There are a lot of quotes and inspiration words from famous writers upon the beautiful cherry blossoms. Well, itโs spring when the time of the year when cherry blossom trees are about to bloom. When traveling to Korea in spring, remember to mark your date on visiting the largest cherry blossom festival in the whole of Korea, Jinhae Gunhangje Festival!
- In the cherry blossomโs shade thereโs no such thing as a stranger.
- Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
- Standing under tress while cherry blossom petals fall around me, is a dream.
It is the number one destination for cherry blossom viewing, with stunning tree-lined sights that you will not be able to find in other cities including Seoul. This annual spring festival brings together at least 2 million visitors a year from all over the world and hosts an array of activities and performances for everyone to enjoy. On average, 340,000 cherry trees burst into an ocean of pale pink blossoms, making it one of the biggest concentrations of cherry blossoms in the world. As a matter of fact, Jinhae is warmer hence the cherry blossoms festival starts earlier.
However, it is hard to plan a trip around the cherry blossoms because they are difficult to be predicted. They bloom when the weather gets warmer, and in Seoul, typically happens around mid-to-late April. Hence the exact dates are hard to pin down in order to book some trips to this city of Jinhae. Furthermore, the trees bloom for a very short duration, making it more difficult for people to plan ahead of time. Yet, Jinhae still being the home of the cherry blossoms every year.
Anticipating an earlier spring, we went for a one-day trip in a 2017, about the last week of March. It took about a four-and-a-half-hour bus ride to the South side of the Seoul. Here I am going to share some tips before you start planning for a trip to Jinhae that you can consider.
First of all, it is always recommended to visit this website before planning a trip to Jinhae in the spring. Since it is hard to predict the date of the cherry blooms, but at least we can have a bit of believe to the forecast predicted by the competent. You don’t want to be disappointed when you finally reached Jinhae without seeing any cherry blossoms.
Secondly, seeing Jinhae draws that a lot of visitors, it is advised that you should find and book for your bus trip well beforehand. Since the journey took quite a lot of time, it is better to work the trip out starting from the dawn till dusk. Considering the most visited places are quite far from each other, it is also good to plan the trip well on managing the time to visit each place. You donโt want to miss all of them.
Thirdly, it is advised to learn the route map of the best visited places during cherry blossoms such as the Yeojwacheon Stream, Jehwangsan Park, of course the landmark; Gyeonghwa Station and a lot of more interesting places that you can plan to go to. As noted before, some of the places are quite far from each other that makes it hard to reach nevertheless worth the efforts. Hence plan the journey according to the map is also a good strategy to enjoy the trip well.
Last but not least, never forget to bring your equipment and gadgets to capture every moment that you bet you donโt want to miss every of them. We never know when the winds going to blow the petals away, and you bet you surely want the moment of petals falling around you to be cherished in the later time. Hence bring good camera to capture the breath-taking views.
You can always have a chill and relax trip along the way. Have a hot coffee and some sweet hotteok while enjoy the scene. The inner happiness will come lively as you enjoy the walk alongside the cherry blossoms falling.
With that, I hope you can have the best trip to Jinhae ahead. I bet you are going to have an amazing experience. The cherry blossoms are dreamlike, and imagine being surrounded by the petals. Sure do amazing feeling.
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