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• Fun temple tour

  nohe812,

  Aug 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Fun short tour of the original Taipei and its oldest temple. Ale was a good tour guide. As an immigrant herself to Taiwan, that gave her tour a unique perspective and twist on her explanations of Taiwanese religion, especially since our group was raised mostly Catholic.

• Competent guide but conditions that are unsatisfactory

  mjd332018,

  May 2, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  Our guide, available and helpful, was a valuable source of information about the temple, and it helped us better understand the practices of the Taiwanese today as well as yesterday. She clearly explained rather complex concepts and was able to answer all questions. She introduced us to a small market, a second much smaller temple, and an old neighborhood as well as the great Longshan temple. If we did not rate the visit better, it was because the very large number of people who participated in the visit prevented us from enjoying the experience. We thought we had a very small group (about ten people) and in fact we were about thirty (at least 37). Travelling around was complicated, it was difficult to hear what she was saying without getting close to her (despite her small microphone), and it was awkward to gather around the guide with microphone in the middle of a place where people practiced their religion in such a pious way (it really made the group of Western tourists very insensitive to the local culture). The pressure, on the site, in emails, and by the guide, to pay between 12-15 euros minimum per person was also disappointing in the context of a so-called "free/tips-based" tour. This way of doing business (payment pressure, number of participants) of TourMeAway was indeed different from other organizations that offer similar services (beware that the more responsible organizations still sent interested persons to this tour conducted with TourMeAway). Reviewing the conditions of the tour could perhaps guarantee a better return for the guides, as desertions during the tour were numerous, and we found it incorrect that many people left without thanking (by a word, or by the gesture of tip), our guide who made so much effort.

• Excellent free temple tour

  tinkr2,

  Feb 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Marina was our tour guide and she was a very good storyteller. We had a large group that she kept control of well. She did a nice job explaining the basics of the religions and answered lots of questions. She moved at a fast pace which was great bc it kept us focused. I loved her explaining the red strings to find love which was perfect for Valentine's Day.

• Good

  marinacova,

  Feb 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  It was a very good,informative tour. Alejandra knows a lot about history and religion and she helped us with red tokens (jiaobei) how to toss them and interpret, including the fortune telling with wooden sticks. It was very interesting. The only negative feeling was about her reminding us 3 or 4 times that despite the fact that the tour is free, it's always welcome to leave the tip over 400tn. I know it's not common to tip in Asia,however, most travelers know that this is a type of tip service, and most of the time will tip. Maybe its just me and it's necessary to remind in taiwan. Overall i would recommend the tour.

  

• A Historical and Religious Journey

  Happiness13792067575,

  Aug 4, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Great tour! I’ve been to temples before, but did not know how to walk through them or participate. This tour answered all of my questions and gave us an opportunity to learn about this unique religious experience. Also, you get a glimpse into old Taipei!

  

  

  

• Fascinating introduction to Taipei

  90JenN,

  Aug 2, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Manu was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and a great storyteller. I enjoyed learning about early Taipei, Chinese mythology, and how the locals worship at Longshan Temple. It was very hot and he generously got us samples of iced herbal tea and iced wintermelon tea at a tea stall. Must-do tour your if you're new to Taipei.

• Fantastic temple tour

  ashfrick,

  Jun 16, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Sun was a wonderful tour guide. We learned about the history of the neighborhood, the temple, the gods and a little bit about Taoism… very informative and fun tour. Thank you!

• Great tour with fascinating insights

  Verena K,

  May 27, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Jenny is a great guide who shares a lot of information about beliefs and rituals in Taiwan. Very interesting and would definitely recommend. Temple is especially beautiful when the lights are lit Also there is an option to join the night market tour starting at 7.30 with the same company - with a discount offered by Jenny.

• A perfect start on our first day in Taiwan

  Feli aus KA,

  May 8, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Marc knew such a lot of the history, the religion, the food of the country and of course about the places he showed us, it war really amazing! In the end he even guided us through the nightmarket and gave us the opportunity to try different local food. Thanks a million, a perfect start of our time in Taiwan!

• Highly recommended!!

  Jenny D,

  May 3, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was a wonderful tour. Shao was very knowledgeable and taught us about the history of Taipei and about the Longsham temple with engaging stories and humor.

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