Inside Korea Travel

29/08/2023

Chungcheongbuk-do's Jecheon is known for its traditional Korean medicine. In Jecheon, where medicinal herbs and ingredients are abundant, there are restaurants certified under the "Yakchaerak" (Medicinal Herb Delight) system. "Yakchaerak" is a certification system provided exclusively to restaurants in Jecheon that serve dishes made with plenty of healthy medicinal ingredients unique to the region. When you visit Jecheon, you'll feel a significant improvement in your health just by dining at these certified restaurants. I recently visited a Yakchaerak-certified restaurant called "Daebo Myeongga." Although the food was based on Korean cuisine, it incorporated medicinal ingredients, making it a unique and flavorful experience.

I ordered the "Jecheon Yakcho Jaengban," which consisted of various mushrooms and medicinal ingredients combined with sliced beef. I also enjoyed the rice, which was served separately for men and women. This is because men and women have different Yin-Yang energies, so the ingredients added to the rice were different, and it was cooked in a stone pot accordingly. I've traveled to various restaurants during my time in Korea, but this was the first time I encountered a place that served rice separately like this, which made it quite special.

Jecheon, in particular, is a great destination for those interested in temple food and traditional Korean medicine. It's also perfect for foodies looking to explore unique culinary experiences. If you're tired of Seoul's typical cuisine and chain restaurants during your long-term travel in Korea, I highly recommend visiting Jecheon. Just keep in mind that the prices may not be as cheap as other places due to the use of medicinal ingredients. The average cost for a meal at a Yakchaerak-certified restaurant ranges from 20,000 to 40,000 KRW per person, but it guarantees a delicious and satisfying dining experience. If you're planning a solo trip to Jecheon, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Thank you :)

#인바운드여행사 JC Tourism

05/06/2023

Hello ko-travelers😍
Inside Korea Travel have prepared a local tour again this year(2023)!! It's a place called Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do! It takes about two hours by car from Seoul, and there is a traditional market designated as 'Market for Korea traditional medicine' !! In this area herbal the medicine ingredients grow well due to the fertile soil and fresh air.

If you have been curious about local tourism and oriental medicine in Korea, please participate in our in October! This trip will be held by and with a local travel agency called 🏘 !! #마을너머

So you will be able to meet it with a more fruitful program! Then I'll upload news about Jecheon from time to time! See ya🤗

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25/06/2022

Hello. Ko-Travelers!

This time Yanggu DMZ trip was supported by the Gangwon-do Economic Promotion Agency.

Nevertheless, the first reason we asked for travel expenses (₩ 30,000 per person) was to prevent no-shows, and the second reason was. . .also to prevent no-shows 😂This cost could be used for operating the travel agency, but we wanted to do something more meaningful.🤔🤔🤔

Therefore, we would like to donate all the collected money to the Peace Winds Korea Foundation, which provides medical services, supplies, pets’ bedding, and food for refugees from the Ukrainian war 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦. 7 tourists from the first pilot trip and 10 tourists from the second pilot trip, a total of 17 tourists, paid ₩ 510,000 for travel expenses and Inside Korea Travel will add some and would like to donate a total of ₩ 600,000❤️

Once again, thank you for helping us with the donation by participating in our trip! Inside Korea Travel also prays for peace in Ukraine❤️🇺🇦

Thanks to the travelers attended our tour at May and June. 👉Please let me know if your not mentioned below, I couldn't found your instagram ID 🥲❤️

25/06/2022

A dynamic experience not to be missed on a rural tour! There is a place called Korean Peninsula Island in Yanggu, Gangwon-do. It is a small artificial island that connects North and South Korea, but it takes only 20 minutes to get to Mt. Baekdu in North Korea from Mt. Halla on Jeju Island.

If you take a picture at both Mt. Baekdu and Mt. Halla, it is like you traveled around the Korean Peninsula. And there is an experience you should not miss. The Sky Zipline!! It was an experience that received a great response. The children loved it so much that they kept saying they wanted to ride it again! It takes about 20 minutes to walk to Korean Peninsula Island, but if you take a zipline, you can get there in 1 minute! It's a fun and a cool bonus.

