Maokong and Pinglin: Taiwanese Tea Culture Tour

Escape the city and explore rural Taipei on a day tour to Pinglin, Shiding, and Shenkeng. Discover tea culture, taste aromatic Taiwanese tea, indulge in stinky tofu, and hike Elephant Mountain for a breathtaking view of Taipei.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maokong Gondola - After a 30-min drive, begin your exploration into the world of Taiwanese tea from Maokong in Taipei City’s Muzha District. Your 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…
What's Included
  • Professional licensed tour guide (Mandarin / English / Japanese)
  • Maokong Gondola ride experience
  • Taiwanese local tea tasting
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if private option selected)
  • Local general liabilities insurance
  • Entrance ticket (Pinglin Tea Museum of New Taipei City)
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drink
Additional Information

This tour to Maokong and Pinglin presents a unique opportunity to explore the intriguing world of Taiwanese tea culture from seed to cup.
Your tour begins with a scenic Maokong Gondola ride, offering stunning views of Southern Taipei from high above. Upon descending, you’ll leisurely stroll along either the Maokong Tea Fragrance Loop Trail or Maokong…

Location
Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station
Please meet your tour guide at MRT Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station (BL14 /O07) at Exit 2. 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).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Stephen_l
Oct 24, 2024
Great tour. Recommended for all who drink tea. - Really enjoyed the entire trip but especially the tea tasting at Pinglin. The tea master was so interesting and expert in tea and serving tea. We learned so much about Taiwanese tea. The tea museum was also very well presented and showed how tea and desert were presented during the various dynasties. We got to see the scenic towns outside of Taipei. Our guide, Chester, was very good. He was very patient with the 6 of us. Our driver was also very good, drove expertly and safely.
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Stephen_d
Oct 21, 2024
Perfect day trip tour - Tony did an excellent job guided us through the history of the Tea as well as the tea fields themselves.
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Byron
Oct 9, 2024
Oolong observations - Chiara did a great job making us feel welcome and patiently explained Taiwan tea culture and history. The tea terraces were beautiful and we enjoyed learning about the different stages of production.
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James_n
Sep 26, 2024
Best guide we ever had. - Tony was the best guide we ever had. He took us to the places we could never visit ourselves. He explained well both history and culture. He went beyond and above. We appreciated him very much.
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Jodie
Jun 24, 2024
Peaceful and personal tea experience - The best day I had in Taiwan! This tour was the highlight of my trip and we saw so many amazing places and I loved the tea ceremony. The tour was made extra special because it felt personal and I enjoyed the chats I had with the tour guide and the other travellers.
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Christian
May 12, 2024
Brews and views - a fantastic tea tour in the nature - This tea tour in Taipei is a delightful exploration of Taiwanese tea culture. We started with a gondola ride to Maokong that provides a beautiful view of Taipei and the surrounding mountains. A walk through the beautiful nature followed and we stopped shortly at a Buddhist temple. Btw, almost everywhere on this tour there were tea plants to be discovered. The day continued to the tea museum and then to a tea tasting, where a tea sommelier demonstrated proper brewing techniques and offered a variety of local (award winning) teas to taste and shop. The final stop of the tour was the stunning Thousand Island Lake, a sight not to be missed. The guide on this tour was not only friendly but also highly competent, with great English skills that made the whole tour accessible for non-Chinese speakers like us. Not to forget - both thumbs up for our kind driver. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in tea or looking for a peaceful retreat into nature while visiting Taipei.
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Reese_c
Feb 25, 2024
Great time. - Overall, it was a good experience. The guide was experienced and knew the answer to all my questions. He allowed a flexible schedule to allow the group to decide how long each section took.
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Ming
Feb 15, 2024
Great tea culture experience - It was a great experience overall. Thanks to Molly from Edison Tour for the informative tours on the day. Highly recommended for those who want to experience tea culture.
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Sarah
May 22, 2024
Nice trip but not much about tea - This tour was a nice trip to south of Taipei. We enjoyed beautiful landscapes at a leisure pace with our friendly guide, Jackie, who was mindful of everyone needs in the group. The tour is well organized with a comfortable bus and van for smaller roads. However we saw only one small tea field at the beginning of the tour and didn't learn much about tea. Other tea tasting in Taiwan had gave us more information on tea culture and tea variety than the tour. The tea ceremony is also the same as any tea tasting in Taiwan tea shop / tea house with less precise information. Very limited time was given for the tea museum so we didn't have the time to read all the information in there. I would recommend the tour if you don't have the opportunity to try tea in Taiwan or if you don't know anything about tea culture. The tour is good also if you don't want to travel on your own in this area of new taipei city as it was still a nice journey.
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Road02735127446
Sep 19, 2024
Oh, shit. - This was the first family trip abroad I was looking forward to. I went to the meeting place on the day and was told I didn't know, I was sent a ticket. It's canceled on its own. And there's no way to contact him! What do you mean!?
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