Daegu City Tour Bus: Bagong Mountain Route | South Korea

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[Product Highlights] 

• Ride on the sightseeing bus to conveniently explore popular tourist spots in Daegu. 
• You can experience not only the beautiful natural scenery of Daegu, but also the traditional Korean culture. 
• You can visit Donghwasa Temple, a popular tourist spot in Daegu.

[Product Information] 

• Eligibility: All travelers 
• Redemption date: Available on the day of reservation 
• Usage period: Available only on the specified date 
• Departure time:
  - 10:30 City Tour Platform 50 meters in front of Exit 2 of Cheongna Hill Station
  - 11:00 City Tour Platform in front of Dongdaegu Station
  ・ End time: 17:30 Get off at Cheongna Hill Station or Dongdaegu Station 
• Not available on New Year's Day and Chuseok

[Description] 

• Enjoy a Palgongsan Mountain tour, the representative course of Daegu City Tour! You can experience not only the unique natural scenery of Daegu, but also traditional Korean culture. 

• Bongmu Butterfly Ecological Park
  Established in October 1992 as Bongmu Waterfront Park at the foot of Palgongsan Mountain, it is a nature park in the city center that is attracting attention as a cozy resting place for citizens. The park is equipped with children's playgrounds, sports facilities, and camping grounds, making it ideal for family outings on weekends, and there are more than 8,000 wildflowers and wild grasses planted along the trails and paths around Dansan Reservoir. Bongmu Waterfront Park provides a resting place for healthy living and a natural ecology learning center for citizens. 

• Palgongsan Botanical Garden
  You can observe plants native to the Palgongsan mountain area and enjoy the refreshing scent of the forest. 

• Donghwasa Collective Facility Area
  There are many restaurants and cafes, and you can take the Palgongsan Cable Car for a beautiful view. (20% discount on Palgongsan Cable Car for Daegu City Tour passengers)

• Donghwasa Temple
  Donghwasa Temple is a historic Silla temple located in the Donghakdong valley with Palgongsan Mountain's Waterfall Valley, Bindae-gol, and Susugol on the left and right. It is the headquarters of the 9th diocese of the Jogye sect of Korean Buddhism. It was founded in 493 (King Sogi 15) and called Yugasa Temple. Later, in 832 (King Heungdeok 7), The temple was rebuilt by Royal Preceptor Simji. Although it was winter at that time, paulownia trees were in full bloom around the temple, so it is said that it was renamed Donghwasa Temple.
  Most of the existing temples were built during the Yeongjo Dynasty, including Daewoongjeon, Yeongyeongjeon, Cheontaegak, Yeongsanjeon, Bongseoru, Simgumdang, Chilsunggak, Sanshingak, Eunghyanggak, Wonumgak, and Cheonanmun. The attached hermitages include Geumdangam, Biroam, Naewonam, Budoam, Yangjinam, and Yeombulam.

• BANGJJA YUGI MUSEUM (KOREAN BRONZEWARE)
  Bangjja Yugi Museum, located at the foot of Palgongsan Mountain, famous for its scenic beauty, opened on May 25, 2007. The museum has one basement and two floors (17,880 square meters of land and 3,758 square meters of building area), and is equipped with exhibition halls such as the Yugi Culture Room, Donation Room, Recreated room, and Project Exhibition Room in the Exhibition Building, as well as outdoor performance halls and experience halls. In the exhibition building, there is the Yugi Culture Room, which provides an overview of Yugi history and the craftsmanship of those who inherit Yugi, and the Donation Room, which houses the works of Bong-Ju Lee, the master craftsman of Bangja Yugi. There is also a Recreated room of Bangjja Yugi, which shows the production process of Bangjja Yugi with 1:1 human figures and working models, and a special exhibition room for self-projects. Other facilities include a video education room, a souvenir shop, a storage room, and a library. At the outdoor experience center, visitors can experience a variety of games such as Jegichagi(shuttlecock kicking), Tuho(javelin throw), ring throw, and Yut-nori(a traditional folk game of Korea).
• Bangjja Yugi Museum displays some of the 1,489 Bangjja Yugi pieces that Bong-Ju Lee, a craftsman designated as an important intangible cultural property, created and collected throughout his life.