Please be advised that transit or transfer passengers in Taiwan Airport can avail free half day city tour sponsored by Taiwan Tourism Bureau. Transit or transfer passengers with 7- to 24-hour layovers before their next connecting flight, who have valid R.O.C. visas or come from countries eligible for visa-exempt entry can participate in this free tour. Check this list – https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-149-4486-7785a-2.html for countries that are eligible for visa-exempt entry.
TOUR SCHEDULE:
| Pick Up Location | Terminal 1 – Tourist Service Center | Terminal 2 – Tourist Service Center | Return to Airport (Depending on traffic) |
| Departure Time (Morning Tour) | 8:30 | 8:15 | 12:30 |
| Departure Time (Afternoon Tour) | 14:15 | 14:00 | 18:15 |
TOUR ITINERARY:
Daily Sanxia-Yingge Half-Day Tour (Morning)
08:15 Leave Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport for Sanxia
08:30 Leave Terminal 1 of Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport for Sanxia
09:15 Qingshui Zushi Temple(visit)
Ornate Daoist temple; founded in 1769; dedicated to a Song Dynasty General deified as the “Divine Ancestor.” Much of the artwork in the present structure was created by a team of the world’s best master artisans beginning in the late 1940s.
09:45 Sanxia Old Street (visit)
Beautiful old street; renovated red-brick merchant houses and residences dating from the late Qing Dynasty/early Japanese colonial era; houses feature ornate facades with late Qing, Japanese, and Baroque elements.
10:45 Sanxia → Yingge
11:00 Yingge Ceramics Old Street (visit)
Yingge is the “Pottery Capital of Taiwan,” producing high-quality ceramics since the early 1800s, with over 800 resident artists; cobblestoned Old Street with over 100 attractive outlets selling everything from inexpensive cups to costly handcrafted statues.
12:00 Yingge → Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport
12:30 Arrive at airport
Daily Taipei City Half-Day Tour (Afternoon)
14:00 Leave Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport for Taipei City
14:15 Leave Terminal 1 of Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport for Taipei City
15:05 Taking in sights of western Taipei from the bus
Taipei Fine Arts Museum (pass by)
Grand Hotel (pass by)
15:20 Ximending (visit) (visit)
15:50 Taking in sights of eastern Taipei from the bus
Taipei City Government (pass by)
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (pass by)
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (pass by)
16:15 Taipei 101 (get off bus for photo taking)
Taiwan’s most iconic manmade landmark and one of the world’s tallest buildings; a modernist stratosphere-scraper also rich in auspicious Chinese symbolism.
17:15 Taipei City → Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l Airport
18:15 Arrive at airport
Passengers may book the tour upon arrival at the Tourist Service Center located in the Arrival Lobby of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the Taoyuan International Airport. Besides on-site registration, passengers may reserve up to 6 seats from 14 days to 30 days prior to passengers’ arrival. If you would like to reserve a tour in advance, below are the contact details:
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center
Service Hours: 07:00~23:30 (Terminal 1)/ 05:30~24:00 (Terminal 2)
TEL: +886-3-398-2194, +886-3-398-3341 (or dial 12194 or 13341 on the airport’s courtesy telephone) Email: halfdaytour@tbroc.gov.tw.
Or check out the website of Taiwan Tourism Bureau for more info – https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/tour/index.htm .
This Taiwan Airport Free Half Day City Tour is a great point to consider when booking your flights and transitting thru Taipei. For other inquiries on a tour to Taiwan, contact us.