When you go out, you board a boat that is charged with solar power. While enjoying the view of Lake Paraho and the surrounding mountains, you will arrive at the parking lot before you know it. When you get tired of trekking in Yanggu, we recommend that you go to Korean Peninsula Island and take the Sky Zipline!

양구관광문화 강원도경제진흥원
❤️Delicious Yanggu DMZ trip with K-granny ❤️
#양구여행 #인바운드여행사 #밍글드로우

25/06/2022

Hello, Ko-travelers!
With the last team that started on June 17, the Yanggu pilot trip run by Inside Korea Travel ended safely. The tour was enriched by wonderful tourists from Russia, Nepal, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and the United States. They made traditional Korean tofu with Grandma Yanggu (K-granny), and a pretty young friend from Kazakhstan performed a Korean fan dance for her. Her dance was so pretty that I captured it on camera several times. I think it is so cool that cultural exchange among local residents and foreigners takes place in this way.

On this Yanggu trip, we went to a small village called Gwangchi Village and made traditional Korean tofu with K-granny. She reenacted how to make tofu in a traditional way, and we were able to taste real slow food tofu, not tofu from the factory.

In Gwangchi Village, where we experienced tofu making, elderly grandmothers often live alone, so villagers hold a tofu party on the tofu experience day. It makes me proud to think that all the grandmothers who live alone came out and had a delicious dinner with the tofu we made. Haha.

Once again, I would like to thank the two teams for attending the Yanggu pilot trip conducted by Inside Korea Travel! We will try to develop the rural program better by reflecting the feedback you have given me. Thank you for your interest in our Inside Korea Travel trips.

www.insidekoreatravel.com

#양구여행 강원도경제진흥원 양구관광문화 #인바운드여행사 #농촌여행 #지속가능한관광

25/06/2022

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Hello from Yanggu, the center of Korean Peninsula! (🇰🇷/🇰🇵)

#한국 #북한 #양구군 #강원도

02/06/2022

Hello, Ko-travelers!

This is Inside Korea Travel! An inbound travel agency which introduces Korea's hidden places to foreigners😁❤

Today, I'm going to tell you about the farm experience that was conducted during the pilot tour in May and the story of making tofu with a millstone. Gangwon-do is a mountainous area, so I told you that there are plenty of wild vegetables, right? In addition, it is also very famous for hand-made tofu because of its large farmland and significant soybean farming. If you have been to Gangneung, Gangwon-do, you must have seen lots of hand tofu restaurants and shops selling soft tofu gelato! 

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They also farm fresh beans in Yanggu, so you can see many handmade tofu restaurants.
Instead of going to a hand-made tofu restaurant, we decided to grind beans with a millstone and try making tofu in a Korean-style cauldron. #🇰🇷

We cleaned the beans🫒🫒 that the granny had grown, soaked them in water, and ground them with a millstone. The finely ground soybeans were filtered through a sieve, and only the filtered beans were boiled in a cauldron. Then, we put it in a mold again and drained the water out to complete the delicious hand-made tofu.😋 We enjoyed our dinner with hand-made tofu soup and side dishes!

You can enjoy the dinner we made through the photos.😏 You can try the tofu making experience with the K-granny  during the June pilot tour held by Inside Korea Travel.

