*First Guru in Taiwan* Taipei's Origin & Longshan Temple - Taiwan Cultural Free Walking Tour

I had a nice tour that lasted about two hours, although it didn't cover a lot of ground. The route looped back on itself, which was convenient since it ended close to where it started. This worked out perfectly for me, as my accommodation is nearby! Our tour guide, Roro, was very informative and answered all our questions, making the experience enjoyable.

The guide provided some interesting info about the temple, religion and Taiwanese culture but she was rather unfriendly and seemed bothered at all times. It seemed that she didn’t wanna answer the questions and appeared to be bothered, unfriendly and an unwelcoming attitude in general. She should pay attention to be welcoming, positive, open in communication and enthusiastic. One of the participants left the tour only after 20 mins… The tour also ended early after 1h50 mins, it was not 2h30 mins as advertised… So overall OK but disappointed. Plus, this was not really an explorative tour we walked around in a radius less than 1 km, so only visited the temple, herbal street and a small alley. So essentially, one doesn’t necessarily need to join a tour to see these places but nevertheless the info she provided about the Taiwanese culture and religion was interesting.

Knowledgeable enthusiastic guide. Gave a broad lecture about history and politics of taiwan

Manu provided a nice tour of the temple! I enjoyed learning about the various religious traditions. Also trying the herbal healing drinks was fun

I took the Longshan Temple tour and the night Market street food tour with Alé, and it was absolutely exceptional! I have taken free walking tours with Guru for several years now in many cities around the world and Alé was among the best tour guides I've had. She is charismatic, fun and engaging as a guide and conveyed a wealth of information about her tour's subjects in a very fun enjoyable and seemingly authentic way. I would highly recommend taking any tours you can with her while in Taipei. Gracias Alejandra!!