ESSENCE OF GANGWON-DO TOUR (5d4n)

• 2-5 DAYS
• ALPENSIA RESORT
• JEONGSEON
• NATURE
• SEORAKSAN MT.
• YONGPYONG RESORT

The north-east side of SOUTH KOREA are covered with many mountains and it keeps more natural scenery than the west side.

Therefore, the ski resorts are gathered here because it’s altitude is higher and it’s temperature is lower. This is the reason why PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS will be held here.

Please don’t try to judge the value of our itinerary (or, the places) with English information on internet.
Remind that KOREA is not the English speaking country. Because only few foreigners wrote the review, or experience on the internet, furthermore, because many of them relied on the public transpiration, we would advise you…not to pay attention to this kind of English articles on internet.

The first two days’ journey focus on SEORAKSAN MOUNTAIN. In addition to popular venues such as CABLE CAR to GWEONGEUMSEONG PEAK, SINEUNGSA TEMPLE, we will show you opposite side of SEORAKSAN MOUNTAIN, deep blue EAST SEA and SOKCHO CITY.

On the third day, you will move along EAST SEA downward…to SAMCHEOK CITY. SAMCHEOK is major cement production site because the nearby mountains have many lime stone. Also, there were several coal mines too in the past. Unfortunately, many coal mines are closed today due to the increased mining cost. Anyway, key feature of SAMCHEOK is also the mountain, but more pointed mountains.

You will visit DAEGEUMGUL CAVE after departure from SEORAKSAN MOUNTAIN. This is the lime stone cave at the hill side. Because DAEGEUMGUL CAVE was designated as natural monument, only few hundreds people can go inside the cave daily.

Today your lodging is HIGH ONE RESORT. To get to HIGH ONE RESORT, we need to go over the big hills. Even for the KOREAN people, the traveling around ‘inner’ SAMCHEOK is not easy experience due to the accessibility.

After check out from HIGH RESORT, you will travel around JEONGSEON. JEONGSEON-GUN (It’s administrative hierarchy is the gun. The gun is the similar with county.) size is 1,220.67 km2(471.30 sq mi) whereas the population is only 46,000. Today, you will enjoy JEONGSEON RAIL BIKE around very country-side scenery. We would like to say this is the highlight of the tour in addition to DAEGEUMGUL CAVE.

After rail bike, you will transfer to PYEONCHANG-GUN passing by JEONGSEON ALPINE CENTRE where the downhill ski will be held during PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS.

Before check-in at hotel, you will visit the sheep are grazing in the fields at SAMYANG RANCH (This is much bigger than DAEGWALLYEONG SHEEP FARM.) and big wind power generator at the hills.

On the 5th day, let’s move to nearby ski resort called YONGPYONG RESORT. YONGPYONG RESORT is the first ski resort in KOREA and it still keeps the dominating position in the ski resort industry. You will take the ski gondola to the top of the mountain at 1,400m from the sea level.

Repeating the places, you will visit following places.

▪ SINHEUNGSA TEMPLE, GWEONGEUMSEONG PEAK (by cable car), JUJEONGOL VALLEY at SEORAKSAN MOUNTAIN

▪ JEONGDONGJIN (train) STATION

▪ DAEGEUMGUL CAVE (or, HWANSEONGUL CAVE nearby)

▪ HIGH ONE RESORT

▪ JEONGSEON RAIL BIKE

▪ ALPENSIA RESORT

▪ SAMYANG RANCH

▪ WOLJEONGSA TEMPLE