Taipei Private Tours: Discover Highlights and Hidden Gems with a Local
4.8
46 Ratings
Songshan District
Experience the best of Taipei with a local guide who will show you both the famous attractions and hidden gems. Explore the city's highlights or venture into off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Taipei - Odds are, ambling down any street in Taipei would confront you with a million sights you’ve never seen before. Wouldn’t it be wonderful, in such an instance, to have somebody by your side to explain just what exactly is going on?

With a local Taipei host, you’ll have that as you explore this bustling, vibrant and ridiculously colourful city together. Tell them what interests you, and then stick around for the journey.

What's Included
  • Private and personalised experience
  • 4 hours with a Local Host
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • Local knowledge and insights
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Discover Taipei as you would if you were staying with a friend who lived there, on this personalised experience with a Local Host. In just half a day you’ll experience the authentic side of the Taipei as you visit famous attractions and discover hidden gems with a Local Host who knows and loves the city. Explore vibrant Taipei’s highlights or discover an off-the-beaten-path neighbourhood, get oriented and immerse yourself in Taipei’s unique culture with a Local Host by your side to navigate on your personalised route that’s been created just for you!

  • After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
  • After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Location
Songshan
Section 4, Bade Road
Exact meeting point: Song Shan MRT station exit 5 After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(46 Ratings)
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Michael_p
May 21, 2024
Taipei Quicky - Our guide Kevin was great. We set a fast pace and seen a lot of great sites in a short 4 hours. Kevin worked us on and off the trains to get to a number of important sites. We went in without a plan and Kevin was great at finding out what we wanted to see and getting us there. I highly recommend our guide Kevin and Viator for a quick impromptu exploration of Taipei!
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Y4202tqwilliamr
May 10, 2024
The best tour guide ever. - This was my first trip to Taipei and my tour guide was amazing. She was extremely friendly and personable. Talking to her I felt like I had known her my whole life. She was extremely Knowledgeable. We visited the most amazing temples in Taipei. She was extremely helpful in explaining the Customs and the history of each temple. I will highly recommend her an tour guide.
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Nancy_p
May 9, 2024
A wonderful overview of Taipei - My guide Charlotte spoke perfect English and had excellent communication skills following my booking to find out my interests and keep me informed about the tour logistics. She met me in the lobby of my hotel on time and had the day planned out. We used the MRT to get to the locations and then walked. I saw the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, including the changing of the guard and the interesting basement museum and then on to the Bao’An Taoist Temple. We had local snacks along the way and finished the tour at an historical street with all sorts of local products and food. I learned a great deal about Taipei from Charlotte. She is an excellent ambassador for the city.
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Epolan
May 8, 2024
Great City tour with Vila. - We had a great Taipei city tour with Vila. She is passionate, great communicator, provided us with a lot good information about history and culture. All together an excellent tour. Highly recommended.
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Peggy_p
Apr 30, 2024
Perfect tour for sole traveler - Great tour . Wish I had done this the first day I got here. This personalize tour catered to my needs and interest. My tour guide was excellent, easy to talk , very knowledgeable and would recommend her to any solo travelers
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N1880dxchristopherl
Apr 18, 2024
Great start to turing Taipei - Highly professional and well organized experience. Very good value provided by a superb guide, knowledgeable and personable.
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Roving679404
Apr 9, 2024
Solo trip - Great host. I loved every second she was very personable and gave me the best experience possible. I would love to come back to visit soon and have her host me again in the city.
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Moas649
Apr 3, 2024
Personalized Perfection! - A word of warning: City Unscripted moves incredibly quickly when it comes to following up on things. I learned this the hard way when I failed to realize that signing up for the tour required me to fill out a questionnaire. To give a quick timescale: I signed up at 9PM, went to bed, and woke up to an email the next morning stating that, since I hadn’t filled out the questionnaire, I’d be auto-assigned to a guide and given a more generalized plan. Understandable if we were in drastically different time zones, but I was just one hour off from theirs (or at least from Taipei’s). However, I emailed them back, filled out the questionnaire, and was promptly put back on track with a guide they must’ve deemed a better match named Megan. Right from the start, and up until the tour began, Megan was incredibly flexible and accommodating of my requests, which I deeply appreciated, knowing how inconvenient it must have been. The actual tour was fantastic: I got to see a nice blend of historical and modern architecture, and it was great being able to ask questions about anything and everything! She clearly knew her stuff and was easy to talk to. Even though the tour went at my pace, we were still able to hit all the beats of her itinerary with time to spare. She offered an extension that I took, so the tour ended up being a whopping 7 hours, but it all went by in a flash. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun! After the tour, I unfortunately left my umbrella with her, but she kindly left it with the staff at my hotel the next day. All in all, it was an absolutely amazing city tour that I’d definitely recommend to anyone interested in everything from mainstream to niche tourist spots! Just keep my warning in mind and make sure to fill out that questionnaire.
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Q1737xojenniferg
Apr 2, 2024
Half Day in Taipei! - Winnie is a real pro! She knows her stuff. We packed in so much in our half day tour. She showed us so much, and we really learned a lot about the history and the culture. She set us up to be able to use the metro throughout our trip, which I don't think we would have ventured into without her guidance. Five Stars! Would definitely recommend.
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Shesheles
Apr 1, 2024
Great tour in Taipei! - Vila was our tour guide. She picked us up from our hotel and discussed what our interests were for the tour. She was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about the history and culture of Taiwan. I would highly recommend Vila and this tour.
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