Boseong Green Tea Field Blog

On this tour you will visit boseong green tea plantation where you will get to see the beautifully lined green tea bushes blanket the hills.

Boseong green tea field blog. A close up of a green tea bush with the rest of the boseong green tea field in the background. It was quite a mission to get to boseong green tea plantations from just outside of seoul. To leave the green tea field we had to go under an underpass from our original bus stop to the bus stop on the other side. I picked up some chocolate and cookies as well as a small box of green tea it was all very affordable.

Western korea 4 day tour including jeonju and yeosu from 788 47 south korea 8 night comprehensive tour from seoul from 1 881 80 korea discover in depth 12days 11nights from 4 351 16. The boseong green tea fields accounts for 40 of the national tea product and is a. You can either take the hourly bus that departs the bus terminal for yulpo beach and get off at the green tea fields or you can catch a taxi. Boseong is now the largest tea growing region in south korea.

Boseong is home to the largest and most popular green tea farms in all of korea. Once again we looked for buses with the korean words for boseong 보성 to find ones that ended at the boseong bus terminal. This article on boseong green tea fields attracted our attention and enthusiasm but visiting a field of green tea seemed a bit impractical in the winter you certainly did not get the full experience promised you in the photos. There are lots of different farms in the boseong area but the most famous and tourist friendly one is called daehan dawon.

Wild tea has been cultivated here as far back as the mid 300 s bc while green tea was introduced to korea from china in the 600 s ad during the silla dynasty during the goryeo dynasty it was mainly farmed at the temples and the royal court while in the joseon dynasty it began to grow naturally in jeolla and gyeongsang provinces. Green tea gift shop. The boseong green tea field was founded back in 1957 right after the korean war you ll see a lot of places and things with 1957 on them on your visit. A taxi will cost you around 10 000 won 9.

With the scent of green tea filling the air walk through the stairs of green tea and be inspired by the scenery. Daehan dawon was established in 1957 and has about 5 8 million tea plants. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience boseong green tea field daehan dawon. Boseong green tea fields.

S ituated in the south jeolla province of south korea are the boseong green tea plantations we have been waiting all spring to visit the picturesque tea fields during peak season may august to see what all the fuss was about. I don t usually buy souvenirs but since i m slightly addicted to sweets i couldn t resist.