Taiwan Family Tours
Visit a destination with a difference that will enrich your family like no other
Our Taiwan family tours are for parents and carers who know there’s a beautiful world ‘out there,’ beyond screens and technology, just waiting to be explored. As full-time tour designers, we’re excited about these tours of Taiwan – family-focused of course – because they’re providing our international guests with the opportunity for enrichment through travel.
We’re a family with kids just like you, so we know the stakes are high when it comes to keeping little ones and teens engaged. That’s why you’ll find our Taiwan tours for families are a special blend of sightseeing, getting out in nature, hands-on action, and of course, that magic ingredient – lots of fun. In fact, all our tour activities are fun-tested for kids, so you can feel confident you’re up for a boredom-free vacation.
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Showcasing the very best of this lovely little island, our Taiwan tours for families encompass many activities from stays to fantastic views; white water rafting to wandering museums; bustling night markets to lantern making; off-roading to contemplative temple visits; awesome aquariums to amazing artwork; breathtaking nature and outrageous rock sculptures. Our family tours have it all. And if you can’t see what you’re looking for, relax. We’ll custom design a tour just for you and your crew.
Apart from the benefits to be enjoyed from having the same lovely, friendly, bilingual guide for the duration, our family tours offer flexibility around tour timing (yes, you can travel on any dates); meal options (yes, McDonald’s is fine, Taiwan’s fabulous food is there to enjoy too); and accommodation (four-star/five-star hotels and comfortable homestays; shared rooms/extra beds). Whatever your family needs to stay together in all ways on tour, we can make it happen.
Traveling around Taiwan is a joy and made incredibly easy with its excellent highways, our policy of late model air-conditioned vehicles with the highest safety rating, and extra kids car seats if they’re needed. And if things come up while you’re on the road, we’re here to help. Want to slow the pace a little? No problem. Looking for a kid-friendly restaurant? Your guide can help with that too. We want you to love your family holiday in Taiwan and the travel memories you make on tour.
Why choose us for tours of Taiwan?
A family tour doesn’t have to mean boring and getting under each other’s toes. In fact, we’ve designed our Taiwan family tours to cater to the needs of everyone in the family. Where typical tour itineraries tick boxes, our approach is all about the experience and answering that all important question: How can we make it fun? We get that nobody wants to go home with only a bunch of snapshots. They want experiences – and that’s where our tour design team excels. Our goal for your family? Well, it’s to see the sights and get up close to Taiwanese culture, history, traditions, and food. We’ve found it’s the best way to bring a destination to life for mum, dad, and the kids.
What’s included in our Taiwan family tours?
When we put together our tours of Taiwan for families, we sat back and considered what we love about this island and what we know about traveling with the people we love most. Taiwan is beautiful and we want to show you that, so we’ve included a whole host of must-see and do’s:
● Exploring exciting cities like Taipei and Kaohsiung.
● Discovering destinations steeped in incredible natural beauty (did we say Taiwan’s other name is the ‘emerald Eden’?) like Taroko, Alishan, Kenting and Taijiang National Parks, and Yehliu Geopark with its fascinating rock structures.
● Unpacking history at places like the National Palace Museum, historical streets retaining centuries-old charm in Tamshui and Jiufen.
● Scenic bike rides stimulate the senses.
● Farm visits and homestays provide an experience of real Taiwan and its people.
● Opportunities to delight in the full gamut of Taiwanese cuisine, from street food to night markets, and fabulous five-star restaurants.
And if there’s an adventure you absolutely have to try and it’s not on our itinerary, just let us know and we’ll do what we can to make it happen.
Looking for a custom Taiwan family tour?
Some families enjoy sleep-ins and a slower pace. Others are ready for action and want adventure from day one. That’s why we offer the flexibility of customizing your own Taiwan family tour if our set itineraries don’t include what you’re after. With a bespoke family tour, you can:
● Design your own adventure – Take our tour and change it up or design your own from the ground up. If your family wants to explore more, we can arrange that with ease.
