DAY
Oeammaeul / 9 hours
Tour Highlights
- Oeammaeul Village
- Jungang Market
- Onyang Folklore Museum
- Hyeonchungsa Shrine
Seoul - Asan - Seoul (- - -) 230km
The tour does not operate on Tuesdays.
Spend a full day exploring Oeammaeul village and neighboring attractions. As you leisurely make your way to Asan, you will see Korea's fertile farmland, farming villages, glistening brooks, sheltered ginseng farms, and lovely rice paddies that together forming a patchwork of colors and ever-changing textures of the rural Korean life. Today, you are in one of the
traditional clan villages exuding old and rustic charm. The village entrance is marked by stone bridge, pine forest and totem poles. This village with more than 400 years of history has about 70 traditional houses, and is highlighted by 6km-long stonewall paths ringing the village and the amazing artificial water system that goes through the entire village for gardens and agriculture. As you stroll along the pathway, you will see thatched cottages and tile roof houses representing typical village layout of central Korea and at the same time feel the rural ambience and peaceful atmosphere.
Enjoy a short stop at Jungang market, a classic example of the Korean market with lots of fresh vegetables, seafood, food stands and some textiles. While in Onyang folklore museum, you will get to know traditional livelihood, industry, culture, folk paintings and artworks. Tour also includes Hyeonchungsa shrine keeping the spirit of Korea's greatest naval hero, Yi Sun-sin. He had engaged in twenty-three naval battles against Japan and emerged victorious in all of them during the Hideyoshi invasion (1592-1598). He is also credited with the perfection of the first iron-clad warship in history. The shrine features the house where the admiral grew up, an archery range where he practiced, a museum containing a pictorial story of his life and an example of his famous "turtle ship." The museum also contains his war diary and sword he carried. With time to visit, return althe this afternoon to Seoul.
