Daily Gyeongju Tour - KTX

● Time : 09:00am ~ 21:50pm
● Price : 199,000 won
● Condition
- Transportation (KTX-express train)
- Entrance fee & Lunch
- English speaking tour guide
- Travel Insurance

● Availiability : Min.4 pax

 

Itinerary

09:20 Meeting staff at Seoul Train Station
09:40 ~ 11:18 Seoul ---> Dongdaegu (KTX)
11:30 ~ 12:39 Dongdaegu --> Gyeongju (Saemaeul)
12:40 ~ 17:00 Meeting guide at Gyeongju Train Station and Gyeongju tour
* Lunch / Cheonmachong / Cheomseongdae - Banwalsung Fortress / Anapji Pond - Bulguksa Temple
17:12 ~ 21:53 Gyeongju -> Seoul (Saemaeul - normal train)

Information

Gyeongju was the capital of the Shilla Dynasty for a thousand year and you can find the remains of Korean ancestors all around the city. Being designated as one of the world cultural heritage sites by UNESCO in 1995, the whole city is truly a " Museum Without Walls ".

CheomseongdaeIt was known to be the oldest astronomical observatory in the East, but there is a disagreement on the purpose of its construction. It is assumed to have been a memorial monument symbolizing an observatory instead of being an actual astronomical observatory. It is also regarded as an architectural building imitating Sumeru Mountain, which is the center of the world in Buddhism. It might also have served as a sundial. Likewise, there are various different views on the usage of Cheomseongdae, but what is all in agreement is that its structure was built on scientific principles.

Anapji Pond
In 674, King Munmu, who united the three kingdoms, made a big pond inside the palace with three small “mountains”, flowers, trees, birds and animals. He held grand parties here on special occasions such as during celebrations of national achievements or welcoming important guests. However, Samguksagi (The Historical Record of the Three Kingdoms) never mentions the imhaejeonji, referring only to ‘a pond inside the palace’.

Bunhwangsa Temple
Bunhwangsa (temple) is built in the third year of Queen Seondeok’s ruling in 634. It is also known as the temple in which monk Ja Jang and Won Hyo stayed. It is also reportedly known for the painting of the unremaining Cheonsudaebi, which is said to have enabled a blind five-year-old girl named ‘Hui Myeong’ to regain her sight after praying song of Cheonsudaebi in front of Cheonsudaebi under the reign of King Gyeongdeok. At present, Bunhwangsa pagoda, Hwajongguksa monument (National Mentor of Hwajong), stone pavilion and two stone flagpole supporters remain. The Bunhwangsa pagoda is the one that imitated Jeonseoktap’ (brick-looking pagoda), the first ever stone pagoda built in the Silla era. It is considered a masterpiece Andesite