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Cherry blossom Korea timing in one line: about 1 week of peak bloom, late March in the south, early April in Seoul. The flowers, called beotkkot (벚꽃) in Korean, open first in Jeju and along the southern coast, then move north over roughly two to three weeks, so the right week depends entirely on which city you’re in.
The 10 best places to visit in South Korea beyond Seoul start with Busan, Gyeongju and Jeju Island. Add Jeonju’s hanok village, Sokcho and Seoraksan, Andong, Suwon’s Hwaseong Fortress, Yeosu, Tongyeong and Damyang’s bamboo forest, and you have the trips Koreans themselves take on long weekends. Most are about three hours or less from Seoul by KTX bullet train, express bus or short domestic flight, so even a first tri…
The best things to do in South Korea fit into 25 ideas across 4 cities: Seoul, Busan, Gyeongju and Jeju. Give Seoul at least 3 days for palaces, markets and nightlife. Then take the KTX (Korea’s high-speed train) south to Gyeongju and Busan, and fly to Jeju if you have more than a week.
This Gyeongju travel guide says to plan 2 full days for the 8 sites that matter most in Korea’s oldest royal city. Gyeongju (경주) was the capital of the Silla kingdom for almost 1,000 years, and its temples, burial mounds and palace ponds are spread across town, so you see them at walking pace instead of behind museum glass.