South Korea Heritage Trail 2026: Gyeongju, Andong, Hallasan, Jeju, Jeonju and Suncheonman Guide
Browse more guides: South Korea travel | Asia destinations South Korea Heritage Trail 2026: Gyeongju, Andong, Hallasan, Jeju, Jeonju and Suncheonman Complete Guide I spent six weeks crisscrossing South Korea between the old Silla capital at Gyeongju, the Confucian villages of Andong, the lava tubes of Jeju, the hanok lanes of Jeonju and the reed flats of Suncheonman Bay. This is the guide I wished I had on day one. TL;DR South Korea packs three thousand years of layered history into a peninsula. Gyeongju was the Silla capital from 57 BCE to 935 CE and holds Bulguksa Temple (528 CE), Seokguram Grotto (774 CE) and the Tumuli Park royal tombs, all UNESCO-inscribed in 1995. Andong's Hahoe Folk Village (UNESCO 2010) carries 600 years of Joseon Confucian life, with the Hahoe Mask Dance Drama added to UNESCO Intangible Heritage in 2022. Jeju Island holds the Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes inscription from 2007, with Hallasan at 1,950 metres (the highest peak in South Korea), the 7.4...