Hyangilam > Dolsan Park > Lunch (Bongsang-dong crab) > Kukdong Cruise > Aquarium > Dinner >
Night scenery(Yeosu National Industrial Complex)
San-7, Yullim-ri, Dolsan-eup, Yeosu Jeonnam | |
061-644-4742 (Hyangilam main place of worship) | |
2,000 Won | |
One of the top places to view the sunrise in Korea. Geumosan’s rocks split like the back of a turtle’s shell looking toward the sea. |
San-1, Udu-ri, Dolsan-eup, Yeosu | |
061-690-2342 |
813-9 Udu-ri, Dolsan-eup, Yeosu | |
061-644-2000 | |
17,000 Won |
Aqua Planet Yeosu, 350-77 Sujeong-dong, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do | |
061-660-1111 | |
http://www.aquaplanet.co.kr/yeosu/index.jsp | |
20,500 Won (adult) |
San 183-4 Hwachi-dong, Yeosu | |
061-690-2036 |
Heungguksa > Manseong-ri Black Sand Beach > Lunch (Bongsan-dong crab) > Yeoja Bay Mud Flats >
Seonsu > Dinner > Night scenery(Yeosu National Industrial Complex)
17 Jungheung-dong, Yeosu | |
061-685-5633 | |
2,000 Won | |
Temple established to pray for the country’s prosperity, located within Yeongchwisan |
85-5 Manheung-dong, Yeosu | |
061-690-7547 |
Sagok-ri, Sora-myeon, Yeosu | |
061-690-2036 (Yeosu tourist center) |
Way-708 Sijeon-dong, Yeosu | |
Historical Landmark no. 392, the place where General Yi Sunshin built the turtle ship that defeated the Japanese during the 1592 invasion |
San 183-4 Hwachi-dong, Yeosu | |
061-690-2036 |
2012 Yeosu World Expo at Sujung-Gu, Yeosu city | |
1577-2012 | |
http://www.expo2012.kr | |
16,000 Won (Adult) | |
An amazing water show that will open your eye by mixture of World’s best marine fountain, water screen, lightings and laser. |
Suncheon Bay > Nakan Town > Lunch (Panjinmi) > Songgwangsa > Drama filming location > Dinner
162-2 Daedae-dong, Suncheon Jeonnam | |
2,000 Won | |
09:00 ~ 18:00 | |
Reed train (from 09:40, takes 30 minutes, closed on Mondays) / Suncheon Bay boat tour (takes 35 minutes, fee: 4,000 Won) |
Namnae-ri, Nakan-myeon, Suncheon | |
2,000 Won | |
10:00 ~ 17:00 | |
Free hands-on experience program |
12 Sinpyeong-ri, Songgwang-myeon, Suncheon | |
061-755-0107~9 | |
2,500 Won |
22 Chorye-dong, Suncheon | |
3,000 Won | |
dramas (Giant, East of Eden, Love & Ambition), movies (Sunny, Once in a Summer) |
Suncheon Bay > Sorok-do > Lunch (Nokdong Port) > Bongnaesan Cedar Forest Trail > Naro Space Center >
Jungsan Sunset Viewing Platform > Dinner (Beolgyo)
162-2 Daedae-dong, Suncheon Jeonnam | |
2,000 Won | |
09:00 ~ 18:00 | |
Reed train (from 09:40, takes 30 minutes, closed on Mondays) / Suncheon Bay boat tour (takes 35 minutes, fee: 4,000 Won) |
Sorok-ri, Doyang-eup, Goheung-gun | |
free | |
08:00 - 18:00 (summer) / 08:00 - 17:00 (winter) |
Waycho-ri, Goheung-gun | |
radio station car park / Space Center > cedar train entrance |
1 Yenae-ri, Bongnae-myeon, Goheung-gun | |
3,000 Won | |
10:00 - 17:30 (closed on Mondays) | |
4D image dome |
Jungsan-ri, Namyang-myeon, Goheung-gun |
Jeamsan Recreational Forest > Kanggol Traditional Village > Lunch (Boseong Nokdon) >
Daehan Tea House (Green Tea Museum) > Yulpo Beach (seawater green tea bath) >
Bibong Dinosaur Egg Fossil > Dinner (Beolgyo)
San 113-1 Daeshin-ri, Woongchi-myeon, Boseong-gun | |
1,000 Won (parking: 3,000 Won) |
Obong-ri, Deungyang-myeon, Boseong | |
free |
1288-1 Bongsan-ri, Boseong-eup, Boseong-gun | |
3,000 Won | |
09:00 - 19:00 (summer) / 09:00 - 18:00 (winter) | |
Green Tea Museum (admission: 700 Won / opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00) |
678 Dongyul-ri, Hoecheon-myeon, Boseong-gun | |
free | |
seawater green tea bath (admission: 5,000 Won) |
Bibong-ri, Deungyang-myeon, Boseong-gun | |
free |
SONO CALM YEOSU > Baekunsan Recreational Forest > Hwagae Market (lunch) > Suncheon Bay Eco Park >
SONO CALM YEOSU > Selection between night-time scenery of the Yeosu City Tour or Dolsan Park
San 115-1 Chusan-ri, Ongyong-myeon, Gwangyang | |
061-797-2655~6 | |
1,000 Won | |
08:00 - 19:00 | |
wetlands ecology experience, forest observation area and red clay trail, natural plantations, 3D nature video screening room, recreational forest |
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Ongnyongsaji, Jungheungsa, seaweed sampling, historical site of Hwanghyun, Haksadae, Gwangyang Hangyo, Seomjin ferry, International Plum Blossom Festival(Spring), Mandeok harbor, gizzard shad festival(Autumn), plum farm |
Tap-ri, Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun | |
055-883-5722 | |
famous for its wild herbs, freshwater crab soup, sweetfish and Asian clam. Special produce in Autumn includes Daebon persimmon and Hadong pears |
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Ssangyesa, Choichampandaek, Samsung-gung, Cheonghak-dong, paragliding, etc. |
162-2 Daedae-dong, Sucheon Jeonnam | |
2,000 Won | |
