2024 Yongin-si Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in September)

Experience Traditional Culture on Chuseok!!

How about visiting the Korean Folk Village during Chuseok, one of Korea's biggest holidays? There are various activities to experience in celebration of Chuseok, and it will be a valuable time to show your children the old Korean way of life. With a variety of attractions, it's definitely worth a visit! 📌 Location 90, Minsokchon-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korean Folk Village

Immersed in Tradition: Experiencing Suwon Folk Village Performances

#folkactivities #100waysoftravel #southkorea #suwon #koreanfun During my visit to Suwon Folk Village, the traditional performances were truly captivating and brought Korea’s rich history to life. One of the highlights was watching the horseback martial arts show, where skilled riders galloped across the field, demonstrating incredible archery and combat techniques. It felt like stepping back in time, witnessing the agility and precision of ancient Korean warriors. I was also fascinated by the reenactment of a traditional wedding ceremony, with performers dressed in beautiful hanboks, showcasing the intricate rituals that have been passed down for generations. The energy of the farmer’s music and dance, or "nongak," was contagious—vibrant drumming and lively dances filled the air, celebrating the agricultural roots of Korean culture. These performances added so much depth to my experience, allowing me to fully appreciate the beauty and vitality of traditional Korean life.

Animal kingdom in Korea!

#animalcontact #100waysoftravel I never imagine I would have gone to a foreign country and visiting a place full of cute animals, especially here in Korea! We entered Everland expecting to be enjoying the rides, food and kid vibes but here is the cute zoo that has got some animal that Malaysia does not have. We came here during Halloween period and night time was another situation - we get chased by mummies!

Everland: Wildlife Experience

Everland features a wildlife zoo that offers a rich and diverse wildlife experience. Here, you can find rare animals from around the world, including lions, giraffes, elephants, and monkeys. Visitors can observe these animals up close and learn about them. The zoo offers various interactive activities, such as animal shows and feeding sessions, allowing you to experience the living environment of wild animals firsthand. Personally, I enjoy the feeding sessions the most, as you can get very close to the animals, which is quite fun.

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Best place to visit for the year!

#freehotelstay this is the best place I visited in 2024. Oh my god the pandas are so much cuter in read. Fubao is so adorable. Everything is just so wonderful. #everland #Fubao #themepark #Seoul

Beautiful Autumn of Korean Folk Village

#fallingseason Let's go to the Korean Folk Village to enjoy the autumn outing quickly! I want to see the autumn leaves, but personally, it's hard to climb, so I have to make a big decision, but the folk village is flat, so it's great to be able to walk around like a walk It's already colorful from the entrance, so it must have become much more colorful now. The folk village is surrounded by mountains, so it is beautiful to see the mountains colored with gradation.

Cafe Street off the yellow line

Bojeongdong Cafe Street located off Jukjeon station. Then about 12 minutes walk or you can take a bus which is only a stop away. They have a lot of cafes, a few restaurants and shops. A fair amount of cafes and restaurants have outdoor seating. You can enjoy the outdoors while eating or drinking. There are lights that hangs, I think it would be beautiful to see at night. I had lunch at a pizza place. They have a klin oven. Afterwards I went to a cafe called Cafe No Name for an afternoon drink. #korea #cafe #yongin #Bojeongdongcafestreet #cafestreet #gyeonggi #Gyeonggido #Yellowline

Most beautiful theme park: Everland💙

Everland is one of the most beautiful and fun theme park I have ever been to! It is located in Yongin city of South Korea. Its full of beautiful buildings, fun and thrilling rides, 3D-4D shows, zoo, different flower gardens and much more! The most famous ride is the T-Express which is a wooden roller coaster with a steep angle of 77 degrees during the fall!!! It feels so scary and exciting to ride this roller-coaster that people wait as long as 2-3 hours sometimes for this! The other rides include Hurricane, Rolling X Train, Double Rock Spin, Lets Twist, some water rides as well like Thunder Falls, Amazon Express, etc. The zoo is filled with a wide variety of animals and birds, the whole region is referred to as Zootopia. Then comes the 2 popular gardens: The four season garden and the rose garden💗 Not to forget, there are many many cafes and restaurants spread throughout the park. Its a huge park so be prepared to walk a lot! Best is to reach early and book some rides through Q-Pass during the initial hours. Weekends are particularly very very busy. The visit ends with a very beautiful Moon and Light Parade in which many people and props and vehicles are decorated with lights! My parents loved each and every part of Everland and particularly the Parade was very very beautiful 💗💗 #everland #everlandresort #themepark #Texpress #waterride #zootopia #rosegarden #suwon #korea

