Suncheon 1-day tour for Main attractions

Korea’s primary Buddhism jewel temple, Tongdosa, represents Buddha himself, and its second temple, Haeinsa, represents his teachings. Songgwangsa, the country’s third jewel temple, represents the seungga, or a community of Korean monks and nuns. Duration includes travel time via vehicle.

Naganeupseong Walled Town is located in Jeollanam-do, and contains a fortress town that is over 59,504 ㎡ in size. The fortress walls were built using square-shaped stones to reach 4 meters in height, 3 to 4 meters in width, and 1,410 meters in total length. The town consists of three neighborhoods along the east, south and west of the fortress walls. The village is overall well preserved, allowing visitors to observe houses and lifestyles that have all been passed down from the past. The town is highly valued as a historical and cultural resource for studying traditional folk customs.

Suncheonman Bay National Garden was established on a plot of 1.12 million ㎢ to help protect Suncheonman Bay. The garden is home to over 790,000 trees in 505 species and 3.15 million flowers in 113 species. The numerous groups of tulips and royal azaleas are truly a sight to see. In addition, the nearby 30,000 ㎡ field of canola flowers in full bloom in May creates a beautiful yellow "wave" of color. Although there are restaurants within the garden, bringing in food is allowed, making the garden a great location for a picnic in the shade of the trees. After exploring the garden, visitors can hop on the unmanned shuttle train (PRT) and ride to Suncheon Literature Center, and then transfer to the Reed Trolley to pass the 1.2-kilometer stretch of reeds to Mujingyo Bridge.

Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve [순천만습지], formerly known as Suncheon Bay Ecological Park [순천만자연생태공원], is located in Suncheon, a city in southern South Korea around 4 hours from Seoul by public transportation. It is South Korea’s first National Garden. In 2019, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism —announced through the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)— selected Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve as one of the ‘100 Must-Visit Spots in Korea’ for 2019-2020 and takes up place 42 in CNN’s 2019 list of 50 beautiful places to visit in South Korea. In 2021, this site was again selected as one of the ‘100 Must-Visit Spots in Korea’ for 2021-2022.