Hwanseon cave – Korea
27 Feb
Hwanseon Cave can be a rather trippy experience – especially after a bottle of soju (clear local liquor).
It is one of Asia’s biggest caves. The interior spans between 20-100 meters wide and 20-30 meters high and is 6.2 kilometers in length (but only 1.6 km is open to the public).
It is easily navigated via a series of decent walkways and bridges and surreal lights – giving a weird-Disney-glow to the cave. Amid the caverns are waterfalls and dozens of imaginatively-named formations: palace of dreams; bat of a goblin; rice terraces; the promise of love; figure of a lady …
Travel Tips: Visit this cave during the week – not on public holidays or weekends – unless you want an intense circus of domestic tourists. Get there before 3 pm, as the steep walk to the entrance will take at least 40 minutes (and you will also want to get there: before last entry) and also have an hour inside to wander leisurely. Take a jacket – it will be 10-14 celicius inside but humid. And lastly, recommended that you drink some Soju – discreetly – as you wander about enjoying the surrealism.
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