The 15 Best New Taipei City Tours & Day Trips

1.Yehliu, Jiufen, and Pingxi Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 892 reviews · 9 hours · from $65Our pick

Explore Yehliu, Jiufen, Shifen Waterfall, and sky lanterns on a practical nine-hour day tour from Taipei for $65.

“Had a wonderful day exploring the Taipei surroundings with Tony! He was very approachable and shared lots of interesting information throughout the tour. Despite the awful weather, he kept everything running perfectly. Thank you, Tony, for a great and well-organised experience - highly recommend! 🌟”

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2.Shifen, Jiufen, and Yehliu Geopark Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 189 reviews · 10 hours · from $65

See Yehliu’s Queen’s Head, Jiufen’s lantern streets, and Shifen’s sky lanterns on a practical 10-hour day trip from Taipei.

“Sophie is an excellent tour guide, highly recommend the tour”

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3.Jiufen and Shihfen Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 57 reviews · 5 hours · from $68

See Shifen lanterns, Golden Waterfall, Yin-Yang Sea, and Jiufen Old Street on a practical five-hour tour from Taipei.

“Our tour with Charles was fantastic! He showed many unique landmarks of Taiwan in a timely manner and taught us so much about the country. He was very easy to talk to as well. We highly recommend this tour, the more “tucked away” spots of Taiwan we visited were incredible to experience. The wishing lantern we got to make and release was also cool to do. Thank you Charles!”

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4.Jiufen & Shifen The Taiwan Charm Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 8 hours · from $154

Explore Jiufen and Shifen from Taipei with private transport, sky lanterns, mountain views, local food, and flexible guiding in one day.

“very nice day with Jennifer, comfortable car, dedicated tour focused on our needs. places worth to visit, very beautiful scenery and experience. Jennifer is well organized and prepared and she also made a lot of nice photos for us :)”

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5.Jiufen, Shifen Waterfall and Pingxi Sky Lantern Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · 6 hours · from $95

Explore Jiufen, Shifen Waterfall, Golden Waterfall, and Pingxi by private car from Taipei, with lanterns, local food, and hotel transfers.

“Nicolas was amazing! Provided great information about the areas we visited, streamlined the visit despite the heavy festival weekend crowds, and introduced us to restaurants and stalls we hadn't seen in other reviews. Fabulous day trip! Highly recommend.”

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6.Yehliu Geopark Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $3

Review Yehliu Geopark’s $3.80 ticket, Queen’s Head Rock, audio guide, entry tips, safety rules, value, and who should visit.

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7.Taiwan Taipei: Private Photoshoot with Taiwan Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 1 hour · from $200Top rated

Capture Taipei in a private one-hour photoshoot with Mason Cheng, 200 original images, 10 edited photos, flexible routes, and English support.

“Mason is really nice and took some great photos 😀”

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8.Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival Experience in Shifen

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 1 day · from $6

Release a wish into Taiwan’s night sky at Shifen with a traditional paper lantern, helpful staff, and year-round cultural charm.

“great experience even when the weather was not cooperative.”

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9.Taiwan Taipei: VIP Photoshoot with Taiwan Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $317

Capture Taipei in style with Mason’s private two-hour photoshoot, flexible routes, 50 edited images, and fast digital delivery.

“As a couple we had an amazing experience with Mason. After booking we received a booking confirmation with Mason's contact details. The communication regarding the location was smooth and Mason walked us through the details of the meeting place. The shoot itself was fantastic, Mason went above and beyond with guidance, advice and position picking. After one day we received the first two edited photos and we loved Mason's editing style! Within the next few days we received the other edited photos and all the original photos from the shoot. We had a very enjoyable experience and would definitely recommend Mason as a photographer in Taipei!Read more”

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10.Northern Taiwan Private Yehliu, Jiufen, & Shifen

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 8 hours · from $229

Explore Yehliu, Jiufen, Shifen, and Pingxi on a private Taipei day tour with hotel pickup, local snacks, rock formations, and sky lanterns.

“Wonderful Taiwan with a really professional guide ! Thanks to Tony Kuo we learnt a lot from Taiwan ❤️”

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11.Yangmingshan, Yehliu, and Jiufen Shifen Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 10 hours · from $110

See Yangmingshan, Yehliu, Jiufen, and Shifen on a 10-hour Taipei day tour with transport, guide, entry, and flexible cancellation.

“Fantastic day out with our tour guide. We visited some wonderful places and had the time we needed at each place. Our guide was very accomodating to all our sightseeing needs and this made for a fantastic day. I would thoroughly recommend this tour.”

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12.Old Gold Rush Town Jiufen Guided Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $65

Explore Jiufen by night, Golden Waterfall, Gold Museum, sunset views, taro balls, and the glowing Remains of the 13 Levels from Taipei.

“Guide Paul is patient & well versed with the history of Taiwan. Be prepared to walk a lot & spend sometime on the road to get to the destinations cited by the tour itinerary.”

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13.8 Hours Private Day Tour in Wulai with Benz Vito

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $237

Explore Wulai from Taipei by private Mercedes van, with Atayal culture, forest trails, cable cars, old streets, and flexible hotel pickup.

“Lovely day out. Gary made it all very seamless and easy.”

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14.️ Keelung: Shore Excursion 8H Jiufen & Shifen Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $186

Explore Jiufen and Shifen from Keelung on an 8-hour private tour with Old Street food, waterfalls, sky lanterns, and port pickup.

“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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15.Heping Island, Shifen, and Jiufen Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $114

Explore Heping Island, Shifen, and Jiufen on an 8-hour private tour from Taipei with hotel pickup, a driver-guide, and flexible time.

“Excellent tour with Jacky who brought us to great spots and took lovely photos”

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