care about — and we will make it happen.
Meet your guides
Lesley & Hsin
Two history nerds and foodies who are going to take your Taiwan experience to the next level. We grew up in this city, we still argue about which stall does the best rice noodles, and we would genuinely rather show you around than let you find it alone.
Read our storyHsin
History and temples
Reads Qing-dynasty stone tablets for fun.
Lesley
Food and markets
Knows every vendor by name, and their kids' names.
Guest reviews
What people say afterwards
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Spain · Zuoying Free Walking Tour
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Germany · Zuoying Culture Experience Tour
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Sample — Yuki
Japan · Zuoying Food Tour
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Sample — Claire
Australia · Cijin Island Free Walking Tour
Come walk with us
Free tours fill up fast and dates change every week. Book through the site, or find us on the platforms below.
herjourneytw@gmail.com · Instagram @herjourneytw