The 9 Best Taipei Tea Tours

1.From Taipei: Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 519 reviews · 5 hours · from $40Our pick

Spend five hours beyond Taipei with an English, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Traditional Chinese-speaking guide. See Shiding’s Thousand Island Lake and Bagua Tea Garden, visit Pinglin Tea Museum, then learn to brew and taste local teas at a tea shop. Shared and private options are available for $40 per person.

“Tony was a great guide! He translated an excellent tea tasting experience. Really lovely day experience and the highlight of my Taiwan trip.”

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2.Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation from Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 172 reviews · from $52

Leave Taipei for the hills of Shiding and Pinglin on a small-group tour with guides such as Molly, Christina, James, and Cathy. See Thousand Island Lake, Bagua Tea Garden, and Pinglin Tea Museum, then learn tea brewing during a local tasting. Expect about five hours, mountain roads, walking, and no meal included.

“Very interesting and enjoyable tour, just 12 of us so easily manable, our guide David was very helpful and knowledgeable”

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3.Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $89Top rated

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan kitchen, you’ll knead dough, fold xiao long bao, prepare braised beef noodles and cucumber salad, then shake bubble milk tea. Instructors such as Angela, Lydia, and Diana keep the class friendly and practical. The group is capped at 10, with recipes and class photos provided afterward.

“It was an amazing experience got to create a wonderful lunch an we got a nice keepsake to go home of our recipe book”

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4.From Taipei: Pinglin Tea Culture and Maokong Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 104 reviews · 9 hours · from $65

Spend nine hours exploring Taipei’s tea country with an English-speaking guide such as Tony, Kevin, or Chiara. Ride the Maokong Gondola, walk tea trails, see Thousand Island Lake, visit Pinglin Tea Museum, and learn Taiwanese brewing from a tea sommelier. Lunch is optional and paid separately. Group and private options are available.

“It was a perfect day with the kindest tour guide. And many thanks to the driver as well for the safe drive! I can only recommend!”

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5.Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $77

Spend about three hours at CookingFunTaiwan’s small Taipei studio making Xiao Long Bao, chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, tofu strips salad, and bubble milk tea. English, Chinese, and Japanese instruction is available. Teachers such as Vivian, Sandy, and Serena guide the hands-on work, with vegetarian adjustments available if requested ahead of time.

“The staff were all amazing and lovely, our teacher was hands on and super helpful. Would recommend and suggest for all who come to taiwan.”

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6.Tea of Taipei: Small-Group Tour with Taipei City Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · from $230

This 8.5-hour small-group outing pairs Taipei sightseeing with Taiwan’s tea culture. Ride the Maokong Gondola, visit a tea center and Bagua Tea Plantation, pause above Thousand Island Lake, and learn tea-making techniques in Shihting. Hotel pickup, tea tastings, and gondola admission are included. Guides such as Jeff, Clare, Henry, and Summer have been praised for making the day personal and informative.

“I am a tea lover and I enjoyed this tour. The two guides are very knowledgeable and caring! 👍🏻 Great tour!”

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7.Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $85

Spend about nine hours exploring Taipei’s tea country with a professional guide such as Tony, Chiara, Kia or Jacky. Ride the Maokong Gondola, walk tea trails, visit Pinglin Tea Museum, taste Taiwanese tea with a tea master, see Thousand Island Lake and, on the route offered, stop at Shenkeng Old Street or Elephant Mountain. Group and private options are available.

“The tour guide was good. I think the tour would be even better if each person had an electronic audio box (whisper). This way each person could hear the guide as they are walking and not having to be right up close so you don’t miss anyRead more”

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8.Xiao Long Bao & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $79

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan classroom, you’ll spend two hours making soup dumplings from scratch, plus smashed cucumber salad, seasonal greens, and bubble milk tea. The 2:30 pm class welcomes beginners, limits the group to eight, and offers a vegetarian version with luffa and mushroom.

“Had a lot of fun in this cooking class with Cookinn Taiwan. Our group was only 4 people, so a bit more intimate with 1 instructor looking after all of us. The instructor spoke English well, was helpful and professional. For the class we actually Read more”

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9.Xiao Long Bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Light Meals Experience-B (Taipei Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $65

Spend 2.5 hours at CookingFun Taiwan in Taipei making xiao long bao, pork thick soup, and bubble milk tea. Vivian, Jennifer, and other English-speaking instructors guide you through the recipes in a clean kitchen. Classes run Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday for up to 10 people, with a recipe book and food to enjoy at the end.

“Caring, friendly instruction and superb organization made it easy to accomplish. Nice intermittent tea breaks. The best was enjoying the food we made.”

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