Taipei: Layover Experience With A Local Host

Taipei, Taiwan

6 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

If you’ve got a long layover in Taipei, don’t waste time in the airport: instead, this personalized layover tour will help you make the most of your time in the Taiwanese capital. After landing, meet your guide at Taoyuan International Airport and take a train into the city. Once in Taipei proper, the itinerary is up to you: stroll the city’s distinctive neighborhoods, visit night markets, admire the soaring Taipei 101, explore the Bao’an Temple, and more. At tour’s end, return by train to the airport.

Make the most of your limited time in Taipei on this layover tour
A private tour allows you to fully customize the itinerary
Airport pickup, and round-trip train transit, included for your ease
Discover neighborhoods, local landmarks, night markets, and more

What's Included

Private and personalised itinerary
6 hours with a host (including travel time) - this can be customised, just get in touch!
Pick-up from Taoyuan Airport & transfers into the city by train (MRT Taoyuan Airport Line)
Drop off at the Express train platform that takes you back to the airport
Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)

Food and drinks
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs other than airport transfers
Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Terminal 2, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 337
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Taipei (Pass By)

Dihua Street (Pass By)

Bao'an Temple (Pass By)

Ningxia Night Market (Pass By)

Songshan Cultural and Creative Park No 1. Warehouse (Pass By)

Yanping Riverside Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
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
Stroller accessible
Meeting Point
Service animals allowed

Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Cancellation Policy
Near public transportation
Cancel up to 14 days before your experience and get a full refund.
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

5.0

based on 9 reviews

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Loved it!

AzaleaHeather_B, Oct 2025

The travel time between destinations took up a lot of time but the experience itself was amazing! We made the most with the time we had and the tour guide gave us great insights with each destination and time to explore and go souvenir shopping. I enjoyed the tour guide’s energy and advice on how to be like the locals and navigating the metro system

Response from Host, Oct 2025

We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the experience and that your guide made the most of your time together by sharing great insights and local tips. We appreciate your understanding about the travel time between destinations and are delighted that you still had an amazing time exploring and learning like a local!

Green (Hung-Chi Wang) is a great tour guide

Scott_S, Apr 2025

Great to get a brief taste of the interesting City of Taipei. Best if your layover is minimum of 7hr (because it does take sometime to get into the City by express train- no problem though).

Response from Host, Apr 2025

We're so glad you enjoyed your taste of Taipei. You're absolutely right, a longer layover definitely helps make the most of the experience. Safe travels and hope to see you again on a future adventure! And thank you for your wonderful feedback!

Perfect Layover Timekiller. Great Guiide

Brenna_M, Jan 2025

Perfect layover activity. Green met us at an easy to find spot and was very knowledgeable with Taiwan. He presented an itinerary but was understanding and flexible when we needed to adjust it. Perfect mix of culture and history.

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled you enjoyed your layover tour with Green and appreciated his flexibility and knowledge. A perfect blend of culture and history indeed!

Taipei for the day!

Mary_A, Sep 2024

Guide was patient and very accommodating. Watched my belongings for me while I shopped. I think it’s important to know that the price of the tour only pays for transportation to and from airport. It does not pay for all the stops on the train between that time. I thought for the price, all transportation could have been paid.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Hi Mary, Thank you for sharing your experience, and I’m glad to hear that our host was patient and accommodating. While we do outline the inclusions in the “What’s Included” section, I completely understand your concern regarding the additional transportation costs during the tour. We’ll review this to ensure even greater clarity on what’s covered in the tour pricing. Your feedback is truly appreciated, and we hope to welcome you back for a smoother experience in the future. Warm regards, Ruslan and the City Unscripted team.

Great few hours with Alice

Juliana_B, Jul 2024

Alice was the best guide for a few hours. She took me slll the places I wanted to go and was very adaptable with excellent English. Would reach out to Alice to do another tour 100%

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Your kind words made our day! It's fantastic to hear that Alice tailored the tour to your tastes. Looking forward to hosting you again in Taipei when you return!

I had a very nice stay in...

Wolfgang_S, Dec 2023

I had a very nice stay in Taipei. My local host Alice (Wen Yi) was able to show me a lot of Taipei despite my relatively short stay. She speaks very good English (perfect) and so we had a very nice conversation in which I learnt a lot about the city, life there and also about the history. The tour together with Alice was wonderful and I really can recommend her. My Time was excellent . I would give her 5 stars from 5 stars available

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi! I am so happy to hear that Alice did it again! She is a great host and always tries her very best to personalize the experience for our guests. Your review has brightened our day. Your support means the world!

Highly recommended

Shawna_H, Oct 2023

Our tour guide Cindy was fantastic! We just loved seeing as much as we could and loved how well Cindy explained things.

Daphne was Awesome. The tour was perfect.

Thomas_C, Aug 2023

Daphne was Great. We really enjoyed ourselves and the timings were perfect as she put together a great itinerary for us and our time in Taipei. She knew where to go and when to get there and recommended specific things for us to try at the street market. We would have missed out if we tried to wander on our own. Plus we got direct information for questions we had during our tour that she had great knowledge on. I would recommend this tour and I would Request Daphne specifically. Our pickup was perfect and the driver was kind and the car was very clean and comfortable.

Great for short layover

Maggie_D, Apr 2023

I only had about 4 hours for the tour (taking away the travel to and from the airport) but Winnie was great tour guide and was able to bring me to 3 locations. I l.earned alot from her in the very short amount of time I was with her.