The 10 Best Taiwan Shore Excursions

1.Full-Day Private Custom Keelung Shore Excursions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $136Our pick

Meet your private guide at Keelung Harbor and spend about eight hours exploring Taipei by air-conditioned vehicle. Shape the day around the National Palace Museum, Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Yongkang Street, Taipei 101, or other requested stops. Guides such as Vincent, James, Henry, and Jackson are praised for flexible pacing, local knowledge, and careful timing back to the ship.

“Excellent tour. Went to what to we wanted to see and his recommendations. Would recommend this guide and tour.”

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

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

This private eight-hour shore trip links Jiufen’s old lanes with Shifen’s waterfall and sky lantern ritual. A Chinese and English-speaking driver guide such as Stanley, Tony, Oscar, or Charky handles the port pickup, private air-conditioned vehicle, and local context. You also visit Golden Waterfall and Yin Yang Sea, with lantern fees and insurance included.

“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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3.Keelung Shore Excursions: Private 6-Hour Taipei City Adventure!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · from $149

From Keelung Port, a Chinese and English-speaking driver-guide takes you into Taipei in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. You can visit Taipei 101, Longshan Temple, Bopiliao Historic Block, Ximending, and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, then adjust the day around your interests. Guides such as Thomas, Tony, Oscar, Stanley, and Jennifer have earned especially strong praise for clear explanations and flexible planning.

“This excursion was the first time with Viator I was highly disappointed!!!! We paid $300 and was suppose to have a English speaking tour guide and instead got someone who was new who couldn’t speak hardly any English and only took you to places and brought stuff up on her phone to read what it was! She brought up what it said on Viator which we already knew! We wanted history and a guide which we paid for!!! I had to get upset at her and tell her we paid for a guide to tell us about stuff. She really didn’t understand. She even told us she was NEW. Received…”

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

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

Travel from Keelung Cruise Port into Taipei in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a Chinese or English-speaking guide. Shape the day around Taipei 101, Dihua Street, Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Bopiliao Historic Block, local food, or other interests. Guides such as Will, Jennifer, Oscar, and Ken have helped guests tailor their visits.

“The driver and guide was very friendly and helpful. However, this could not compensate for the fact that his English was of such poor quality. Meanwhile I had more guides in Taiwan whose English was also hard to understand. Therefore I have to make some concessions in my assessment of the English language skills of my first guide. But for a booked day trip over 8 hours the guide has to work on his knowledge of the English language.”

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5.Kaohsiung’s Cruiseship Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews

This private 4 to 5-hour Kaohsiung shore excursion includes pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, onboard WiFi, and flexible sightseeing for groups of up to six. You can choose Lotus Pond, Cijin Island, Formosa Boulevard, Pier-2, local food, or optional activities. Ask in advance for a preferred route or licensed guide in your language.

“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

From Keelung Port, you’ll ride in an air-conditioned private vehicle with a Chinese or English-speaking guide to Jiufen’s steep Old Street, scenic viewpoints, Shifen Waterfall, and Shifen Old Street. Paul and Thomas are among the named guides. Sky lantern fees, insurance, and port transfers are included.

“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.From Keelung: Private Taipei City Landmarks Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours

From Keelung Port, your private guide and driver take you to the National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Lungshan Temple, the Presidential Office Building, and Taipei 101. Guides such as Paul and David have led this route, explaining Taiwan’s past, beliefs, and modern city life in English or Chinese.

“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.Keelung: Shore Excursion Private 8H Taipei Urban Adventure

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

Meet your Chinese or English-speaking driver-guide at Keelung Port for a private 8-hour trip into Taipei. Visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Longshan Temple, Taipei 101, Ximending or Dihua Street, and local food stops. Tony has earned special praise for his English, patience, and photography, though your guide may differ.

“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

Spend 6 to 8 hours seeing Kaohsiung with a private Chinese and English-speaking driver-guide. Visit Lotus Pond, Pier-2 Art Center, Formosa Boulevard Station, and Qijin Island. Joseph Chien and Chin have guided guests on this route, which includes cruise-port transfers, a private air-conditioned vehicle, round-trip ferry tickets, and travel insurance.

“We created our own agenda. (My son lived in Taiwan a short time ago and made a list for me.) Overall, we accomplished everything we set out to do. Chin communicated well before the trip and as we arrived by cruise ship where he met us. He made it easy to find him!”

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10.️ ️ Keelung Shore Excursion 6-Hour Taipei City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $199

Travel from Keelung Port into Taipei with a private Chinese or English-speaking guide. See Taipei 101, Longshan Temple, Huaxi Street, and Ximending, or swap in Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Guides such as Jennifer, Ken, and Tony have tailored routes around weather, daylight, and guest interests. Food, drinks, and the Taipei 101 observatory cost extra.

“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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