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Heading to Korea in May? Don’t miss out on the Boseong Green Tea Festival held from May 22 to 26! The largest green tea festival in Korea, Boseong Green Tea Festival takes place in the Boseong Green Tea Plantations, a well-known filming location and tourist attraction.
At the Boseong Green Tea Festival, some of the most popular festival events (most of which are held out in the green tea fields) are the hands-on experience programs such as picking tea leaves, making tea, and sampling green tea snacks. Other events such as the tea exhibition and sale, and a number of celebratory performances are also scheduled to be held during the festival period.
Held annually in May, the festival aims to promote public awareness of high-quality Korean tea and to encourage visitors to enjoy the taste and aroma of tea. Boseong is the birthplace of the commercial tea industry and is also the largest producer of tea in the country.
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Boseong Green Tea Festival details
Event Location: Korean Tea and Sori Cultural Park, Boseong tea fields
Period: May 22 to 26, 2015
Admission charges: Admission to event is free. However, charges apply for some activities
Link to homepage: in Korean / in English, Japanese and Chinese.
Getting there by bus
- From Seoul Express Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Boseong (보성). * Bus schedule: 15:10 (Subject to change)
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- From Seoul Express Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Gwangju (광주). * Bus schedule: 00:15-24:00, 10min intervals (Subject to change)
- From Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Boseong (보성). * Bus schedule: 06:30, 07:10, 08:30, 09:40, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:35, 14:30, 15:30
- From Boseong Bus Terminal, take a Boseong-Gunhak (보성-군학) route bus to Daehan Dawon (대한다원).
1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Source: Korea Tourism Organisation
