Gwangju Storytelling Bus

Gwangju Storytelling Tour

Explore Gwangju on the convenient and affordable Gwangju Storytelling Bus!

• Operation: Every week from April ~ December 2011 (Friday – Saturday – Sunday)
• Daily Operation: July 5 ~ December 31, 2011 (daily, excluding Mondays)
• Eligibility: All ages, foreigners and locals alike
• Fare: 1,000 won/person (elementary-school age and up), one-day tour: 2,000 won, three-day tour: 5,000 won (lunch and entrance fees are excluded)
• Tour frequency: 3 times a week (Friday – Saturday – Sunday), 45 passengers per bus
• Tours available: 4 tours (including the Special Tour, which runs during the Gwangju World Photonics Expo, the World Kimchi Cultural Festival, and the Chungjang Recollection Festival)
• Reservations and Inquiries: 062-233-3399 or 062-942-6160 (Tourist Information Center)
• Additional Information: First-come, first-served. Boarding by reservation order. Please make a reservation at least 1 day before the tour, 17.oo (5 pm) at the latest.

Spring Tour

Spring Tour

• Operation: April – June
• Duration: 8 hours
• First Tour (Friday): Gwangju City Hall (09.30) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.35) – National Folk Museum (09.50 – 10.30) – Woochi Park Zoo (10.50 – 12.00) – Lunch (12.20 – 13.00) – Jungsimsa, Uijae Art Museum (13.30 – 14.30) – Hwasun Unjusa Temple (15.20 – 16.20) – Gwangju City Hall (17.30)
• Second Tour (Saturday): Gwangju City Hall (09.30) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.35) – Bitgeoul Transmission Hall for Korean Traditional Music (09.50 -10.30) – Bitgeoul Senior Health Town (10.40 – 11.20) – Manguijeong Pavillion (11.30 – 11.50) – Lunch (12.00 – 13.00) – Pochungsa (13.20 – 14.00) – Naju Bannam Ancient Tombs (13.20 – 14.00) – Naju Image Theme Park (18.00 – 17.00) – Gwangju City Hall (17.30)
• Third Tour (Sunday): Gwangju City Hall (09.30) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.35) – Gwangju Beauty Museum (09.50 -10.30) – Gwangju National Museum (10.50 – 11.50) – May 18 National Cemetery (12.00-12.30) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.30) – Wonhyosa Temple (14.00 – 14.30) – Chungjangsa Shrine (14.00 – 15.00) – Chungminsa Shrine (15.00 – 15.30) – Seochang Folk Village (16.00 – 17.00) – Gwangju City Hall (17.30)

Summer Tour

Summer Tour

• Operation: July – August
• Duration: 8 hours
• First Tour (Friday): Gwangju City Hall (09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Gwangju Station (09.20) – Gwangju Folk Museum (09.30 – 10.20) – Traditional Food Museum (10.40 – 11.20) – May 18 National Cemetery (11.40 – 12.20) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.30) – Damyang Bamboo Forest (Bamboo Museum) Meta Sequioa Street (14.00 – 15.00) – Soswaewon (15.20 – 16.00) – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)
• Second Tour (Saturday): Gwangju City Hall(09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Gwangju Station (09.20) – Gwangju National Museum (09.30 – 10.10) – Woochi Park Zoo (10.30 – 11.30) – Lunch (12.00 -13.00) – Soswaewon (13.00 – 13.40) – Gasa Literature Museum (13.50 – 14.30) – Gokseong Train Village (15.20 – 16.30) – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)
• Third Tour (Sunday): Gwangju City Hall (09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Gwangju Station (09.20) – Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall (09.30 – 10.00) – Bitgeoul Transmission Hall for Korean Traditional Music (10.10 – 10.50) – Seochang Traditional Culture Village (11.00 – 11.40) – Lunch (12.00 – 13.00) – Muan White Magnolia Site (14.00 – 15.30) – Muan Aerospace Exhibition Hall (15.40 – 16.10) – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)

Autumn Tour

Autumn Tour

• Operation: September – November
• Duration: 8 hours
• First Tour (Friday): Gwangju Song Jeong Station (09.30) – Gwangju City Hall (09.40) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.45) – Gwangju National Museum (10.00 – 10.40) – Biennale Exhibition Hall (10.50 – 12.20) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.300 – May 18 National Cemetery (13.40 – 14.20) – Jangseong Phil-am Lecture Hall (15.00 – 15.30) – Hong Gil Dong Theme Park (15.40 – 16.40) – Gwangju City Hall (17.30)
• Second Tour (Saturday): Gwangju Song Jeong Station (09.30) – Gwangju City Hall (09.40) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.45) – Gwangju National Museum (10.00 – 10.40) – Biennale Exhibition Hall (10.50 – 12.20) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.300 – May 18 National Cemetery (13.40 – 14.20) – Gwangju Lake Ecological Park (14.40 – 15.20) – Gasa Literature Museum (15.30 – 16.00) – Soswaewon (16.00 – 16.40) – Gwangju City Hall (17.30)
• Third Tour (Sunday): Gwangju Song Jeong Station (09.30) – Gwangju City Hall (09.40) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.45) – Gwangju National Museum (10.00 – 10.40) – Biennale Exhibition Hall (10.50 – 12.20) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.30 – May 18 National Cemetery (13.40 – 14.20) – Seongryunsa Temple, Okgwa Art Hall (15.00 – 16.00) – Hwanbyeokdang Pavillion (16.20 – 17.00) – Gwangju city Hall (17.30)

Special Tour

Special Tour:

• Operation: Runs every day during the Gwangju World Photonics Expo (April 2 – May 5 [38 days]), the World Kimchi Culture Festival (Oct 22 – 31 [10 days]), and the Chungjang Recollection Festival (Oct 5 – 10 [6 days])
• Duration: 8 hours
• First Tour (Monday – Friday): Gwangju City Hall (09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall (09.20 – 09.50) – Bitgeoul Senior Health Town (10.10 – 10.50) – Gwangju World Photonics Expo/World Kimchi Culture Festival/Chungjang Recollection Festival (11.00 – 12.30) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.30) – Gwangju Folk Museum (13.40 – 14.20) – May 18 National Cemetery (14.30 – 15.10) – Gwangju Lake Ecological Park (15.30 – 16.30) – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)
• Second Tour (Saturday): Gwangju City Hall (09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall (09.20 – 09.50) – Bitgeoul Transmission Hall for Korean Traditional Music (10.10 – 10.50) – Gwangju World Photonics Expo/World Kimchi Culture Festival/Chungjang Recollection Festival (11.00 – 12.30) – Lunch (12.30 – 13.30) – Gwangju National Museum (13.40 – 14.10) – May 18 National Cemetery (14.20 – 14.50) – Seongryunsa Temple, Okgwa Art Hall (15.30  – 16.20) – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)

• Third Tour (Sunday): Gwangju City Hall (09.00) – Gwangju Bus Terminal (09.05) – Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall (09.20 – 09.50) – Bitgeoul Music Instrument Teaching Institute (10.10 – 10.50) – Seochang Folk Village (11.00 – 11.30) – Mangwuijeong Pavillion (11.40 – 12.00) – Lunch (12.00 – 13.00) – Gwangju World Photonics Expo/World Kimchi Culture Festival/Chungjang Recollection Festival (13.10 – 14.40)  – Mudeungsan Old Road (15.00 – 16.00)  – Gwangju City Hall (17.00)

For more information about the tourist attractions, please refer to the “Traveling” section of this website.