👉 Please check the google link above our profile 🙏 Thank you ❣️



💛Our last pilot trip to Yanggu in June 17th to 19th. After this trip we will launch officially on our website. Don't miss this lucky chance 😁

28/05/2022

💛Our last pilot trip to Yanggu June 17th -19th💛

✅️After this pilot trip [Delicious Yanggu DMZ trip with K-granny] will be officially launched on our website. So this is the last chance to join the pilot trip in a reasonable price 😉Hope you don't miss this chance ‼️
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Hi Ko-Travelers! Inside Korea Travel has prepared a second Yanggu trip. We will proceed with the similar schedule last time, so please refer to the schedule below! However, we cannot harvest Gomchwi during the rural experience in June, so will be replace with another experience. I'll let you know later.
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Schedule https://url.kr/mrw8ux
Info about Accommodation https://url.kr/drzhpy​
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This time, we will not select travelers as a lottery but will receive reservations sequentially as soon as we receive it through Google Link.Inside Korea Travel is planning trips for overseas travelers, but especially our main targets are the Americans and Europeans. Please understand that tourists from the country are contacted first.​
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The manager will contact you within 2 days if you apply through Googlelink below (except weekends and holidays

https://forms.gle/y6BMRdfRGKoKtv1q8

26/05/2022

Making tofu in Korea traditional methods 😊 You can try this is Yanggu DMZ trip! (Click the image to see the details)😃

http://insidekoreatravel.blogspot.com/2022/05/hand-made-tofu-in-traditional-korea.html

is travel agency for private tour and VIP tours. We offer you amazing travel spots in rural area of Korea .

26/05/2022

Where you must visit when you visit Yanggu DMZ trip 😏 (click the image below!)

is travel agency for private tour and VIP tours. We offer you amazing travel spots in rural area of Korea .

26/05/2022

❤Travelog(1) with first pilot team forDMZ Yanggu😁

http://insidekoreatravel.blogspot.com/2022/05/inside-korea-travel-always-welcomte

is travel agency for private tour and VIP tours. We offer you amazing travel spots in rural area of Korea .

20/05/2022

Hi Ko-Travelers! Inside Korea Travel has prepared a second Yanggu trip. We will proceed with the similar schedule last time, so please refer to the schedule below! However, we cannot harvest Gomchwi during the rural experience in June, so will be replace with another experience. I'll let you know later.
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Schedule https://url.kr/mrw8ux
Info about Accommodation https://url.kr/drzhpy​
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This time, we will not select travelers as a lottery but will receive reservations sequentially as soon as we receive it through Google Link.Inside Korea Travel is planning trips for overseas travelers, but especially our main targets are the Americans and Europeans. Please understand that tourists from the country are contacted first.​
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The manager will contact you within 2 days if you apply through Googlelink below (except weekends and holidays)

https://forms.gle/9Mo6Uwqycg4XmUky8

20/05/2022

❤️Thank you to all the travelers who have been with us for Yanggu trip, despite their busy schedule! It was an honor to have you all !

Thanks to you, we were able to finish Yanggu's first pilot tour in May 2022. See you on our next trip!

12/05/2022

Hi, Ko-travelers!

Hello from Yanggu, the center of the Korean Peninsula! Today, Inside Korea Travel came to Yanggu to show foreigners the beautiful rural area and mountainous villages of Korea. 🇰🇷⛰️

Yanggu Gomchwi Festival was held for four days from May 5th to 8th. The first day was Children's Day, 👨‍👩‍👦👨‍👩‍👧so there were so many programs for children.

🌱🌱🌱Gomchwi. It may be unfamiliar to you, but in Korea, Koreans really enjoy eating seasoned vegetables in spring. There must be a reason for the festival! I also bought pine nuts, olive oil, and a box of Gomchwi to make Gomchwi pesto! 😋

As social distancing is lifted, various festivals are being held in person again. How about visiting Korea in time for the festival period in Korea?😃 Special events and programs are prepared at each farming and fishing village, so plan a Korean trip according to the festival period!!

10/05/2022

Thank you so much for waiting with patience 🙏 You can check Yanggu trip schedule and information about accommodation on our blog 😀

Schedule 👉 https://insidekoreatravel.blogspot.com/2022/05/schedule-for-yanggu-gangwon-do.html

Info about Accommodation 👉https://insidekoreatravel.blogspot.com/2022/05/accommodation-in-yanngu-pilot-trip.html

We are still waiting for more applicants for our trip! Don't miss this chance to go DMZ Yanggu trip 😉

Google link to apply the trip (Only foreigners available)👉 https://url.kr/qc7apo

is travel agency for private tour and VIP tours. We offer you amazing travel spots in rural area of Korea .

