Taipei Layover Tours

Tailoring each experience to your wishes by locals who love their city

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The best private layover tours & experiences with locals

If you have a long layover in the Taiwanese capital, you have two choices. You could sit around and wait at the airport for your next flight, watching time crawl by. Or, you could join a local guide on the ultimate Taipei layover tours that take you into the heart of the city and make the most of the little time you have! You might not think a layover gives you enough time to get the full picture of this fascinating city, but City Unscripted Taipei airport layover tours will prove otherwise. This isn’t just any tour – we’ll take you into the city, and show you a mix of the top attractions and hidden gems that only someone like your local guide would know about.

Meet some of our local hosts around Taipei

Winnie

Taipei

Adventurous explorer and street food aficionado with a deep passion for Taipei's vibrant culture, always on the lookout for the city's most fascinating attractions and mouth-watering markets.

Megan

Taipei

Lifestyle editor and savvy insider with a deep understanding of the best restaurants, night markets, and city spots in various locales.

See Taipei on your layover

Who says you have to wait out a long layover in a stuffy airport lounge – especially when a city like Taipei is right on your doorstep! A few hours is more than enough time to experience the spirit and soul of the Taiwanese capital, and Taipei layover tours with a local show you the old and new halves of this incredible city. Don’t be fooled by its futuristic facade, because Taipei airport layover tours will also reveal parts of the city that feel like an open-air museum. From Taoist temples and treasure-filled museums to traditional dining, you’ll learn that history here is tangible.

Get a local guide to lead you

Don’t worry about running late or not making it back to the airport on time. You may not be familiar with Taipei, but your local host certainly is! On Taipei airport layover tours, we pick you up right at the airport and make sure you don’t put a foot wrong as you navigate through this futuristic metropolis. Your local guide will be your GPS, guidebook, and translator, making your experience absolutely seamless and sorting your transport for you! Taipei layover tours couldn’t be any easier, and you won’t need to worry about a thing – we’ll get you back to the airport with time to spare.

Layover tours tailored to you

Taipei has as many distinct personalities as the various people who travel with us. You’ll discover on Taipei layover tours that the city is simultaneously a modern entertainment hub, a historic jewel, and an oasis of forested landscapes. Which side of the city are you most excited to explore? That’s the question we ask when crafting Taipei airport layover tours that are 100% tailored to you. You let us know what your interests are, and we’ll plan a tour that shows you everything you’ll love about the city. We couldn’t think of a better way to spend a layover – can you?

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Latest reviews from our guests

Jenny was fabulous. I can’t have asked for a better experience and she far exceeded my expectations!

Jul 2025

Jessica V
Very informative tour guide. We covered most basically highlights of Taipei. Taipie is a beautiful city. Highly recommended.

Jul 2025

Raymond P
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.

Jul 2025

Ian L
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!

Jun 2025

Katie W