Taiwan · OLD TAIPEI WALKING TOURS
Dadaocheng’s tea-trade shophouses, the Longshan temple district, Bopiliao’s restored lanes. These 9 walks are priced here — several run tip-based — with route, length and how much of it is indoors.
$5 tip-based walk through Taipei old town, from 228 Peace Memorial Park to Ximending, with free landmarks, great guide stories, and smart pacing.
“Vincent was knowledgeable and eager to share stories about Taiwan’s history. It was fascinating to understand the depth of what the country has gone through. A truly informative walking tour.”
Guided day trip from Taipei to Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen Old Street, and Shifen waterfall and lantern release, with round-trip transport from Ximending.
“Good trip to learn about the yehliu. The tour guide is Ken is also a experience guide who is willing to help”
Hands-on Taiwanese cooking on Dihua Street plus a traditional market walk, small group, daily dishes, 3 hours.
“The cooking part of this tour was great. Didn't see the initial walking tour and 'photo shoots' as particularly necessary and the taking of group photos for social media marketing was a bit too intense for my taste.”
Taipei Old Town Walking Tour with an English guide, 228 history, Ximending markets, Zhongshan Hall, Red House. 2.5 hours.
“It was good! I learned a lot about Taiwan and understood better nuances of the culture and people of Taiwan based on their history.”
Tip-based evening walk through Taipei’s historic Wanhua, including Longshan Temple rituals, Bangka Park, Bopiliao Ancient Street, and Wanhua night market.
“Sun was a wonderful tour guide. We learned about the history of the neighborhood, the temple, the gods and a little bit about Taoism… very informative and fun tour. Thank you!”
Tip-based Taipei culture tour to Longshan Temple for folk-god stories, moonstones, and a fortune reading, led by an English guide.
“Leo's explanation was wonderful. He did it almost entirely as a volunteer, and his enthusiasm was evident. Thank you very much.”
Taipei half-day cooking class in historic Dadaocheng, with market tasting and hands-on Taiwanese meals cooked from scratch in a small group.
“Deze kookcursus was een van onze favoriete ervaringen in Taipei. We begonnen op de lokale markt, waar geuren van kruiden en verse ingrediënten je meteen meenemen in het dagelijkse Taiwanese leven. Daarna de keuken in. We leerden Beef Noodles maken vanaf nul: deeg kneden, uitrollen, snijden en met de hand noedels vormen. Verrassend leuk om samen te doen. De bouillon was rijk en diep van smaak — duidelijk met veel aandacht en kennis bereid. De sfeer was ontspannen en persoonlijk. Geen haast, geen stress, maar goede begeleiding en ruimte om echt te leren. Het voelde niet toeristisch, maar oprecht en authentiek. Samen koken, samen eten en trots zijn op wat…”
A 2-hour private Dadaocheng walking tour in Taipei with a licensed English guide, tea-and-trade stops, textiles, a city god temple, and the wharf.
“Alex Feng is an excellent tour guide. He arrived early and made a good impression of being friendly and enthusiastic. He gave a very interesting tour of the Dadaocheng market area with some history of Taiwan and of the merchant culture pluRead more”
Spend a long day traveling from Ximending to Taroko National Park. Guided, round-trip transport, with Swallow Grotto and Qingshui Cliff.
“Incredible experience, worth the time/ day to visit. Stunning views- a must if visiting Taiwan. Tour was well run, with appropriate breaks. Our guide , Tommy was excellent - personable, educated, very engaging with entire group. Kept things interesting and was very accommodating. Again, cannot over state how good Tommy was- thank you!”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
