Gyeongju UNESCO Sites Tour per KTX trein; Het Museum Zonder muren
Beschrijving
Ontdek Gyeongju, een Koreaans juweeltje, via een snelle KTX-sneltrein met een snelheid van 300 km/u. In slechts twee uur arriveer je op station Gyeongju. Duik in de rijke geschiedenis van de stad met een dagtocht door de culturele wonderen. Gyeongju, de voormalige hoofdstad van het oude Koreaanse koninkrijk Silla (57 v.Chr. – 935), beschikt over een schat aan erfgoedsites die de opmerkelijke culturele prestaties weerspiegelen. Begeleid door onze experts, wees getuige van traditionele kunst en cultuur en dompel jezelf onder in de levendige geschiedenis van Korea. Ga met ons mee voor een dag vol met de essentie van Gyeongju's verleden en heden.
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Reisroute
Het heeft meer dan 20 grote en kleine graven uit de Shilla-periode. De graven worden verondersteld die van koningen en hofbeambten te zijn. De meeste van hen zijn aarden en heuvelvormig. Sommige dubbele kaleber-vormige degenen zijn voor de gezamenlijke begrafenis van een man en vrouw. Omdat alle opgegraven stenen met stenen omzoomd kamertype waren, worden de meeste graven hier geacht van hetzelfde type te zijn. Tijdens de opgravingen van chenmachong en Hwangnamchong zijn talloze artefacten (waaronder een gouden kroon, gouden gordels, gouden en zilveren persoonlijke ornamenten, paardenarmaturen en wapens) blootgelegd.
Het is waarschijnlijk het beste geschiedenismuseum in Korea, het Gyeongju National Museum, waar je de betekenis van deze oude stad in één klap kunt waarderen. De belangrijkste archeologische hal heeft oogverblindende displays van sieraden, wapens en andere ceremoniële items uit de Shilla-dynastie, waaronder een gouden kroon uit de 5e eeuw.
Cheomseongdae betekent "Star Gazing Tower." Gebouwd tijdens het bewind van koningin Seonduk (27e heerser van de Shilla-dynastie) in 634, het is het oudste bestaande observatorium in het Verre Oosten. Het heeft 27 niveaus van stenen in een ronde vorm met vier reeksen parallelle staven om een vierkantvormige structuur op de bovenkant te maken. De 12 rechthoekige basisstenen zijn gepositioneerd in een vierkant, drie aan elke zijde, die de vier seizoenen en twaalf maanden van elk jaar voorstellen. Al meer dan tweeduizend jaar bestudeerden astronomen de bewegingen van sterren en planeten en brachten ze in kaart. Rechtbank-astrologen rapporteerden en interpreteerden hun bevindingen aan de koning, die vervolgens zou handelen volgens hun voorspellingen.
De Anapji-vijver werd gebouwd in 674 na de eenwording van het Koreaanse schiereiland. Kleine bergen werden gecreëerd binnen de paleismuren, prachtige bomen en bloemen, maar ook zeldzame vogels en dieren, werden van overal naar de eilanden en heuvels rond de vijver gebracht. Ook werden er een aantal paviljoenen rond gebouwd en gebruikt voor feesten en banketten en als paleis van een prins.
De nabijgelegen Bulguksa-tempel is de bekendste boeddhistische tempel in Korea en de thuishaven van een aantal belangrijke overblijfselen uit de Silla-periode, waaronder de twee stenen pagodes Dabotap en Soekgatap. Het dateert ook uit de 8e eeuw maar is een aantal keren herbouwd.
De grot van Seokguram is een hermitage die deel uitmaakt van het Bulguksa-tempelcomplex. De grot kijkt uit over de Oostzee en ligt 750 meter boven de zeespiegel. Het bevat enkele van de beste boeddhistische beelden ter wereld, waaronder de belangrijkste Boeddha. De bouw duurde van 742 tot 774. In de ronde hoofdzaal bevinden zich het Bonjon-beeld, Bodhi-sattva en zijn discipelen. De Bonjon-figuur draagt een genereuze glimlach en zit op het podium gegraveerd met een lotusbloemontwerp. Omdat de zonsopgang vanaf deze plek best mooi is, beklimmen veel mensen de berg bij zonsopgang.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
We halen op bij uw hotel en Airbnb in het centrum van Seoul gebied. Laat ons uw accommodatieadres weten, zodat we u bij u thuis kunnen ophalen. De route kan worden gewijzigd, afhankelijk van de lokale verkeersomstandigheden
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Belangrijke informatie
- Baby's en kleine kinderen kunnen in een wandel- of kinderwagen mee
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Kinderen moeten bij een volwassene op schoot zitten
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met ruggengraatletsel
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Beoordelingen(11)
It was a long day, but absolutely worth it. We started early with Andrew picking us up from our Airbnb and driving us to the train station. He even waited with us and walked us onto the train when it was time to board. Two hours later, we arrived in Gyeongju, where our guide, Dongmin “Domingo,” was waiting right outside our train car. Domingo took us to several shrines and archaeological sites throughout the day, impressing us with his deep knowledge and personable nature. His decades of experience and local perspective on Gyeongju’s history and culture really stood out. The highlight of the day was lunch—Korean BBQ is a must when visiting Korea, and Domingo treated us to a restaurant his family frequents, making it feel extra special. After a few more stops, Domingo brought us back to the train station and made sure we were on our way to Seoul. For our first day in Korea, it was an incredible experience. Back in Seoul, you’ll need to arrange transportation back to where you are staying; having your address written in Korean helps avoid stress, as taxi drivers are unlikely to speak or read English.
