K-National Treasure Day Tour (Mt.Seorak)

Sightseeing Nature tour in Sokcho

Tour Price : $100-500 Duration : 8 hours Languages: English

K-National Treasure Day tour (Mt.Seorak) Korean has lots of beautiful mountains. Especially, Mt. Seorak is the most popular and beutiful nature mountain. Lots of people are going there for whole year. Every season, this mountain has different colors so that this mountain is always popular. Recently, Lots of foreigners are going to this mountain to do hiking, and sightseeing. It's about 3 hours away from Seoul, and near by the east coast of South Korea. The Namseorak area is famous for its mineral water, hot springs, and waterfalls including Yongso Falls, Sibi Falls, and Yeosin Falls. Jeongbongsan Mountain (1,424.2m) is also included in the area. There are also several different hiking courses varying in distance and duration. At the top of Mt. Seorak, there is the fortress which called Gwongeumseung. Gwongeumseong Fortress is the site of a castle ruins called Mt. Seoraksan, and it is also known as Mt. Onggeumsan Castle, or Toto Castle. It is located on the steep Dol Mountain of Mt. Seoraksan Sogongwon area. It is believed to have been built by the 23rd King of the Goryeo Period (918~1392), Gojong (1213~1259 reign). It is also called Gwon-Kim Castle, as there is a legend that two generals named Gwon and Kim, built the castle to avoid war. At the left side of Sogongwon, past the Biryonggyo Bridge over the ravine, there is a path which leads to Gwongeumseong Castle, but it takes over an hour of travel through a steep, rocky path (2.5km), so cable cars are used. The cable car was installed by Dr. Gi-Sup Lee in 1971 and is still used by many tourists. It is operated from 7 a.m. to 6 or 6:30 p.m., departs every 7 minutes, and you can only purchase round-trip tickets at the ticket counter for that day. At the plateau of Gwongeumseong Castle there are 80 sections of rocks and you can see the East Sea and city of Sokcho. Also, to the west, you can see all kinds of fantastic rocks and stones which make up the Seoraksan Mountains.

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