Day May Important dates near and during our tour.
00 S 01
00 S 02 Jongmyo Daeje, the royal ancestral rites - Seoul
00 M 03
00 T 04
00 W 05 Your Itinerary Follows
00 T 06 Leave for Korea (Depending on your time zone)
01 F 07 Arrive in Korea travel to the hotel.
02 S 08 8:30 Talk on Korean tea presented by Brother
Anthony of Taize co-author of The Korean Way of Tea.
9:30 move to Mungyeong. Spend the afternoon and
evening visiting the studios of selected Mungyeong
artists.
03 S 09 Spend the day at the Mungyeong Festival.
04 M 10 Park Jong Il, Park Byung Teak, Nat. Museum,
Gyeongju tea ceremony evening
05 T 11 Early morning visit Seokkur-am and Bulguk-sa
Temple, move to Miryang visit Song Seung-hwa,
move to Sancheon visit Min Young Ki. Stay in
Sancheon
06 W 12 Brother Anthony and Hong Kyeong-hee join tour.
Visit Tasol-sa Temple (former home of Ven Hyodang).
Drive to Hadong, visit tea museum; drive
to Hwagye valley. Visit Chilbul-sa Temple, view tea-
fields. Visit Ssanggye-sa temple. Visit Choe
Champan's Residence (old Korean house).
Arrive at Hwaeom-sa Temple, [or hotel] place baggage
in rooms. Supper in Hwaeom-sa refectory around
17:30. At 18:30 watch the monks beat the drum and
bell etc prior to the evening chanting in the great hall
(attendance optional but encouraged). Evening free
for rest. Lights-out at 21:00 pm.
07 T 13 The morning chanting in the temple begins at about
3:30 after the ringing of the bell etc. Attendance by
those staying in the temple is optional though
encouraged (unique experience!). Rest until breakfast
(6:30). After breakfast tour Hwaeom-sa Temple then
walk up to Gucheung Hermitage (150 meters above
main temple). Morning spent picking tea from the
bushes located among the bamboos. 11:30 lunch in
main temple. Afternoon spent in Gucheung Hermitage
drying and rolling freshly picked leaves (a sufficient
quantity will be purchased to supplement the morning’s
picking). Supper 17:30. Evening spent in tea-talk
and tea-drinking with the Ven. Deokjae in Gucheung
Hermitage. Return to rooms before 21:00
08 F 14 Starts as yesterday. After breakfast walk through the
forest for those who wish. Receive completely dried,
packed tea in the morning. Drive to Boseong. Visit Lee
Hak Soo onggi potter and Bosong Tea Plantation.
Drive to Gangjin; visit the home of Dasan and
Baekryeon-sa Temple. Visit Ven Yo Yeon.
09 S 15 Visit Gangjin Celadon Museum. Drive to Daeheung-
sa temple. Tour temple. Walk up to Ilchi-am hermitage
(where the Ven. Cho-ui lived in the 19th century).
10 S 16 Move to Chung Won-gun visit artist Lee Kang Hyo
move to Seoul. Lotus Lantern Festival
11 M 17 Free day in Seoul*. Options pending. Evening Tea
with Hong Kyeong-hee, co-author The Korean Way of
Tea
12 T 18 Free day in Seoul. Evening Chongdong Theater,
Traditional Music and dance
13 W 19 Leave for Home or Jejudo option
14 T 20 Jejudo
15 F 21 Jejudo Seoul Buddha’s Birthday
16 S 22 Leave for Home