Caribbean Bay: Mar Caribe Bayside Cafe

Accessible from the Yongin-Everland line. Get off the last stop and there are shuttle buses to the entrance of Everland. Some city buses also go directly to Everland area, maybe a 10 minutes walk to the entrance. Found out that Caribbean Bay was doing a special event for a limited time. I do not know if it is an annual event. It was free entry into the park to enjoy the cafes next to the wave pool. When you enter for this event you are not allowed to go on the water rides. If you bring kids they can play in the wave pool area at no charge. I ordered drinks and enjoyed sitting next to the wave pool. I also spent some time walking through the wave pool. I kind of felt like I was at a resort to enjoy a vacation. It was a good first trip to Caribbean Bay. #yongin #everland #Caribbeanbay #korea #southkorea #waterpark #dateideas

Scariest ride ever in Everland

Everland is absolutely a happy place, we were surrounded by so many primary and high school kids on that day ( unfortunately) because Korean students get to come here for their school trip?? I’m so jealous. Anyways, it’s actually a bad time to come because we had to queue for extra extra long due to the crowd. I queue for 140 mins just for one ride, but that also is the most popular ride in Everland which is the T express. It is really the most scariest ride in my entire life! This is definitely one of the ride you can’t minded because it’s 2 mins long, and guess what, it’s a wooden ride!! We only managed to play 4 rides in total due to the crowd, all 4 are fun and I’m sure they rest will be fun as well. There are many small snack stores, we had a lot of small snacks here and there and my fav is the Oreo Churros 😍 unfortunately the queue was quite long as well :( I would recommend this place if you have spare time to spend.

🇰🇷 ever fun in everland

#seoul Everland is a popular amusement park located in Yongin, just outside of Seoul. It is like a combination of a zoological park and a theme park. We spent the whole day there where we explored the "Zoo" section where we saw many animals in action. The best experience was when the giraffe extended its head into the guided bus we were on. As for the theme park, we queued for the T Express, which is a wooden roller coaster. The word "wooden" sounded a bit scary, but well, there's what thrill was all about. And we totally enjoyed the ride. Overall, Everland is a great destination for families and thrill-seekers alike. It offers a fun and exciting day out, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Everland Park, Seoul

Everland is the biggest theme park in Seoul, South Korea. Exploring Everland took almost a full day and my family really enjoy themselves. There are 5 themed zones in Everland - namely Global Fair, American Adventure, Magic Land, European Adventure and Zootopia. Don’t miss the amazing theme park rides, and also a ride on the Ferris wheel to get a bird’s eye view of the whole park from above! My rating: 4 ⭐️ out of 5! #seoul

Everland Theme Park

Amusement park!!! You can’t missed everland if you’re coming to South Korea! If everland is too far for you, there’s also Lotte World Theme Park. Remember, please avoid weekends and seoul’s public holidays. How to go to everland via subway? Take any subway to Jeondae Everland Station Exit 3 —> everland free shuttle bus —> everland The best extreme rides in Everland (must try!!): 1. Double Rock Spin 2. T-express 3. Rolling x-train 4. Let’s twist 5. Columbus Adventure 6. Thunder falls #tripblazers #everland #seoul

Autumn Outing at Hwadam Forest

Went out to the botanical garden. They have a rail that you can ride and a couple of restaurants. I spent my time walking through the park it took about 2-3 hours including a 15 minute break. There are different sections to check out, bonsai trees, flowers, traditional section, and more. I went during one of the holidays so there were a lot of people. It is next to a ski resort and there is bus stop near the main entrance to the area but the frequency in between is about 30 minutes. There’s always a cab that can be called. #hwadamforest #yongin

