This English-guided day trip departs from Sejong Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, and takes you to Cheongnamdae and Beopjusa Temple in North Chungcheong Province in one day. Cheongnamdae is a former presidential retreat near Daecheongho Lake, where you can walk with your guide past lake views, landscaped gardens and quiet paths while hearing about its history. You then visit Beopjusa Temple, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea, to see the five-story wooden Palsangjeon Hall and the Maitreya Buddha statue. Round-trip transport from Seoul, tolls, fuel and parking are included.

Depart from Sejong Hotel in Seoul
and visit Cheongnamdae and Beopjusa in one day

This is a day trip of about 10 hours from Sejong Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, to Cheongnamdae in Cheongju and Beopjusa Temple in Songnisan National Park. With an English-speaking guide, you take a 2-hour guided tour at Cheongnamdae and a 75-minute guided tour at Beopjusa before returning to Seoul. Round-trip transport from Seoul, tolls, fuel and parking are included, so you do not need to arrange your own transport.

Walk through a former presidential retreat by the lake

Cheongnamdae is a former presidential retreat near Daecheongho Lake in Cheongju. Once used exclusively by Korean presidents, it can now be visited along lake views, landscaped gardens and quiet walking paths, with stories from Korea’s modern political history.

You stroll through the grounds slowly with your guide for about 2 hours.

See Palsangjeon Hall and the Maitreya Buddha at Beopjusa

Beopjusa is a temple founded in the 6th century at the foot of Songnisan National Park, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea. With your guide’s explanations, you can see the five-story wooden Palsangjeon Hall and the impressive Maitreya Buddha statue.

Walk the temple grounds and take photos at Jeong-ipumsong

You walk through the temple grounds, surrounded by forest and mountains, for about 75 minutes to see traditional Buddhist architecture. The itinerary also includes about 10 minutes of photo time at Jeong-ipumsong, the old pine tree. After the tour, you return to Sejong Hotel where you started.

※ Admission fees and meals are not included.
※ The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.
※ The tour is conducted on foot, so please wear comfortable shoes.

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

• The tour departs from the Sejong Hotel meeting point on your booked date. Your guide will contact you with the start time and how to meet.

• The voucher is valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point:
Sejong Hotel
145 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Meeting point info:
Your guide will contact you in advance. The tour ends back at the same place.

Cancellation and refund

• You can cancel up to 24 hours before the activity for a full refund.

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes, a camera and clothing suitable for the weather.

On-site information

• The tour is conducted on foot, so comfortable shoes are recommended.

• The weather can change, so please dress for the season.

• Admission fees, meals and personal expenses are not included.

• The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.