09:00 ~ 18:00 | |
Reed train (from 09:40, takes 30 minutes, closed on Mondays) / Suncheon Bay boat tour (takes 35 minutes, fee: 4,000 Won) |
annually from the 31st of December to the 1st of January | |
Impo Village, Yullim-ri, Dolsan-eup | |
With its name meaning “a hermitage facing the sun”, Hyangilam is a place where you can gaze at the sun while it rises above the South Sea horizon. The coastal road heading toward the hermitage boasts of beautiful scenery, while the surroundings are made up camellias and the bizarrely shaped rocks of Geumosan. |
annually in early April | |
Yeongchwisan, Jungheong-dong | |
Opens at the beginning of April of each year on Yeosu peninsula’s Yeongchwisan Mountain when azaleas come into full bloom. Various events are held including a photography contest, ‘Miss Azalea’ competition and local dish festival. |
annually from the 3rd to 6th of May | |
Yi Sunshin Plaza and downtown | |
A variety of events showing the regional culture of Yeosu take place including the Hyuncheon Sodongpae game, Yongchul Darigi and various parades such as the Yi Sunshin Portrait parade and the Turtle Ship, Panok Ship parades. The festival is held on the 3rd of May every year to commemorate the introduction of the Turtle Ship to the battlefield by General Yi Sunshin |
annually in July | |
Jinnam sports park | |
This festival is held for the healthy exchange of cultures between youth from around the world as well as to celebrate the local culture, with a range of programs and experiences including a dancing/singing competition and cultural exchange camp. |
annually from the 3rd to 6th of May | |
Yi Sunshin Plaza and downtown | |
A festival held to show off regional products and culture, as well as the superb views and natural bounty of the islands of Geomun-do, the region’s most southerly point, and Baek-do, an island shrouded in mystery. |
annually in October | |
Jangcheok Village, Sagok-ri, Sora-myeon | |
A festival comprising a range of programs designed to fulfill all five senses, with the specialized item of ‘mud flats and the sunset’ in the naturally stunning Yeoja Bay |
Month | When | Region | Festival Name | Location | Details |
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March | Early | Gwang yang |
Gorosoe Festival | Yaksu altar, Donggok-ri, Ongnyong-myeon |
An array of events including a large feast and performances for locals and a traditional-pre meal event, yaksu ritual ceremony and post-dinner public function for tourists take place at this festival. |
Mid-late | Gwang yang |
International Plum Blossom Festival |
Gwangyang City | In early Spring, Plum Blossom Village (Seomjin Village) comes to life with Plum Blossoms, booming with toursits from early March to early April. |
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April | Early | Yeosu | Yeongchwisan Azalea Festival |
Yeongchwisan | Yeongchwisan Azalea consert, mountain top event by the Azalea artist group etc. |
Early | Hadong | Hwagae Cherry Blossom Festival |
Vicinity of Ssanggyesa, Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam |
Held April 6-7 of 2013 in the vicinity of Ssanggyesa, Hwagae Market, Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam. |
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Mid | Goheung | Aerospace Festival | Goheung Bay | 60 types (2 formal, 8 exhibitions, 21 experience-type, 12 performances, 17 others) |
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May | Early | Yeosu | Turtle Ship Festival | Yi Sunshin Plaza & Yeosu city | Opening ceremony, recreation of the signal fire, Tongjeyeonggilnori, Jeolla Chwasu-gun battle procession, Dukje, firing of gunshots and flaming arrows, a range of participatory/hands-on and other events etc. |
Mid | Suncheon | Nakan Folklore Festival |
Nakan Town Folk Village | Nakan large tightrope walking, Nakan Durenori, folk dalknori, traditional wedding, walking around castle with torch, writing wishes on paper, sheaf burning, straw craft |
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Mid | Hadong | Wild Tea Cultural Festival |
Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam |
Held May 17-19 2013, Korea Tea Makers Contest (running 4 main programs), performances, exhibitions, slow-city Hadong program etc. |
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Mid-late | Goheung | Nokdong Sea Fireworks Festival |
Specially constucted stage in Nokdong harbor |
Multi-fireworks show, 7080 live performance, invited singers etc. |
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Mid-late | Boseong | Boseong Green Tea Festival |
Korea Chasori Park and Boseong tea plantations |
Tea making, Tea Art Festival, well-being tea leaf picking, green tea beauty and health experience (green tea pack, green tea footbath), taste-testing of green tea foods, tea ceremony etiquette. |
