Route: SOUTH KOREA: A Miracle That Nobody Understands | Travel Documentary - Seoul, South Korea
Explore South Korea's diverse regions across Seoul, Busan, Jeju Island, and cultural landmarks like Gyeongju Historic Areas and Jeonju Hanok Village. This route connects major cities with natural attractions including Seoraksan National Park, Boseong Green Tea Fields, and coastal destinations like Namhae and Geoje Island.
- Mode
- Places
- Start
- Сеул, Республика Корея
- End
- Чеджу, Республика Корея
- Stops
- 10
- Video author
- travmap
- Updated
Stops on this route
- Сеул, Республика Корея
- Инчхон, Республика Корея
- Чхунчхон, Республика Корея
- Сокчхо, Республика Корея
- Pyeongchang-eup, Республика Корея
- Йосу, Республика Корея
- Namhae-eup, Республика Корея
- Кодже, Республика Корея
- Пусан, Республика Корея
- Чеджу, Республика Корея
Useful for your trip
- Timing
- College entrance exam day: flights are grounded and stock markets open late as the entire nation pauses. Plan travel around this major national event.
- Transport
- South Korea has the world's fastest average internet speed over 28 megabits per second. Streaming HD video and downloading are exceptionally fast.
- Food
- Try instant noodles (ramyeon) paired with kimchi at convenience stores. South Korea consumes more instant noodles per capita than any other nation.
- Food
- Experience kimjang, the traditional kimchi-making ritual where families gather in massive quantities before winter. UNESCO recognized it as intangible cultural heritage.
- Food
- Visit Jeonju for bibimbap, the iconic dish born in this culinary capital. Dine at courtyard restaurants in Hanok Village with communal tables.
- Tip
- Visit Nami Island during different seasons: spring for blossoms, autumn for fiery leaves, winter for snow. It was created in 1944 when Cheongpyeong Dam flooded the valley.
- Tip
- Hike Ulsanbawi in Seoraksan: nearly 900 stone steps lead to a dizzying ridge with views to the East Sea. The mountain rises 1,708 meters.
- Timing
- Visit Boseong tea fields at sunrise when mist curls around terraces. Spring and early summer are best for picking leaves by hand at festivals.
- Tip
- Walk through Seoul's Bukchon Village to see traditional hanok houses with wooden beams, then visit nearby Insadong for tea houses and antique shops.
- Tip
- Explore Incheon's Chinatown, Korea's only official Chinatown, then visit Songdo, a smart eco-city built on reclaimed land.
- Timing
- Pyeongchang offers snow in winter for skiing, wildflowers in summer, and buckwheat blossoms covering fields in white during late summer.
- Tip
- Visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a 250-kilometer heavily guarded border that has become an accidental sanctuary for endangered wildlife like red-crowned cranes.
Video on this route
SOUTH KOREA: A Miracle That Nobody Understands | Travel Documentary