Experience Taipei
Beyond the Guidebooks

Green met us at the hotel we were staying at in Taipei. He asked us what we would like to see and tailored the tour accordingly. We used the MRT so that we could see as many sites as possible which included the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, temple and dock. We also walked along streets to get a "feel" of what life was like in Taipei with Green pointing out interesting buildings along the way. Green shared his knowledge of the city with us. We had a very enjoyable experience. Would highly recommend the tour.

Green was an excellent guide. We had a wonderful experience.

Excellent authentic food and cultural experience. Our guide, Green was a joy to be with and spoke excellent English. It was fun that he was so familiar with Toronto and Canada

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).

Such a good experience! Charlotte was my tour guide! She is local to Taipei and speaks English perfectly. She was a great conversationalist and was super knowledgeable about food in the night market. She convinced me to try stinky tofu and candied tomatoes and plums on a stick. Charlotte was the perfect tour guide for such a unique and memorable experience!

I had an absolutely wonderful day with Charlotte. It was my fourth and last day in Taiwan, and she took me to many places and I hadn't seen yet, and encouraged me to try the things I'd heard about but didn't know where or how to try. So we had tea eggs (hard boiled eggs marinated in tea) a type of fruit I've already forgotten the name of, and various nut and sesame and tea infused treats. We went to a traditional market, and I got to ask all my many questions, mostly: what is THAT? I have traveled in Asia before, to Japan and Singapore and Indonesia, but it was a luxury to ask all my questions. We went the beautiful Grand Hotel built by Chaing Kai-shek to receive his guests, and also to a lovely smaller temple, My favorite thing was that we went to a tea house to have traditional Taiwanese tea. The Makong Gondola was closed for maintenance this week, and there wasn't enough time to go up the mountain, but Charlotte found me a tea house in town. It was very soothing to have the tea demonstration and then sit and enjoy it. I highly recommend the experience. I also highly recommend this tour and Charlotte!

Charlotte was wonderful at allowing us to set the pace and pick the places to stop within Shilin market. She was great at showing us the ropes and even taught us how to use the Taiwan metro system. Met us early at the start and was mindful of our preferences. Very friendly and outgoing too.

Charlotte was intelligent and insightful as well as a lot of fun! She made our day special!

Megan was a great tour guide! She tailored the tour to our interests. I enjoyed learning about the history and experiencing and learning about the temples.

I enjoyed experiencing the temples and learning about the customs

Megan is knowledgeable and it was really helpful to sightsee with a local especially if you’re looking for a short tour during a layover with limited time.

Megan was a great tour guide. She is very knowledgeable and answered all our questions well. She was particularly helpful detailing vegetarian food options at a market.

If you want to eat like a local this tour is a great opportunity. My guide Alice did an excellent job walking me through the Night Markets and showing me the foods that Taiwanese people love. Although there are some outlandish options that might test a westerner, there are also plenty of tamer options as well. We even got lucky and scored some fresh Chinese Bayberries which have a very short season.

She was fabulous

Absolutely the best first night in a new country, all thanks to Alice! It was informative, catered to my interests, and conversation moved like we were old friends meeting again after a long time apart. I could rave about her forever. Such a fantastic guide!

What a great time. The food was delicious (mostly

We didn’t get to do the whole tour because we had short time and our flight was delayed. Daphne did a great job organizing everything and the tour was really nice. We toured a temple, ate in the market, and walked around the Taipei 101 building. Would recommend for someone with more time to spare since the ride to the airport is an hour.

It was our fist time and first day in Taiwan, and we got a best experience with a beautiful, kind and extremely nice guide Daphne.everything was easy - meeting point, transportation around and so on. We were surprised how much we could see during the tour. She also gave us recommendations about dining, shopping etc. Thank you, Daphne, we immediately got best impression of Taiwanese people and Taipei!

Daphne was a great guide - she provided lots of information but also allowed me to linger or to ask further questions depending on my interests.

I did a layover tour with Daphne and it was incredible! City Unscripted had a nice questionnaire to help personalize your trip, and Daphne helped me get exactly what I wanted out of the trip - a look into the city, customs, and history as best as I could in a single day. She even set me up for success when her time with me ended by guiding me to one last location and arranging pick-up for me at a later time at my request. What a fantastic personal experience - would absolutely do again!

My tour guide and the tour company were super helpful. They're also very informative and quick to response. I got contacted 5 days before the tour. Winnie- my tour guide speaks fluent English, very nice, and answered all my questions. She explained the history and culture of Taiwan and also showed me how to navigate around the subway station. Would definitely recommended.

Winnie is a great host. She is very informative and helpful with everything. I enjoy my tour with her, it was a great pleasure. Definitely recommended!

Winnie showed us Lin family grounds and home. It was something very unusual and a site we would never have discovered on our own. The Longshan Temple gave us insight into religious life. Lunch was a great treat. Very filling and delicious.

I recently had the pleasure of experiencing a city tour in Taipei, and it exceeded all my expectations. Winnie, my tour host was well-organized, introducing me to a perfect blend of cultural immersion, historical insight, traditional foods and shopping. In the 5 hours we managed to comfortably see Lin A Taipei historical house, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, changing of the guards followed by the beautiful Longshan Temple. Winnie provided a terrific overview of Taipei's charm in the short time I had available. Highly recommended this tour!

We had a great experience using City Unscripted with Dragon as our guide for a night market tour. They were very responsive, and quickly sent a questionnaire to learn about our preference, which helped make for a highly personalized tour. Dragon was incredibly knowledgeable and did a great job of understanding our preferences and ensuring we had a great experience. We ate lots of tasty food and learned a lot about Taiwan (food, night markets, and much more). We really enjoyed our time, and I'd feel good about booking with City Unscripted again.

