Review: Gangwondo Yangyang Haedam Village (여행 후 이야기: 강원도 양양 해담마을)

Last September 24, we, the Korea Rural Tourism Supporters, held our last Rural Tourism tour. Our first stop was at Gangwon-do Yangyang Haedam Village (강원도 양양 해담마을). Out of the two field trips I managed to participate, this last trip was the most memorable and fun trip I guess.

As a supporter of Korea Rural Tourism I was lucky enough to be able to learn and of course needless to say experience the fun of Korean archery (활쏘기) and Korean traditional raft (뗏목). Everything was first time to me so I was so excited to learn and do the experience programs, and personally speaking the experience programs met my expectations. 

Fun Facts about Haedam Village
Haedam Village which literally means "the village of sunshine in between mountains" is located at Seorim-ri Seo-myeon Yangyang-gun in Gangwon-do. It is a rural farm village surrounded by a deep valley and a green forest. It is considered as the producer of the best quality Injin mugwort.

Haedam Village offers a number of exciting and fun experience programs such as Amphibious Vehicle ride, Paintball Survival experience program, paintball shooting experience program, archery experience program, kayaking, wooden raft ride, trout catching, BBQ cooking, Tteok (Korean rice cake) making, soybean pancake making, hamburger making, Pyogo (shiitake) Mushroom cultivation, Marinated Beef patties making, bungalow stay, camping and pension stay. (For photos visit this link http://simplyexplorer.blogspot.kr/2016/09/korea-rural-tourism-supporters-goes-to.html)

How to get there by public transportation:
* From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (동서울종합버스터미널) take a bus bound for Yangyang Intercity Central Terminal (양양시외종합터미널)
-- travel time: approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes depending on traffic situation
-- fare cost: 18,700 Korean Won
* From YangYang Intercity Central Terminal (양양시외종합터미널) take a bus bound for Seorimri (서림리)
-- travel time: approximately 49 minutes depending on traffic situation
-- get off at the 18th bus stop
* From the bus stop, walk for about 6 minutes (405 meters) towards the Haedam Village

Address: 강원도 양양군 서면 구룡령로 2110-17
Contact Number: 033-673-2233 | 010-4396-3969 | 010-9079-0848
Email Address: hd.invil.org

To know more about Haedam Village check this link https://www.facebook.com/ruralkorea.en/videos/1724813164431736/?pnref=story

Photo courtesy of Korea Rural Tourism

Photo courtesy of Kiyo Rea

Photo courtesy of Kiyo Rea

Photo courtesy of Kiyo Rea

 

Not bad for a first-timer :-)

Moreover, we visited in a very fine sunny day so we were also able to witness the pristine and tranquil beauty of Haedam Village's surroundings. It makes us enjoy the fresh and cool breeze of the fall season while at the same time appreciate the natural colors of the nearby mountains.

Other experience programs that can be done at Haedam Village are: Paintball shooting (페인트볼사격), Amphibious vehicle Ride (수륙양용차 타기) and Kayaking (카약)

Colorful Kayak boats

Kayak boats with the breathtaking mountain as a backdrop

Photo courtesy of Korea Rural Tourism

Photo courtesy of Korea Rural Tourism

Overall, learning and experiencing Korean archery and traditional (wooden) rafting was so fun. I actually wished we were given more time since the experience activities were so wonderful. 

After the experience programs, we headed directly to the restaurant of Haedam Village to indulge a mouthwatering rural luncheon. Since it is a rural luncheon as expected the food was so delicious and healthy.

Thank you very much to the Korea Rural Tourism Supporters program for this very memorable and mesmerizing tour.

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