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Tainan City Private Tour (9hr) | Tours & Activities Booking

Overview: Product Overview; Enjoy a comprehensive tour departing from Kaohsiung. Explore Tainan, where you can experience Taiwan’s rich history and culture.; 📝 Booking Information; After reviewing the tour routes, please select your preferred option.
If you would like a customized itinerary instead of one of the listed routes, please provide the details in the “Additional Requests” field.

📍 Tour Route Information
**Route A:** Chimei Museum → Sicao Green Tunnel → Luermen Mazu Temple → Anping Tree House
**Route B:** Tainan Art Museum Building 2 → Hayashi Department Store → Shennong Street Alleys → Blueprint Culture & Creative Park
**Customized Itinerary:** If you would like to visit destinations not included in the routes above, please enter your preferred itinerary in the “Additional Requests” field.

Schedule

Departing from Kaohsiung

Chimei Museum: Tainan’s Chimei Museum looks like a European palace!
From one of the world’s largest violin collections to art, weapons, and natural history exhibits, there’s so much to explore.
With art and culture around every corner, why not add it to your itinerary?

Sicao Green Tunnel: Sicao Tunnel is one of Tainan’s signature ecotourism attractions, where you travel by boat beneath a green semicircular canopy formed by mangroves. Its unique scenery has earned it the nickname “Mini Amazon River.”

Luermen Matsu Temple: Luermen Mazu Temple boasts a history of approximately 400 years and is the largest Mazu temple in Taiwan, as well as the largest in Southeast Asia. Its magnificent palace-style architecture, modeled after Beijing’s Forbidden City, is truly impressive. Every year during the Lantern Festival, the temple hosts traditional events such as high-altitude fireworks and the Spring Ox procession, attracting numerous visitors and worshippers.

Anping Tree House: Anping Tree House was once used as a salt storage warehouse. Its massive banyan tree roots have grown intricately around the building, creating a unique blend of nature and history—and a perfect spot for memorable photos.

Kaohsiung drop-off: Drop-off in Tainan available

What's Included / Not Included

What’s included

Driver
Driver’s meals
Vehicle
Vehicle insurance

What’s not included

Admission fees listed in the itinerary
Lunch and other personal expenses
Gratuities

Additional Information & Notes: 🚨 Important Notice; This tour departs from and returns to Kaohsiung, including the Drop-off time.

Departure: Kaohsiung
Drop-off: Kaohsiung (Drop-off in Tainan available)
* If you choose Drop-off in Tainan, approximately 1 hour of travel time from Kaohsiung to Tainan will be included in the tour duration, reducing the actual sightseeing time. Please keep this in mind when making your reservation.

A Chinese-speaking or English-speaking driver will be assigned in this area.
-> The English-speaking driver can communicate only using simple English words. Please keep this in mind when making your reservation.; ⏰ Tour Schedule; *Flexible Time at Each Location
You can coordinate your time at each location with the driver on the day of the tour, within the total tour duration.
Average duration: approximately 1 to 1.5 hours per location; 🚐 Driver Meeting and Important Information; [Advance Contact from the Driver]
The driver will not contact you in advance.
If you need the driver’s contact details, please inquire through the 1:1 inquiry board one day before departure. We will check and provide the information.

[Meeting Instructions]
Location: Please wait outside the building on the road in front of the hotel you provided when making your reservation.

[Important Notes]
Punctuality: Due to traffic conditions in front of the hotel, extended parking or stopping may not be possible.
Please arrive on time for the Meeting Point to ensure a smooth departure. ⏰

Itinerary Adjustments: The order of the itinerary may be adjusted for efficiency depending on local traffic and weather conditions.; 💰 Additional Pick-up/Drop-off Fee for Outlying Areas (One-way); Additional fees may apply for pick-up locations outside Kaohsiung city center.

*An additional 300 Taiwan dollars per one-way trip applies to the Kaohsiung Airport area.; ⚠️ Important Information to Check Before Booking; *Meeting Information
Location: The driver will be waiting at the main entrance on the first floor of the hotel building (the entrance facing the road).
Please note that, depending on the hotel layout, if the lobby is not on the first floor or the hotel does not have a parking lot, the Meeting Point will be on the road outside the main entrance.
Multiple Meeting Points: An additional fee may apply if there are two or more Meeting Points. Please inquire in advance when making your reservation.

*Tour Information
- The driver will assist with transportation, provide directions to the attractions, and help take basic photos. Guided accompaniment inside the attractions and professional sightseeing commentary are not included.
- On weekends, public holidays, and days with heavy tourist traffic, vehicle access near some attractions may be restricted due to local traffic controls and parking conditions. In such cases, you may be dropped off at a location where stopping is permitted and walk part of the way.
- Stay times and the order of the itinerary may change depending on traffic and conditions at the attractions on the day of the tour.

*Overtime Fees (Paid on site)
Standard car: 300 TWD per 30 minutes / 600 TWD per hour
Large van: 350 TWD per 30 minutes / 700 TWD per hour; 🙌 Please note: A guide to tipping etiquette; Taiwan does not require tipping, but it is customary to offer a small tip to your driver as a token of appreciation for their safe driving and assistance throughout the tour.

If you enjoyed the tour, we would appreciate it if you could give the driver a tip of around 200–500TWD per group directly.

Tipping is entirely optional, but it is a meaningful encouragement and shows your appreciation for the driver’s service. 😊