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The 15 Taipei Tea Experiences That Earn Their Price

22 tea experiences  ·  from $40 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 taipei tea experiences worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

From Taipei: Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation - The mountain road to Shiding
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From Taipei: Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation

1.Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation

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

Trade Taipei’s streets for Shiding’s mountain roads, Thousand Island Lake viewpoints, Bagua Tea Garden, and Pinglin’s tea country. Guides such as James, Grace, Tony, and David explain Taiwanese tea, lead a tasting, and help with photos. The $40 small-group tour lasts five hours.

“it was a very well paced tour woth a lovely guide, Grace, who shared interesting points about the visited places and the tea ceremony. It was a well spent afternoon.”

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Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation from Taipei - Thousand Island Lake and Feitsui Reservoir
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Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation from Taipei

2.Thousand Island Lake and Pinglin Tea Plantation from Taipei

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

Travel from Taipei into Shiding and Pinglin with a small group of up to 20. See Thousand Island Lake and Bagua Tea Garden, visit the Pinglin Tea Museum, and taste local teas with a tea shop host. Guides such as Cathy, Christina, James, and Walter are praised for clear commentary.

“This is a really nice tour for half a day . Not many people do this as tourists so it feels very special (literally we were the only group ) . The walk around tea gardens, and the views were stunning . The tea museum is also delightful ( also an escape from the rain ). The cute village near the tea ceremony with the children singing songs about glowworms and dancing in the rain was the most adorable thing I saw ( not included in the tour but very sweet to see local life) . The tea ceremony was good fun, the two brothers witty and sharp . My…”

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Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei - Inside CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan kitchen
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Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

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, instructors such as Angela, Lydia, and Diana guide you through soup dumplings, braised beef noodles, cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea. The small class suits beginners and families, with recipes, photos, and a meal to enjoy at the end.

“This was a fantastic experience! Angela was a great host and made everyone feel welcome and included. We loved learning to cook traditional dishes and hearing the stories behind them. Would highly recommend!”

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From Taipei: Pinglin Tea Culture and Maokong Guided Day Tour - Seeing how Taiwan presents Tieguanyin and Baozhong tea
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From Taipei: Pinglin Tea Culture and Maokong Guided Day Tour

4.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 guides such as Tony, Kevin, or Chiara. Ride the Maokong Gondola, walk tea trails, see Thousand Island Lake, visit Pinglin Tea Museum, and learn proper brewing from a local tea specialist. Lunch is optional and paid separately.

“Our guide was fantastic - full of knowledge, passion and jokes. It was a very positive experience and a great group. As someone who doesn’t drive it enabled me to get out and see places it would otherwise have been hard for me to get to. We had fantastic luck with the weather so seeing Pinglin tea farms and Thousand Island Lake was amazing. Both were stunning in the sunshine. Maokong was also fun although I would have preferred a hike that was a little bit more around the mountain and nature but we did see some interesting trees. The tea shop and tasting was a real highlight, very interesting…”

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Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class) - A small class with real help at the counter
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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.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 three hours in Taipei making four Taiwanese favorites with English, Chinese, or Japanese instruction. Vivian, Sandy, Serena, and their team guide you through soup dumplings, chicken vermicelli, tofu salad, and boba tea. The class is hands-on, family-friendly, vegetarian-friendly with advance notice, and includes recipes and a certificate.

“It was absolutely one of the best moment in Taiwan! They were so amazing, and nice to my three children and their grandparents as well! We all had such a great time and the foods that we made were just phenomenal!!! They gave us the recipe in English and Japanese as well ( which we asked in both)! Absolutely recommend to take this cooking class if you like to cook ;))”

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Tea of Taipei: Small-Group Tour with Taipei City Sightseeing - Tea history at the promotion center
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Tea of Taipei: Small-Group Tour with Taipei City Sightseeing

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

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

Spend about 8.5 hours exploring Maokong and northern Taiwan’s tea country with hotel pickup, a gondola ride, tea tastings, plantation views, and a traditional ceremony. Guides such as Jeff, Summer, Henry, and Fiona are praised for making the history and customs easy to understand. Lunch is extra.

“Erik, our tour guide was excellent. I enjoyed every aspect of the tour...tgye gondola ride, the tour of the Tea Oreservation and Promotion centre, the stops on the way to the tea Making class and the class best of all. Bring cash for a lovely lunch in the village mid-day... delicious abd amazing view ✌️”

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Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei - Starting in Maokong, Taipei’s mountain tea district
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Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei

7.Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $85

Spend about nine hours exploring Maokong, Shiding, and Pinglin with a licensed guide. Ride the Maokong Gondola, walk tea trails, visit Pinglin Tea Museum, sample Taiwanese tea, and see mountain scenery outside Taipei. Guides may include Tony, Chiara, Kia, Jacky, or Chester.

“The pick up location was easy to find. The tour guide, Kia was great. Enjoyed this tour immensely. Don't forget your motion sickness meds as the roads going up mountain are windy.”

