Taipei Half-Day City Tour

Taipei, Taiwan

Get a glimpse of Taipei on this three-hour tour. See how the people live in this interesting city. Visit Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Martyrs's Shrine, a classic Ming Dynasty architecture and later onto the National Palace Museum. Conclude with a visit to a Handicraft Center to view typical Taiwanese craftsmanship.

You'll be picked up from your Taipei city hotel and guided around Taipei's best attractions. Visit the grandiose Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, in downtown Taipei to pay homage to the late President Chiang Kai-Shek. Travel to Martyrs' Shrine to see an excellent example of classical Ming Dynasty architecture dedicated to the fallen war heroes of the country and see the hourly changing of the guard ceremony.

The three-hour Taipei tour continues to the National Palace Museum, which houses the world's largest and most valuable collection of Chinese art treasures. There are permanent displays of ceramics, bronzes, oracle bones, porcelain, paintings, calligraphy, enamelware, jade, Ching dynasty costume, carvings, and cabinets, as well as temporary exhibitions of other items.

Travel to one of the many traditional Chinese temples that surround Taipei city. Then it's time for some shopping at the Handicraft Center, the center offers Taiwanese craftsmanship including jewelry, art and furniture.

Tour Highlights

• Drive past Presidential Building
• Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
• Martyrs' Shrine (War Memorial)
• National Palace Museum
• Chinese Temple
• Handicraft Center

USD $30.80

Review by: stingerette85	February 2012
Great way to see Taipei's most popular tourist attractions especially if you are on limited time! Loved our tour guide. He was incredibly informative, funny and patient. He did such a great job at ensuring that everyone was included. I highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Chris H	February 2012
It was a short tour and wish we could spend more time in the museum as it had the most amazing collections. In general, the tour is great and the tour guide is helpful. I am glad that I have joined this tour.

Review by: Stacey K	January 2012
What a wonderful way to be introduced to this breath taking city! Me and a friend were very impressed and would reccomend to anyone. Its a simple yet a quick introduction to the Taiwanese culture. We were so impressed with their pick up service at our small and out of the way hostel we stayed at. _br/_ Thank you!

Review by: Julius H	January 2012
This is the comprehensive tour to see Taipei city in a half day only. The tour brings us to see many famous sites in Taipei in very efficient timing. However, the visit to handicraft center was too long, and the tour brings us to a handicraft shop that sell quite expensive gifts compare to the gifts sold in other shops in Taipei. We bought there Taiwanese snacks with the price more than double than the similar snacks when we bought in the night market.

Review by: Aimee W	December 2011
This was a great introduction to the city. I highly recommend this tour, especially if you only have a short time available in Taipei!

Review by: Ben	November 2011
Good tour, lots of good sights, but not enough time in places of interest and too much time in areas not interested in.

Review by: Katie C	October 2011
A Good guide, wonderful sights arranged very well. A great tour.

Review by: Belinda N	August 2011
Sorry but it was yuk, it was a fairly boring day, though some of the buildings nice, we were taken to the handicraft market which was just a shop filled with the hard sell staff, even though I should of know better I was tricked out of $400 after buying a item that I was told repeatedly was 1200ntd (and I have two witnesses) was charged 12000ntd and suggested I pay by card, then timely rushed out the shop by the guide and only worked out on the bus how much I just spent, I did complain to the giude but he was not to interested and having no way of going back I had to cope it._br/_ also at the Museum you have to stay with the guide while he talks about a few pots over and over and then you have only minutes to get back to the bus or you are told you will be left behind if not there on time so it was pointless looking any further._br/_ just yuk :-((

Review by: Marco P	July 2011
just the right time for a Taipei visit that is non shopping focused; it was informative, well guided and fascinating especially the National Museum

Review by: Vesa N	July 2011
OK

Review by: yap hong t	June 2011
Fantastic! Mr Xie (tour guide) has been very knowledgeable and he speaks very in English, Japanese and of course Mandarin. Cheers!

Review by: William J B	May 2011
This is the fastest way on a tight time schedule_br/_ to see the major attractions in Taipei in an unhurried way. Our guide was excellent and full of information. The tour of the National Palace Museum alone saved us a full day if we had done it on our own. I highly recommend this Viator Tour.

Review by: Ming W	May 2011
This tour had a good coverage of Taipei's main cultural sights but as previous reviews they should spend more time at the Palace Museum as we hardly saw anything at all. It would also be much better to cut out forced stops at tourist traps such as the Handicraft Centre but as all tour operators get commission from the shops to bring tourists there, this is unlikely to happen.

Review by: Steven T	April 2011
Good tour to see some of the highlights if you don't have long in Taipei - guide was good and spoke good English. The obligatory visit to a "arts/handicraft centre" (i.e. souvenir shop) was a waste of time though but these sorts of tours always seem to include them!

Review by: Kim S	February 2011
Tour guide friendly but told we would visit Taipei 101 and did not. Tour also did not provide enough time at the National Palace museum. Thank you, Kim Steenberg

Review by: khenghock t	February 2011
a bit rushed through the whole tour

Review by: Erik T	January 2011
With the excellent metro system, you can easily plan this tour yourself and save money. The tour operator was punctual and the guide was very informative.

Review by: Evelyn G	January 2011
It was the usual tourist thing to do. But it was informative since it was my daughter's first trip to taiwan. Overall, we enjoyed it. I have been to Taiwan many times but never got to see the places we went to until i joined Viator.

