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Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei 20% OFF
Taipei, Taiwan
$68
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Overview
The Maokong and Pinglin tour provides an immersive look into Taiwanese tea culture, guiding you from seed to cup. This journey combines stunning views, scenic trails, and rich tea experiences, making it a must for tea enthusiasts.
- 🚡 Begin your adventure with a scenic ride on the Maokong Gondola, the longest gondola route in Taipei, showcasing breathtaking aerial views of Southern Taipei.
- 🌲 Stroll along the Maokong Tea Fragrance Loop Trail or the Maokong Zhangshu Trail, both offering picturesque landscapes, terraced fields, and lush forests, perfect for all ages.
- 🍵 Visit the Taipei Tea Promotion Center to learn about Tieguanyin and Baozhong teas through engaging exhibits and tea panning demonstrations.
- 🌅 Relish the beauty of Thousand Island Lake in Shiding, where the unique landscape creates a stunning backdrop for your tea journey.
- 🌿 Discover the Bagua Tea Plantation, where rows of tea bushes resemble the symbols of Eight Trigrams, set against the scenic hills around Feitsui Reservoir.
- 🏛️ Explore the Pinglin Tea Museum, featuring traditional harvesting tools and interactive exhibits that reveal the history and evolution of Taiwanese tea.
- ☕ Savor authentic Taiwanese tea at a local tea shop, where a tea sommelier demonstrates brewing techniques to enhance your tasting experience.
- 🚍 Choose to be dropped off at Taipei 101 on your way back, adding a convenient stop to your day.
- 🚌 Enjoy comfortable transportation throughout the tour in an air-conditioned vehicle, ensuring a pleasant journey.
- 🌍 Wheelchair accessible, making it easy for everyone to enjoy this enriching experience.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Group Tour (EN, CN)
Tour Type: Enjoy a join-in tour and meet people of all ages from different countries. (fixed meeting point)
Tour Type: Enjoy a join-in tour and meet people of all ages from different countries. (fixed meeting point)
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 9 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Entrance ticket (Pinglin Tea Museum of New Taipei City)
- Local general liabilities insurance
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if private option selected)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Taiwanese local tea tasting
- Maokong Gondola ride experience
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Tipping is not required, but it's a wonderful way to show appreciation for your guide's service.
- Explore more, Bottle less, Save the planet!
- Meals
Meeting point
Group Tour: Exit 2, MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station (BL14 /O07).
Please take the escalator to the ground level, your tour guide will be waiting for you near the exit with the tour operator's logo flag (EDISON TOURS).
Private Tour: Complimentary Downtown Taipei City Hotel Pick-up
Return details
Group Tour: Exit 2, MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station (BL14 /O07).
Please take the escalator to the ground level, your tour guide will be waiting for you near the exit with the tour operator's logo flag (EDISON TOURS).
Private Tour: Complimentary Downtown Taipei City Hotel Pick-up
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Maokong mountainAfter a 30-min drive, begin your exploration into the world of Taiwanese tea from Maokong. Located in southern part of Taipei City, Maokong is a popular destination for tea lovers, hikers, and those seeking panoramic views of the city. Once a major tea-producing area, Maokong is now known for its traditional teahouses, scenic hiking trails, and the captivating Maokong Gondola.
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Maokong GondolaYour adventure commences with a scenic ride on the Maokong Gondola, designed for leisurely travel, boasts the lengthiest route, offering awe-inspiring aerial vistas of Southern Taipei. This picturesque ride offers stunning mountain scenery from a lofty vantage point, making it a favored activity among foreign tourists exploring Taipei.
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Maokong Jhangshu TrailThe Maokong Tea Fragrance Loop Trail comprises four short, paved paths. Along the trail, you’ll encounter beautiful natural features like potholes, waterfalls, and forests, all visible during the hike. Known as the easiest hiking trail in Maokong, it’s suitable for individuals of all ages. The Maokong Zhangshu Trail is another beloved leisure trail among the locals, particularly during the blooming season of Lupinus. Along this trail, you’ll discover the terraced fields, ponds, tea gardens, and more, creating the sensation of stepping into an idyllic picture as you stroll through this scenic landscape.
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Taipei Tea Promotion Center for Tieguanyin and BaozhongThe Taipei Tea Promotion Center for Tieguanyin and Baozhong serves as a leisurely park dedicated to showcase the exceptional quality and authenticity of Taiwan’s Tieguanyin and Baozhong teas. By exploring the center, visitors can gain insights into the evolution of Taiwanese tea and ecological knowledge through the informational exhibits, tea panning machines, and more.
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After a few hours of walking, you might find yourself hungry and craving some local foods. Maokong, a popular place for a nature getaway in suburban Taipei, nestled in the mountains, offers prime locations to enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Taipei Basin. Beyond its scenic beauty, Maokong is a hotspot for tea tasting. Abound with teahouses, most of them offer freshly brewed teas and meals, allowing you to enjoy a delectable lunch in the delightful aroma of tea at your own expense.
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Shihding Ciandao LakeFollowing lunch, after 1-hour drive, your tea tour proceeds with a visit to Thousand Island Lake in Shiding District, New Taipei City. Shiding, a rural area celebrated for its tea cultivation and stunning landscapes. The catchment area around the Feitsui Reservoir, nestled among hills, creates a distinctive scenery—a lake adorned with numerous islands. Its resemblance to the Thousand Island Lake in China has bestowed upon it the same name.
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Bagua Tea GardenThe natural terrain and climate create an ideal environment for tea cultivation in the surrounding area of Feitsui Reservoir. The Bagua Tea Plantation also locates in this area. When viewed from the hilltop, the neatly planted rows of tea bushes resemble the symbols of Eight Trigrams, which inspired the plantation’s name.
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Pinglin Tea Museum of New Taipei CityAfter indulging in the natural tea aroma, your tea tour continues to uncover the intricacies of tea processing and its evolution. The Pinglin Tea Museum, a Hokkien-style Siheyuan architecture, embodying the traditional dwelling of Taiwan, inviting the visitors to delve into the world of Taiwanese tea. This museum houses a rich collection of traditional harvesting tools, tea sets, samples, and more, offering insights into the history and evolution of Taiwan’s tea industry. Additionally, the interactive equipment within the museum offers visitors an immersive, sensory-rich experience.
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Pinglin Old StreetWhile in Pinglin, you can’t miss the chance to savor authentic Taiwanese tea at a local tea shop. The tea sommelier will demonstrate the proper brewing techniques to bring out the flavors of the tea leaves, making your tea more aromatic and enhancing your tea tasting experience. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to sample various types of Taiwanese tea during your visit.
- On the way back to our meeting point, you can choose to be dropped off at Taipei 101. (pass by)
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Pinglin Tea Culture & Maokong Day Tour from Taipei 20% OFF
Taipei, Taiwan
$68
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!