SHORE EXCURSIONS · BY REGION
The best days ashore.
The 8 most popular east asia shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
On-time cruise-day Jeju tour with English guides. Choose your port itinerary, see volcanic peaks, cliffs, waterfalls, and markets in 8 hours.
Most Popular“Our guide Sunny was great! She took us all over Jeju and we had a great time! I definitely recommend!”
Jeju cruise day tour to UNESCO Seongsan Ilchulbong and top markets, with English pickup/drop-off timed to your ship. Group or private.
“I'm usually not a fan of group tours, but this one changed my mind. The small-group format and our guide Jason's excellent time management allowed us to see several places without feeling overwhelmed. Olle Market was a surprise favorite—it was so lively, and we had just enough time to try some local snacks. Jason was…”
Private Keelung shore excursion to Jiufen and Shifen with waterfalls, Yin Yang Sea, and a sky lantern tiandeng ritual, with port pickup.
“Wonderful Day! Lovely street market, amazing waterfalls and to top it off we were able to select, write our wishes on, and release a lantern.!!!! Our sweet guide Charky picked us up from the cruise terminal in a very nice Mercedes van. He was so kind and made for a. fantastic excursion. We highly recommend!!!!”
Private taxi shore excursion on Jeju with free pickup, driver-led stops, and photo help. Insurance, tolls, parking included for easy value.
“Had a brilliant time, the transport was a luxury Hyundai people carrier it was excellent!.. the guide did not speak much English but used google translate & took us everywhere where we wanted to go. His photography skills are amazing, excellent will come again 😊”
Private 8-hour Taipei city day trip from Keelung Port with flexible stops like Taipei 101, Dihua Street, Longshan Temple, and more.
“The driver and guide was very friendly and helpful. However, this could not compensate for the fact that his English was of such poor quality. Meanwhile I had more guides in Taiwan whose English was also hard to understand. Therefore I have to make some concessions in my assessment of the English language skills of…”
Private Kyoto highlights from Osaka or Kobe port with a licensed guide, lunch included, and Golden Pavilion, Gion, Fushimi Inari.
“Wonderful full day tour! Our guide, Kiora, met us at the port and provided a seamless amazing day. We visited all of the sites that I had on my “to do “ list-golden Pavilion, Gion District- and two additional temples. Kiora was knowledgeable aRead more”
Private Keelung shore excursion to Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen Old Street snacks, Houtong Cat Village cats, and Miaokou Night Market seafood.
“Our guide was Robert and he showed us beautiful and interesting sites in Keelung. The absolute BEST was Yeliu Geopark. Don't miss this place if you visit. Robert did a nice job guiding us. We communicated before the tour date, he wRead more”
Private walking shore excursion from Kobe that strings together Kyoto, Osaka, or Nara using public transit, with an English guide for $141.
“Allysa was a fantastic guide on our trip to Nara. Very helpful and knowledgable. Nothing was too much trouble. We had a fantastic day.”
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