Review by: peispud	January 2011
A good way to see some of the main sights in Taipei but the lengthy stay at the souvenir shop could have been shortened in order to see more of the city.

Review by: Kenneth B	December 2010
Was disappointed as I thought this would be as city tour. the only things we did was go to a coupleof museums, the Martyrs Shrine and a small temple. I was expecting a tour of the city pointing out places I might want to visit during my stay in Taipei.

Review by: Michelle B	December 2010
I think the tour was good. At times it would have been helpful if the tour guides explained more about the different places. For example, it would have been nice to know more about the changing of the guard before it happened. It is great how they pick you up any where you want. Thanks for the tour!

Review by: AUNG MIN O	November 2010
It was a nice tour!

Review by: Marshall D	November 2010
My wife & I really enjoyed this tour which visited a number of places of interest to us & gave us a 'feel' for Taipei on our first visit to the city. The changing of the guard at both the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall & Martyrs' Shrine was especially interesting, as was the stop at the small Taoist Temple. As mentioned in other reviews, the time spent at the Royal Palace Museum is only enough to whet one's appetite for a return visit. The other stop, at the Chinese Handicraft Centre had the feel of a hard-sell, especially during the 'tea ceremony'. For visitors looking for handicrafts in Taiwan, I would recommend a visit to the Taiwan Handicraft Centre which is much larger & has a superior range of merchandise available. The small bus used on this tour was the only one to have seat belts available for all passengers.

Review by: Ralph J	October 2010
We enjoyed the tour. The guide was very informative and friendly.The small group was good.

Review by: Ming Chuang T	October 2010
Its was rushed and the chinese tour guide didnt speak chinese at all, he speaked japanese and english so we couldnt really know more from the musuem..

Review by: Susan F	October 2010
This was a great tour. Picked up on time , good guide, great way to get a good overview of the city and see some of the terrific sights of this city

Review by: MICHAEL M	September 2010
Just the right speed for us. Good bus, efficient pick up. Nice group and excellent guide. Thankyou

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
very efficient tour guide..I had fun with Ruth. She was very accommodating..I highly recommend this tour esp people who travels alone

Review by: Patricia A	July 2010
I definitely recommend this tour for first time travellers to Taipei. It certainly gave you a good overall view of the city and surrounding areas. The tour guide was very knowledgeable on all aspects.

Review by: Nancy Luo W, United States of America	June 2010
Very good tour to get acquainted with Taipei when you first get there. We decided not to get a ride back and stayed longer at the National Museum.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
Overall a good tour. The rain put a damper on our half day tour.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
Very good tour to get acquainted with Taipei when you first get there. We decided not to get a ride back and stayed longer at the National Museum.

Review by: CECILIA P, Philippines	May 2010
i had fun with our tour guide.she was funny.very smart translating the tour into 3 languages.wasnt that very challenging

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	April 2010
Really good tour, guide was funny. Pickup was on time, national park is nice, though could be longer. Really enjoyed the hot springs and tea as well.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	April 2010
This is a good brief introduction to Taipei City & few of its attractions.. Of course, due to its short time frame, you are not able to fully appreciate National Palace Museum..but you can always revisit. The tour guide was generally knowledgable & friendly..Overall.. it was a good short trip.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	February 2010
Our tour guide was very friendly and helpful. Interesting tour, would recommend it to cover the city area.

Review by: Anonymous, France	January 2010
This tour gave me a good overall view and history of the city. The tour guide spoke very good English, fun and knowledgeable. There were five stops, I like all of them although some people could have thought that the one at the craft store was a waste of time.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	January 2010
Overall the tours were excellent and the guide Ruth was exceptional. I would reccomend this tour to those who have a limited time as we did in Taipei.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	November 2009
The tour, which includes the National Palace Museum, is an excellent way of becoming familiar with Taipei. The guide was very informative and highlighted some of the particular treasures in the museum. The tour is useful both for people who have very little time to spend in Taipei as well as for people who want to explore on their own later. The tour companyl is excellent and its focus on taking small groups is a plus.

Review by: John W, Australia	October 2009
First class guide with excellent commentary and humor. The afternoon was feature packed and highly recommended.

Review by: Sara W	October 2009
Too rushed. Not very informative but could have been more factual. The handicraft store stop was not needed during this hectic tour. Logistics didn't work with drop off for the next tour. I was not taken back to my hotel as arranged.

Review by: Rubenjam	October 2009
First class guide with excellent commentary and humor. The afternoon was feature packed and highly recommended.

Review by: Neil T, Singapore	September 2009
Excellent tour! Pickup was on time from hotel. The guide was a happy person full of knowledge and talkative, made you feel comfortable. The museum tour was great! Changing of the Guards at the Memorial Hall was fantastic! A great tour well worth the money spent!

Review by: John R	September 2009
It could do without the shopping stop!

Review by: Elizabeth M	August 2009
I would have preferred not to visit the museum!

Review by: Dave O, United States of America	May 2009
Excellent guide, excellent choice of stops.

Review by: Regina A, United States of America	March 2009
I would have liked some free time at the Memorial Hall.

Review by: Kenneth Z, United States of America	February 2009
Tour was nice, though the souvenir shop stop was tacky and a waste of time!

Review by: Catherine W, Hong Kong	April 2008
Great fun, except we wished to spend a bit longer time at the National Palace Museum. There is so much to see--all the treasures. Can cut down temple visit.

Review by: Diane C, United States of America	April 2008
Great day of sights. For those going to Taiwan you need at least a full half day to do the National Palace Museum alone.