Sunday, July 13, 2014

Daehan Dawon Tourist Tea Plantation (Boseong Green Tea Plantation) (보성녹차밭 대한다원)

Boseong Green Tea Plantation (보성녹차밭 대한다원 / 宝城绿茶园-大韩茶园)   
Address: 763-43, Nokcha-ro, Boseong-eup, Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do 전라남도 보성군 보성읍 녹차로 763-43 全罗南道宝城郡宝城邑绿茶路763-43
Opening Hours: March-October: 9:00-19:00; November-February: 9:00-18:00
Admission Fees: Adults: Individual 4,000 won / Group (20 people or more) 3,000 won; Children & Teenagers (ages 7-18): 3,000 won; Seniors (age 65 and above): 3,000 won; Children ages 5 and below: Free of charge
Filming Location: Legend of the Blue Sea (푸른바다의 전설)
How to get there: Take the express bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Boseong, or take the express bus from Seoul to Gwangju (about 3.5 hours), and take the intercity bus from Gwangju to Boseong (about 1-1.5 hours). From Boseong Bus Terminal, take the bus bound for the plantation. The journey takes about 15 minutes.
Do note that the timings for express bus from Boseong to Seoul are as follows: 8.20am daily, 3.20pm (for weekends). Gwangju Bus Terminal has more frequent buses back to Seoul. 

Top schedule - Buses from Boseong Terminal to Green Tea Planation
Bottom Schedule - Buses from Green Tea Plantation to Boseong Terminal
Bus stop at Green Tea Plantation (from Boseong Terminal)
The walk into the plantation from the bus stop takes about 5 minutes. You will pass by some shops at the right side and a huge carpark. Parking is free!
Map of the plantation
Before we entered the plantation, we stopped for lunch at the Heaven restaurant just next to the plantation entrance.
The place serves a variety of "green tea" dishes - beef stews, stir-fried beef, bibimbap, noodles, galbi tang, mandu, pancakes, etc.
As usual, the meal comes with a variety of side dishes, including marinated crabs!
Marinated crabs side dish
Green tea noodles (8,000 krw) - There's a mild green tea fragrance for the noodles (and even for the white rice), but other than that, the noodles is quite normal by Korean standard. 
Entrance to the plantation. If you are carrying heavy bags, you can choose to leave your bags on the racks behind the entrance (at your own risk!) My friend left her backpack there and it was alright.
Green tea cafe / Souvenir Shop (next to the plantation)
Cafe Menu
Green tea latte, green tea ice cream and green tea affogato
The latte was not bad, but the ice cream was a bit too milky for my liking. I really love the rich matcha kind of ice cream.
Souvenir shop - I bought some green tea snacks from the place, and really liked the green tea chocolate which has a very strong green tea taste.
No special effects done to the photos, the place was as misty looking as per the photos, because it rained heavily just a few minutes after our arrival. It didn't dampen our selca spirit though! At least for me! Just look at how wet my cap became!
Wished the weather was better, but it was a trip I'll definitely remember for a long time to come! 
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