Korea Shuttle Bus for Foreigners

Wow~! I wanna explore these 18 villages in rural Korea especially it's free of charge!

 

Reservation for traveling from 16 July 2016 onward.  

 

 

Itinerary Rural Sightseeing Villages.

 

* Departure from Seoul (Geanghwamun Station):

1. Soomy Village in Yangpyeong Gyeonggi-do.

2. Museum of Pigs in Incheon Gyeonggi-do.

3. Eoreumchi Village in Pyeongchang Gangwon-do.

4. Handemy Village in Danyang Chungcheongbuk-do.

5. Banggok Goblin Village in Danyang Chungcheongbuk-do.

6. Oeam Folk Village in Asan Chungcheongnamdo.

7. Alps Village in Cheongyang Chungcheongnamdo.

8. Gochujang Village in Sunchang Jeollabuk-do.

9. Obuk Village in Wanju Jeollabuk-do.

10. Seongdangpogu Village in Iksan Jeollabuk-do.

* Departure from Busan (Pusan Seomyun Station):

11. Muwol Village in Damyang Jeollanam-do.

12. Inryang Traditional Theme Village in Yeongdeok Gyeongsangbuk-do.

13. Seunggok Village in Sangju Gyeongsangbuk-do.

14. Gaesil Village in Goryeong Gyeongsangbuk-do.

15. Darangyi Village in Namhae Gyeongsangnam-do.

16. Gaepyeong Hanok Village in Hamyang Gyeongsangnam-do.

* Departure from  Jeju International Airport:

17. Dongbaek  Village in Seogwipo Jeju-do.

18. Nine Good Chair Village in Jeju Jeju-do.

I'm interested to experience some traditional craft or game experience, unique local village experience such as making gochujang, fishing, rafting, and many more.

Website: www.exploreruralkorea.com

Enquiry: shuttle@exploreruralkorea.com

 

 

Last winter trip, I'd a chance to take this free shuttle bus from Seoul to Jeonju.

Korea-China Martial Arts Culture Exchange Festival

with K-pop Stage (BTS, EXID, Stellar). 

Website: www.jbshuttle.com

Enquiry: shuttle@jbshuttle.com

 

[S-train] - Bukcheon Cosmos, Hadong, Suncheon and Deungnyang

This scenic S- train trips stop a little bit longer at beautiful and historic stations, which most of the passengers alight to experience uniqueness of these rural villages:

Bukcheon Cosmos (북천)
This peaceful village is famous for its cosmos blossoms and the white buckwheat flowers spanning over 400,000 square meters in Bukcheon-myeon.

S-train stops here for 4 minutes allowing passengers

to snap photos at this romantic station.

Nice to see these cute and colorful fake cosmos flower decorated

along this station. 

Attraction:

Bukcheon Cosmos and Buckwheat Festival 

It must be really pretty to see Cosmos flowers blossoming 

along Bukcheon station in Autumn.

Suncheon (순천)
In Korean, Suncheon means 'Following the will of the heavens'. It's also known as city of three mountains and two streams, or 'Little Zhejiang' (a popular region in China known for its beautiful scenery).

Photo exhibition showing beautiful Suncheon.

Attractions:
- Fields of Reeds: offer spectacular 37 acres of reeds growing in this reed kingdom of Korea.
- Suncheonman Bay Eco-Museum: video feeds sharing continuous live footage of migratory birds.
- Suncheon Drama Film Set: the largest film set in Korea, it consists of three villages in different era
  from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- Naksaneupseong: fortress villages with rustic thatch-roofed houses.

Why I didn't know there's a Haerang train?

Should cruise with this train next time round!

Suncheon station serves as transportation hub for the eastern regions of Korea.

Hadong (하동) 

Known as the first and biggest tea plantation that established in the early 20th century. The green tea in the Hadong region is called the “King’s Tea” because this high-grade tea used to be served to the kings of Korea.

Attractions:
Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival: Visitors can experience traditional tea ceremony, farming and picking wild green tea.

[Slow City] Hadong Agyang-myeon: home to Korea’s well-known Jirisan Mountain, and the crystal clear waters of Seomjingang River.

Hadong Station

Green tea Plantation

Deungnyang (득량) 

Stroll along 'Memory lane' to have a flashback to old-fashioned Korea. This street has replica of convenience store, elementary school, barber shop, comic book store, toy store and even a bus stop that re-designed to look as those in the 1970s. 

OMG~ so epic! I want to go there too!

Photo credit to the owner of this blog.

For more information on other stations, attractions, festivals, local delicacies, local tours, buses, and accommodations, please check Korail website and Korailtour for more scenic and special train tours.

Remember to check the timetable on how long it stops at that particular station if you're alighting to take photos, so you can return in time. 

Do take note that most of the stations only stop for 1 minute, therefore you need to pay attention to the announcements on the next approaching station especially if you have lots of luggage. Try to get them together from overhead compartment and luggage compartment, then stand near the door so it's easier to get off the train. 

We enjoyed S-train so much! and hope to travel on railways again!

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~ [O-Train] -Railroad Trip from Seoul to Punggi

~ [S-Train] - Scenic Southtern Explorer