Tours of the City
The most comprehensive range of coach tours including day and night tours of Taipei and day tours to scenic spots north, south, east and west is offered by the tourist board’s Taiwan Tour Bus (tel: 0800 011765 (24 hours); website: http://taiwantourbus.justaiwan.com/english) in association with major tour companies in Taipei.
Golden Foundation Tours (tel: (02) 2773 3266; website: www.gftours.com.tw) is the largest tour company in Taipei, offering the widest range of coach tours. Tailor-made walking tours around night markets and so on are on request. The Taiwan Tourist Board (website: www.taiwan.net.tw) suggests independent round island rail tours and self-drive itineraries as well as offers new Blue Highway tours travelling along the Keelung and Danshui rivers, which accommodate bicycles to use the new cycle paths.
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