Hwanseongul Cave — Attraction in Samcheok-si

Largest limestone cave in Korea.  Excellently presented and maintained, it goes on for over 6 km, yet temperature throughout remains a steady and comfortable 10-14°C.

It felt warm inside even though I visited in December.

The entrance is an impressive 10m tall but some rooms inside the cave are vast, over 100m high.

It was such an enjoyable experience seeing stalactites and stalagmites which I easily recalled as well as #rimstones, #popcorn, #pipes and #curtains which I knew less about that it made me "wow" and "whoaaa" just like a child.

Koreans are masters at showcasing their national treasures and I marvelled at the engineering mind who built the many bridges and walkways to connect the vast chasms and offer a truly enchanting and tactile experience.

I didn't see any of the 47 species of wildlife like salamander, spiders, cave crickets, moths or bats but it was still over an hour of fun, exploring and marvelling at the colossal expanse and its features: some gross-looking cauliflower brain or alien mouth looking formations and other pretty ones like crystal clear pools and rapid flowing underground streams. . Definitely recommend it, plus the hike in the snow to get there more than made up for a truly...

[Samcheok High School Change Maker Project 2018] Hi! I'm local here. I wanna recommend solo travelers Hwanseon Cave one of the most beautiful natural attractions in Samcheok for its wonderful sight. It costs 4,500 won for adults and 2,800 for teenagers. You don't have to reserve before you enter the cave. It takes about 15~20 minutes from Samcheok terminal by taxi and it costs about 30,000won. Also, I wanna recommend you the popular restaurant in Samcheok- Sindari noodle restaurant. It sells Dongchimi noodle, Yeolmu noodle etc. Among others, I recommend the Dongchimi noodle for its unique taste-cold, contrary to common belief that foods should be hot or warm. In addition, it's not spicy. There are two tips for you. First, you should bring long-sleeves because of the low temperature in the cave. In addition, you have to walk around 20 minutes before...

This is a wonderful experience for me. I have never been inside a cave that was well planned and executed for tourism!

From the parking lot, there is a moderate hike of about 15mins to the monorail station. This place gets super busy during the summer regardless if we got her on a weekday. We were in line for about 30mins and we boarded the monorail. There were about 25 people inside and its crowded. Luckily we got to stand by the windows and saw the view of the trees as we ascended the mountain.

At the entrance of the cave, it already felt cold. There's a pathway built inside that visitors can follow to go around the cave. They have spotlights on interesting rock formations and some have explanations in English. We spent over an hour inside. This...