The village by the river
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Walk the lanes after the day visitors leave, then cross to Buyongdae cliff for the view back over the roofs.
Clan villages and Confucian academies · two nights
Sleep on a heated floor
Andong and Hahoe 안동 · 하회 · The inland north-east
Hahoe is a clan village in a bend of the Nakdong River, still lived in by descendants of the Ryu family. Its thatched and tiled houses are UNESCO-listed, and several of them take guests.
Two nights here is the slow middle of a trip. You sleep on a yo mattress on an ondol floor, warmed from below, and wake to a courtyard and a river.
36° 32′ N, 128° 31′ E
The river bend
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The Nakdong loops almost all the way round the village. Walk the sandbank and the pine grove along it in the early morning, when mist sits on the water.
Masks
Ask about itThe Hahoe mask dance is performed on some days. The masks were carved from alder; a carver shows how.
What we’d do
Private, with a guide where it helps. Times are a guide.
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Two nights in a village guest house
Stay
2 nights
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Byeongsan Seowon and the river walk
History
Half day
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Mask carving with a craftsman
Craft
2h
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Andong jjimdak (braised chicken) in the old market
Food
1.5h
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Soju distillery, the Andong way
Food
1.5h
A bendin theNakdongriver
Andong at dusk
36° 32′ N, 128° 31′ E
At the table
Food calendar- 01Andong jjimdak
- 02Heotjesabap (temple-style rice and vegetables)
- 03Grilled mackerel, salted for the inland trip
- 04Andong soju
Get in touch
Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00 UK time
The Executive Centre, Level 43, Three IFC, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07326, South Korea