Longshan Temple to the Maritime Museum, Tamsui: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Longshan Temple to the Maritime Museum in Tamsui: 4 stops, about 2.2 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 24 minutes of listening. Start at Tamsui Longshan Temple, the Guanyin temple the town rebuilt in 1858, and climb to Danshui Qingshui Temple, finished in 1937 for the Nose-Dropping Patriarch. Both count among the four great temples of Tamsui, and so does Yinshan Temple, the next stop: the guild hall Hakka settlers from Tingzhou built in 1822–1824, a national monument with its original clay roof figures. Finish on the Tamkang University campus at the Maritime Museum, a building shaped like a ship.
- Stops:
- 4
- Distance:
- about 2.2 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 24 min
Two ways to do this walk
Tamsui with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsLongshan Temple to the Maritime Museum, Tamsui: how long does the walk take?
About 54 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.2 km, plus about 24 minutes of audio at the 4 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Longshan Temple to the Maritime Museum, Tamsui: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Tamsui Longshan Temple, Danshui Qingshui Temple, Yinshan Temple, and Tamkang University Maritime Museum. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The Guanyin temple of Tamsui’s Sanyi community from Quanzhou, rebuilt by the town in 1858 after an earthquake, with a stone front and the Ci Hang Pu Du plaque.
about 4 min of audio
Next stop: Danshui Qingshui Temple · about 0.2 km, about 2 min on foot
Stop 2
The temple the town built for the Clear Water Patriarch, finished in 1937, whose image is said to drop its nose before a disaster, with swallowtail roof ridges.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Yinshan Temple · about 0.8 km, about 11 min on foot
Stop 3
The temple and guild hall Hakka settlers from Tingzhou built in 1822–1824 for Dingguang Buddha, the only Tingzhou-style temple in Taiwan, a national monument with its original roof figures.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Tamkang University Maritime Museum · about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot
Stop 4
A campus building shaped like a merchant ship, once a hall for training sailors, a museum since 1990 with nearly sixty handmade ship models and a simulated bridge.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
Planning a trip to Tamsui?
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- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on November 2, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.