Top Taipei Day Trips & Excursions

A wonderful experience, well worth the 3 hours of train travel to the start of the tour. We felt that we saw as much of Taroko Gorge as would be possible in a day. Apart from being quite a character, Josephine the tour guide was very well organised and made sure we had enough time at each stop to experience the beautiful gorge. The tour also featured a superb lunch at a five star hotel. Some minor quibbles. As the tour company is selective about which hotels it would collect guests from (apparently refusing to go to some quite close to the centre), it might be good if they offered the option of joining the tour at Taipei Main Station rather require us to travel to another hotel, which would have allowed us another half hour's sleep in the morning. Also, the last two stops on the tour - a marble factory and the local beach - were not that exciting and perhaps there are better options. But, overall, the tour was excellent, hence my high rating.

The trip itself was amazing Scenery is incredible Unfortunately the tour guide was lacking. There was not much information given about the history, development or engineering etc of the gorge. She didn’t really serve a purpose except to tell us what time to get back on the bus. I travel the world and wish to learn about culture and history, and nothing was offered even when I asked.

Nice trip, the view is great. A lot of rocks which can see only here. Spending one day with the trip is quite worth it. Guide is energetic and try to help

Excellent Tour. Jeffrey, our tour guide was so good, full of knowledge, friendly, patient and made us feel so special. He did everything he could to make us comfortable and happy. Thank you Jeffrey !

This was a really high quality and well organised tour! Would highly recommend it! The driver (Jeffrey) was excellent!

The tour is more like a private tour because it's small size. Driver is friendly and knows all the good place to shop / eat / take photos. Time allocation to each destination is reasonable.

This tour was great! Our tour guide, Vita from Klook, gave lots of info, answered all our questions, gave clear directions, was very organized and personable and friendly. The three main destinations are all worthwhile plus there was a couple extras that were good too. We bought lunch at the Aime Tea House seperate, so much good food! Take good walking shoes. Get out of the city see some of Taiwan's countryside! On a side note, when booking it said book now pay later, flexible plans, Not true. We had to pay up front and no cancellations allowed. Also, a hassle getting the voucher online, which the guide didn't even require because we were on her list. Viatour needs to get their side much better organized.

A great tour and certainly awesome value for money. There’s so much crammed into this tour but you have to be light on your feet to enjoy it’s very fast pace. The tour guide Liz, was very good and extremely knowledgeable and engaging. For the money you cannot moan but don’t expect a relaxing day out.

Our guide Joseph was very good in explaining the visiting sites in English and Chinese. The trip was well organized. We also visited other interesting sites besides the Yehliu, Shifen and Jiufen. The tour was worth it for the money and time.

This was a great trip. All the arrangements were very slick and cleverly thought out. There were clear plans where to wait once we got off the trains and the guide/driver found us in seconds. Our guide for the day Josephine was great fun - a ball of energy and enthusiasm and she will remain in our memory for a long time to come. Lunch was really good - far better than I was expecting. This trip has an early departure but it is well worth it.

We had taken a train to be there, appx.3hrs, comfortable. Unfortunately, some roads and some tunnels were closed due to landslides. this worth to visit definitely, world treasure, it needs to be protected by UNESCO, but Taiwan doesn't belong to UNESCO.

our pick up was at 5:30 am and our driver arrived even earlier then we were brought to the Train station given our tickets and instructions. Upon reaching Hualien, Josephine was a busy bee gathering all of us who booked her Taroko Gorge Tour. The slight drizzle didn't;t dampen our spirits as we explored the beauty of the gorge. Lunch was superb. Josephine timed all our stops very well and she made sure no one was left behind from beginning up to the end of the tour. It was a great finale to our first glimpse of Taiwan.

My guides were were great . Went out of their way to assist me and make sure i had a wonderful day. Guides spoke excellent English and transport was very comfortable

The tour was amazing! Got to see a lot of beautiful and scenic views, especially the hillside/water view from Amei teahouse. We had a great time building our own sky lantern and walking down Shifen Old Street. Our tour host Michael was very knowledgeable and reliable, all the tips he gave us and the food he recommended were great. Would highly recommend this tour!

One of my favorite days of my life. Having the time to get out of Taipei for a day was so fun!!! The lantern experience and seeing some area outside of the area were a must!

I had a wonderful tour down to Taroko. I decided to take a private tour, as the group tours received a lot of criticism for being rushed and insufficient. Checo picked me up at 7:00am precisely, with a beautiful Mercedes. It was a lovely and relaxing drive down the east coast, which enabled me to get a sense of the countryside, and Checo was brilliant in explaining everything and providing commentary along the way. He took me to the key parts of the gorge, and couldn't have been better. I was so glad I paid extra to go on the private tour - I wasn't taken to shops to buy dreadful tat, just shown what I wanted to see!

Jack was very nice, friendly, open for my suggestions with good knowledge well prepared for the tour.He was also good partner in discussions about history and culture of Taiwan.

This was a great day tour. I saw so much in the day. All the major sights were covered and lunch was on a great food street and was delicious!! My guide really looked after me. Definitely worth the money!