05/05/2022

Hello, Ko-travelers!

Today, I went to Dootayeon Trekking in Yanggu. The Dootayeon Trekking course is a special place where you must make a reservation one day in advance to visit as it is a prohibited area for civilians. I also booked my name, date of birth, and my car three days ago to enter there.
(You can’t go in without your own car!)

Dootayeon, which was closed for over two years due to COVID-19 and opened to tourists only in April, was not well organized, but it felt like the natural ecology was restored. Most especially, I wanted to swim in the cool and clear the valley which stretches from Geumgang Mountain. (Of course, swimming is absolutely not allowed.)

How about joining Inside Korea Travel for Dootayeon Trekking?
We will visit the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon-do for 3 days and 2 nights from May 13-15, 2022. If you would like to participate in travel, please apply through the Google link!

https://url.kr/qc7apo

25/04/2022

25/04/2022

What comes to mind when you think of DMZ travel? Paju? Cheorwon? If you want to travel slightly further east, you'll think of Goseong! However, the place I’d like to introduce today is Yanggu, Gangwon-do! It is a county with a population of 20,000 and seven villages. Throughout North Korea, it is also called the "belly button of the Korean Peninsula" because of its central location on the Korean Peninsula. This nickname is so cute that Yanggu has a "Belly Button Village" and a mascot, Belly-Button-Boy!

What makes Yanggu special? If you go up the Dutayeon Trekking course, you can see Mt. Geumgang which is in North Korea! Did you know tours of Mt. Geumgang were allowed until 2008? However, an unpleasant incident occurred in 2008, so South Korean tourists were no longer allowed to go there. Although we can no longer climb Mt. Geumgang, I am just thankful that we can see it from afar^^

We have prepared local foods that you can only eat in Yanggu! What is your favorite Korean food? During last year's DMZ trip to Baengnyeong Island, we experienced oyster harvesting season so we harvested and ate various foods with oysters. What kind of food will be waiting for us in Yanggu this time? Drum roll! 🎶🥁🥁 Please look forward for it!

24/04/2022

Hello! KO-TRAVELERS! Inside Korea Travel has finally prepared a second DMZ trip! As you all know, the first part of the trip is to Baengnyeong Island^^ This time, we're exploring Gangwon-do. In April, I visited there to prepare for this trip. Because of the recent, massive forest fire, I was concerned about whether it would still be a suitable place for your trip. Fortunately, the place we’re visiting is safe and suffered minimal damage. So, do you want to know when we’re headed to Yanggu, Gangwon-do?

This pilot tour is being held from May 13th-15th for 3 days and 2 nights! Any foreigners currently living in Korea can participate, so please feel free to register through the Google Link. :)

In Yanggu, Gangwon-do, we will travel with local residents doing activities such as DMZ Dutayeon Trekking, Punchbowl Trekking, Gomchwi Rural Experience, tofu making, and more! For the entire tour, there will be an accompanying guide who can speak English, so don't worry^^

Although the COVID-19 social-distancing restrictions have been lifted, this will still be a trip with a small group of 10 to 16 people. 30,000 KRW per person includes everything: the vehicle, guide, accommodation, and tour guide. Please feel free to ask me about the trip! See you in Yanggu!

https://url.kr/qc7apo

22/04/2022

Hi Ko-travelers! Now I am in Gangwondo, Yanggu to prepare new DMZ trip for foreign travelers:) It took about 3hours to come here by car 🚗 and the view was amazing! If you are departing from Seoul then you will pass the Taebaek mountains and will see so many tunnels!

Will update about Yanggu news via our SNS and pre-view our pilot trip . ( delicious food, accommodation, traveling points, where to visit!)