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Xiao Long Bao & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei - The dumpling lesson is the main event
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Xiao Long Bao & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $79

At Cookinn Taiwan’s Zhongshan classroom, an experienced chef guides you through handmade xiao long bao, Taiwanese smashed cucumber salad, seasonal greens, and bubble milk tea. The two-hour class begins at 2:30 pm, welcomes all skill levels, and is limited to eight people.

“The class was okay, the dumpling recipe was faulty, too much gel was added, so the dumplings were gel dumplings instead of soup dumplings, which rendered them inedible. Furthermore, we were told that photos of the class would be Read more”

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Xiao Long Bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Light Meals Experience-B (Taipei Cooking Class) - What the instruction is like
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Xiao Long Bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Light Meals Experience-B (Taipei Cooking Class)

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 in CookingFun Taiwan’s small Taipei kitchen learning xiao long bao, pork thick soup, and bubble milk tea. English, Chinese, and Japanese instruction is available, with Vivian, Jennifer, or another instructor guiding each step. Recipes and class photos add a useful souvenir.

“Lovely instructor who explained every step well. Food tastes restaurant level. The most smoothly run organized cooking class I have ever taken. Recipes in beautiful books handed out at the end. They took pictures for us during the class and Read more”

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Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea - Making gua bao from dough to steamed bun
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Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

10.Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $79

At CookInn Taiwan in Taipei, you’ll spend about two hours making gua bao, braised pork belly, lu rou fan, and bubble tea from scratch. The group is capped at eight, and instructor Angela may guide the session. You’ll eat what you prepare and take home recipes.

“Very good experience. Angela was most capable and interesting. The Gua Bao we made was DELICIOUS. I can't wait to try it at home , to impress my family, The Lu Rou was also good, but the Star was the Gua Bao. The Boba Tea was an amazing process, very hard! All up, a GREAT WAY TO SPEND TIME IN TAIPEI!”

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Xiao long bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. (Taiwan Cooking Class)-B - Pork Thick Soup and Taiwan’s Everyday Flavors
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Xiao long bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. (Taiwan Cooking Class)-B

11.Xiao long bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. (Taiwan Cooking Class)-B

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $65

Join Vivian and her team in Taipei for a hands-on Taiwanese cooking class focused on xiao long bao, pork thick soup, and bubble milk tea. The small group setting, instruction in English, Chinese, or Japanese, and take-home recipes make this a practical way to understand Taiwan through food.

“Vivian and team are great and the best! I got to try everything. What a nice day to start my trip in Taiwan”

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Sip & Savor: Maokong Tea & Shenkeng Stinky Tofu Private Day Tour - Riding above Taipei on the Maokong Gondola
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Sip & Savor: Maokong Tea & Shenkeng Stinky Tofu Private Day Tour

12.Sip & Savor: Maokong Tea & Shenkeng Stinky Tofu Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $184

Spend about eight hours exploring Maokong and Shenkeng from Taipei with a private Chinese or English-speaking guide. Ride the gondola, taste Tieguanyin and Baozhong tea, visit Zhinan Temple, and sample stinky tofu. Guides such as Kuan, Tony, Leo, and Paul have earned praise for friendly service and careful driving.

“Paul was fun and light-hearted as we explored Maokong. He shared a lot of information about the area and handled my questions with ease. The views: beautiful. The guide: wonderful. The food: delectable.”

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Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class) - A small class with real help at the counter
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Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class)

13.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 · 8 reviews · from $77

Spend about three hours in Taipei preparing four Taiwanese favorites: xiao long bao, chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, tofu strips salad, and bubble milk tea. English, Japanese, and Chinese instruction is available, with Lin Ling and Vivian among the multilingual staff.

“Our group consisted of adults and children from the USA, Canada, and Japan. The staff was multilingual and kept everyone lockstep. Vivian spoke Japanese and Lin Ling spoke English. The experience was clean, fun, and delicious. You Read more”

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Taipei: Taiwan Traditional Breakfast & Market & Tea Tasting - Starting at Lanzhou Market
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Taipei: Taiwan Traditional Breakfast & Market & Tea Tasting

14.Taiwan Traditional Breakfast & Market & Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

Spend two hours eating your way through Taipei’s morning food culture. An English-speaking guide leads you from Lanzhou Market to Dihua Street, with 10-plus Taiwanese dishes, local stories, and a tea tasting featuring oolong and cold brew red tea. Guide Leo has been praised for combining food, culture, and history.

“Really enjoyed this breakfast food tour. Our guide, Leo, was very informative and made this a perfect combination of food and culture and history.”

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Taipei Fresh Market Tour and Colorful Bubble Tea Making - Returning to the studio for colorful boba
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Taipei Fresh Market Tour and Colorful Bubble Tea Making

15.Taipei Fresh Market Tour and Colorful Bubble Tea Making

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $65

Join chef Wayne at Dongmen Market for fruit, vegetables, herbal tea, and fish balls before returning to the studio to make colorful boba from scratch. This two-hour class suits families, food lovers, and anyone wanting a hands-on taste of Taipei without committing to a full cooking course.

“Wayne was really welcoming and showed us some new fruits that we haven't tried before. Was able to find me a vegan snack at the market since I couldn't have the fish balls. The boba making was fun and everything tasted great! He gave us a few personal recommendations for food in the area as well. 10/10 would recommend!”

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