Christmas season in Everland

Amusement park with a very wide range in South Korea. Christmas season is adorable with variety of events. #everland #southkorea

#2023travelwish Korea Folk Village. As the location of the folk village is not that convenience , most of the visitors are either from tour group or local school activity . Most recommended route if you have the ticket Subway to Suwon Station : A Free shuttle bus between Korean Folk Village and Suwon station is available. must check out the latest timing as it kept changing.Pls check on the day you go. Normally Suwon station to Village : 10.30 12.30 2.30 Village to Suwon station : 1.30 4pm In the folk village there will be traditional dance performances and also show . There are staffs portraying and wearing farming clothes to explain in the replica houses. Impressive for me is mini theme park, which is free of charge and not many people . You can take 20 times Pirate Ships without Queuing . Nite view is so nice as well lighted . No worry on the food as there are restaurants around .Really recommended

Falling in Love with Korea

Getting There - 4-5 straight flight from Philippines Attractions - Seoul, Namsan Tower, Nami Island, Lotte World, Gangnam, Busan, Jeju Island, Everland Hotels - we rented a unit via AIRBNB in Itaewon near a train station for ease of transportation Food & Restaurants - all food were inclusive in our trip packages then we food we cook at home were bought from local supermarket 😀 Shopping - Myeongdong for all your shopping needs #2023travelwish #mytripblog

Amazing Trip to “Everland”, theme park

#2023travelwish Everland is the largest and most popular theme park in Korea, located in Yongsin.It has 5 different theme parks that can attract everyone's attention, each more beautiful than the other. How to go there : You can take the 5002 bus from Gangnam or take the Everland Shuttle bus. If you are coming with your own vehicle, plenty of car park is available Attractions! -Visiting the zoo, even see the pandas. -Taking a safari tour. -Riding the roller coaster or the water slide. -Watching spectacular shows. An environment where you will never get bored from morning to evening. What to eat there: There are traditional Korean foods as well as western foods such as pizza and burger restaurants. There are also many cafes and desert places. Note: You should attend especially evening shows. #everland #amusementpark #nightshow #safaripark #rollercoaster #koreatravel #asiatrip #awesomepic #tripblazers #enjoythelife

Everland - The Dreamy Theme Park

#2023travelwish I guess everyone loves theme parks. Including me! 😍 We have visited Everland Theme Park during our last winter trip to South Korea. Is Everland Theme Park worth it? Definitely yessss! 💯 Everland is one of South Korea's largest and the perfect amusement park for all ages. To skip the super long queue, please avoid coming on weekends or South Korea's public holiday. I wish I can visit Disneyland and Disneysea in Tokyo 🇯🇵 in 2023 ✨ #spooktaculartrip #tripblazers #couplestrip #everland #seoul

🇰🇷🏰 Castles

Daebak! means terrific in Korea. This is how I will describe Everland to anyone who asked. It is a must-go place for any first-timer tourists to Seoul. It is not a long journey from Seoul and there are so many transport options to choose from. Even if you are not a theme park fan, you can just take a walk around and enjoy the beautiful views around Everland. Besides, for tourists tickets, it is always having discounts and you can buy discounted Everland tickets on Trip.com and apply their promo code as well. Once you enter from the main entrance, a beautiful sight will be right in front of you. You will also take this route when it is time to go home. Come during sunset hours and you get to see all these castles shining together with the sunset. It is simply too mesmerising. Have a seoul-prise! #celebratewithtrip #happybirthday #korea #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷🎢 Scary roller coasters

Yes, there are far too many thrilling rides in Everland. It is impossible to complete all of them within a day. You will have to revisit on multiple visits. If you are not so lucky, you might only complete 1 ride because of the long queue time. I will recommend “Let’s Spin It”, you will sit and the ride will spin you around, including multiples of 360 degree turn. It is definitely scary and please take this ride on an empty stomach. If you want to find out more about the different types of roller coasters, you can look up coaster-pedia. Have a seoul-prise! #celebratewithtrip #happybirthday #korea #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷🐼 Panda booth

