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On Korea’s Taean Peninsula - which is famous for its fresh food - farms, mountains and the sea come unforgettably. Harvests from the land and sea provide a bounty of fresh, varied seafood and top-quality vegetables. Many Korean chefs say these vegetables are the highest quality in all of Korea.
The tour takes you out into the Taean Peninsula to visit a farmer's restaurant, a local market, a stunning mudflat, and the beautiful local tree gardens. This full-day tour to the heartland of Korean cuisine includes lunch and an unbelievably fresh seafood dinner. It’s a cultural and culinary experience you’ll never forget.
Tour Information
Length: 12~13 hours
Type: Transport, walking, eating
Food samples: Seafood including raw fish, pork and vegetables
Suggested items: comfortable walking shoes, bottled water, umbrella or rain protection, camera
Meet Up Place: Ticket Office of Central City Bus Terminal (Honam Line)
Meet Up Time: 7:40 am
Price: USD 350.00 per person (need at least 2 people to start the tour, price includes VAT, basic food & beverage)
*Tour runs upon request.
*Please contact us directly for reservations.
*Group rates may apply, depending on no. of attendees.
*meals will include raw fish.
*This trip is popular with travelers who want to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of Korea.
Tour Itinerary (Day Tour)
Meetup at Central City Bus Terminal
Local Traditional Market
Lunch at a Farmer's restaurant
Visit Tidal Flat, Private Garden, Desert & Beach
Dinner at Seafood Restaurant near the beach
jenniferxcho– :
‘m months late posting a review of the Tuscany of Korea tour but our memories of it are still so vivid and impressionable. I work in the culinary industry in the U.S. and really wanted to experience a part of Korea I never had before (I’m Korean American and I’ve visited Korea many times before….just never to the TaeAn peninsula). Despite the time of year not being ideal (middle of January!), Veronica – the owner of GastroTour and our tour guide – was so quick to accommodate and her enthusiasm in taking us around in freezing temperatures never waivered.
She picked us up from our airbnb, greeting us with a bag of delicious mandarins, and drove us out of the chaotic scenes of Seoul rush hour and closer to the beautiful coastal landscape of TaeAn. Our first stop was at a local market in Seosan where we picked out our “breakfast” – we had the most delicious raw abalone, “hwe” (raw fish), and a spicy fish soup. We visited a sea mud salt farm and a rice syrup producer – – snow intermittently fell, making for quite an adventure, and Veronica was even so thoughtful in improvising. For example, she stopped at a small roadside vendor to pick up roasted sweet potatoes and we had a little “snack” of kal guk su that was so nourishing to eat when it was so cold! Before driving back to Seoul, Veronica filled our bellies with ganjang gejang ( fermented raw crab, local specialty)… there was just dish after dish of deliciousness. I thought I had died and went to seafood heaven! 😀
Thank you Veronica & Gastro Tour for everything….there are a lot of gimmicky and run of the mill tours out there, but what I loved about Gastro Tour is you experience food culture and traditions from the inside. We will call upon you again next time we are in Korea & we hope other visitors to Seoul will do the same!