Transparent Cable Cars at Maokong Gondola • Day 3 of Taiwan Trip

It’s the third day in Taiwan and we were close to ending our trip. It’s sad and we would like to get much of Taiwan as possible. Unfortunately, the weather was getting a bit worse, but good thing we had one trip pre-booked via Klook.

First things first — we went to church. It was a Sunday and we wouldn’t want to miss our worship services just because we were in another country. Fortunately, Google Maps was on our side.

After church services, we went back to the hostel. My friends took a nap while I went out to a food event. It was awesome. FREE TASTE was everywhereee. It was excitingly dangerous. I could get food poisoning... but I didn’t.

I went back to the hostel and changed since the weather got better and warmer.

The highlight of Day 3 in Taiwan was the Transparent Cable Cars at Maokong Gondola. If you’re afraid of heights, I wouldn’t recommend you riding in one.

The starting point of the Maokong Gondola is at the Taipei Zoo.

From the MRT station, we had a short walk and we went through the Taipei Zoo but didn’t really go in it. It was already closed when we got there. Still, it was one of my regrets. But we had an e-ticket ready for booking. So, if you want to include the Taipei Zoo in your itinerary, know more about its services here.

We bought back-and-forth tickets. You can just drop off at the end station but that would just cause more transportation costs. We booked our Maokong Gondola roundtrip tickets on Klook for only Php 406.

If we didn’t pre-book our tickets, we would have gone through a long line to pay on the spot.

Lines were separated into two: the regular cable cars and the transparent ones. We lined up for the transparent cable cars, of course. We were both nervous and excited.

We stepped into the cable car and after a few meters, you could see the trees below.

We also made new friends since cable cars allow 4-6 people per ride.

I had to get a closer look (and challenged myself). However, one of the rules said that we should stay in our seat. But I just had to. No casualties and I weigh pretty light. So, no worries.

There were multiple stops or operation stations before we can get to the last one. Every station is when it gets a bit shaky. And after every station, that’s also when you get higher and lower in altitude.

There were 4 stations and the distance each station ranged from 500 to 1000 meters. It was a really long ride!

1. Taipei Zoo Station
2. Taipei Zoo South Station
3. Zhinan Temple Station
4. Maokong Station

Once you’ve landed on the Maokong Station, there are stores you can check and try out their food. One we tried was here. It was the perfect place to chill and eat ice cream. We had matcha-flavoured ice cream and it was undeniably rich in flavour.

Tipid or Budget Tip

If you want to eat wholesome food or those fried ones, there’s a path towards the woods that have different Taiwanese street food all lined up. In the road along with Guan Ding Tea House, the tea and ice cream on the second and third stores next to it are a bit CHEAPER 😉

There are also pathways that lead you to the woods. There are cafes in the middle of tall trees and under hills. Cafes there had weird themes. One even looked like a serial killer’s hiding place.

Tanga Moment

I went too far into the woods. I heard water rushing so I went out to look for it. When I saw a cute little spring there, I lost sight of my friends as well. Luckily, I was able to catch up to them around the corner.

So that’s it for Day 3 in Taiwan. Our return flight to Cebu was scheduled in the evening. But we got a notice that it was cancelled because of the typhoon.

Oh wow. Stranded on my first international flight.

.

.

.

You can also check out my other Taiwan blogs...

Pre-Taiwan Checklist: The Tanga Travel Guide

First International Trip in Taiwan • Day 1 at Taipei 101 & Shilin Night Market

All-Around Taiwan Trip • Day 2 at Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen & Shifen Old Street

Magnificent Temples at Liberty Square • Day 2 of Taiwan Trip

Disclosure: Posts on TravelFeed may contain affiliate links. See affiliate disclosure.