3 days 2nights
Daily Tour
20 people
English, Korean
I would like to introduce a place where you can do dark tourism in Yanggu, the center of the Korean Peninsula. The DMZ is in Yanggu, which was introduced in a previous post.
(Breakfast: not included, Lunch: Wild Vegetable Bibimbap, Dinner: Gomchwi (Ligularia) & Pork Belly Set) At 7:30am, we will meet a guide at Yongsan Station and leave for Yanggu, Gangwon-do. (It takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours.) After traveling by bus for about 1 1/2 hours, we will stop by a rest area. After traveling for another 1 1/2 hours, we will arrive in Yanggu, Gangwon-do where we will have Wild Vegetable Bibimbap for lunch. Yanggu is a mountainous area with so many fresh wild vegetables. You can enjoy a table filled with produce harvested by locals. You can enjoy the Korean well-being table by mixing various wild vegetables and red pepper paste. After dinner, you will enjoy Dootayeon Trekking! This is a place where civilians are not allowed to enter, so for your safety, a professional Dootayeon commentator will always accompany you. Yanggu is surrounded by mountains, so even after the end of the Korean War, the two Koreas fought to secure more territory. It is also a place where scars for Koreans and the traces of the battle still remain. While trekking, soak your hands in the cool valley water flowing from Geumgang Mountain! However, swimming is not allowed. After a light walk at Dootayeon, we will harvest Gomchwi, a famous agricultural product of Yanggu. Shall we wear cool baggy pants with flower patterns like the locals and harvest Gomchwi? (Agricultural products may change depending on the season.) We’ll have a set dinner with harvested agricultural products and prepared pork belly for about an hour. Enjoy a delicious dinner with food prepared by local ladies! Supplies: ☆Required☆ ID card (ARC or passport), comfortable shoes and clothes for a simple walk of 1 1/2 hours, bottle for water
(Breakfast: Hotel breakfast, Lunch: Today's menu, Dinner: Tofu Set) Breakfast of simple bread, cereal, milk, and juice is served at the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel at 8 o'clock. Please board the bus parked in front of the hotel by 9 am! We will visit the White Porcelain Museum this morning. In Yanggu, Gangwon-do, white soil was abundant and its white porcelain was so famous that the people used them to pay tax to the royal family. You can admire the wonderful white porcelain made by artists from the Goryeo era to the contemporary era. We're also going to drive for about 35 minutes and walk around today's highlight the Punchbowl Dulegil Trail. By the way, don't worry too much as we will have a delicious lunch before going. Unlike the Dootayeon Trail from day 1, this is a mountain road, so you must wear comfortable walking shoes. We will go up and down the mountain for 2 1/2 hours, so fill a bottle with water and bring it with you. The Punchbowl trekking course is untouched by human hands, so you can see its pristine beauty. At the end of trekking, there is cool valley water, so you can wash the sweat off of your face. After finishing trekking, we will leave town to make today's dinner, handmade tofu. You will have time to prepare your dinner by making traditional handmade tofu. Enjoy your dinner.
(Breakfast included) We will start this morning a little leisurely. After checking out of the hotel, when you arrive at the lobby at 10am, we will depart for the restaurant where we will have breakfast. At the restaurant, we're going to eat a special dish called silaegi (dried radish greens), which is especially famous in Yanggu. We'll have a hearty breakfast and take photos at Gukto Jeongjungang Cheong Monument (National Land Administration Central Government), the center of the Korean Peninsula. Today is a historic day where you are in the center of the Korean Peninsula. You need to hike 800m to see the Monument, so think of it as a brief walk in the morning. We're going to take a great picture at the Monument and have our last break in Yanggu at a cafe called Camino Cidery. Camino Cidery is a preparatory social company that makes and sells vinegar, juice, and apple pie from the ugly apples from Yanggu. We will relax and enjoy apple pie and drinks here and go back to Seoul. (1 visit at a rest area.) I hope you had a great time in Yanggu, the center of the Korean Peninsula. Thank you.
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