Maokong mountain
Maokong mountain
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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The Maokong gondola stops at Taipei Zoo, Zhinan Temple and the Maokong station. The Maokong station stop at the top of the mountain offers a panoramic view of the city and visitors can try delicacies like noodles with tea oil and glutinous rice with bamboo shoots.
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hitman531ph
Quezon City, Philippines330 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
A cool place, literally. The place is in the outskirts of Taipei and has village communities and a temple nearby. It also has several cafes where they serve tea and coffee. Their tea seems to be better than the coffee they serve
Written 29 November 2023
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dennis s
Denver, CO48 contributions
Jan 2023
A long trip to make for a cup of overpriced tea, although the city views are great. Went in January and there were no waiting lines. A bit difficult to orient yourself once you get off the gondola. There is a bus, but it is not clearly marked.
Written 15 January 2023
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,816 contributions
Feb 2022
Maokong is the centre of Taipei's tea culture. You can enjoy the locally grown tea and light meals. From the top of the mountain, you can get some great views from the lookout. The tea gardens are also great for hiking. To get to Maokong. you can drive or take the gondola from the Taipei Zoo MRT stop. The gondola trip is very pleasant, you get a great view as you ascend the mountain.
Written 10 March 2022
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Draghignazzo
Mexico City, Mexico1,879 contributions
Aug 2019
Amazing hiking place just some 20-25 away from the City Center.
You can recharge yourself and then come back to Taipei to keep enjoying the nighlife.
Tip: there are many tea houses and restaurants that cook with tea. Try them.
You can recharge yourself and then come back to Taipei to keep enjoying the nighlife.
Tip: there are many tea houses and restaurants that cook with tea. Try them.
Written 13 April 2020
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digitalroc
Calgary, Canada1,816 contributions
Dec 2019
There are different ways to get to Maokong Mountain, one is by car, the other is by Maokong Gondola. The last station on top of the mountain is called Maokong Station, which is the end of the line. There are a few vendors and restaurants on the hill, which makes it a nice stop to look around before heading back down the gondola.
Written 20 March 2020
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lakebeach
Chicago, IL160 contributions
Jan 2020
My favorite time to go is near sunset when the city is bathed in golden light. The quiet mountain air allows you to temporarily forget of the hustle and noise of the city. Enjoy a pot of hot tea in one of the many cliff-side tea houses with good friends for hours till the city lights are as bright as jewels. Sometimes I'd ride the gondola back to the city in darkness. Other times, I choose to come down in the small van-bus that follows the narrow winding mountain road. It is a different kind of thrill!
Written 22 January 2020
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MartinG1984
Bratislava, Slovakia248 contributions
Jan 2020
We took the gondola up to the mountain and hiked back down to the Zoo MRT station. There are lovely plantations at the mountain and nice views. Food is available up on the mountain too (convencience store, teahouses, small restaurants and street vendors).
Written 10 January 2020
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allegro383
Leederville34 contributions
Sep 2019
A very enjoyable day trip taking the cable car from Taipei Zoo MRT Station to Maokong where there are several short hiking trails with waterfalls and brooks. We saw many butterflies and dragonflies and came across miniature crabs, as well as many interesting plant species. There were a few steep flights of stairs along the way but overall, the hiking trails are relatively safe and easy to walk. For lunch we ate at a restaurant on the main road with tea-themed dishes such as tea fried rice and tea-smoked duck. While you are here in tea country, it is worth visiting a tea house and have tea prepared for you with pomp and ceremony while you enjoy the spectacular mountain views. The tea house experience is not exactly cheap and depends on the quality of tea that you have chosen. As it was a hot day, we also stopped for some refreshing tea jelly and oolong tea ice cream. We were very lucky to be able to get down by cable car as well because it started raining and the service was then suspended due to thunderstorm activity.
Written 10 October 2019
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meilin l
Macquarie Park, Australia731 contributions
Aug 2019 • Friends
Great place to visit as it offers many tea houses
It has many tea houses - modern, unique ones with walks , cats, scenery
I pick the one that serves vegetarian food and Taiwan authentic tea with the owner showing me how to make those king fu tea
It has many tea houses - modern, unique ones with walks , cats, scenery
I pick the one that serves vegetarian food and Taiwan authentic tea with the owner showing me how to make those king fu tea
Written 30 September 2019
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Till
Langelsheim, Germany77 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
Nice walk-around on the mountain, nice view over Taipei. Teahouse next to teahouse. With the hiking trails you can spend a lot of time there
Written 3 August 2019
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Hi..I am planning holiday to taipei city this december, 10 days there and I supposed to stay at ximending for 4 nights then change another enviroment, which places worthed to stay for another 5 days maybe? thanx for the input.
Jam19714
Adelaide, Australia10 contributions
Taipei Zoo and the Maokong Gondola are worth doing and great value. I would recommend the glass bottomed Gondola to give more impressive views below your feet of the tree tops and terrain. Wait time for the glass bottomed gondola was only slightly longer that the standard ones. Was about a 30 minute train ride back in to Taipei City.
Taipei 101 is also very impressive, Night view was amazing but needs to be clear. Also a shopping area with in the tower and a new strip only a few minutes walk from the base.
我想問貓空山門票及纜車收費如何?
TsuneShin
Okayama, Japan45 contributions
We could not use You-You card. We paied by cache for round ticket.
Can i ride cable car even if rainy season.?
Robert Paul Laschon
Jersey City, NJ59 contributions
It depends if the weather. If it's a bad one, no.
Jho_jen
Singapore, Singapore
Hi, may I know if you have private hot spring room for family of 3 adults and 2 children (7 and 11 years old)?
janeX3107RD
Singapore, Singapore85 contributions
Btw, we had the hotspring bath in Beitou.. In the room,there were complimentary tea, coffee and water available. Another round of complimentary tea and dessert was served on another floor at the end of the session.
debuchinwall
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan1 contribution
このホテルから歩いていけるおすすめのドイツ料理レストランを教えてください。
RopuRopu
Yokohama, Japan215 contributions
私の見た限りドイツ料理のレストランは見当たりませんでした・・・
パスタ、ピザ、パン等のカフェレストランは点在していましたが、入らなかったので美味しいかどうかは不明です。ただ、見晴らしはＯＫな様子でしたので休憩するには良いかと思います。
Roselyn Y
1 contribution
Hi, if I buy a ticket from taipei zoo station to mao kong station, can I also alight at the other stations? Also, if I am going in December which is winter season, what are the types of activities available?
fred g
Markham, Canada86 contributions
IMO the Easy Card is the best way covering both subway and the gondola cable car. The Gondola costs about 50 NTD as I recall, and it's nearly impossible to spend 200 NTD bumming around the subway in just one day... it is very economical. So it beats a one day pass. Also you don't take subway from zoo to Maekong Gondola.. (you get off the subway at the zoo station... take escalator down a floor, and when you exit stay on your side of the street and walk to the left about 5 mins.. and there is the entrance to the Maekong Gondola - CLOSED MONDAYS!!) You can get the Easy Card at metro station... there is a large machine where you pay 100 NTD for the card, and then you "top up" the card with whatever amount you like (300 NTD will do you well). When you no longer need the card as you leave Taipei, you go to the metro attendant booth and they will refund you what you did not spend, plus about 80 NTD back from your 100 NTD deposit as well. The Cards don't have expiry dates. 7-11 is one of the very few places where you can buy "asparagus juice" and not all of them carry it. It's an acquired taste a local introduced me to - sounds weird, but it's actually quite good. Have a great trip!
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