Taipei City Tour with National Palace Museum Ticket
If you are planning your first trip to Taipei, or being tied up with a busy schedule and never had an opportunity to travel around the city during your business trip in Taipei, this half-day tour to Taipei is your best choice to visit the city's must-see landmarks, including Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Presidential Office Building, Martyrs’ Shrine and National Palace Museum.
Through this guided tour, you will have a glimpse on the history and the background of the attractions that you visit within a half-day. After then, you still have extra time for yourself, that you can explore the city on your own or proceed on your own schedule.
Options
Group Tour (EN, CN)
Tour type: Enjoy a join-in tour and meet people of all ages from different countries. (fixed meeting point)
What's included in Taipei City Tour with National Palace Museum Ticket
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
The first stop on your Taipei half-day tour is Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, an impressive monument in memory of the late president of the Republic of China, Chang Kai-shek. To reach the hall, you need to climb up 89 steps, which represent Chang Kai-Shek’s age when he died. Here the changing of the guard ceremony takes place every hour on the hour from 09:00 in the main hall.
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Park
In addition to the majestic main hall of the memorial, the exquisite Chinese garden around the building and the vast plaza are also worth taking a look. If you come here in the early morning, you can see some people doing Qigong there.
Presidential Office BuildingPass-by Only
On the way to the Grand Hotel Taipei, your tour guide will provide you with a brief introduction when you pass by the Presidential Office Building—a neo-Renaissance building built in 1910s during Japanese colonization, previously served as the office of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Nowadays, the building operates as the seat of political power in Taiwan. With a long history and an iconic facade, it is also a symbolic landmark in Taipei City.
Inclusions
- Local General Liabilities Insurance
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Entrance ticket (National Palace Museum)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if private option selected)
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Food and drink
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair users need to bring their own folding wheelchairs, the vehicle is not able to accommodate power chairs.
- A small amount of walking is involved; comfortable shoes are recommended.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Group Tour: Exit 2, MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station (BL14 /O07). Please take the escalator to the ground level, your tour guide will be waiting for you near the exit with the tour operator's logo flag (EDISON TOURS). Private Tour: Complimentary Downtown Taipei City Hotel Pick-up
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