These panda mascot characters are the cutest! Just a heads up. You will not find them at Panda World. This display is faraway from Panda World. After Lenny’s Adventure, you will take the long stairs towards the roller coaster and the exit area, then you will be able to spot them. It is right inside the kids village zone. There are many pandas of various sizes and decorated with a photo booth for anyone to take photos.This area is on a higher elevation, so you will be able to get a bird’s eye view of the four seasons garden and T-Express too. Have a seoul-prise! #celebratewithtrip #happybirthday #korea #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

Ever after at Everland Theme Park

There is so much to see in Seoul. South Korea's business and cultural hub, the metropolitan is home to a great number of modern and traditional attractions, from palaces to skycrapers and of course FOODS 😀 This one is probably one of highlights of my Seoul trip. Being with a company of amazing friends in one of the biggest theme park on South Korea, Everland is a must visit place when in Seoul. There are a lot of exciting activities to do while in this place. My favorite would be riding the wooden roller coast ride. It was astonishing experience. Worthwhile with a company of good people with good food. #spooktaculartrip SpooktacularTrip

🇰🇷🎃 Halloween Wicked Decorations

Everything is wicked in Everland and you will end up buying all their merchandise too. Plus, Halloween celebration has become a norm in South Korea so it is always easy to find theme parks catering to this festival too. Just stay until night time to witness the light up illumination at the theme park. It will look much prettier but if you want to take photos, then day time will be better too. Also, the animals at Zootopia will also be working overtime and you can try the Night Safari Tram experience. Just need to be sure you Q pass for this night tram experience. If not, then will have to seek help in paying for an express pass. Currently, it is not on sale on their website and OTA when I went in September. Best time to celebrate Autumn and Halloween at the same time and enjoy the perfect weather. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #fallingforfall #spooktaculartrip #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷🎃 Halloween Four Seasons Garden

The most functional garden in Everland and now it is full of skulls and pumpkins during their Halloween event. This special Halloween event is until 17 Nov. Whatever is happening at Everland, it is going well. They have different sections catering to different age groups. This is a well planned theme park. It is also a great place for content creators to create content, perfect place for OOTD to take photos and amazing scenery photos too. So even if you do not get to play any attractions at Everland, I am sure that you can spend the entire day here exploring the theme park. Best time to celebrate Autumn and Halloween at the same time and enjoy the perfect weather. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #fallingforfall #spooktaculartrip #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷🦉Snowy Owl in Bird of Paradis

Snowy Owl but it is not Harry Potter. These are the white owls with round heads and they are on full display at Everland. If you have been to an owl cafe and you can touch them using the back of your hand. You will realise the owl has super soft and smooth fur. Beside the large animals at zootopia, Everland also has a large section on birds. There are owls and parrots and many other species too. The best thing is that your Everland ticket includes all these attractions. As it is Halloween at Everland, there are some special attractions which will require extra payment. You can choose to buy these tickets on the spot if you want to try. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷🐒 Space Centre Monkeys

This is a space centre and it looks abandoned. But it is not true because it is part of the design and it houses the monkeys and raccoons over here. It is part of the children learning centre to learn more about monkeys and conservation. It is a free program but prior reservations are needed. If you are staying in Seoul for a longer time, I will suggest buying their annual passes. However for foreigners tickets, it is cheaper because we will not have time to complete the entire theme park. If you are here on a day trip, it will be near impossible to try all their rides. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷 European Adventure & Alfresco food court

This section on European Adventure is my second top favourite. My first top favourite is their zootopia. There is a four seasons garden over here and their displays are always changing to suit the festivals and seasons. As you can see now, it is decorated in Halloween style. Every piece of architecture is of European designs and with the chilly autumn weather, you can dream that you are in Europe. They even have an alfresco food court whereby you can just order some drinks or beer and relax here while your family are having fun. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷 Lenny’s Adventure

Awesome show for the children but it is in korean language so probably your children may not be able to enjoy it. The theatre will be dark once the show starts and towards the end, disco lights will be spinning, small bursts of wind and fire will enhance the live performance. Towards the end, there will be confetti coming down from the top. It is a nice experience but too bad for the cleaners as the confetti is everywhere on the ground. In this show, we will follow Lenny around into his journey. Along his way, there are many animal friends and Lenny has to fight his way through the bad guys. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip