Gwangyang City Tour Starts from March

New 'Gwangyang Travel Day' Departing from Gwangju U-Square

Theme Operations Including History Healing, Night Views, and Group Tours

Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do will launch the "Gwangyang City Tour," a daytime and nighttime tour shining with cultural tourism guides, starting this March, allowing travelers to explore every corner of Gwangyang.

The city announced that it has established an integrated reservation system and increased accessibility and options by adding a metropolitan course departing from Gwangju Youth Square in addition to the existing course starting from Suncheon Station.

[Photo by Gwangyang City]

The local courses will operate as a History Healing Tour (Monday to Thursday), Night View Tour (Friday and Saturday), and Group Tours, while the metropolitan tours will be held once or twice a month with unique themed courses.

The Night View Course schedule is as follows: boarding at Suncheon Station (4:00 PM) - boarding at Jungma Tourist Information Center (4:30 PM) - visiting the Yi Sun-sin Bridge Promotion Center - dinner at Yi Sun-sin Bridge Food Town - visiting Baealdo Island Garden and the preserved house of Jeong Byeong-wook, who preserved Yun Dong-ju’s unpublished works - viewing the night scenery from Gubongsan Observatory - returning to Jungma Tourist Information Center (10:00 PM) - ending at Suncheon Station (10:30 PM).

The History Healing Course schedule is: boarding at Suncheon Station (9:00 AM) - boarding at Gwangyang-eup Terminal (9:30 AM) - forest vacation at Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest - lunch at Gwangyang Bulgogi Specialty Street - visiting Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art and Gwangyang Art Warehouse - exploring Gwangyang History and Culture Center, Seoul National University Southern Research Forest Residence, and Gwangyang Jangdo Museum - returning to Gwangyang-eup Terminal (4:30 PM) - arriving at Suncheon Station (5:00 PM).

To participate in the local Gwangyang City Tour courses, reservations must be made through the integrated reservation system or by phone at least three days in advance, and the tour will operate with a minimum of five participants.

Group tours of 15 or more people, which allow for flexible, private tours, must include visits to at least four tourist attractions and at least one local meal, and reservations must be completed at least seven days in advance.

The local city tour fees are 5,000 KRW for general participants, 4,000 KRW for military personnel, seniors, and students, and 3,000 KRW for persons with disabilities and preschool children. Admission fees, travel insurance, and meal costs are separate.

The metropolitan course departing from Gwangju Youth Square, called "The Day to Travel Gwangyang," will operate monthly themed courses such as the Gwangyang Maehwa Festival (March), Seomjingang Canola Flower Fields (April), Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest, and Gwangyang 5-Day Market (May to June).

The March metropolitan course linked with the Gwangyang Maehwa Festival departs from Gwangju Youth Square at 8:00 AM, enjoys the festival and lunch at the Gwangyang Maehwa Festival site, tours Seoul National University Southern Research Forest Residence, Gwangyang History and Culture Center, and Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art, and returns to Gwangju Youth Square at 6:30 PM.

The March metropolitan course is planned to operate twice on the 9th and 11th. The fee is 15,000 KRW, and reservations can be made online via the Kumho Express reservation website or by phone.

Kim Seong-su, Director of the Tourism Division, said, "The Gwangyang City Tour, which will start vigorously in March symbolizing a new beginning, has significantly increased accessibility and options by adding metropolitan courses and attempted various transformations to offer demand-centered tours with specialized courses such as history healing and night views."

He added, "We hope for much interest and participation in the renewed Gwangyang City Tour, where visitors can comfortably enjoy traveling around Gwangyang while listening to detailed explanations from cultural tourism guides. We expect it to serve as a catalyst to attract tourists year-round, promote stay-type tourism, and drive regional revitalization."

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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