Taipei Private Tour: Discover the City's Highlights and Hidden Gems with Locals
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48 Ratings
Zhongzheng District
Experience the best of Taipei on a private tour with a knowledgeable local guide. Discover the city's highlights, hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat!
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall - Start your tour under the flag at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Enjoy one of Taipei’s most impressive features while learning about the history of Taiwan and how it came to be
- Bridal Street (Aiguo East Road) - Learn about the Chinese tradition of reflexology and try out a hidden ‘health path’
- Nanmen Market - You will have to look twice to spot this amazing local market with an abundance of dried fruits and meats to tr
- Bao’an Temple - If you haven’t already, it’s time to use the MRT. Get off at the beautiful Bao’an temple and discover the stories that lie within!
- Taipei City Datong District Household Registration Office - Wander to a local street full of authentic places, try a bubble tea at a 38 year old shop
- Lin An Tai Historical House & Museum - Fancy grabbing a cab or a bike? Choose your mode of transport to the Lin Antai Home which has 200 hundred years of history within its gardens
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum - Admire the architecture of the Fine Arts Museum and find out what expeditions are going on at the time. Enjoy the pieces that spread through the fine arts park whilst learning about Taiwans famous aboriginal culture
- MAJI Square - Top off your tour at the Maji Market. Why not try something from one of the food trucks or buy something from the local organic shop?
What's Included
- Private tour
- Transportation included
- 1 local drink/tasting
- Private Guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Extra food & drinks
Additional Information
This isn’t just another city tour; it’s the best of Taipei from a unique viewpoint! Experience Taipei on a city exploration that offers you a comprehensive overview with major city attractions, secret spots, engaging storytelling, and a special local delicacy - this tour includes everything!
Forget crowded groups and tourists; it’s time for you to see Taipei from a local’s perspective. Take a look at what main landmarks like the Chiang Kei Shek Statue, Bao’an Temple, Maji Market have to offer and discover hidden treasures and untold city secrets guided by a knowledgeable local. And a treat from the locality is on us.
The Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is a hallmark of Withlocals’ tours globally. Our guides are enthusiastic locals who are paid a fair wage. We bolster local economies by encouraging the use of local products and avoid over-tourism by maintaining smaller, less intrusive groups.
- Private tour: only you & your local guide
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
- Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
Democracy Boulevard
MRT Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall station Exit 5.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(48 Ratings)
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Avsgdh
May 15, 2024
Storyteller - We had a great hidden gems tour with Jones. He is a wonderful story teller and shared his knowledge of Taipei and the history of Taiwan with us.
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652leigha
May 12, 2024
Leigh - Agnes is simply Excellent - the best City walking tour I've ever done. A great mixture of Taipei history, Metro experience, Architecture & Conversational enjoyment. Learned a tremendous amount of history with the context of tradition, memorials, and she is a brilliant guide -- The Best!! It was a great investment, fantastic time and unforgettable experience.
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Judithalisonl
May 7, 2024
A Wonderful Tour by a True Insider - Agnes was an incredible tour guide. So knowledgeable about everything about Taiwan. An "8th generation" Taiwanese, her knowledge was unmatched. She showed us amazing architecture and an awesome Daoist temple. Learned about the "2-28 incident," which we hadn't heard of before. And she took us to an amazing cafe for pineapple cake. She was a delight and we would definitely book her again.
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Trail46348916025
May 4, 2024
Worthwhile experience - I booked a tour with Jessica for my Mom, my three aunts, and myself and we were beyond impressed! Jessica conducted the tour at a leisurely pace which is a very good thing since my Mom, although still very mobile at 78, doesn't enjoy doing things at a fast pace anymore. Jessica truly made the experience worthwhile and it was very interesting to know more about Taiwan through her eyes. My mom and aunties were still raving about how well Jessica made the experience memorable for us! Thank you, Jessica! Thank you, WithLocals!
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Peggyfloodct
Apr 30, 2024
Day One with Garen - Garen was our guide this morning and she was fabulous. She has a wealth of information regarding the history of Taiwan. It was exactly what we needed on our first day in Taipei.
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3_piec
Apr 18, 2024
For sure, Above & Beyond Service - Garen has high energy, very knowledgeable, quite caring (she made sure both of my knee wounds were treated at mrt station after a bad fall on our way to meet her), fun, very hospitable, great photographer, and became our go-to friend on all our Taiwan questions & needs. She accurately provided rich history, interesting culture, FOOD!!!, city gems, long list of recommended places our family were interested at - tea houses /shops, pottery, seafood, time-consuming & challenging transportation from Taipei to secluded Onsen Papawaqa, & the list goes on & on. We sure enjoyed her a lot!! We very much appreciate her service & guiding us all the way through, that she even went way beyond her time with us esp arranging our trip to Miaoli. We have nothing but gratitude & love for her. She played a huge part on this memorable Taiwan fam trip that will stay with us forever. Nobody could’ve done better than Garen. Thank you, thank you, thank you ♥️🫶🏽
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Trail85681
Apr 4, 2024
Perfect 10/10 - Garen was an excellent guide. My wife and I had a wonderful time, learning some history and culture of Taiwan while we visited some of the must-see : Chiang Kia Shek Memorial Hall, LongShan Temple and the Bopiliao. Thanks again Garen.
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371pania
Apr 4, 2024
Fun layover in Taipei - Me, my wife and our 6 year-old had a very fun layover in Taipei after a grueling 14+ hr flight from Los Angeles. We are so happy we booked this trip to make the most out of our 10 hour layover at TPE. Jessica picked us from the airport early in the morning, drove us to the center of Taipei to see some of the sights, explained a lot of interesting landmarks and historical facts along the way and took great pictures of our family. For lunch, she took us to a bustling small eats place near the the Chiang Kai-Shek memorial, and from there to Sogo for some quick shopping for Hello Kitty paraphernalia for our daughter. Then, she bought us boba tea, drove us around some more and finally back to the airport to catch our next flight. The price was very reasonable considering she spent like 6 hours driving us around and walking us to various places. Jessica is passionate and very knowledgeable about Taiwan's history and the tour is highly recommended for history nerds like me. She is also a very safe driver in her Tesla X. We can't wait to go back to Taiwan and spend more time! See you next time!
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Thomas_p
Feb 23, 2024
Must do for a short stay in Taipei! - Jessica was an incredible tour guide, we had a very short time in Taipei (only 4 hours in the city) and Jessica managed to squeeze in key destinations, amazing sights, and incredible off the beaten path locations. I couldn't recommend her more for a tour, she made it both informative and incredibly fun and helped us find everything we were looking for in Taipei!
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Drtribbles
Feb 21, 2024
Wonderful experience with Agnes! - Agnes was a wonderful guide, who's really enthusiastic about making sure her guests have the best experience possible. She took us to the Scooter Waterfall, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and through a variety of locations relating to Taiwanese history and culture, as well as a stop for a Taiwanese snack and boba tea. She had lots of insight into Taiwanese history, culture and the current-day, which we found very interesting. She also had great recommendations for what else we could check out while in Taipei. Really appreciate the time she spent with us! : )
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