Naju-si Resumes City Tour After 4 Years... Exploring Tourist Attractions

Published 23 May.2023 14:54(KST)

Naju City in Jeollanam-do is operating the Naju City Tour, which has resumed after four years, until November 12.

According to the city on the 23rd, the Naju City Tour, which started last month, is a tourism product that allows visitors to travel by bus with a cultural guide to major historical, cultural, and ecological scenic spots in Naju for a day.

Naju City Tour, Bannam Tumuli [Photo by Naju City]

Every Saturday, the tour offers a regular course focused on historical and cultural experiences, with a ‘Healing Course’ on the second Sunday and a ‘Photo Spot Course’ on the fourth Sunday, providing diverse themed travel routes.

The operating hours are the same for all courses, from 10:10 AM to 5:05 PM.

Starting this year, to attract tourists from the metropolitan area and improve convenience, the departure point for all courses has been changed from the former Youth Square (Gwangju Bus Terminal) to KTX Naju Station.

The regular course on Saturdays departs from KTX Naju Station and runs in the order of ‘National Naju Museum - Naju Eupseong Area - Hwangpo Sailboat - Natural Dyeing Museum - Bockam Burial Mounds Exhibition Hall - KTX Naju Station’.

The Healing Course, focusing on ecological scenery and healing programs, passes through ‘Yeongsanpo Railroad Park - Hwangpo Sailboat - Lunch - Forest Resources Research Institute - Dorae Hanok Village - Bulhoe Temple’.

The Photo Spot Course visits photo-friendly tourist attractions in the order of ‘Bitgaram Observatory - Forest Resources Research Institute - Lunch - Naju Eupseong Area - Yeongsanpo Railroad Park - Useupje - Neureoji Observatory’.

The bus fare is 4,000 KRW for adults, with a 50% discount (2,000 KRW) for seniors, children, and national merit recipients.

The tour operates with a minimum reservation of five people. Although advance reservation is required, if there are remaining seats, passengers can board by paying cash on site.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “Starting this year, through KTX connections, we have organized demand-centered travel courses so that tourists visiting Naju can efficiently and practically experience Naju’s long-standing historical culture and pristine ecological tourism resources.”

He added, “With the recovery of daily life from COVID-19 and the arrival of a season ideal for travel, I hope people will feel the charm of Naju, where tradition and the future coexist, through the city tour.”

Advance reservations for the Naju City Tour can be made on the ‘Narago Express Tourism’ website. Detailed information about travel routes can be found in the ‘City Tour’ section on the Naju City Culture and Tourism website.