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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject: Rafting... |
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Does anyone know a place to do water rafting or even tubing?
...someplace clean and not too overcrowded? Close to Seoul?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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A group of us expat teachers went to Kangwondo two weeks ago. There were about 40 of us alto-gether. Our group took the train up from Kyungju, and others came from Seoul. A lot of other expats from Kyungju arrived throughout the day from all over the place as well.
The rafting at kangwondo is one of two places where you can raft in Korea, and it's not full of rapids. It's enjoyable though, because of the scenery, and just the chance to be out in nature. It will probably be busy now, because of the weather. The whole water trip takes 3 hours.
We crashed 8 to a room, so we minimized the costs. All of the hotels there cater to rafting, so you just have to show up and they will do the rest. They charge about $25 a person for rafting in a 10 man raft, and transport you there and back.
If you are going to take your wallet, make sure they give you a plastic bag to put it in while it's in your pocket. i didn't and was a litle inconvenienced because of it.
There are limestone caves near the rafting place at Kangwondo, so you can visit those as well.
We had a barbecue at night and the food the Korean restaurant affiliated with the hotel provided for us was excellent. We chipped in for that, but it was very reasonable.
Have fun |
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guangho
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
Location: a spot full of deception, stupidity, and public micturation and thus unfit for longterm residency
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| Len8 wrote: |
A group of us expat teachers went to Kangwondo two weeks ago. There were about 40 of us alto-gether. Our group took the train up from Kyungju, and others came from Seoul. A lot of other expats from Kyungju arrived throughout the day from all over the place as well.
The rafting at kangwondo is one of two places where you can raft in Korea, and it's not full of rapids. It's enjoyable though, because of the scenery, and just the chance to be out in nature. It will probably be busy now, because of the weather. The whole water trip takes 3 hours.
We crashed 8 to a room, so we minimized the costs. All of the hotels there cater to rafting, so you just have to show up and they will do the rest. They charge about $25 a person for rafting in a 10 man raft, and transport you there and back.
If you are going to take your wallet, make sure they give you a plastic bag to put it in while it's in your pocket. i didn't and was a litle inconvenienced because of it.
There are limestone caves near the rafting place at Kangwondo, so you can visit those as well.
We had a barbecue at night and the food the Korean restaurant affiliated with the hotel provided for us was excellent. We chipped in for that, but it was very reasonable.
Have fun |
Awesome. Adventurekorea.com has a couple of rafting trips coming up. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| Len8 wrote: |
A group of us expat teachers went to Kangwondo two weeks ago. There were about 40 of us alto-gether. Our group took the train up from Kyungju, and others came from Seoul. A lot of other expats from Kyungju arrived throughout the day from all over the place as well.
The rafting at kangwondo is one of two places where you can raft in Korea, and it's not full of rapids. It's enjoyable though, because of the scenery, and just the chance to be out in nature. It will probably be busy now, because of the weather. The whole water trip takes 3 hours.
We crashed 8 to a room, so we minimized the costs. All of the hotels there cater to rafting, so you just have to show up and they will do the rest. They charge about $25 a person for rafting in a 10 man raft, and transport you there and back.
If you are going to take your wallet, make sure they give you a plastic bag to put it in while it's in your pocket. i didn't and was a litle inconvenienced because of it.
There are limestone caves near the rafting place at Kangwondo, so you can visit those as well.
We had a barbecue at night and the food the Korean restaurant affiliated with the hotel provided for us was excellent. We chipped in for that, but it was very reasonable.
Have fun |
That sounds like the same one that we are planning thru http://www.raftingkorea.co.kr/new_home/sample3/index2.php
Just curious, you didn't happen to see any campgrounds in that area, by chance, did you? |
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Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| Chronicpride. Sorry I didn't see any, but I'm sure there are. The room we crashed in for the night though cost each of us $5. It was big and there were upwards of 7 of us in the room at one time. |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Wow...thanks for all the help everyone.....
So you think that rafting trip you went on was worth it? Even if its a little crowded I guess I wouldn't mind too much...
Its only me and ball and chain as of now so would we have to get more people in order to get a raft? |
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Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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No. The hotel will just put you in a raft with any one else who wants to go.
You might get lucky and be the only guy in a raft with 9 other lasies. |
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| Len8 wrote: |
No. The hotel will just put you in a raft with any one else who wants to go.
You might get lucky and be the only guy in a raft with 9 other lasies. |
I will if I get a sex change operation!  |
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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:54 am Post subject: |
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I went on a rafting trip near Jiri-san and ended up very disappointed. Almost no rapids and the river didn't even flow particularly fast. I was the only foreigner there with a bunch of Korean office guys and they made us do military drills in the water beforehand for team building.
Then the organisers obviously saw we were unimpressed by the size of the rapids so they turned over the raft a few times and threw all in. trouble was I had given the organiser my glasses to take care of and he lost them during the turn.
For the next few days I hiked through Jiri-san with visibilty of about 20 metres. My memories of the views up there are from the photos i saw after coming home with new glasses.
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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| It might depend on the season though. I went in August. |
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bossaco
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Location: jongro-gu
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheorwon City is nice... |
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