Insidekoreatravel is preparing pilot trip at 13,May-15,May/2022. (For 2nights and 3days trip). We always try our best Korea tour. Hope we can meet at Yanggu!

You can apply the trip via google links below, thank you ❤️

https://url.kr/qc7apo

13/03/2022

How to live an eco friendly life in Korea ?

Are you worried about using too much plastics ? And that your consumption will have a negative impact on the environment? 🌏

There are lots options to live an eco-friendly life by making you own soap&shampoobar, eating as vegan, not over consuming, using BMW (Bus, Metro, Walk) and lot more..!! Or there is the easiest way buy using shops near your home.

👉Sanzero shop is a zerowaste shop near my home (Bucheon city). I brought my empty plastic bottles to buy a (liquid type) kitchen cleaner.

How to buy? It's easy,

① Put an empty bottle on the scale. Make 0g.
② Fill in the bottles as much as you want. But don't forget to check the price. It could be expensive than you thought. 🥲
③ Check the weight of the contents and tell the shop manager, she will let you know the price

You can also buy Shampoo, Bodywash, face lotion& cream by using your own container. And most of the products selling in Zerowaste shops are mostly friendly with planet 🌏😊

But , don't buy if you don't need it. That's the best way to save the planet.

#🇰🇷 🌍

17/01/2022

InsideKoreaTravel is preparing new DMZ tour in Yanggu, Gangwon-do. Lot of Gangwon-do area is not suitable for now for a business trip yet due to the severe weather in winter. 🥶
We're collecting information about Yanggu on the Internet now, but we'll also deliver the news of our business trip soon. Let's go on a trip together in April and May when Korea gets warmer! 😊

InsideKoreaTravel 👉
A Travel agency in Korea, Making a sustainable trip in Korea where local residents, travelers, and travel agencies are all happy.




Our website > www.insidekoreatravel.com

In Korea, there is a custom of eating wild greens from mountain. And we season them very simply with sesame oil, galic and salt to make side dishes. Now, it is illegal for the public to go up and dig wild greens or wild(Mountain) ginseng for various reasons. However, there is still a job called &quo...

30/12/2021

🥂Adios 2021 , Hola 2022 🎉

💬In Korea, travel has been developed around Seoul, Jeju Island, and Busan. So now the tourism industry is experiencing a serious regional imbalance problem. To solve this problem, visits small cities and farming, fishing villages, and mountain area in Korea to discover new tourism resources. We will constantly study Korea so that you can find the beauty of areas other than the metropolitan area when you visit Korea.

💃🕺Today is a happy day for us to be designated as a preliminary social enterprise by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. We just started the first step, becoming a social enterprise!🫂

We were able to receive this award because we were not alone, but because many people cheered for us❤ Thank you all for participating in the pilot tour with us in 2021 and giving us various feedbacks, We will reflect on the feedback you gave us and plan a more fun travel package next year. Thank you so much once again Ko-Travelers!

See you next year 🤗🐯

26/12/2021

Gam-gyeul 💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡 Sweet mandarins in Korea ! Usually comes from Jeju island 🍊 🍊 🍊

Gam-gyeul is seasonal fruit in winter !! ❄☃️ Can't imagine winter without this sweet fruit ! My Vitamin C 💛😖

08/12/2021

Hi Ko-travelers 👋 Guess where I am now?

Inside korea travel got selected by Gangwon Economy Promotion Agency ( #강원도경제진흥원) for developing in Yanggu. Never heard of Yanggu before?

