Private Mt.Seorak national park Tour and Sokcho
Description
Mt.Seorak is known as the most beautiful national park in S.Korea! It is the highest in the Taebaeksannmaek Mountain Range and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is a place that you can definitely find lots of outdoor activities and beauty of the park! There're also a lot of wild life ,too Kwonkeumseong fortress - Cable car included in the tour Shinheungsa buddhist temple is located in the park, easy access Hiking is optional but there are two course which is easy 1. Biryeong water fall course - round trip 3h Harder than biseondae course, quite many uphill and stari case 2. Biseongdae rock course - round trip 2h beatufil scenery along the way, it's really easy 3. Full day hiking to the peak , Daecheongbong course Very healthy , super early in the morning starts hiking and finish at late afternoon, 8 - 13hours otherwise, mostly people need two days Tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Seoul Departing pretty early to get in the park earlier
Tour Options
Itinerary
Then, get to the most popular entrance to Seoraksan national park in Sokcho. This entrance is called Sogongwon area in Seorakasan National Park where you can take a cable car to Gwongeumseong Fortress. You can just trek to Gwongeumseong Fortress Your guide will take you to chicken soup restaurant near Sogonwon entrance. The soup is made of the Korean ginseng, garlic, ginger and green onions. Every bowl got their own chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and mushrooms. * The tour guild will suggest you trail options depending on the hiking level of participants on that day. Suggested Itinerary ① Hotel pickup at 7:20 am ② Proceed to Mt. Seorak in Sokcho ③ Take a cable car or climb up to Gwongeumseong Fortress(cable car is optional) and go back with cable car(20 mins) ④ Sinheungsa Temple: From here to Geumganggul(it takes around 2 hours) ⑤ Hike in Biseondae Rocks ⑥ Geumganggul Cave ⑦ Daepo port fishmarket or Anmok beach cafe street ⑧ Head back down to Sogongwon ⑨ Head back down to Sogongwon ⑩ Meal- Korean authentic chicken Soup ⑪ Drop-off
When you go back to Songonwon area, Sinheungsa temple is Located only around 10 mins away from the entrance inside of Seoraksan National Park and accompanied by a large seated bronze Budda statue known as Jwabul.
You can just trek to Gwongeumseong Fortress or If you don’t feel like getting sweaty, better to ride a cable car to get to the peak of the mountain. It’s located about 3 minutes away from the entrance. The ride itself is six minutes long and displays heavenly views of the park and the mountains. You will find colorful valley seen from the cable car.
you will see Biseondae Rocks, which is good hike for beginners who want to see stunning views. The hiking trail to Biseondae is one of the moderate tails you can take from the entrance area of Seoraksan National Park. The trail will be getting slightly rougher and uphill as you approached the Biseondae Rock. After Biseondae Rock, you will head to Geumganggul Cave. There is a small well with some natural spring water. You can dip your bottles in and top them up. After all hiking, you will have dinner.
It's one of the famous port fish market in Sokcho Crab is really famous and fried seafood! This place is optional
It's beautiful beach around Sokcho , EAST SEA There's big wheel for observatory , which is optional if you want to stop by, you can take a ride here! Around the beach, there's also good shaved ice , korean version(Bingsu) available!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
we can pickup and drop off service for any hotel in Seoul
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please add country code to your phone number at time of booking
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Reviews(2)
We are so grateful for Jonas! He was a wonderful guide! Jones allowed us to choose the path and encouraged us to climb higher even with kids. We will never forget the time what we spent in the Mt Seorak. It was beautiful in autumn time. After the hike we have visited also the Buddhist temple and learned about the religions in South Korea. At the end we had the dinner. The taste of the chicken soup is amazing! All of us became South Korean food lover, it was just so delicious! Thank you so much for this wonderful day, long transport and meal!
The whole experience was absolutely incredible and one I will never forget. James gave us such a phenomenal history of Korea and important context for everything we saw, ate, and did. It was the best part of our whole trip and we are so grateful.
