Taiwan · NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM TOURS

The 6 Best National Palace Museum Tours in Taipei

6 tours  ·  from $11

The collection is enormous and rotates, so the jade cabbage is not always out. These 6 cover plain entry, guided runs and the city mornings that pair the museum with the temples, priced and timed.

Taipei: National Palace Museum E-Ticket - Three main halls and 8,000 years of Chinese culture
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Taipei: National Palace Museum E-Ticket

1.National Palace Museum E-Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 273 reviews · 1 day · from $11Our pick

Visit Taipei’s National Palace Museum at your own pace with a one-day e-ticket. See the Jadeite Cabbage, Mao Gong Ding, ancient scrolls, and thousands of Chinese artifacts. The North Branch option includes Zhishan Garden and a reserved-priority entrance queue. Optional audio guides are available in nine languages.

“Easy entry to the museum. Amazing artifacts and food is also great at the cafe.”

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Taipei City Morning Tour with National Palace Museum entry - National Palace Museum: ancient art in a short visit
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Taipei City Morning Tour with National Palace Museum entry

2.Taipei City Morning Tour with National Palace Museum entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 232 reviews · from $52

Spend about four hours touring Taipei with an English-speaking guide and air-conditioned transport. You’ll visit the National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Martyrs’ Shrine, and Longshan Temple, with guides such as Molly, Danny, James, and Christina praised for clear explanations and helpful city tips.

“The guide was fantastic - he presented and breezed through a lot of information, revealing a deep knowledge of the material, and possessed a considerable amount of depth on the topics. He also knew how to maximize time and efficiency in a relatively short amount of time. Had I attempted to a similar itinerary, the schedule would've easily stretched to an entire day and failed to include all of the visits. The guide and the tour bus access enabled the entirety of the agenda. The only criticism would be the briefness of the visit to the National Palace Museum (more time to visit and purchase items in the gift shop…”

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Taipei: Morning City Tour with National Palace Museum Entry - Inside the National Palace Museum for 80 minutes
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Taipei: Morning City Tour with National Palace Museum Entry

3.Morning City Tour with National Palace Museum Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 173 reviews · 4 hours · from $40

Visit three of Taipei’s essential sights in four hours with an English, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Indonesian speaking guide. You’ll see the National Palace Museum’s imperial treasures, watch the guard change at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and learn temple customs at Longshan Temple. Air-conditioned transport keeps the route easy.

“Great guide in Ciara and friendly chauffeur. Interesting sights, very well organized.”

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Taipei: National Palace Museum and Taiwan Aborigines Museum - Walking to the National Palace Museum
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Taipei: National Palace Museum and Taiwan Aborigines Museum

4.National Palace Museum and Taiwan Aborigines Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Redeem your tickets at the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, then walk to the National Palace Museum. Explore Indigenous cultures, ancient Chinese art, the famous jadeite cabbage, and lively audio commentary if selected. Plan several hours for the Palace Museum.

“The Aboriginal Native Museum was not big, but educational t us regarding the original tribes (14-16) that were here first in Taiwan, their ways of lives etc.. Our packaged ticket then took us int, Nationa Palace Museum which was the main course of or visit, a msot memorable 3-4 hours experience. I got to spend a lot of time this trip comapred to my first visit 30 years ago! You never see anything resembling these items in Beijing or its Forbidden Palace. So glad to be here!”

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Taipei National Palace Museum Guided Tour - Choosing between the 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM tours
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Taipei National Palace Museum Guided Tour

5.Taipei National Palace Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $33

Explore the National Palace Museum with an English, Chinese, or Japanese guide from Lion Travel. The 2.5 to 3-hour tour focuses on Chinese ceramics, jade, bronzes, pottery, and porcelain. Meet at the B1 gift shop, with tours at 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM.

“The guide Vicki was knowledgeable but needed to provide a brief summary before we started. Perhaps a break halfway through would be good.”

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National Palace Museum Northern Branch Taiwan Admission - The museum building and its northern setting
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National Palace Museum Northern Branch Taiwan Admission

6.National Palace Museum Northern Branch Taiwan Admission

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $21

Spend up to eight hours at Taipei’s National Palace Museum Northern Branch, viewing Chinese ceramics, calligraphy, paintings, and artifacts from the Neolithic period onward. Admission is self-guided, and you can also visit Zhishan Garden. Bring the required ID for QR-code scanning.

“As a first time visitor to Taipei, I very much enjoyed learning about the rich history and culture. The museum was a wonderful way to explore and learn.”

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