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June | Early | Yeosu | Gorosoe Festival | Sagok-ri, Sora-myeon | Ritual for big fish hauls, netting, digging up cockles and Manila clams, mud boating, mud flat experience and mud sports, sunset photo contest. |
July | Late | Yeosu | Yeoja Bay Mud Flats Sunset Festival |
Woongcheonchinsu Park, Yeosu |
International interchange camp, song/dance contest, seaside leisure sports |
August | Early | Hadong | Hwagae Cherry Blossom Festival |
Sulsang Harbor, Sulsang-ri, Jingyo-myeon, Hadong-gun |
Freshness and excellence in taste of Hadong Jingyo’s speciality the herring Celebrity invitation performances, fireworks show, herring fishing, tourist singing contest etc. |
Mid-late | Yeosu | Yeongchwisan Azalea Festival |
Geomun-do | Public demonstration of the songs of Geomun-do’s boatmen, fishing, a range of participatory/hands-on programs |
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Sept | End or beginning of Oct. |
Boseong | Boseong Herring Festival |
Pine grove beach, Yulpo Hoecheon-myeon and seawater pool |
Opening ceremony and celebratory performance, free herring-catching experience, herring-cooking practice, herring festival singing contest, tourist socializing area etc. |
End | Hadong | Bukcheon Cosmos Buckwheat Festival |
Leemyeong village flower complex, just before Bukcheon-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam |
Buckwheat flowers and cosmos of Bukcheon-myeon, flower garden concert, saxophone performance, Madang plays, traditional weddings, audience singing contest etc. |
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Oct | Early | Gwang Yang |
Charcoal Grilling Festival |
Seocheon sports park Gwangyang-eup |
Aimed at contributing to the regional economy and raising the image of Gwangyang as a nice place to live by turning local charcoal grilling into a tourism attraction and local cultural festival, spreading word of Gwangyang’s appreciation of taste, raising the profile of local charcoal grilling and encouraging the participation of local residents. |
Mid-late | Suncheon | Southern Food Culture Feast |
Nakan Town | University club madang, Dongpyeonje, Gayageum sing-a- long, 7080 romance concert, Sopyeonje tightrope walking, fusion Korean instruments, rice milling, food making etc. |
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Mid-late | Boseong | Seopyeonje Boseong Sound Festival |
Specially constructed stage, Boseong Dahyang gymnasium, Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Hall |
National Pansori contest, national Gosu contest, performance of celebrated signers, Korean instrument performance, fusion Korean instrument performance, Madang plays, exhibitions and hands-on events |
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Nov | Early | Suncheon | Suncheon Bay Reed Festival |
Suncheon bay, Dongcheon |
Concerts, reed song festival, reed healing, hope lighting festival, early morning tour, Suncheon Bay healing tour, reed/Oriental medicine footbath, beauty experience, making of headbands with reeds, woodworking, reed weaving, Dongcheon water sports (peddle boats, water bike), face painting, caricatures. |
Early-mid | Boseong | Beolgyo Cockle Festival |
Specially constructed stage at Beolgyo Cheil High School, Daepo-ri |
Opening ceremony, Korean instrument Madang, Cockle singing contest, KBC TV celebration show, folk ‘yut’ game, youth festival, K-Pop, cockle shelling, mud flat race, cockle fishing etc. |
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Mid | Hadong | Chamsungeo Festival |
Geumnam-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam |
Chamsungeo fishing (a delicacy of Noryang harbor, where the Seomjin River meats the South Sea), free Chamsungeo taste-testing corner, artistic performances etc. |
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Dec | Mid – early Jan |
Boseong | Tea Plantation Festival |
Butjae Tea Garden and Viewing Platform |
Lighting hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs – 18:00-22:30 (until 24:00 on weekends and public holidays) Facilites and other: large size Christmas cards, roadside Sotdae and Manjang, photo zone, themed streets etc. |
31–Jan 1 | Suncheon | Hyangilam Sunrise Festival |
Dolsan Impo Village (Hyangilam) |
New Year’s Even bell ringing ceremony, New Year fireworks show, Korean round circle dance, invited singer performance and singing contest for visitors, launching of balloons with wishes attached, free rice cake soup, visitor participation Madang, sending of best wishes postcards, hanging of lotus lanterns, hanging of wish lines, launching of wish balloons, trying of local products, food market etc. |