Andong Hahoe Folk Village [UNESCO World Heritage] Private Tour from Seoul
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Description
This tour brings you to the most oldest Village in Korea which is designated as an UNESCO World Heritage site – is a place to commune with the traditional fabric of old Korea and also can see the whole view of this village from the across the river called Buyongdae Cliff before going to this unique village After the Hahoe village, tourist can take time to explore the Hahoe Mask Museum, with its intriguing collection of Korean and international masks. For the last visit place, We go to Byeongsan Seowon which is Confucian school that was established by esteemed Confucian scholars to pay tribute to the memory of Seong-nyong Ryu • Tourist will be picked up and sent at a hotel in Seoul or nearby Seoul, It will take about 3 hours driving from tourist area • We provide Korean traditional tasty cuisine for lunch during the tour • Can listen to all the useful information such as politics, religions, society, culture and nature of Korea while traveling from knowledgeable driving guide
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Itinerary
Tourist can walk and feel real old traditional village where still remain an old culture and traditional Korean houses. This delightful traditional riverside village – a Unesco World Heritage site – is a place to commune with the traditional fabric of old Korea and, in the busy months, with large crowds of visitors. Avoid the weekends, go off-season and be rewarded with a glimpse of bucolic enchantment and the gentle rhythms of countryside village life.
Buyongdae is a cliff about 64 meters high situated where the Taebaeksan Mountain Range ends. From the summit, one can get a bird’s-eye-view of Hahoe Village in Andong. The name was taken from an ancient history of China. Meaning lotus, the name Buyongdae is said to be given for Hahoe Village’s configuration like a lotus flower. Thus, one can get the best view of the village from the cliff. Located near Buyongdae are Ogyeonjeongsa House, Gyeomamjeongsa House, and Hwacheon Seowon Academy.
Hahoe Mask Museum is located in Andong Hahoe Village, which is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Important Folklore Material No. 122. Hahoe Village is a representative traditional Korean folk town and is the home of the Hahoe Mask (National Treasure No. 121) and the Byeolsin Gut Mask Dance (Important Intangible Cultural Properties No. 69). The museum not only displays Hahoe masks, but also other traditional masks from all over the world. The museum consists of five permanant exhibition halls and one special exhibition hall, housing a wide range of masks from all over the world along with Hahoe masks. The museum also offers activity programs such as wearing a mask, mask trick art, photo zone, and more.
Byeongsanseowon is a Confucian school that was established by esteemed Confucian scholars to pay tribute to the memory of Seong-nyong Yu (1542-1607), who was well-respected for his writings and personality. His mortuary tablet is enshrined at this school. Around the time of 1863, Confucian schools enjoyed many freedoms under the Joseon rule, students and scholars of the school were exempt from taxation and other expenses. Byeongsan Seowon was one of 47 places in all of Korea and 2 in Andong not destroyed during the rule of Daewongun [Politician of Joseon Imperial family, 1820 ~ 1898] in 1868. The Nakdong-gang River is situated just in front of the Confucian Academy. Cross the river and the Byeongsan Mountain can be found. By forming a folding screen like shape around the academy, the mountains both protect and add a serene beauty to the area.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up any Hotel and Guest house in Seoul
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
Top day trip to the Hahoe traditional village close to Andong, with the competent, insightful and very pleasant guide Chance Kim. Strongly recommended
Thank you so much for the nice review with wonderful compliment for our guide.
Awful experience on Viator's Korea tour. Guide was rude, unhelpful, and no-show cost me $968.66. No refund or support from Viator
Hi. You did not join our tour. You wrote this review at wrong tour agency tour product. Please delete this review..!!
Everything about this trip was more than I expected. Mr BJ Kwon was an excellent guide who avoided the crowd and took me to some awesome photography spots as I needed. Also, the Andong chicken was delicious. I couldn’t have ask for a better experience. Thank you Mr. Kwon.
Thank you for the best review and wonderful compliment to our great tour guide BJ Kwon. Thanks a lot BJ.
- we did not receive the vehicle as mentioned in the advertising - we paid our food ourselves 60.000K won either is was included, I checked once I was back at hotel to verify as I did not want to argue with the driver to not ruin my family day. The organisation made a refund of 40 EURO which is appreciated. - the guide did not have much additional knownledge, he grabed a paper guide onsite and guided us based on that paper. This I could have done myself - conclusion I paid 500 EURO for 3 persons, worth it? Yes the village is beautiful and something completely different from what you see in Seoul as you are in the country side. But I expect from a guide that he tells me the ins and outs. - BTW the guide was very very kind no comments on that But I do not recommend unless you have the gurantee of a good and professional guide...
We are very sorry to hear that you didn’t have a good time with us. But, we would like to correct something you pointed out above. The vehicle, KIA Carnival, which we provided for you is exactly the same as explained on the web. In terms of lunch, your guide could have dealt with the lunch payment right away if you asked him earlier on the spot something different from your original contract. You didn’t have to keep it secret. Anyhow, we refunded the lunch payment immediately when you gave us a call later. On your phone call, as you called your tour guide “rubbish”, however, he is not as rubbish as you thought. He has been very qualified and dedicated to guiding our people. He didn’t do only walking you with the paper map, but also sharing with you verbally all kinds of background knowledge of the village. According to your guide, you guys didn’t seem to listen to what he said during the tour. Yes, definitely, you could travel in your own with zero Euro on Google in your PC. Once again, we are very sorry to have you on our tour.
The trip started with on time 7.30am pick up. Our private tour guide, Chance Kim, is absolutely fantastic, knowledgeable, friendly n jovial. The trip took us almost 3 hours to reach destination - Unesco heritage Andong Village. We had a good 2 hours walk in the village with detailed explanation from Mr Kim, whom also acted as our photographer. What a bonus!! Overall, it was an enjoyable & meaningful trip for us. This is a trip worth every cent paid for. Thank u Mr Kim...
Thank you for the great review and being as a my tourist Mr. Allan Chew. I hope you to have wonderful days rest of your travel days in Korea and see you again in near future.
My sister (Carol) and I were in South Korea touring with my daughter and her husband. My daughter was born in the Andong area of South Korea and my husband and I adopted her about 31 years ago. First trip to Korea for me. It was so great going to the Andong area, where she is from. What made it even greater is Chase, our tour guide! We toured the Andong Hahoe Folk Village and because we were the only two people on this tour (we went in mid-November, very non touristy time of year) we got great information and special attention from Chase. Topping on the cake was that Chase took lots of photos of Carol and I and shared these with us. This tour was definitely a highlight of our Korean adventures and I highly recommend it!
Thank you for the nice review. I hope to meet you again..!!
