Visions of Korea
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Seoul ?
The map of your stay "Visions of Korea"
Detail of the stay : Visions of Korea
How to get there - Seoul
Discovery of Seoul
Steps: Seoul
Visit of one of the palaces in Seoul (mainly Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung and Deoksugung), walk in Myeong-dong and the Namdaemun market (smaller but much more typical than Dongdaemun).
Places of interest : PALAIS GYEONGBOKGUNG (BONHEUR RADIEUX) PALAIS CHANGDEOKGUNG PALAIS DEOKSUGUNG DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA
Between modernity and tradition
Steps: Seoul
Visit of one of the three main palaces not visited. Visit of the folk village of Namsan. Walk in Apgujeong-dong.
Places of interest : NAMSANGOL HANOK VILLAGE
Balad in lively neighborhoods
Steps: Seoul
Walk in Insadong (preferably Sunday when the street is lively) and Bukchon. Visit of one of the unvisited palaces. Exit in western student districts.
Departure for a high place of Confucianism
Steps: Andong
Departure for Andong (about 4 hours train), its folk village and Confucian academies, including Dosan Seowon.
Places of interest : VILLAGE FOLKLORIQUE D'ANDONG
Historic visit or relaxation in hot baths
Steps: Onyang-Asan
Suwon south of Seoul, and its fortress, or Onyang (hot bath). Visit of the Korean folk village in the vicinity of the city.
Discovery of the former Baekje Kingdom
Steps: Buyeo
Gongju (former capital Baekje) and Buyeo (other capital Baekje). Visit of the different sites and discover two cities with modest and relatively undeveloped dimensions.
Jeolla Province
Steps: Geumsan
Through various places of interest in the province such as Jeonju and Geumsansa, Namwon.
Initiation to Korean History
Steps: Namwon
Excursion to the Gwanghallu Pavilion in Namwon. Balade around the pavilion.
Places of interest : PAVILLON ET JARDINS GWANGHANLU
Hiking in Nature
Jirisan and/or Jogyesan and Forteresse Fortress. Walk through unique natural sites and classified natural parks.
Continuation of the hike
A second day of hiking to enjoy the landscape.
Balade at Sea
Steps: Mokpo
Mokpo and one of his islands. Seafood tastings, stroll in the harbor, and small easy escape.
Escapade on Jeju/Jinju Island
Steps: Jinju
For those who have the means and the time, a trip by ferry or plane to Jeju Island, the return being possible towards Busan. Otherwise, Jinju and Busan.
Full day on the coast
Walk along the coast of Jeju.
Discovering local culture
Balades in fishing villages east of the island of Jeju.
Busan, lively city
Steps: Tongdosa
Busan (Marché market, Plage beach, Beomeosa) and Tongdosa. Visit of the vibrant second town of the country.
Places of interest : TEMPLE BEOMEOSA PLAGE DE HAEUNDAE
Balade by the Sea
Serenity in Haiensa
Steps: Daegu
Departure for Haiensa, near Daegu. To sleep and taste the calm of the country's most famous temple, in a nature of nature.
In the footsteps of the Kingdom of Silla
Steps: Gyeongju
Day in Kyeongju (remains of the kingdom of Silla, Bulguksa temple, Seokguram cave). Visit of the royal tombs and the most beautiful temples of the peninsula.
Places of interest : GROTTE DE SEOKGURAM
High Place of Confucianism
Steps: Hahoe
Andong, its folk village (Hahoe) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its Confucian Academies, including Dosan Seowon.
Cap on Mount Taebaek summits
Steps: Jeongseon
Mount Taebaek - road from Yeongwol (Jangneung) to Jeongseon - Seoraksan and Naksansa. Stroll in one of the most beautiful natural parks in Korea, magnificent in all seasons. Walk in the port and the market of Sokcho.
