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Green Tea Tour in Boseong and Gangjin
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Experience the hidden gems of Boseong Green Tea and Jangheung in South Jella Province. Join a private tour to make rice cakes, taste wild green tea and seasonal fruits, explore the green tea terraces, visit a tea farm observatory, drive through fishing villages, visit Sodeung Island, and enjoy a delicious dinner.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Boseong Green Tea Field Daehan Dawon - Boseong is a county in South Jella Province, and it has the perfect climate and soil for growing green tea with a distinct taste and aroma. Among many tea farms in Boseong, “Daehan Dawon” is the iconic site of green tea plantation because of its huge size and magnificent view with rolling hillsides of green tea bushes. We will stroll along the paths to the top observatory while enjoying fresh air and a spectacular layered view. At the end of the walking, we will taste green tea ice-cream! This place is green all year round. - Yeongcheon-ri - From this tea farm observatory, we can enjoy beautiful view with a lake and green tea plantation. We will stop here for a peaceful rest and nice photos. - Boseong-eup - There are two choices for lunch. The first main dish is the grilled pork patties with green tea powder, which is the local specialty in Boseong. The second main dish is the steamed rice wrapped in a lotus leaf, and it is good for vegetarians. - Korea Tea Museum - Korea tea museum was established to introduce the Korean tea culture and history in 2010. Visitors can view the whole process from cultivation to production of tea with graphic panels, images, and dioramas. There is a tea experience room, so we will learn how to prepare and drink tea in Korea through educational and hands-on experience. - Gangjin Dawon - Gangjin Tea Plantation is located at the foot of Mt. Wolchulsan and has been cultivated for green tea production since 1980 by ‘Amorepacific (Osulloc)’, a leading tea producer in Korea. But the history of tea culture in Gangjin is over 1,000 years as tea trees have been cultivated in many Buddhist temples around the mountain since Goryeo Dynasty. The tea produced in Gangjin has a strong scent and rarely tastes bitter. With rocks standing above Mt. Wolchulsan, Gangjin Tea Plantation creates a grand spectacle. - Baegundong Hermitage Garden - Baeg-un-dong garden was built and structured when Lee Damro (1627 - 1701) carved ‘Baeg-un-dong’ on the rock next to the valley. This was a place where scholars exchanged culture and enjoyed the arts. It also adds to the value that has been the cradle of Korean tea culture. This hermitage properly combines the nature and the manmade in an ornate composition and preserves the original form of the forest. - Seongjeon-myeon - Baeg-un Tea House was established to commemorate the achievements of Lee Han-young, who created the first Korean tea brand, Baegun Okpan Tea, in 1920s. And the tea history here goes further back to 1800s. Jeong Yak-yong, the greatest scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, loved tea while exiled in Gangjin. And the way he made and enjoyed tea has passed down through one of his disciples, and this is the place where this historical tea making is inherited. Visitors can taste the rice cake tea that Jeong Yak-yong enjoyed.
What's Included
- Historical green tea tasting in Gangjin
- Korean Tea Ceremony Class in Boseong
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information
This tour starts from Gwangju Metropolitan City. For tea-lovers and nature-lovers, this tour will be very enjoyable. We will visit two major tea plantations in Boseong and Gangjin. While Boseong is well-known for its green tea plantation and attracts many tourists every year, Gangjin tends to be off the beaten path for most foreign travellers. However, Gangjin has over 1,000-year history as a tea cultivated area, and it is the place where the first Korean tea brand was created. In Boseong, we will visit Korea Tea Museum and Daehan Dawon which is the most popular tea farm in Korea. Here, we will experience Korean tea ceremony with green tea tasting and enjoy green tea Ice-cream. In Gangjin, we will visit Gangjin Dawon Tea plantation with the stunning background of Mt. Wolchulsan, and a private garden of Joseon Dynasty. We will also visit Baeg-un Tea House and taste its long-time tradition tea. Don’t miss the nice local lunch too!
- Travel time from Gwangju to Boseong is around 70minutes.
- Travel time from Boseong to Gangjin is around 50minutes.
- Travel time from Gangjin to Gwangju is around 70minutes.
Location
Boseong Green Tea Field Daehan Dawon
Bongsan-ri, Boseong-eup
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Xi
Sep 1, 2024
More than a day in wonderland :)! - Within a handful of hours we walked through a tea field cultivated on a grand scale on hill slopes, enjoyed the widely known matcha ice cream, visited a tea museum covering both the natural and cultural aspects of tea/tea drinking, and participated in a traditional Korean tea ceremony, not to mention all the insightful inputs from Veronica (e.g. history of the Sorok island). Just as our thirst (for green tea and knowledge) was satisfied after the morning spent in Boseong, Veronica made the tour an even more memorable experience by driving us to Gangjin, where tea grows on the foot of the beautiful Wolchulsan, in its neighborhood there are among others the cradle of the first Korean tea brand, a scholar garden from the middle of the Joseon dynasty next to a bamboo grove. The day was so rich that I almost forgot to mention the delicious local food of the Jeollanamdo...Thank you Veronica for taking so good care of even my sprained ankle and exploring additionally Hadong with me :).
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Tour51606361032
Aug 15, 2024
Don't hesitate! There's real added value in having a guide for this day! - It was one of the best days of our trip.
We were lucky enough to meet a passionate and fascinating guide. The discovery of the world of tea in Korea deserves to be told and the opportunity to follow a guide rather, than discover it on our own, meant that we didn't miss out on the essentials of what we needed to learn.
Tea plantations are much more than just a walk and a beautiful landscape. It's also tastings in an exceptional setting, a history and a feeling that we can only experience with a local guide.
Thank you so much for these human and fascinating moments. Don't hesitate to choose this tour, we recommend it !
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