This is a highly sculpted garden with over 5,000 different species of plants. In warmer months it is filled with beautiful plants and flowers. The garden is open year round, with a light show in Winter.
The garden covers more than 300 hectares, with over 5,000 distinct species. It attracts more than 1 million tourists each year and has been used as a location for K Dramas, including “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds”.
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Daily: 08:30–Sunset*
Winter (December–March): 08:30–21:00 (weekdays) 08:30–23:00 (weekends).
432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
You can get to the gardens via public transport or by booking a guided tour from Seoul.
Tours can be booked from Klook or Viator.
“You can take a bus or subway from Seoul to Cheonpyeong Station and then take a 20-minute taxi to the gardens (the taxi should cost between 15,000 Won and 20,000 Won (~22AUD)).” Source: https://www.cktravels.com/garden-of-morning-calm-guide/
Entry to the gardens is paid: Adult KRW11,000, Youth KRW8,000, Child KRW7,500.
The garden has a cafe/bakery, a Korean food restaurant (vegetarian), and a tea house.
This seems to run each year from the start of December through to mid-March. The lights start at 5pm.
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