Seoul to Busan

Join us on this beautiful cycling journey through South Korea. A place of contrasts from ancient to modern and serene to chaotic. This is a trip that offers the chance to experience a country steeped in a rich and fascinating history that vies for attention with the bustling vibrancy of its capital Seoul. Home to several World Heritage Sites this often overlooked country is a rare Asian gem. It’s a sheer delight for the savvy traveller with an interest in history, culture and cuisine. With a sunny climate and lush green fields and forests in the spring and summer that turn to beautiful colours in the Autumn it makes for a wonderful place to bike.

Our route takes you through a mountainous landscape of sleepy villages that sit alongside peaceful farming communities and where ancient traditions and cultures are passionately kept alive. This place to place ride starts in Seoul and ends in the historic Gyeongju. Along the way you’ll visit Yangpyeong, relax in hot springs in Suanbo, take in the UNESCO cultural village of Andong Hahoe and at the small port of Yeongdoek feast on King Crab.

With lots to see in Gyeongju there is time set aside here to explore and visit the main museum that houses an amazing collection of gold artifacts from the Shilla era.

From here we transfer to South Korea’s second largest city Busan where the tour ends. With so much to see in this amazing country why not tag on extra time here or in Seoul or hop over to Jeju and enjoy this lovely Korean island.

Highlights

• Seoul – Cool art, sights and shopping
• Bustling Busan and its beautiful beaches
• Historic Gyeongju and Andong’s Hahoe Cultural Village
• K-Pop, culture and delicious cuisine
• Traffic-free cycle paths and rural riding
• Hot springs and misty mountains

We will be cycling on well-surfaced cycle paths and roads. For the vast majority of the time you will be on cycle paths or quiet side roads where there is little or no traffic. On entering some of the larger towns and cities the traffic does increase a little, though is rarely heavy or too onerous.