● Create your own pace – Whether you’re dealing with toddlers, tweens, or teens, we can adjust your itinerary to suit where your family’s at right now. Whether it’s faster, slower, or in between, we can adjust accordingly to make the tour totally manageable for you.
● Add more experiences – Understanding kids like to jump right in, we offer many different experiences to keep them engaged. Apart from those included on our family tours, there are many other unique Taiwan experiences we can include in your itinerary. Just ask us.
Curious and want to know more about our custom tours? Simply get in touch with our friendly travel consultants.
Discover experiences in Taiwan that create beautiful travel memories
Wondering what exactly should be on your wishlist for a tour of Taiwan? We are here for you, traveler! Check out our top ten below:
● Wander through Taroko National Park – For its fabulous walking trails, incredible views, and world class photo opportunities.
● Immerse yourself in Alishan – Mountain views and the opportunity to immerse yourself in a forest of giant cedars.
● Amazing stone sculptures – Visit another world at Yehliu Geopark, a fascinating assembly of natural rock sculptures bearing uncanny resemblance to all weird and wonderful things.
● Bike ride and see more – See things from a different perspective by jumping on a bike and cycling around Dajia Riverside Park in Taipei or gorgeous Sun Moon Lake.
● Meet the farmer – Spend time at Toucheng Farm, where kids can experience a day in the life of a local farmer, even helping with picking produce.
● Overnight at a homestay – Explore the traditions, culture, and people from Wujie Indigenous Village, then sample some typical indigenous dishes for lunch or dinner.
● Channel your inner chef – Get the kids in the kitchen and have them prepare traditional scallion pancakes, but not before they’ve picked them first.
● Light up the sky – Make a traditional sky lantern with your wishes on it, then release to the dark sky for posterity.
● Relax in a natural hot spring – Soaking in a natural hot spring in Chiphen and Jiaoxi, both top destinations for hot springs.
● Visit the night markets – Enjoy the hustle, bustle, and seriously good food at any number of night markets in Taiwan. Perfect for immersing yourself in local flavors.
● Explore local life and history – The faithfully restored historical streets of Tamshui and Jiufen offer much to the curious, not least of which is deep insights to how life once was for locals.
Family Friendly Taiwan Tours
Taiwan is a gem with much to reveal and your family will love the options available through these family friendly Taiwan tours that balance the best of the island’s natural highlights with traditional culture and cuisine, immersive, hands-on experiences that keep parents and kids engaged for the duration, and ample time to savor beautiful family moments along the way.
What’s different about ChinaTours.com Taiwan family Tours
You may wonder how to tell one Taiwan family tour from another, so let’s resolve that for you. Our families are designed with families front of mind. We’re a family and we’ve traveled as a family, so we know about all the challenges.
We also know the ingredients for creating a fun time that endures in the memory of your family long after your holiday is over. When you travel with us, you’ll learn that our family tours cater to the individual needs of your crew with:
- Flexible itineraries that accommodate little feet, testing tweens, and silent teens
- Optional interactive and immersive activities
- Child safety seats in all transport vehicles
- Adjoining hotel rooms and extra beds, if required
- Centrally located hotels that make it easy to access food options to suit family mealtimes and budgets
- Access to hotel facilities, such as swimming pools and games rooms
If you are traveling with children, we do everything possible to make sure your holiday experience is exactly as you dreamed it would be.
Family friendly tour activities
Looking for a little more action to keep the kids off technology? We’re on it!
While our core itineraries are loaded up with sightseeing, relaxing, and hands on experiences, it’s good to know there’s, even more, to be enjoyed. In just about every destination in Taiwan, we’ve optional extras that can be built into your tour. Understanding that you’ll want to make the most of every minute on tour, we can work with you to integrate these special experiences into the overall tour schedule, so nothing is missed – all while keeping the tour pace manageable and enjoyable.