Yanggu is called as 'bellybutton of Korea peninsula', and there is DMZ museum, Yanggu porcelain museum, punchbowl trekking(You can see North Korea during walking)

Well.. anyway I didn't have lots of time to see around Yanggu today, so I just got some photos of 'shopping center for Soldiers ' 🤭 There is everthing what they need!! Like inner wear, pen, notes, bags, and photos of girls idol 😂

And the last photo is called in Yanggu. It took only 15 mins to walk around. Haha

I don't know how we will develop tour programs for foreigner. Anyway we are hopping to see you soon in Yanggu!❤

30/11/2021

Hi Ko-travelers👋

🙆‍♀️Please join us in creating a Seoul-style social tour.🙆

As a certified social enterprise, we, Inside Korea Travel, is working hard to introduce more valuable tours away from focusing on famous tourist destinations.
As part of that, we are planning various social tours in line with the new normal trend with Seoul Tourism Organization (STO). Social tour refers to a trip with values that encompasses a variety of topics such as upcycling, zero waste, barrier-free travel, fair trade, veganism, and cooperatives.
This time, we are holding a pilot tour to make this social tour more fruitful and valuable, so we look forward to many applications.

◈ Travel Date & Time:
Friday 3 December, 10:00am - 18:00pm
◈Meeting Place & Time:
Seoul Upcycling Plaza, 09:40am
◈ Cost: Free of charge. Deposit of 30,000 won to prevent no-show. (Deposit will be fully refunded upon completion of the trip.)

Apply for the travel through Google Forms. (Click the link below.)
https://forms.gle/aEaLSxACzPw3ki7j9

If there are more applicants than the capacity, participants will be randomly selected and contacted individually.
(Even those who have not been selected will be notified by message.)

Hi Ko-travelers 👋 This is Inside Korea Travel :) We are planning a valuable trip in Seoul under various themes such as upcycling, zero-waste, barrier-free, fair trade, and vegan tour. To make a better trip, we're accepting applications for the pilot tour, so please apply for participation. If you...

30/11/2021

Our last Virtual Tour in GyeongNam is Changwon city. Today I am with Mrs. Choi and we are cooking with sweet persimmon!

Hi Ko-travelers!Today I want to show you how to make sweet pie and Kimchi with Sweet persimmon! If you know how to make apple pie it's totally same method ! ...

28/11/2021

Hi Ko-travelers!

Once again, Inside Korea Travel invites you to a wonderful trip. This time, we are going to travel with the theme of vegan and zero waste. We always try to think of how to reduce waste while traveling. So we usually ask travelers to bring a tumbler and eco bag if possible. This trip will not be so easy as it requires a lot of your participation. However, we have prepared a lot of fun programs, so please participate in and enjoy our trip.

Travel Date & Time:
Saturday, December 4th, around 9:00 am - 18:00 pm

Meeting place:
Mangwon Station Exit 2 at 9:00 am

Travel summary
9:00 am - We will buy some fruits and desserts at Mangwon Market with reusable containers. It may seem difficult at first, but this kind of your cool actions will help us reduce single-use waste!

Vegan Korean Cooking Class - You want to eat Korean food, but are you worried about being vegan? We know well that Korean food usually uses salted fish sauce called "jeotgal", so there are many things you can't eat. For those people, we will invite a vegan cooking class instructor to cook delicious Korean food with you!

Visit Korean Vegan Brands - Tiger Lily

Vegan Cosmetics Class - Try making products with your own hands that do not contain any high-quality natural plants or animal ingredients. It contains plenty of Korean herbal ingredients, so it will soothe your rough skin in winter!

End of schedule after visiting Korea's Zero Waste Shop circulation district

Private vehicle & walking: Although it is a day trip, it is difficult to travel by public transportation and walking alone because it is a schedule to visit the route of

28/11/2021

in Sungbukgu. Insidekoreatravel & arranged Zerowaste &upcycling tour at October. We picked up broken glasses on the street and Sokcho beach in Gangwondo. And our artist DaHae made jewelry from those glasses which is very sharp and seems to be useless. She made necklaces, earrings from .

Our Upcycling &Zerowaste Travel Exhibition will opened till 30,Nov/2021. We also prepared small present for you ! Come and join our Exhibition 😊

I tagged the location!

24/11/2021

Our second trip to Baengnyeongdo 😘

Thank you so much for applying our trip, it was amazing team! Hope we can see you in near future ❤❤