TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE Travellive 02-2016 | Page 69

MÉch bÑn W Fire festival for luckiness hile January and February are the ideal times to have fun with snow and take part in winter festivities such as the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival, the Pyeongchang Trout Festival, the Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival, the Inje Icefish Festival, or Jaraseom Singsing, March is the time to visit Jeju Island and participate in the Jeju Field-Burning Festival, to wish luck and happiness for your family. The festival will last from March 3rd to March 6th at Saebyeol Oreum (Bongseong-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, and Jeju Island). Here, you can explore and connect with the lifestyle and customs of Korean farmers. Jeju, also called “Love paradise”, has become popular with international visitors for its serene beauty as commonly captured in photographs. However, to take in this beauty, you must be there yourself. There are long roads along the coast passing immense flower fields and rustic houses with stonewalls which embody the wholesome pace of daily life of the people who live here. Get up early to welcome the first sunlight in the land of kimchi on Seongsan Ilchulbong peak and follow that with a day full of surprises. The journey will take you to Cheonjiyeon waterfall, Jusan-jelli cliff - the island wonder, and the impressive Yakcheonsa temple - the pride of locals. You can also experience the uncannyn on the Ghost Road, wander about Love Land Park, or get lost in Maze Land Amusement park which has the longest stone maze in the world. Also on the itinerary are Seongup ancient village and Jeju Folk Museum which will take you back in time to the age of cottages, rickshaws, and fisheries from times past. ü Visa: Jeju lµ n¨i duy nh†t tπi Hµn QuËc mµ du kh∏ch Vi÷t kh´ng c«n visa nhÀp c∂nh Hµn QuËc. N’u du kh∏ch Vi÷t Nam Æ∑ c„ visa (loπi d∏n vµo hÈ chi’u) cÒa 5 quËc gia M¸, Canada, NhÀt B∂n, Australia vµ New Zealand cn hi÷u l˘c th◊ Æ≠Óc phäp vµo Hµn QuËc du lch mµ kh´ng c«n xin visa. ßi“u ki÷n bæt buÈc lµ kh∏ch ph∂i c„ vä m∏y bay cÒa ch∆ng bay ti’p theo. ü Hµnh tr◊nh: Tı Vi÷t Nam kh´ng c„ Æ≠Íng bay thºng Æ’n Æ∂o Jeju v◊ vÀy bπn ph∂i bay 2 chuy’n, tı Vi÷t Nam Æ’n mÈt trong c∏c s©n bay cÒa Hµn QuËc vµ tı Æ„ ti’p tÙc Æ∏p m∏y bay Æi Jeju. Hµng kh´ng Asiana khai th∏c chuy’n bay ch∆ng Hanoi - Seoul vµ ng≠Óc lπi. Tı Seoul - Jeju: 11 chuy’n/ ngµy; Tı Jeju - Seoul: 11 chuy’n/ ngµy. Hµng kh´ng Jeju Air khai th∏c chuy’n bay thºng Hµ NÈi - Incheon vµo 14h25 hµng ngµy. Tı Incheon, bπn c„ th” bæt c∏c chuy’n phµ khÎi hµnh hµng ngµy Æ” Æ’n Æ∂o. ü ¬m th˘c: th≠Îng th¯c c∏c m„n ®n Æ∆c sæc nh≠ sÛp nh›m bi”n, tht lÓn Æen Jeju n≠Ìng, canh gµ h«m kim chi vµ c∏ thu n≠Ìng muËi bi”n. NOTE ü Itinerary: There is no direct flight from Vietnam to Jeju island so visitors need to take a flight from Vietnam to South Korea, then connect to Jeju. Asiana Airline is operating the Hanoi - Seoul route: from Seoul to Jeju: 11 flights/ day, from Jeju to Seoul: 11 flights/ day. Jeju Air is operating the daily Hanoi - Incheon route. From Incheon, you can also catch a daily ferry to visit the island. ü Cuisine: sea urchin soup, roasted Jeju black pork, chicken soup with kimchi, and grilled mackerel with sea salt. TRAVELLIVE 69