Memorable experiences for your next visit to Korea
Meditate with Monks
Experience Korean Templestay
Become a monk for a day or two and experience life at
a Korean Buddhist Temple.
The Korean templestay
program offers a chance
to escape the stress of city
life in a beautiful mountain
temple while experiencing the
daily life of a monk.
Learn how to meditate effectively,
eat traditional temple foods,
experience a Korean tea ceremony
and help in the daily activities at the
temple.
The templestay is a great way to clear
the mind and revitalize your soul.
More info: http://eng.templestay.com
Discover your inner Chef
Learn the art of making Korea’s national dish – Kimchi
Kimchi is Korea’s national dish and
a side-dish served with every meal
including breakfast.
Spice up your life and enjoy a
hands-on experience of making
Kimchi while in Korea.
The Kimchi-making Experience
Centre in Gwangju is a great
place to start. Or if you are in
Gwangju in October you can
join the massive outdoor
Gwangju Kimchi Festival.
Here hundreds of locals and
tourists join hands in the
Kimchi making contests
and fun activities.
More info: www.visitkorea.or.kr search ‘kimchi festival’
Join in a mud-fight
at Korea’s most fun-filled festival
Let yourself go and join in the
mud-fights at the Boryeong Mud
Festival.
In July every year you
can cover yourself in
high quality mud that is
good for your skin as well
as great fun.
Have some mad mud
experiences like mud slides,
mud massages, giant mud
baths or even be locked in
mud prison!
Good fun for young and old!
More info: www.mudfestival.or.kr
Amazing Autumn Scenery
Trek through the stunning autumn foliage of Korea’s National Parks
Get lost in the amazing autumn scenery
of Seoraksan National Park with its
towering granite cliffs, spectacular
autumn foliage, hidden temples and
sparkling streams.
Go south and hike the rolling
mountains and valleys of stunning
Jirisan National Park and when
your muscles are aching at the
end of the day take a relaxing
hot spring bath at one of the
resorts.
Naejangsan National Park has
an Autumn Maple festival and
is well known for its avenue
of beautiful maple leaves.
More info: www.knps.or.kr
Learn Taekwondo
Korea’s Unique Martial Art
Practise some self-defence skills and learn
the discipline of Korea’s
unique martial art of
Taekwondo.
Join a variety of
programs from short
introductory courses
to week long programs
and tours.
Programs take place at
Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo
Headquarters) Memorial Hall
and there are special experience
programs for foreign visitors
at a royal palace downtown.
More info: http://www.taekwonseoul.org
Sleep Korean style
in a Korean house (hanok) in a 400 year old village
Stay in a Korean-style house and enjoy
the best sleep of your life sleeping on a
mattress on the floor with the warmth
from the unique under-floor (ondol)
heating system.
Jeonju Hanok Village is a 400 year
old living village, a time capsule
of Korean history and culture.
Andong Hahoe Village is another
typical Korean village where
you can enjoy the traditions
of Korean life in a past era.
In Seoul, Bukchon Village
is a great place to find a
traditional Korean house
to stay.
More info: www.jjhanok.com or www.hahoe.or.kr
Culinary Delights
Cook your own Korean BBQ (Bulgogi and Galbi)
All visitors to Korea fall in love with
Korean BBQ.
Enjoy the many BBQ
restaurants where you
can share a table with
friends and cook the
Korean way.
Sizzle some marinated
beef (Bulgogi) or marinated
beef ribs (Galbi) and enjoy
with an amazing array of side
dishes including Kimchi, the
national dish.
More info: www.visitkorea.or.kr click on ‘food’
Shopping – good for the Seoul
Shop 24/7
In Seoul its not ‘shop till you drop’ its
‘shop all day, shop all night’.
Many places including markets are
open to all hours. Night owls can go
shopping till the sun comes up if
they wish.
You can also enjoy the
entertainment as you
shop at large shopping
areas. Dongdaemum and
Myeongdong have massive
stages where young
performers showcase their
talents into the evenings.
More info: www.visitkorea.or.kr click on ‘shopping’
Have a blast
with Korea’s youth at Hongik University’s Club Day
Join Korea’s hip and happening youth at
the Hongik University’s Club
Day on the last Friday
of every month.
Purchase a ticket which
allows you entry to any
one of thirteen clubs where
you can dance and sing until
dawn.
Club Day is a popular place to
meet up with young Koreans
and experience a night on the
town in modern Korean style.
More info: www.visitkorea.or.kr search ‘Club Day’
Join a FREE walking tour
through the 600 year old city of Seoul
Walking tours are a great way to see
Seoul city so put on your walking
shoes and join up.
Walking tours of Seoul feature the
beautiful royal palaces, arts and
cultural streets like Insadong. Here
you can enjoy the art galleries,
antique shops and enjoy a rest at
a traditional tea house along the
way. Seoul city walking tours
are a great way to enjoy the
fresh air, exercise and see and
learn a whole lot more than
simply walking around by
yourself.
Admission costs may apply.
More info: www.visitseoul.net
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