Busan Trip Overview
* please itinerary decide it as your wish. ( flexible itinerary )
( Culture + History + Nature view + Local food experience)
“A” course (South- East)
Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC) – Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – UN memorial park ( History of Korea War ) – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
“B” course (South-North)
Beomeosa Temple – Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC)- Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
“C” course ( South-West)
Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC) – Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – Gamcheon culture Village’s – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
All itinerary, customized and flexible depends on following the traveler’s schedule.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Busan, South Korea
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Busan Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Busan, South Korea, South Korea
* please itinerary decide it as your wish. ( flexible itinerary )
( Culture + History + Nature view + Local food experience)
“A” course (South- East)
Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC) – Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – UN memorial park ( History of Korea War ) – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
“B” course (South-North)
Beomeosa Temple – Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC)- Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
“C” course ( South-West)
Haedongyonggungsa Temple – Dalmaji road ( photo zone ) – Haeundae beach with Dongback island (APEC) – Lunch – Gwanganli bridge – Gamcheon culture Village’s – Nampodong – Gukje market – Jacalchi fish market – Return to Cruise port
All itinerary, customized and flexible depends on following the traveler’s schedule.
Stop At: Haedong Yonggungsa, 86, Yonggung-gil, Gijang-gun, Busan 46083 South Korea
As one of the only oceanside Buddhist temples in all of South Korea, Haedong Yonggungsa is also one of the country’s most unique places of worship. With more than 600 years of history, the temple is known for its unusual location and mystical occurrences.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Haeundae Dalmaji-gil Road, Jwadongsunhwan-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan South Korea
Called Busan’s Montmartre, Dalmaji-gil Road is famous for its views of the blue ocean, white sandy beach, Camellia forest, and pine tree forest, creating one of Busan’s eight scenic sites.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Haeundae Beach, Haeundae-gu, Busan South Korea
Haeundae Beach is an urban beach in Busan, South Korea. Often dubbed one of the country’s most famous and popular beaches, it is located in the eponymous Haeundae District
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: UN Memorial Cemetery, 93, UN pyeonghwa-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48529 South Korea
The UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea honors UN soldiers from 16 countries and UN aids from five countries that were killed in battle during the Korean War from 1950-1953. It is the only memorial cemetery in the world dedicated to UN soldiers. While the cemetery originally held up to 11,000 graves, most of the fallen soldiers were repatriated at the request of their families, with only 2,300 graves remaining. The serene park spreads across a grassy plain area of 135,000 square meters. Some notable sites and memorials include: Memorial Service Hall, Memorabilia Hall, two Turkish Monuments, Greek Monument, Australian Monument, British Commonwealth Monument and two ponds.
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Gwangandaegyo Bridge, Busan South Korea
The Gwangandaegyo or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge. ( nature view seaside with marine city town )
Stop At: Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea
Nampodong, which is the old downtown area of Busan, literally has it all! It has all the different kinds of brand shops as well as affordable local stores. Between the streets, there are street food alleys
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gukje Market, 38, Gukjesijang 2-gil, Jung-gu, Busan 48946 South Korea
Originally formed by Korean War refugees, this downtown market has grown into Busan’s largest. Here you can find the best wholesale prices for clothing, silk, linen, curtains, bags, glasses, and many imported items. Similar to Namdaemun Market in Seoul, the stores are small and the vendor-filled alleys are narrow. Kukje Market spills out into the streets and continues into Kwangbok-dong & Namp’o-dong. Along its southern boundary is the Jagalchi Fish Market
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jagalchi-ro, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea
This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. Visitors can eat fresh raw fish right at the market. Even nowadays visitors can see women selling mackerel, sea squirts (ascidians) and other seafoods on wooden boxes along the road outside of the market and along the shore.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dongbaekseom, 710-1, U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan South Korea
Dongbaekseom Island is an island located in Busan, near the famous Haeundae Beach. The island honors Scholar Choi Chi-won.
You can visit this island through a long walking path. You will pass by different points of attraction such as the mermaid statue (it represents the legendary heart breaking love story of the princess of Topaz from the Naranda country beyond the Sea. In this country lived a mermaid who was married to the King of Mungungnara. She shed many tears longing for her homeland and reflected on the topaz bead given by her grandmother-in-law), the Nurimaru APEC House, the Carved stone.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Busan Gamcheon Culture Village, 203, Gamnae 2-ro, Saha-gu, Busan 49368 South Korea
Gamcheon Culture Villiage is formed by houses built in staircase-fashion on the foothills of a coastal mountain, earning this village the nickname “Machu Picchu of Busan.” Many alleys that cut through this community are vibrantly decorated with murals and sculptures created by the residents.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Beomeosa Temple, 546 Cheongnyong-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan South Korea
Beomeosa was built by the great priest UiSang in 678 during the reign of King MunMu of the Silla dynasty, as one of ten HwaEom temples in Korea. It was established to realize the purpose of HwaEom which pursues life full of happiness and generosity.
Along with HaeInsa and TongDosa, Beomeosa is one of the three largest temples in Young Nam province, and home to Buddhist cultural assets and famous great priests.
Great masters including UiSang, WonHyo, PyoHun, NangBaek, MyungHak, GyeongHeo, YongSeong, SeongWol, YongUn, and DongSan had studied and practiced here.
Master priest DongSan had led Buddhist Purification Movement and worked as driving force for modern Buddhism in Korea.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Busan Tower, 37-30, Yongdusan-gil, Jung-gu, Busan 48950 South Korea
Busan Tower is a symbol of Busan that stands proudly at 69 meters above sea level at a height of 120 meters. The top of the tower is modeled after the baldaquin of Dabotap Pagoda in Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju.
Loved by Busan citizens and tourists alike, the tower offers a stunning night view and plenty to see, such as the Statue of the Great Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Bell of the Citizens, a flower clock and a bust of the Busan-based independent activist, Baeksan An Hee-je.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Songdo Beach, 50, Songdohaebyeon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49275 South Korea
Opened in 1913, Songdo Beach is the first beach in Korea. After its golden period in the 1960s and 1970s, the beach became deserted. Those who wished to bring it back to its former beauty joined forces to repair the abandoned beach, making it even more breathtaking than it was in its heyday. With its spotless sandy beach, clear water, cloud trails, and an overwater cable car, Songdo Beach is once again a popular tourist destination receiving over five million visitors per year.
Duration: 30 minutes
