I had
wanted to visit the tea plantations of Boseong for quite a while, but it had
always seemed so out of the way. I am pleased now that we got around to it. To
get to Boseong from Jeonju, you either need to go via Gwangju (bus) or Suncheon
(train) to the small town of Boseong and
then catch a city bus to the plantations. The round-trip transportation takes a
couple of hours and takes a bit of effort making sure you are heading to the
right place. So while we were in the Suncheon area, we decided it was a perfect
chance to visit Boseong .
We went to
the most famed plantation, Daehan Dawon, and although there are others in the
area, they are apparently not nearly as impressive as Daehan Dawon. This
plantation covers 1.7 million m2 with a farming area of 5.7 million
m2 and 5.8 million tea plants-in other words, it is huge! Daehan
Dawon has become quite a popular tourist destination and when we got there at
10am, there were already so many people there.
This
plantation is beautiful and much more impressive than the Osulloc plantations
in Jeju. The bushes reach all the way up the mountain, which gives a beautiful view
of the farm. We walked up to the top, which was quite steep with many stairs
and even ropes to help you. Thank goodness I changed into trainers from my slip
slops, as they definitely wouldn’t have been practical and everyone was wearing
trainers or hiking shoes. I am also pleased that we didn’t visit the plantation
in summer as it would have been way too hot but was perfect in the warm autumn
sun with a cool breeze.
There are
quite a few paths spanning over the plantation, and once you are off the main
ones, it wasn’t too crowded.
After we
reached the top to admire the beautiful views, we wondered back down in the
cool forests, passed a waterfall or 2 and headed for the café where we tried
some green tea ice cream.
They sell all sorts of green tea flavoured things. The ice cream was so delicious and we bought some green tea candy and chocolates too.
I thoroughly
enjoyed our trip to Boseong and I think another trip may be in order in the
winter months when the rows of tea bushes are covered in snow.
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