Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong: Guided Day Tour from Taipei + Gondola Ride

Start with a ride on the Maokong Gondola with aerial views of southern Taipei and the surrounding mountains.

Once in Maokong, walk along local trails, including the Maokong Tea Fragrance Loop Trail, a series of short paved paths, and the Maokong Zhangshu Trail. Along the way, see forests, waterfalls, tea gardens, and ponds.

Next, visit the Taipei Tea Promotion Center for Tieguanyin and Baozhong to explore exhibits on Taiwanese tea history, production, machinery, and ecology.

Afterward, enjoy free time for tea tasting and lunch at your own expense at one of Maokong’s teahouses.

In the afternoon, visit Shiding’s Thousand Island Lake near Feitsui Reservoir, followed by Bagua Tea Plantation, named for its Eight Trigrams-like pattern when viewed from above.

Head to Pinglin Tea Museum, housed in a traditional Hokkien-style courtyard building, to learn about Taiwan’s tea history and tools. Finish with a local tea shop visit, where a tea sommelier will demonstrate tea brewing.