This winter-only day bus tour combines the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Fishing Festival with the Garden of Morning Calm light festival. You depart from Hongik Univ. Station, Myeong-dong or Dongdaemun, with a live guide who speaks English, Chinese and Korean. On the ice you can fish and sled, and try grilled fish made from your own catch. In the evening you walk through the garden paths decorated with thousands of lights.

Depart from Seoul and see the Hwacheon ice festival
and the Garden of Morning Calm lights in a day

This seasonal tour leaves Seoul in the morning for ice fishing at the Hwacheon festival, then visits the Garden of Morning Calm light festival in the evening before returning. You travel round trip in an air-conditioned bus, and ice fishing admission (including a fishing chair and equipment) is included. The tour lasts about 12 hours.

Fish on the ice yourself

You arrive at the festival site at around 11:50 and start ice fishing at around 12:00. A fishing chair and equipment are included, so you can join empty-handed. You can also taste grilled fish made from your own catch.

Enjoy sledding and snow sled games

Besides ice fishing, the festival site offers winter activities such as sledding and snow sled games. You can try street food and local snacks as you look around.

Walk through the Garden of Morning Calm in lights

You arrive at the Garden of Morning Calm at around 16:30 to see the light festival. Thousands of lights turn the garden into a winter scene, and you can walk the lit paths and take photos. The bus leaves for Seoul at around 18:00 and drops you off near Hongik Univ. Station at around 20:00.

※ Weekday tours run only from January 11 to January 31.
※ Admission to the Garden of Morning Calm is not listed under inclusions. Additional admission fees not listed under inclusions are not included.
※ The schedule may change depending on local conditions.

• Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.

• Meet the guide at the departure point you booked and board the waiting bus.

• Valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point (08:15):
In front of Seoul Pick near Exit 5, Hongik Univ. Station (AREX)
Hongik Univ. Station, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Meeting point (08:45):
Yejang Bus Terminal
5-minute walk from Exit 1, Myeongdong Station

Meeting point (09:00):
Hotel The Designers Dongdaemun
Across from Exit 5, Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station, a 5-minute walk

Meeting point notes:
Meet the guide at the point for your booked option and look for the waiting bus. For the shuttle-bus-only option, the Hongdae meeting point is right in front of KFC at Exit 9 of Hongik Univ. Station. All three points are within a 5 to 10 minute walk of the nearest subway exit. The bus drops off near Exit 5 of Hongik Univ. Station (AREX) at around 20:00.

Cancellation and refunds

• Cancel at least 24 hours before the activity date (local time) for a full refund.

• If you miss the tour on the day, you can reschedule once. Contact customer service immediately on the same day. It can be moved to the same itinerary within 7 days of the original date, and a rescheduling fee of 20,000 KRW per person is paid directly to the guide.

What to bring

• Warm clothes

• Warm shoes

On-site information

• The tour needs at least 8 participants. If the minimum is not met, you are notified by email 3 days before departure and receive a full refund.

• Weekday tours run only from January 11 to January 31.

• Lunch and drinks are not included.

• Depending on the option, you can choose a group tour or a shuttle-bus-only option. Please check the option name before booking.