Tea of Taipei: Small-Group Tour with Taipei City Sightseeing
Taipei, Taiwan
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Enjoy a tea and sightseeing tour steeped in history from Taipei! Taste
tea and learn how it is prepared at the Pinglin Tea Museum, explore the Bagua Tea Plantation — the largest in
northern Taiwan. Your full-day tour includes a 25-minute ride on the
Maokong Gondola, a visit of Chih Nan Temple, a stroll around Sanxia Old Street and scenic views of
Thousand Island Lake (Qiandao Lake). Numbers are limited to 7 people,
ensuring a personable experience with a small group.
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Enjoy a tea and sightseeing tour steeped in history from Taipei! Taste
tea and learn how it is prepared at the Pinglin Tea Museum, explore the Bagua Tea Plantation — the largest in
northern Taiwan. Your full-day tour includes a 25-minute ride on the
Maokong Gondola, a visit of Chih Nan Temple, a stroll around Sanxia Old Street and scenic views of
Thousand Island Lake (Qiandao Lake). Numbers are limited to 7 people,
ensuring a personable experience with a small group.
After you’re picked up from your Taipei hotel in the morning, relax on the 1-hour drive by comfortable minivan to the mountains of Maokong where you’ll be swept away on a 25-minute gondola ride to enjoy your spectacular surroundings.
Next, you will visit the Chin Nan Temple, which honours Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Afterwards, head to Sanxia Old Street to explore its many options for lunch (own expense). Over the course of two hours, stroll among early-20th-century arcades as your guide offers recommendations on the snacks and specialty dishes that you can buy. You can also choose to visit Shihting Old Street or Shenkeng Old Street, depending on your preference.
Following by driving to the Bagua Tea Plantation, northern Taiwan’s largest tea plantation. En route, stop at a viewpoint for incredible photo ops of Thousand Island Lake (Qiandao Lake), tucked in a fertile valley in the upper reaches of the Jade reservoir.
Keep your camera out for more sweeping shots when you reach Bagua, one of the most photographed tea plantations in Taiwan. Rolling hills and forested mountains set the scene to try the local tea (own expense) before you will visit the Pinglin Tea Museum. It is the last stop on your full-day tour reveals how tea is processed on a series of English-language display placards. Learn how different teas are prepared as you visit the museum.
Finishing your tour by returned to your Taipei hotel by minivan.
Next, you will visit the Chin Nan Temple, which honours Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Afterwards, head to Sanxia Old Street to explore its many options for lunch (own expense). Over the course of two hours, stroll among early-20th-century arcades as your guide offers recommendations on the snacks and specialty dishes that you can buy. You can also choose to visit Shihting Old Street or Shenkeng Old Street, depending on your preference.
Following by driving to the Bagua Tea Plantation, northern Taiwan’s largest tea plantation. En route, stop at a viewpoint for incredible photo ops of Thousand Island Lake (Qiandao Lake), tucked in a fertile valley in the upper reaches of the Jade reservoir.
Keep your camera out for more sweeping shots when you reach Bagua, one of the most photographed tea plantations in Taiwan. Rolling hills and forested mountains set the scene to try the local tea (own expense) before you will visit the Pinglin Tea Museum. It is the last stop on your full-day tour reveals how tea is processed on a series of English-language display placards. Learn how different teas are prepared as you visit the museum.
Finishing your tour by returned to your Taipei hotel by minivan.
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