Hanteo Pony Farm (한터 조랑말농장) – Homepage www.gohanter.com – Tel +82-31-332-3695 Hanteo Pony Farm is a farm where children and families can experience aspects of farm life such as planting crops and attending to the needs of farm animals. During weekdays, the farm hosts learning activities specifically for groups of children from kindergartens and elementary…
Kalbongsan Recreational Forest (칼봉산자연휴양림) – Homepage www.kalbong.com – Tel +82-31-8078-8061 Kalbongsan Recreational Forest is located between Gyeongbangyegok Valley, famous for Surakpokpo Falls, and Yongchugyegok Valley, famous for Yongchupokpo Falls. The forest is a popular summer vacation spot for families due to the pure natural environment. Kalbongsan Mountain also provides many trekking paths. – Address :…
Bucheon Botanical Garden (부천식물원) – Homepage ecopark.bucheon.go.kr – Tel +82-32-625-4877 Bucheon Botanical Garden houses many rare plants, spread across two above-ground floors and two underground floors in a 27,124 ㎡ building. The building was designed in the shape of a peach flower, the symbol of Bucheon, and has one central garden and five themed gardens:…
Myeongjisan County Park (명지산 군립공원) – Homepage www.gptour.go.kr – Tel +82-31-582-0103 Standing at 1,267 meters above sea level, Myeongjisan Mountain is the second highest mountain in Gyeonggi-do after Hwaaksan Mountain. It is a popular destination all year round, as it offers plenty of resting areas with splendid views of the surrounding nature. In addition, Myeongjigyegok…
Manggyeongam Hermitage (망경암) – Tel +82-31-753-3090 Manggyeongam’s name derives from the hermitage’s view of Seoul, and is located in Bokjeong-dong of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. Manggyeongam Hermitage is said to be the place where kings of the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods prayed for peace for their subjects. In addition, Prince Pyeongwon, the 7th son of…
Jungwonpokpo Falls (중원폭포) – Homepage tour.yp21.net – Tel +82-33-773-5101 Jungwonpokpo Falls is located at the eastern edge of Jungwon Valley in Jungwonsan Mountain, Yangpyeong. A 15-minute walk from the parking lot through the valley pathway will take the visitors to the three-tiered waterfalls. Rather a small waterfall less than 10 meters high, Jungwonpokpo Falls is…
Ansan Botanical Garden (안산식물원) – Tel +82-31-481-3168 Opened in 2001, the Ansan Botanical Garden has three halls. The first hall (382.81㎡) is a tropical garden, home to 98 species, including palm trees. The second hall (846㎡) features 177 species in 11 families of floral plants, such as irises. The third hall (846㎡) features 177 species…
Gapyeong Baengnyeonsa Temple (백련사(가평)) – Homepage www.baekryunsa.org – Tel +82-31-585-3855 Baengnyeonsa Temple is surrounded by mountains, as it is located off Yongmunsan, Myeongjisan, and Daegeumsan Mountains. On each side of the temple, one can also find Unaksan Mountain as well as Cheonmasan Mountain. In addition, just behind the temple are Chungnyeongsan Mountain and Seorisan Mountain….
Supullo Unsimni (수풀로 운심리) – Homepage www.hanriver.or.kr – Tel +82-31-774-3603 Opened in 2004, Supullo Unsimni is situated on the Namhangang Riverside. The site used to be a sandpit before it was turned into a wetland. Effluent from wastewater treatment plants, which in the past was released directly into the Hangang River, now passes through several…
Paldangho Lake (팔당호) – Homepage www.gjcity.go.kr – Tel +82-31-760-2000 Paldangho, a man-made lake, lies beside the townships of Toechon-myeon and Namjong-myeon in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. Completed in 1973, this reservoir stores approximately 250 million tons of water, which is supplied to the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. It is also one of Gwangju’s tourist attractions, offering an…