Sacred Namsan mountain

Fixed Date One-Day Trip (Private)
Namsan Gyengju
Departure possible from:
Busan, Gyeongju
Group Size
private group
Duration
4 hours  

What's included

Included
entrance fee
transportation
licensed guide
Not Included
lunch
personal expenses and all other expenses not specified explicitly in the program

Experience on This Tour

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Our receivers allow you to enjoy the tour at your own pace. Take photos, pause at your favorite sights, or simply listen to the birds sing without missing a word from your guide's narration.

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Samreung (Three Tombs)

At the foot of Mount Namsan, in a light-colored pine forest much loved by professional photographers, there are three burial mounds believed to be the burial places of the 8th, 53rd, and 54th kings of Silla. All - Paki by last name. In Silla, it must be said, the kings of three families ruled: Pak, Kim, Sok.

Gyungae Tomb in Gyungju

The reign of the 55th king of Gyeongju - Gyeune ended in tragedy. He died at the hands of the ruler of the Later Paekche Gyeonghwon during a feast in the Posokchzhon pavilion. The path to Mount Namsan runs past the mound of this unlucky king...

Namsan (Gyungju)

Namsan literally means "South Mountain". Or "a mountain in the south" ... From what in the south? From the royal palace, of course. Gyeongju, the 1000-year-old capital of the ancient Korean state of Silla, has its own Mount Namsan, and here it is also the most sacred.

Before the arrival of Buddhism in Silla, apparently, the mountain was sacred to the local pagans; but now it is still better known as a treasure trove of Buddhist artifacts. No wonder this area was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000: on an area of ​​2650 hectares, including Namsan Mountain itself and its environs, there are the remains of 122 temples, 53 stone statues, 64 pagodas, 16 stone lamps.

The harmony of nature and the soft, non-destructive influence of man give this place a unique charm. Relief and bas-relief images of buddhas and bodhisattvas, statues, picturesquely scattered on the slopes, naturally fit into the colorful landscape of low Korean mountains.

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