Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve (순천만습지)

The Admission ticket to Suncheon Bay Garden includes Suncheon Bay Wetland. The city tour bus can also drive you to the Wetland Reserve, but we missed the bus and didn't want to wait for the next one.

So we opted for another option which was riding this cute Sky Cube.

Sky Cube Railcar KRW 8,000 per person

 

The railcar passing by the Windmill, the Tank...

 

and a vast reed field...

 However, you'll still need to walk a long way from the railcar station to the entrance.

  It was such a windy day...my hair was totally a mess!

 

 Walking on the wooden boardwalk against the wind!

The strong wind blew relentlessly such that the whole field of reeds started to sway and dance...

 Suncheonman Bay's reed field covers a total area of approximately 495,867㎡.

The reed field starts from the confluence of Dongcheon and Isacheon Streams, 

and stretches along both sides of the stream for approximately 3 kilometres

until it reaches the main reed colony at Suncheonman Bay.

 The reed fields in Suncheonman Bay are thickly covered with tall reeds.

It is the biggest colony of reeds in Korea. Let's camouflage here...

 

  

  Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve is a natural habitat for birds of over 140 species, 

including migratory and endangered bird species such as the hooded crane, 

white-naped crane, Oriental White Stork, black-faced spoonbill, 

Eurasian Oystercatcher as well as birds designated as natural treasures.

You can see the Suncheon City Tour bus decorated with big hooded crane, 

a crab and mudskippers which are habitat in this Wetland.

Too bad that we didn't have enough time to go to the wetland, and had to take a

taxi because we're rushing to catch KTX back to Seoul. 

That's also ended our Suncheon City tour during which we had only managed to visit 2 places. It's sad that we missed out on so many places. We should have spent at least 2 days in Suncheon. Sigh~!

 

 Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve (순천만습지)

Add: 513-25, Suncheonman-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do 

전라남도 순천시 순천만길 513-25 (대대동)

[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