TAIWAN · HISTORICAL TOURS
4 reviewed
Pick one of these 4 historical tours and the rest of the day arranges itself around it. Costs, group sizes and what you actually see are set out for every entry.
3-hour West Taipei walk with a pro English guide, tracing 300 years from Qing temples to Japanese-era buildings and post-1949 monuments.
“The historic walking tour was a very good experience especially for those coming to Taiwan for the first time. Luke and Mabel had a good grasp of the history of the places we visited and entertained all of our questions. The tour was also designed very well as it went tRead more”
Taipei cooking class in historic Dadaocheng: Dihua Street market tasting, then cook Taiwanese favorites from scratch with Alex.
“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.”
Tip-based 2.5-hour Longshan Temple tour in Taipei origin, folk gods, moonstone fortunes, and an English guide, $1 per person.
“Leo's explanation was wonderful. He did it almost entirely as a volunteer, and his enthusiasm was evident. Thank you very much.”
3-hour Dadaocheng market walk and hands-on Taiwanese cooking class in Taipei, learning Grandma-style recipes with lunch included.
“The combination of walking around and cooking was very nice. Alex gives you a little tour through the historic dadaocheng and after teaches you to make delicious scallion pancakes. He's is very knowledgeable about cooking and his English is very good!”
