Classic Taipei landmarks day tour

Highlights

• An ideal day tour for the first-time visitors
• Learn about the history and background of Taipei’s historical landmarks
• Enjoy a guided tour at one of the world’s largest museum—National Palace Museum
• Watch guard changing at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
• Visit one of the world’s tallest building—Taipei 101
• Guaranteed departure from 1 participant

All about the trip

If this is your first time visiting Taipei, our Classic Taipei City Tour will be your best choice! We will take you from high up historical landmarks such as the Grand Hotel and National Palace Museum down to the classical Dadaocheng and Dihua Old Street with full old time feeling.

You will be able to feel the pace of time from the past: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, Cheng-en Gate and Longshan Temple, side by side with the present, the urban destination: Ximending Commercial District and Taipei 101 Mall.

Nothing better than a fresh start with every morning face, we will keep those bright and happy faces by taking a group photo at the Grand Hotel, a historical hotel in Taipei. Then we will head to the National Palace Museum, one of the world’s largest museums with a collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks throughout 8,000 years of Chinese art history over multiple dynasties.

After that, we will go to Dadaocheng, a fascinating neighborhood with streets and alleys that present you with a mix of history and present, tradition and modernity. As its heart is Dihua Street, with traditional shops selling dried goods and herbal medicines stores alongside with chic cafés and mini art galleries in well-preserved, the atmospheric street’s many identities provides a whole day of exploration. And to continue with the attraction of history, we will see Cheng-en Gate, one of the 5 historic city gates in Taipei, which was built in Qing Dynasty.

Take a break from all the amazing historical places, let’s have a walk in Ximending Commercial District, one of the most famous and bustling walking streets in Taipei. Here you can rush yourself into hundreds of shopping stores, eat delicious food or just stop and cheer for a street performer. After the lunch break in Ximending, time to find your inner peace and experience Taiwan’s religious practice and culture in Lungshan Temple. Pray for your health and your family, try asking the God about your wish by tossing the divining blocks, if the God says yes, congratulations!

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, an impressive monument in memory of the former President Chiang is one of the historical landmarks that we can’t miss. Here you can see the guard changing in the hall, you will be speechless in the formal atmosphere and see the impressive movement of the guards in front of Chiang Kai-shek’s giant statue. And for the ending of our amazing tour, we will visit Taipei 101 Mall. The skyscraper beside is one of the tallest building in the world, if you go to the observation floor, you will be able to enjoy the panoramic view of Taipei city.

At the end of the tour, you can choose to disembark at MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station or Raohe Street Tourist Night Market.

What is included in the price

• Professional licensed tour guide (Mandarin / English / Japanese)
• Local transfer by air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance ticket (National Palace Museum)
• Local General Liabilities Insurance

What is not included in the price

• Food and beverage
• Gratuities
• Taipei 101 Observatory ticket

Instructions

Tour commentary will be provided in Mandarin, English and Japanese.

The sequence and time of stay at tour stops may be adjusted according to the traffic/weather condition.

If the tour has to be canceled due to bad weather, we will contact you no later than the evening before the excursion day by email or SMS.

Please arrive at the meeting point 5 minutes earlier than the pick-up time.

Each guest is allowed to bring one piece of carry-on baggage.

The indoor areas of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall are not open to public during Jan 21-22(Lunar New Year 2023), visitors can only access the garden area and view the exterior of the hall.