Fo Guang Shan Monastery Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Fo Guang Shan Monastery. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• 5-Day Best of Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien

• 5-Day Round Taiwan Charter Car Tour

• Private 3-Day Southern Taiwan Tour (Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kenting)

Admission to the Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung is free, though you’ll likely need to pay to reach this remote attraction well outside the city. Multi-day tours of Taiwan are one way to visit the monastery while seeing Kaohsiung, and these are available at a range of price points.

Yes, it’s worth traveling from downtown Kaohsiung to visit the Fo Guang Shan Monastery if you’re curious about Buddhism and religion in Taiwan. Not only can you see what a large Buddhist monastery is like, but you can also learn about the site and see the Buddha's tooth relic at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum.

The Fo Guang Shan Monastery is a sizable complex, so a tour will show you a variety of structures, as well as outdoor green spaces and groves. For example, you can see Taiwan’s largest Buddha statue from the spacious terraces, the monastery’s main shrine, many smaller shrines and pagodas, a large tea house, and different formal halls.

Yes, the Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung is accessible to visitors using wheelchairs and strollers. The modern Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum was designed to be accessible, with ramps and elevators providing access, and wheelchairs available to borrow. However, visitors with reduced mobility might find the vast complex tiring to get around, especially in outdoor areas that don’t have seating.

Yes, you can take photos when visiting the Fo Guang Shan Monastery—there’s even a suggested photography route around the complex. Visit first thing in the morning or wait until the end of the day to take photos without too many people in view.