Jimmy our guide was prompt, flexible, gratuitous and very helpful and accommodating. By choice we traveled north to see the Oceanside, waterfalls, cat village and a coal town, but still had time for traditional sites in Taipei. Great trip and host...highly recommend Jimmy and this full day tour. Thanks

Dennis was our guide. He was prompt and kept us aware of his arrival. The tour was great, we got to see the best of Taipei. Lunch was the best part as Dennis picked out the best restaurant in Taipei and got us on the wait list. It was by far the best meal we had. Part part was we stopped and spent the time we wanted as each location so the tour was on our schedule.

Friendly guide and enjoy this trip very much! These places are charming and with his introduction to these places add on the characteristics of it.

A very nice trip, great area to visit. Jessica, our driver was very good and helped making the trip a nice experience. She was a good driver and shared some of her knowledge of the area. We would have liked to have more explanations kind of expected in a tour, but while it lacked information she was nice and communicative.

This was the first time in Taipei and didn't really know what to expect. We booked a tour to Pingxi and Juifen online without any problems. We met our guide Jack at the designated meeting point and off we went for a really memorable time! Our guide must be one of the best around. He was very knowledgeable about the history and the culture of the places he brought us to. He even invited us to taste the local street food which was very nice of him. We really had the most enjoyable experience and because of him, we'd like to go back to Taiwan again. I highly recommend Jack as your guide as well as taking this tour for a brief insight of this beautiful country.

Joe was a great driver, keeping us well-informed about Jiufen and what to do there. The car was clean and the driving safe. Jiufen is well with a visit

We had a fantastic time & visit with Allen. He drove us around as well as guided us thru the visit. It is such a nice way to discover Taiwan and its wonders.

Pick up on time. Driver easy to chat with and pointed out many historical features. Old Town was very crowded. Lots of tourist shops and inexpensive places to eat.

A full day including flight, tour, and lunch. The tour guide picked us up at the airport and was wonderful. He took us to all the high points of the Taroko area. Lunch was traditional Taiwanese and delicious. In the evening, the night market and he gave us great suggestions for food. Well worth the money we spent for this tour! Taroko is beautiful!

Where to start. We were a little nervous about the tour because the flight hadn't been booked by us but rather the company had done it so we didn't receive the details unti 48-36 hours before the flight, but no worries there because they were amazing with the correspondance. We could send an email and have a reply almost instantaneously which was a great relief. Moving on to the tour itself... We were so so so lucky to have Chester as our tour giude, he knew everything there could be to know about Hualien and lovely sonnets and songs to accompany all the information. After the smooth transition from the plane to the groud, Chester came and picked up our trio of travellers and proceeded to show us the wonderous sights that Hualien had to offer including a few hidden gems before we reached Taroko Gorge. Once we arrived we were greeted with one of the most breath taking views the world has to offer, it's astounding and overwhelming all at the same time. Chester went above and beyond his duties as a tour guide and showed us almost every secret this Groge had to offer! He knew every trail and had planned the tour so well that we even managed to sneak in a few extra trails that are normally not even on the itinerary. Honestly i cannot even begin to express how amazing this experience is, if we could go back and do this tour 10. 20 or even 100 times over we would. We unfortunately did not have enough time to explore the district of Hualien for longer than a single day which is why this tour worked out so perfect for us. From the bottom of our hearts we'd like to thank Chester for showing us a wonderful day in Hualien all whilst on limited time and would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to experience Taiwan to its fullest. This tour really is not something you should miss.

Our tour guide Roger picked us up from the dock in Keelung on time, after leaving several messages to ensure that we meet up. Roger was a superb tour guide throughout the day he drove us around Taipei to all the important sites that we had in mind to see such as the Bao Temple, Confucius Temple and the Chiang Kai Chek Memorial among many other sites within the city. One of the highlights was a fantastic lunch of local food. Recommend this tour highly if you have only one day to spend in Taipei (such as a cruise stop)

Good to get an overview of the city. Very comfortable picked up and dropped off at your hotel. Able to change the itinerary if you want.

I had a really nice tour with a great and very informative tour guide, Jack. Thanks for everything! Ryan from Canada

A little on the pricey side, but Phoebe was a fun English speaking tour guide. She had a lot of energy and kept us on schedule. It was also appreciated that we used the high speed rail, since it saved us a lot of time (traffic into Taipei was intense). Highly recommended!

Phoebe Lin is a fun and very informative guide. She is very engaging and is a really great representation on how beautiful the people of Taiwna is. She made sure that we experience the sight, taste, and scent of Taiwan. The High Speed Railway was a pleasant ride. Our pick up with Mr. Wang our driver, was waiting early at Taichung. The crystal cabin gondola ride in Sun Moon Lake was magical. The aboriginal lunch was very delicious. Wenwu Temple is one of the most beautiful that I've been in. Street food especially the chicken wing filled with rice is so delicious! The fruits are salivating. Phoebe really made sure that we are able to try all the amazing food. She even got us the tea and mushroom egg. Yum. Phoebe Lin is one of he best guides we've had even assisting us to be able to go to Taipei 101 after the tour when we got back in Taipei. So, when you book this tour request for Phoebe Lin :)