Gokseong-gun Launches Melon Village Tour Experience Tourism Program

The Fun of Picking and Eating Big Melons Makes Time Fly

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 14th that from the 15th, various tour-type experiences using melons will be available.

The melon experience program consists of melon harvesting and tasting, hanbok experience, and more. The participation fee is 15,000 KRW per person, and applications can be made through the Gokseong Melon Rural Convergence Industry Project Group. The program content may change later, so it is recommended to check again when applying.

Gokseong-gun, a major domestic melon production area, has been striving to develop melons as tourism content. This is to increase farmers' income by activating related melon industries and creating added value. As a result, the "Melon Village Story and Experience·Tourism Program" was completed in 2019.

Since then, Gokseong-gun and the Gokseong Melon Rural Convergence Industry Project Group have trained operators to run the experience program. First, residents wishing to participate were recruited through a public hearing with producing farms.

From June to October this year, capacity-building education such as experience guide planning and operation scenario writing was conducted weekly. As a result, the final rehearsal and on-site monitoring of the Gokseong Melon Experience Tourism Program were completed on the 12th.

Before the first operation on the 15th, the county is fully preparing for the successful operation of the experience program in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, including visitor log registration, temperature checks, and mask-wearing. In addition, there are plans to continuously develop the program so that the Gokseong Melon tour-type program can be stably operated in the future.

A representative of the Gokseong Melon Rural Convergence Industry Project Group said, "We will help improve the awareness of Gokseong melons and foster a sustainable rural convergence industry to enhance the income of producing farms and contribute to regional economic development."

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