Taipei Travel

Tired of trying to make your way through huge crowds but not wanting to stay home on New Year’s Eve? Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) invites you to come and take the Maokong Gondola to Maokong and attend the special events on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
 
The “Peaceful Christmas Eve at Maokong Gondola” event will take place on December 15, 16, and 23. With the tall Christmas tree decorated outside Maokong Station of the gondola network, the organizer invites visitors to write their wishes on well-wish cards and ribbons provided by the Maokong Gondola and hang them up on the well-wish wall. If you are lucky, you might even encounter Santa Claus passing out small souvenirs at the station to passerby!
 
For New Year’s Eve, the Maokong Gondola will extend operations on December 31, with the last carriage departing at 2 AM. Actual operation hours will remain flexible to allow all passengers to board the carriage home.
 
In addition, TRTC will set up entertainment and game stalls in the wooden platform area outside the gondola’s Maokong Station offering free hot tea, as well as traditional children’s games such as ring toss, pitching grid, and pinball between 9 PM and 11 PM. Individuals can bring their mug or tumbler and enjoy hot tea while watching the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
 
With numerous restaurants and tea shops in the vicinity and expected crowd, TRTC reminds visitors to make reservations ahead of time to secure a place to relax and enjoy a fine meal before watching the fireworks show at midnight.