Live Like a Local: Korean Summer Picnic in Gongju

공주 여름 피크닉 – 한국 시골 여름의 맛과 감성

🗓 Date: July 20, 2025 (Sun)

🕒 Duration: 8:00 – 18:00

🚍 Departure Point: Hanyang University Station Exit 1

🍚Meal Included | 👭 Social Program Included | 🧺 Picnic Supplies Provided | 🚌 Transportation

✨ Why You’ll Love This Trip

From Eun-jin, who always spent summer in her grandma’s countryside home:

"Summer in Korea isn’t about checking off tourist spots — it’s about the slowness of valleys, the cool of watermelon punch, and the warmth of strangers turning into friends."

🍚 A real countryside Korean lunch in a quiet Gongju restaurant — simple, earthy, delicious.
🛍 Snack-shopping at the local market with your team — you’re on a mission to build the Best Picnic Box!
🍉 Make Watermelon Punch together by the valley stream — sweet, chilly, and full of joy.
🏛 Walk through Magoksa Temple, a 1,300-year-old Buddhist site wrapped in pine trees and calm.

👫 Meet & Mingle — How We Make Friends

We believe the best friendships are born not through formal introductions, but through shared moments. That’s why this trip is carefully designed to bring strangers together — and turn them into picnic teammates, watermelon punch chefs, and maybe even lifelong friends.

🍱 Lunch – Let’s ease into the day

We don’t assign seats.

You’ll sit with someone new, share a meal, and slowly get to know each other.

Sometimes friendship starts with just passing someone the kimchi.

🛍 Market Mission – Snack like a local

You and your team will get a mission:

Create the perfect summer snack box using local treats from the market.

Then, we share our boxes with other teams — and vote for the best!

It’s teamwork, competition, and a crash course in Korean snack culture.

🍉 Special Treat – Watermelon Punch

We’ll prepare a big bowl of Korean subak hwachae (watermelon punch) together.

Everyone joins in — slicing, mixing, serving.

It’s sweet, refreshing, and very, very shareable.

🌿 Magoksa Temple – Slow down, reflect

At the end of the day, we visit Magoksa, a 1,300-year-old temple.

We’ll walk in pairs, try simple meditation, and explore the temple grounds.

No rush, no pressure — just time to enjoy the calm and connect.

💛 You don’t need to try to make friends on this trip. You just need to show up — the rest will happen on its own.

🗺 Itinerary (KST)

🕦 11:00 – Korean Countryside Lunch

Start with a slow, warm meal at a hidden local restaurant. Brass bowls, perilla leaves, mountain herbs — this is the taste of Korean summer in the countryside.

🕛 12:00 – Hanok Café & Market Team Mission

After a quick break in a café, we head to a nearby traditional market. Your team will be on a snack mission: pick, shop, and design the best picnic combo. A tasty competition begins!

🕐 13:00 – Valley Picnic & Watermelon Punch

Lay your mat, take off your shoes, and dip your feet into the cool stream. We’ll make Korean watermelon punch together (수박화채), then share snacks, stories, and sunshine under the trees.

🕓 15:00 – Magoksa Temple Walk

A UNESCO temple from 643 AD, surrounded by quiet pine forests. You'll walk in pairs, complete a photo scavenger hunt, and enjoy moments of real connection — with nature and each other.

🕔 16:00 – Return to Seoul

After a full day of peace, laughter, and flavors — we head home together.

🎁 What’s Included

Local Korean countryside lunch
All picnic materials (mat, punch ingredients, utensils)
Market mission game materials
Entrance to Magoksa Temple
Bilingual travel companion (KR/EN)

🎒 What to Bring

Water bottle
Towel or extra socks (stream dipping!)
A friend-making heart 💙
Cash : Korean val

❗ Cancellation Policy

No refund from July 17

🍗 Traveler’s Dinner – Optional Gathering in Seoul

After the trip, we’re hosting a casual Traveler’s Dinner back in Seoul!

It’s a chance to sit down, eat together, and wrap up the day with the new friends you made.

We’ll be heading to a local Korean fried chicken spot — simple, fun, and very Korean. 🍗

Totally optional, but always memorable.

💸 Cost: ₩20,000

You can either:

• Bring cash on the day

or

• Select the PayPal 16$ add-on during registration.

Come hungry — and let’s end the day the way all good travel stories end:

with food, laughter, and good people.

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