TAIPEI · MUSEUMS
Taipei keeps its museums cheap and its air conditioning cold, which makes them the standing answer to a wet afternoon. These 14 run from the imperial collection out to the smaller houses, with entry costs and how long each takes.
Explore 8,000 years of Chinese art at Taipei’s National Palace Museum with easy entry, audio guides, and Zhishan Garden access.
“Easy entry to the museum. Amazing artifacts and food is also great at the cafe.”
See Taipei’s National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Martyrs’ Shrine, and Longshan Temple on a practical half-day tour.
“Our visit to Tapei was brief but very enjoyable. The tour guide was excellent. We saw all the highlights while visiting.”
See Taipei’s National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and Longshan Temple on a useful four-hour guided tour.
“Gordon was a great guide he show everything with a good explanation!!”
Explore Kaohsiung by private car, from Fo Guang Shan and Lotus Pond to Pier-2 and fine art, with flexible pacing and hotel pickup.
“Our guide, Richard is very accommodating and tells us many stories and background on the places we went to which makes the tour interesting and fun. It was sad however that the Tiger Pagoda was closed during our visit due to some repair works being done. The Fo Guang Shan museum is the highlight of the tour which is quite interesting. However, make sure to specify to your guide/driver to take you to a good restaurant as we were not able to to eat proper lunch because the local restaurant where we ate somehow stinks. However, I still Highly recommend this tour”
Compare imperial Chinese art and Taiwan’s Indigenous cultures at Taipei’s National Palace and Shung Ye museums with one flexible ticket.
“Great way to discover Taiwanese culture, history. each facet of the culture is exhibited.”
Visit Taipei’s Shung Ye and National Palace museums in one day, with ancient Chinese art, Indigenous culture, and optional audio commentary.
“I enjoyed the museum. I think it is important to acknowledge the history of the indigenous populations across the world. I wish they could go even further. Have a cafe based on indigenous foods. Another income stream and many would love this.”
Review of Taipei’s National Palace Museum guided tour: expert-led highlights, practical costs, timing, group size, and tips before booking.
“It was excellent! I was the only one on my afternoon tour. It was wonderful being guided through the museum's bronzes, pottery and porcelain. It really added to my overall understanding and appreciation of Chinese art.”
Review this private Taipei tour to Thousand Island Lake, Bagua Tea Plantation, Pinglin Tea Museum, and a local tea house.
“We had an incredible experience learning about Taiwan tea. The landscape of the tea plantation and the Thousand-Island lake was beautiful. The best part was our drinking tea experience with our tour guide Ben. He explained everything to us about the different kinds of tea. Was a wonderful and beautiful day.”
Review of Taipei’s National Palace Museum Northern Branch, with practical tips on artifacts, gardens, price, opening hours, and ticket rules.
“As a first time visitor to Taipei, I very much enjoyed learning about the rich history and culture. The museum was a wonderful way to explore and learn.”
Explore Tamsui’s port history with one low-cost ticket covering the museum, Fort San Domingo, Customs Officer’s Residence, and Huwei Fort.
“Easy and cheap combination of tickets. Tamsui is lovely and the historical places like fort San Domingo and the little white house are very interesting.”
Explore Jinguashi’s gold-mining past, touch a real gold bar, try interactive panning, and visit historic Japanese buildings in one day.
Visit three Taipei museums for natural history, tiny worlds, and modern art, with one-day entry and easy QR-code admission.
Review of Taipei’s full-day tour combining the National Palace Museum, Beitou hot springs, Dadaocheng, and Ningxia Night Market.
“Our guide was fantastic! Super knowledgeable and went out of his way to make sure we were all looked after.”
Review of Taipei’s Shifen, Jiufen, Jinguashi and Gold Museum tour, with waterfalls, sky lanterns, coastal views, costs, and practical tips.
“The tour would have been great but on that day, it would have been better if we had the ability to cancel less than 24hours as it was raining the whole time since we only knew it would rain several hours before the tour. We were going uRead more”
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