South Korean Temple & Hanok Stays

South Korean Temple & Hanok Stays

Experience Korean Buddhist culture by booking a stay at one of the many buddhist temples. With many temples located deep in the moutains, visitors can enjoy nature and take time away from the rigours of day-to-day life by taking part in spiritual training such as ZEN meditation and Buddhist rites.

A Temple Stay is much more than religion, it is a cultural experience that recharges you, handles your mental stress and teaches you about traditional culture. Part of the programme of discipline and training include barugongyang (a buddhist meal with traditional wooden bowls) or a tea ceremony - activities that provide more than just eating and drinking.

Other activities that may be featured on a temple stay include:

Pre-dawn Buddhist rites, Zen meditation, tea ceremonies, barugongyang, mountain trekking, lotus lantern making and rubber stamp making.

A Hanok Stay will give you the opportunity to experience traditional Korean lifestyle and culture. The traditional houses available for Hanok stays are decades to hundreds of years old.

Many have been renovated for the convenience and safety of its guests but the traditional style and sentiment are still retained. Hanok houses very in size; some are very large with a guest house and a main building, while others are small with only bedrooms and a living room. Room rates also vary widely.

Old furniture, paper-pasted windows and props like soy jars add to the traditional ambience. Some houses offer various programmes to experience Korean culture, including tea ceremonies, pottery making and traditional Korean folk games. Simple meals are usually available at an extra charge.

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