Biking
Biking
Biking is a great way to experience a destination from a unique perspective. There are many bike-friendly places in Taiwan and when traveling with kids, our picks of the bunch include a relaxing ride at Dajia Riverside Park or Da-dao-cheng in Taipei. Further afield, enjoy cycling along beautiful tracks around Sun Moon Lake, featured internationally on CNN Travel.
Farm stays and visits
Farm stays and visits
Book in for a farm stay at one of Taiwan’s best leisure farms where kids can experience traditional life and agricultural practices that are maintained today. They’ll pick up knowledge of local produce, and when night falls, release a paper sky lantern into the darkness with their wishes painted onto it. For a farm stay with a difference, visit an operating scallion farm. Kids get to pick the scallions from the field, then make scallion pancakes following the traditional Taiwanese recipe.
Homestay in an indigenous village
Homestay in an indigenous village
Visit an authentic indigenous village hidden in the mountains and get to know the local people, culture, food, and life. The adventure continues by 4WD when you drive down to the riverbed, tracing waterfalls along the way.
Visit Taipei Zoo
Visit Taipei Zoo
Taipei Zoo opened in 1915 and since then has captivated visitors with its wide variety of animals from Taiwan, Australia, Africa, and Asia. Not surprisingly, the highlight of the zoo is the pandas – kindly on loan from mainland China. In addition to the world’s cutest bears, the zoo is home to over 130 species of birds, penguins, reptiles, and an insectarium. There is a designated section called the Children’s Zoo, which is, of course, the perfect place for visiting families. While there, take the lift using the Maokong Gondola, which provides stunning views, especially if you opt for one of the crystal cabins.
Catch a Taiwanese puppet show
Catch a Taiwanese puppet show
Hand puppets are one of the most popular traditional creative art forms in Taiwan. Visit a specially themed restaurant dedicated to preserving this unique traditional art, which entertains while teaching the history and culture. Enjoy a typical Taiwanese meal, while being entertained. Kids will love the chance to try their hand at the puppets.
Slurp on a bubble tea
Slurp on a bubble tea
Although there are Bubble tea shops everywhere in Taiwan, for a serious bubble tea fan, there is only one destination. Make the pilgrimage to Chun Shui Tang in Taichung, the birthplace of the universally popular drink. A truly memorable experience for kids and teens who love a good bubble tea. Visitors can even book a bubble tea class in some branches of Chun Shui Tang, so picking up a few insider tips to take home is not out of the question. For a second choice, visit Kili Bay Pearl Milk Tea Cultural Center in Yilan to concoct your own DIY bubble tea in a jar.
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
Based on the site where a cigarette factory once stood, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park has become a hub for locals in Taipei who are interested in various artistic, cultural, and creative events. While away an hour or two as you wander through the museums, bookstores, libraries, galleries, exhibitions, and artisans offering classes in their craft of choice.
Soak in natural hot springs
Soak in natural hot springs
Taiwan is famous for its natural springs, a function of its geographical location. What you may not know is that while hot springs abound, there are also many cold springs, mud springs, and sea-bed hot springs too. Enjoy a natural hot spring bath at the hotel where you’re staying, or visit one of the many local traditional spas or high-end resorts.
Food factories tours
Food factories tours
Ever wondered where all that packaged food came from. Take the kids on an educational tour of a typical food factory where frozen stuffed buns and dumplings are made by the thousand. Learn to make Chinese dim sum, pastries, cakes, confectionery, and even handicrafts. For those with a sweet tooth, pay a visit to ‘Nougat Museum’ managed by Salico, Taiwan’s premium nougat brand and Chinese cake and biscuit specialist that boasts an impressive 60-year history. Tours can also be taken at the factory for Tiger Brand Rice Noodles, a well-known brand found in any Asian grocery store around the world. Visit the factory and learn about the process of making these famous rice noodles. Finish off the adventure by learning the authentic way to make stir-fried rice noodles.
Ready to launch? Let’s get you on your way! Reach out to our team of specialist tour designers today.
We can help with these and many more family friendly activities
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