Maokong Gondola & Tea Plantations

Soar above the misty hillsides of Maokong on a scenic aerial tramway that glides past verdant tea terraces and bamboo groves, offering breathtaking vistas of Taipei's sprawling cityscape below. The ride descends into a charming tea village where family-run plantations welcome visitors to wander between emerald-green rows, sample freshly harvested oolong, and watch skilled farmers demonstrate traditional tea-processing techniques. From the mountaintop station, hiking trails connect to nearby tea shops perched impossibly on cliffsides, where you can sip tea while gazing at the layered mountains rolling toward the horizon.