Careful and considerate tour operators - We utilised Edison for 4 separate day tours around Taipei and transfers to and from the airport. They left on time, the vehicles were clean and well driven, they covered the itinerary and the guides were knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Our tours were in winter and 2 of them were affected by rain. On both occasions the guides modified the agenda and visit timings to minimise the impact of poor weather. The trips were also good value and didn’t include visits to tacky souvenir stores. We also never felt rushed. I’d happily use them again.

Taiwan tour - Excellent tour with courteous friendly guide Vincent and Lo our driver. Very well organized tours by Edison travels Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Would recommend! - We had a great time! There were 4 people in my group plus another group of 3 so we all fit in one van and it felt like almost a private tour. The scenery was beautiful and we had such an amazing time doing the tea tasting. Our tour guide was incredibly kind and helped us take photos.

Christina was a great... - Christina was a great tour guide. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the different types of teas and enjoying the scenery!

The Countryside, Tea, and a Village - An easy way to get out of the bustle of the city and see some nice scenery while learning about tea.

Highly recommend this excursion to Thousand Island Lakes and Tea Tour! - We enjoyed hearing the history about tea and the different qualities of a good tea. Amazing scenery and photo opportunities of the mountains, tea growing on the slope, tea museum, and tea tasting. We would highly recommend this trip to everyone longing to see the beautiful scenery of the lush, green countryside outside of the city and the desire to learn how to properly taste tea and experience the process. Very knowledgable tour guide!

Good experience. Educational. - Kevin Su was our Guide. He did a great job, explaining all that we saw. He was very attentive to myrequirements, as I am not young like the orher Participants . I learned a lot about tea, and tea processing andaking.

Recommend for tea lovers! - This was Ana amazing tour if you like tea, nature and beautiful views. The tour was very enjoyable and our guide Kiara was very knowledgeable. The visit to the museum is totally worth it and so is the tea ceremony. The only thing I wish we had time to stop for snack but that’s mostly since I didn’t plan. Make sure to bring a snack.

Tea Time with Tony - This was one of my most anticipated days out in Taipei and it did not disappoint. As a tea enjoyer, this outing was something that I was rather curious about going into, being able to see the tea cultivation, learn more about the history of tea production, and getting to do a bit of tea tasting along the way. To start it off we were welcomed by our tour guide Tony at the meeting point about 10 minutes early. He guided us to the tour van which had some wonderfully cushy seating. When the third guest arrived, Tony pulled out his little speaker and microphone setup and provided us a quick rundown of the schedule as we made our way. During the ride out we got to see some of the wonderful scenery of the outskirts of Taipei as we made our way into the mountains. During this time we noticed the driver made a wrong turn, and we watched Google maps try to redirect at this point. Tony and the driver had a bit of discussion about it that my girlfriend was able to translate, basically the two of them sounded like an old married couple. Nothing serious though as Tony was able to make the quick decision to reorganize the schedule, and we basically did things in reverse order. This was actually really good for me because it meant we got to the tea tasting earlier (caffeine has a strong reaction for me, so doing this later would've had me wired at bedtime). In Pinglin for both the museum and tea plantation tours, Tony was a laugh riot. On top of that, he knew his material back to front and was able to answer our questions rather quickly in English. As a native English speaker I was incredibly impressed with his vocabulary and quick wit in what would be his second language - honestly better than a fair number of native English speakers I've met. With our smaller group size of just 3 people, we got to the Shenkeng St. marketplace for lunch together as we tried a few Taiwan specialties. My girlfriend lives in Taiwan and was adamant about getting our new friend Michele to try stinky tofu. We had a great time with the lunch break talking about our travels and the tour and our new found love of Tony. After lunch we made our way through the rest of the scheduled tour. As mentioned, Tony's English was quite good but still asked us for a few more words to help him describe some of the history of the area. My personal favorite was going through the etymological history of Maokung where he was trying to learn the word 'porous' to describe the geology of the Maokung river. During the walk, Tony provided some great insight into the different temples of the area and differences in some of the edicts and belief structures of Buddhism and Daoism, while pointing out how these ideals are represented in the temple structures themselves. The last official part of the tour took us on the gondola ride where we got to see Taipei from the mountains and the forest underneath us as we rode in a 'crystal' cabin. Here we all got to reminisce about the tour and discuss more about the details of the modern challenges for tea farmers in Taiwan. We actually ended off getting dropped off outside the Raohe street market since our hotel was nearby. Tony came with us and went through even more detail of the temple outside the market, giving us a small bonus tour of the interior and lore of the temple. We had a great time with this tour overall and would really suggest it for those that are interested in tea culture. While it can be planned for oneself, you would miss out on Tony and his lush knowledge of the history and culture. I think the only downside of this for us was that it was overcast and slightly drizzly all day which cut down on the visuals, but that had more to do with our timing rather than any issues with the tour experience.

Beautiful lake views - Our guide James was very knowledgeable and explained all the history of tea. The views of thousand island lake were very beautiful. After the museum we did a tea tasting. I only wish they would have told us at which exit of the train station to meet.