John was great. He knew many stories about the city and its history. It was informative and Interesting. He also took us to the cutest little restaurant for lunch. The food was a large portion so we didn't eat it all but it was tasty. If we ever come back this way we would book this tour for friends.
This was the best tour if you like history. Well organized were met by a nice lady who took us to subway station and escorted us to our seats. Our guide Jay met us as we walked off subway in Gyeongju. We saw the burial mounds and even able to walk in an excavated one. He took us to several historic areas. Including a drive to the ocean. Last we went to the beautiful mountains to see a grotto with a massive Buddha dated back to 600. Impressive, Beautiful beyond words. Highly Highly recommend this tour. Thru Tagu travel Korea
This was a great tour: it was well organized, stress-free for us, and a great guide. We really want to give 5 stars, but unfortunately we had a hard time with the guide's accent. He was a historian, and knew not just korean history and culture, but was able to relate it to world history and culture also. We were so disappointed we were not able to understand him fully. What we loved about the tour is that it was stress-free. We didn't have to worry about details, so could just enjoy the day. Somebody met us at our hotel lobby, drove us to the train station and put us on the train. He even came into the train car to show us our reserved seats. He handed us the tickets in an envelope, with the train information including car# and seat#s written on the front, and also the return train information. On the back of the envelope was our hotel name and address, so that we can just show it to the taxi driver on the way home. At Gyeongju our guide met us at the platform, and took us around all day. Even at the museum he accompanied us, which was a great boon, because he was able to highlight the more important items, and relate them to what we had learned and seen earlier. He then brought us back to the station, waited with us on the platform and saw us into our train car. Gyeongju is fascinating and well worth the visit. We were afraid it would be too strenuous a day, but it wasn't. The day was full, but the getting there and back by the bullet train was relaxing, thanks to the tour company taking such good care of us.
We wanted to take a day out of the city to explore Gyeongju. It was amazing. Not only were the sights terrific but the tour company and our guide were the best. They took care of every detail and made sure we were comfortable and safe at all times. We could not have asked for a better experience. They even included amazing sites that were not on our itinerary because we had expressed an interest. We would highly recommend this tour and Tagy Travel Company. If we could give them 6 stars we would.
Amazing trip to see something very rare and interesting. To me this was one of the most important sites in S Korea
This was an amazing one day tour, and Tagy Travel Korea has done a great job in making this a very smooth and enjoyable experience for anyone based in Seoul, despite the fact that the destination is at the opposite end of the country. We we picked up at our hotel in Seoul, taken to the train station, and guided to our car and seats on the high speed KTX train. (If you have seen the movie “Train to Busan” this will be an extra treat.) The travel time is little over two hours with a lot of great scenery, and we were met in Gyeongju by Mr. Solomon, who was a very capable tour guide, who not only showed his enthusiasm for the region, but also went out of his way to spare us unnecessary walking when finding parking spaces on what was a pretty busy tourist day. Gyeongju is one of the most important (and enjoyable) tourist destinations in South Korea, with much older sites that you will find around Seoul. It is also a gorgeous destination in the fall (first week of November for us.) The only thing I would do differently for this tour would be to schedule it on a weekday, since so many people were out to see the fall foliage when we went on a Sunday. The first two stops on the tour, (the Seokguram Grotto and the Bulguksa Temple) were simply jaw-dropping when combined with the fall colors. Another highlight of the tour (which was NOT part of the tour description) was Mr. Solomon’s lunch suggestion at a well-known restaurant specializing in “Temple Food”, which was nearly all vegetarian. We had was must have been a 15-course meal with an incredible variety of dishes. Vegetarian restaurants are rare in Korea, but I’d recommend this very strongly. The Tumuli Park not only has a huge collection of funeral mounds, but also a stunning collection of different types of flowers. Mr. Solomon also timed our visit to the Anapji pond as it was getting dark, allowing us to take some incredible photos, and still make the train station in time for the return trip. We we met on the train platform in Seoul as we stepped out of the train car for the return back to our hotel— so there were no moments of uncertainty in getting back. I would STRONGLY recommend this tour for anyone based in Seoul who really wants to see another (and beautiful) side of South Korea.
Too much traveling from Seoul for what it is in the format of a day trip. Tour guide was kind but it heavy rained and that pretty much ruined it for me since everything to see is outdoors. Little improvement needed on english but i recommend the touring agency since they were accommodating when i had to make adjustments to time
We had a fantastic day exploring Gyeongju with Dylan. Was an easy trip on the KTX to and from Seoul and we got to see lots of fascinating Silla history. We would recommend this tour to anyone interested in ancient Korea and would recommend Dylan as a personable and knowledgeable tour guide.
Overall, this tour is definitely worth it to give anyone an overview understanding of Korean history starting from the Silla. For those who have more time, I would propose at least a 2 day visit but for us, we only had 1 day so this is pretty good. We did not have any problem getting to the train station to catch our bullet train and the local guide was waiting for us on the platform when we arrived at Geongju.
