Yangyang International Airport, located in Dongho-ri, Sonyang-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, is the only international airport in the Yeongdong region. The airport excellently serves as the arrival point for tourists to Korea’s representative attractions of Gangwon, Seoraksan Mountain and Donghae. The airport provides much information in regards to tourism in the Yeongdong region in addition to offering a tourism transportation service.As there are no mountains nearby and the strong winds from the ocean blow away any fog, Yangyang International Airport serves as a substitute airport for nearby Sokcho Airport, which has a 30% cancellation rate, and Gangneung Airport, which has a limited runway. The airport is equipped with a control tower, and the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) is planning on building a North-South direction passage, connecting Yangyang International Airport with Seondeok Airport in the Hamgyeongnam-do region of North Korea in accordance with the North-South Passage Protocol of 1997.
The Haengjusanseong Fortress (행주산성, historic site no. 56) atop Deogyangsan Mountain was the site of a major Korean victory against the enemy during the Japanese invasion 400 years ago. Women also participated in the dramatic battle, carrying stones in their aprons (haengju in Korean). The original date and purpose of the fortress’ construction remains a mystery, but it is believed the construction dates back to the ancient Baekje period, as many relics from that era have been excavated by archeological surveys. Inside the fortress is Chungjangsa, a shrine paying tribute to General Gwon Yul who led the victorious effort. Transportation to the fortress has become much more convenient with the opening of the Jayuro road and the completion of the Haengju Bridge, making the fortress a popular destination on holidays.* Haengju Great Victory FestivalReligious ceremonies and many other cultural events are held on March 14 every year in memory of General Gwon who won the battle and saved the nation.
Located in Dongrae-gu Busan, Dongrae Hot Spa Hotel is the five-story building made from red bricks and the building's exterior shows a track of the time. Since established with the name of Sewonjang in 1994, the motel name was changed many times and then is finally changed into the present 'Dongrae Onchon Hotel'. Because of the fresh air and good quality sulfur, it was known that Dongrae hot spring is good for disease healing and the king enjoyed the hot spring bath here. During the Japanese colonial era, Japanese people secured the hot spring. Geumjeong park gondola under Geumjeong Mountain becomes the best commercial tourism area. Dongrae Onchon Hotel uses the hot spring water from underground bedrock layer. As it has been well known that the water is good for neuralgia, skin disease and women disease, so that many tourists visit here. In the hotel, the Chinese restaurant operates. Guests can use a laundry room and kitchen on the 6th floor. The hotel is convenient for transportation because it is located at the entrance of Busan-si. Hotel guests can conveniently use the large marts and convenient stores nearby.
Seorak Plaza Country club, as one of the resort facilities of the Hanhwa Resort is one of the best golf clubs in Korea, and it prides over its spectacular scenery. Also, situated in the vicinity of one of Korea’s most famed tourist sites, Mt. Seoraksan, it enables customers to look over Mt. Seoraksan’s unexplored landscapes and to look over the Eastern Sea during the games. The whole 18 hole course has an interesting design, and it can seem easy and difficult at the same time.With the warm climate of an island, it is the most adequate golf club to enjoy golfing throughout the year. It includes Korea’s one and only sauna that provides 100% pure natural mineral water, and also has a unique food court selling local specialities.
Hotel Sorak Park, located in the beautiful Sorak Mountains offers a high class northern European triangular architecture as a four-star tourist hotel. The rooms located to the front of the hotel provide a spectacular view of Seoraksan Mountain and the East Sea. The hotel also offers such facilities as a casino for foreigners, large banquet hall, seminar room, lecture hall, wedding hall, reception hall, and a dinner party hall.
Donghwa Kim's Hotel, located in Jongno-gu Pyeongchang-dong, was designed to give the impression of a mountain cabin while combining Korean and modern architectural elements, resulting in a structure of notable artistic taste. The 4-story hotel has 51 comfortable guestrooms, a banquet hall, a coffee shop, a Western restaurant, and a Korean restaurant and affords an open view of neighboring Bugak Mountain.
Lie Sang Bong collections offer exquisite women's clothing that maximizes women's curves and, consequently, each woman's overall beauty. The collections often feature red and purple, as these colors are believed to reflect the nature of women.
Mayfield Hotel is an European style luxury boutique hotel located in between Incheon International Airport and downtown Seoul. It takes only 5 minutes from Gimpo Airport. Since the hotel is poised in the wood, it looks like a castle in Europe and the bell tower and garden add to the European atmosphere. Guests also can enjoy the fresh air from the pine tree grove.The hotel has 8 building structures in a large 105785.60㎡ field. The main building with 6 floors and a basement floor is housing guestrooms, a lounge, a western restaurant, a traditional Korean restaurant, and an outdoor lounge. Another building is with large halls for international conferences and various events, while the other one is for wedding and wedding reception. It also has traditional wedding facilities.The hotel offers a wide variety of rooms from one of its 202 cozy rooms including Ondol rooms and suite rooms. Subsidiary facilities include a fitness club, which is equipped with Korea's best facilities.
Ganghwa's mud flats cover about 105㎢, including notable areas in the southwest such as Yeocha-ri, Dongmak-ri, and Donggeom-ri. These three locations are a maximum of 6km from land and have an area of 90㎢ that accounts for 86% of Ganghwa's entire mud flats area.Ganghwado Island is the path to the river mouth of the Hangang River, Yeseonggang River and Imjingang River, so sediment moved from the rivers piles up and reaches far distances during low tide and the materials again settle around the island as the tide rises.Ganghwa Tidal Flat Center is a prime location for observing migratory birds and the surrounding mud flats. The center offers visitors access to an array of information about mud flats and first-hand experience with tidal flats.
Built in October 1973, Soyang Dam is Asia's largest and the world's fourth largest rock-fill dam. It stands 123m high and 530m long, and can generate 200,000kW-h of electricity. It serves multiple purposes including flood control, hydroelectric power generation, flood control, irrigation, and fishing. It holds 29 million ㎥ of water, which has become Soyangho Lake, Korea's largest man-made lake. Spanning a large area that borders the Gangwon-do cities and districts of Chuncheon, Hongcheon, Yanggu and Inje, the lake is often referred to as an "inland sea". Passenger ships bound for Yanggu and Inje run along the 60㎞-long water route that leads to Seoraksan Mountain.
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