We would 100% highly recommend dragon/ Peining Lung for this Private walking tour. She is friendly, well spoken, very knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour.… We had such a great time she took us on the trains metro & bus around the city and was all ways on hand showing us how to understand the metro lines. Conversations were not only on the sites we visited but also on the culture, different types of foods, and religions If you want to see the very best of Taipei then please don’t hesitate to have Dragon as your tour guide I promise you will have an amazing day and learn so much.

Dragon was wonderful and we would recommend her for any tour! She was knowledgeable and kind and was fun to be with!

Dragon is personable and knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed her, the market and the food!

We were given a full 6 hours if experiences and sightseeing from a lovely local guide who was very knowledgeable.

Completely customizable. VIila was an ncredibly responsive and personable guide. She introduced us to shops and experiences we could never have found on our own.

Ich hatte einen großartigen Tag mit Vila! Ich habe viel gesehen und erlebt und sehr viel erfahren über Geschichte, das heutige Taiwan bis hin zu heimischen Gerichten, die ich in einem einheimischen Lokkal auch genießen konnte. Eine Top Empfehlung! Danke Vila! I had a fantastic day with Vila! I saw and experienced a lot, and learned a great deal about history, modern-day Taiwan, and even local dishes, which I was able to enjoy in a local restaurant. Highly recommended! Thank you, Vila!

Had an amazing time with Vila on my layover tour in Taipei! Vila picked me up from the airport and drove me around the city showing me a local fish market and outdoor food market, the famous Dihua street, and the beautiful Chiang Kai-shek memorial. We tried yummy treats all around and she showed me some wonderful spots to pick up some tea and a few other little souvenirs. She did a wonderful job customizing our few hours to what was important to me and shared so much about her culture and the history of Taiwan. I would definitely recommend booking a tour if you have a long layover rather than just sitting it out in the airport.

We had a great time. Kevin has had such an interesting life so far, and his worldly experiences added flavor to his stories and the history of Taipei and Taiwan.

Laid back tour guide that tailored to our needs. I would recommend him to others for a general sense of Taipei (which is what I was looking for) however I would look elsewhere for the nitty gritty detail.

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!

I highly recommend the City Unscripted approach to private tours. We were not surrounded by other tourists, and we got a true taste of the city with a knowledgeable and friendly local guide.

Roro was an amazing guide. She shared so many local customs and foods with us. As it was our first visit to Taipei, Roro was the perfect introduction to the city. A better more fun guide couldn't be found.

She really chose nice secret spots and i teresting places to visit!

Roro was an amazing guide. We were shown such interesting people and foods. The night market was a maze and Roro guided us through with ease. So many different foods to choose from. She explained everything as well as the different customs and things we saw. She was a perfect leader. Roro answered all of our questions and made the experience one to always remember. She is a treasure and a definite perfect addition to Viator. We would wish her to be our guide in the future. 10 out of 10

Roro was a most excellent guide. She knew so many special places and foods. She gave us insights into local cultures and customs. We couldn't have wished for a better person to introduce us to Taiwanese foods. She is a treasure. Next visit we will request her to guide us again.

Cindy was a great host! We had a very nice tour with her and saw many locations. She is also great to talk to and gave us a lot of her perspective on her life in Taiwan.

This tour was very memorable because my guide, Cindy, is extremely knowledgeable not only about Taipei but about Taiwan as a whole. Her prodigious grasp of history and of current events in Taiwan provided a wonderful backdrop to the sites and places that we visited. She brought me not only to attractions frequented by tourists but also to other interesting, less-crowded places. I highly recommend this tour and suggest that you ask for Cindy as your guide.

Our guide, Cindy, was excellent! She knew all of the places to go! It was Chinese New Year’s Eve, and though some places closed early, she made the best of it! She is most knowledgable about the city, night market, and various foods. Cindy made sure that each of us had something we would like.

Cindy was a great guide. She spoke great English. She was knowledgeable and fun. She was adaptable and accommodating. I highly suggest her.

Excellent choices of foods. Claire, the tour guide, was very flexible and very considerate. It was a great way to understand the Taiwan culture of dining out.

I felt like I was like meeting an old friend who offered to show me around the city. A great guide for someone who wants a combination of planned and spontaneous activities off the beaten path. Excellent information about historical sights.

Ask for Ping-Hui! I was visiting Taipei for the first time and only had a limited window for sightseeing. Ping-Hui met me at my hotel and made sure that I agreed with itinerary. She also went the extra mile to accommodate my interests and requests.

The tour was very planned. Ping-hui made sure that I approved the itinerary and went the extra mile to accommodate my interests and preferences. In only 4 hours, my knowledge of Taiwan’s history and politics has greatly improved. I recommend this to everyone!

Yui was my City Unscripted tour guide in Taipei. She was a great listener, asked spot-on questions, and shared heaps of info. She made sure the tour was tailored just for me, which was tops. Yui chatted about the local food, how it's made, and the culture here in Taipei. She really got what I was after and made the tour exactly what I wanted. Yui gave me some bonza ideas for other things to do in Taipei, based on what she knew I was keen on. At the end, she took me to the train station and gave me clear directions to get back to my hotel – no worries there! I had a very good time with Yui, and I'm stoked I chose her as my guide. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a top-notch guide in Taipei.

We had a great time with Yui. She customized the trip to our preferences and was fun to spend time with. The food was - of course - excellent.

A must do to get the real feeling of the city! We had the most wonderful day seeing so many "must do" in Taipei! Jandy was a pleasure to be with and extremely knowledgeable. I would highly recommend Jandy!

Jandy was so delightful and knowledgeable! We were able to see so much of the city in a few hours. I highly recommend Jandy! She was fantastic!

Guide was excellent.