The 11 Best Shore Excursions in Taiwan

1.Keelung Shore Excursion: Jiufen & Shifen Sky Lantern Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · from $155Our pick

Private Keelung shore tour to Jiufen, Shifen waterfalls, Yin Yang Sea, Golden Waterfall, plus a tiandeng sky lantern ritual.

“We just finished our tour with Stanley Wu (Ah Hua), and he was awesome. He gave us a lot of interesting backgrounds of the places we visited. He took many pictures for us and even helped carry our baby stroller. We highly recommend having a tour with Stanley!”

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2.Keelung Shore Excursion Private 8-Hour Taipei Urban Adventure!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $189

Private 8-hour Taipei day trip from Keelung port with pickup and a plan built around Taipei 101, Dihua Street, Longshan Temple, and more.

“Being pick up from the cruise port and having the ability to go to exactly the places I wanted to visit for the day was beyond fabulous! Private driver, easy to ask questions and learn about the areas we were visiting. Oscar, my guide and dRead more”

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3.Keelung Shore Excursion: Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen, Houton Cat Village Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $179

Private Keelung shore tour hitting Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen, Houtong cats, and Miaokou night market, with pickup and Yehliu entry.

“Our guide was Robert and he showed us beautiful and interesting sites in Keelung. The absolute BEST was Yeliu Geopark. Don't miss this place if you visit. Robert did a nice job guiding us. We communicated before the tour date, he wRead more”

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4.Taste Taipei: Private 6H Food Tour from Keelung Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $189

Private Taste Taipei food tour from Keelung Port with pickup: Dongmen Market snacks, Zhongzheng sights, Yongkang Street food, Longshan Temple.

“Our guide, Sung-Ping, was excellent. We saw all the key sights in Taipei and stopped for an excellent lunch at a family owned restaurant. The food was outstanding and we had some great dumplings and scallion pancakes. All travel arrangements were very smooth and we even got to see the changing of the guard.”

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5.Kaohsiung’s Cruiseship Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $300

Kaohsiung cruise shore private tour for up to 6, with pickup, flexible Chi-jin visits via underwater tunnel, and key city highlights.

“We requested an English speaking guide, our guide spoke NO English. Eventually, we were presented with a lovely guide that spoke broken English and tried very hard but it was Chinese New Year and the traffic was horrific. We were unable to find parking at most venues so we drive by and looked from afar. Quite disappointing”

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6.️ Keelung: Shore Excursion 8H Jiufen & Shifen Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $186

Private 8-hour Keelung shore tour to Jiufen Old Street and Shifen. Sky lantern wishes, waterfall views, and round-trip port pickup.

“Our guide Paul did a Fantastic job showing us around Taipei. The waterfalls were amazing and we really enjoyed seeing how the locals live. Countryside very green and lush , but if you are planning a Trip in March some warm clothes as we found it very cold.”

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7.Private Taipei City Landmarks Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $608

Private Taipei landmarks from Keelung in 8 hours, mixing National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, Lungshan Temple, and Taipei 101.

“Plenty of time to see sites. Input was welcomed from us as guests. Our guide David and driver were friendly knowledgeable and very obliging. Day was most enjoyable”

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8.Shore Excursion Private 8H Taipei Urban Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $206

Private 8-hour Taipei adventure from Keelung Port with a dedicated guide, Taipei 101 views, top temples, and flexible neighborhood time.

“We Loved our guide, Tony!! He was informative, patient, kind, very intelligent, spoke excellent English and is a great photographer. We highly recommend him. Debra & Mike”

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9.Private Tour Shore Excursion in Kaohsiung City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $199

Private Kaohsiung shore day covering Lotus Pond, Pier-2 Art Centre, the Dome of Light, and Cijin Island by ferry.

“Excellent tour. Joseph Chien was one of the best tout guides we have had. He took is to dome very cool places and was very knowledgeable about everything.”

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10.Keelung Shore Excursion: Private 6H Natural Wonder & Seafood Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $189

Private Keelung shore trip with Yin Yang Sea, Yehliu Geopark, and a Guihou seafood stop, plus cruise pickup and private transport.

“Paul was such a great guide for this Keelung tour. My boyfriend and I were visiting Taiwan for the first time and really liked what this tour had to offer. Our favorite part of the trip was a visit to Guihou Fishing Harbor and dining at a local family stylRead more”

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11.️ ️ Keelung Shore Excursion 6-Hour Taipei City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $199

6-hour private Taipei city tour from Keelung Port, hitting Taipei 101, Longshan Temple, Huaxi Night Market, and Ximending, with guide and transport.

“Jennifer was the best tour guide. Her itinerary was perfect, saw so many places, to name a few, Taipei 101 building, and the observation deck was incredible, what a view. She pointed out many historical sites from 89 stories up, was definitely the highlight of the day. Then we visited Longshan Temple, Huaxi Street Night Market and Ximending. Plus many more. Jennifer was very accommodating and flexible with the schedule. My wife and I fell in love with her and we were sad when the tour ended. Hope to return to Taiwan some day and see her again.”

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