Maokong Gondola (貓空纜車)

Right now in Taiwan, it has Maokong Gondola (貓空纜車). What is Maokong Gondolahe? Maokong Gondola is a four kilometre long cable car system in the mountains south of Taipei. It runs between the Taipei Zoo and Maokong with intermediate stops at the Taipei Zoo (inside station) and Zhinan Temple (指南宮).

You can take a short ride on the gondola to visit the Taipei Zoo or you can go further to Zhinan Temple and Maokong. There are hiking trails further up into the mountains from both these places. Maokong is famous as a tea growing area and has many tea houses where you can drink tea and enjoy the views of Taipei.

The Taipei Zoo Station is located about 300 metres from the Taipei Zoo MRT Station. Tickets cost NT$30, 40 or 50 depending on the number of stations. The system is operated by the Taipei MRT and you can use the Easy Card (悠遊卡) to pay the fare or purchase tickets in the stations.

The Taipei Times on 26 July 2007 reported that the Gondola will be closed for maintainence every Monday. This was because of numerous problems with the operations since the official opening. The hours of operation are 9:00 am to 10:00 pm from Tuesday to Friday and 8:30 am to 10:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.