Korean Green Tea Tour from Boseong to Gangjin: Private

Taste three types of Korean green tea at the fields where they grow, then learn the ceremony that honors them.

A private tour from Gwangju Metropolitan City through Boseong and Gangjin, South Korea's two major tea regions, where you visit three historic tea fields, participate in a Korean tea ceremony, taste leaf tea and powdered matcha, and finish with rice cake tea made using a 200-year-old tradition. The tour includes private transportation, lunch with local dishes, and runs about nine to ten hours. A live English-speaking guide leads the full day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Boseong and Gangjin tea fields

• Visit Daehan Dawon tea farm
• Enjoy lunch with local dishes
• Tour Korea Tea Museum and tea ceremony
• Relax at Choroknip tea farm terrace
• See Gangjin Tea Field at Mt. Wolchulsan
• Stroll Baeg-un-dong Hermitage Garden
• Taste rice cake tea at Baeg-un Tea House

The experience

You start from Gwangju and travel roughly 70 minutes to Boseong, a county in South Jeolla Province where all tea grows organically in soil and climate built for it. Daehan Dawon, the iconic tea farm, spreads across rolling hillsides you walk through to an observatory at the top, where layered views of green tea bushes open toward the sea and nearby islands. The paths stay green year-round. From there you move to the Korea Tea Museum, where dioramas explain how six types of tea come from one plant and trace Korean tea history through ceramics spanning ancient to modern times. In the museum's tea experience room, a guide walks you through a Korean tea ceremony, teaching you how to brew green leaf tea and the basic etiquette that shapes the ritual.

Lunch pulls from five carefully selected local dishes: stir-fried octopus from Boseong's coastal waters, pork patties mixed with green tea powder and grilled, fresh cockles from the mudflats, dried yellow croaker aged with barley and served over green tea rice, or lotus leaf rice steamed in fresh leaves for vegetarians. After eating, you head to Choroknip tea farm, where a terrace overlooks rolling green fields, a reservoir, and the sea. There you taste a matcha affogato made with the farm's organic powdered green tea and green tea ice cream, or choose matcha, a matcha latte, or straight organic green tea instead.

The second half moves to Gangjin, about 50 minutes away, where tea culture reaches back over 1,000 years to wild tea trees growing naturally around Buddhist temples during the Goryeo Dynasty. Gangjin Tea Field, cultivated since 1980 by Osulloc, one of Korea's leading producers, sits at the foot of Mt. Wolchulsan and grows tea known for strong aroma and smooth, rarely bitter taste. You then walk through Baeg-un-dong Hermitage Garden, built in the late 17th century and chosen for how it harmonizes with nature: a flowing mountain stream, lush forest, and wild tea trees line the forested paths. This hermitage is where Korean tea culture was revived in the late Joseon period. You finish at Baeg-un Tea House, where rice cake tea is made using methods passed down for 200 years from the scholar Jeong Yak-yong, who rediscovered tea's value while exiled in Gangjin. The return to Gwangju takes roughly 70 minutes.

What’s included

• Private transportation from Gwangju to Boseong and Gangjin and back.
• Korean tea ceremony with green leaf tea and matcha instruction.
• lunch with a choice of five local dishes.
• entry to the Korea Tea Museum and tea experience room.
• matcha affogato or green tea ice cream at Choroknip tea farm.
• rice cake tea tasting at Baeg-un Tea House made with 200-year-old methods.
• all fees and taxes.
• live English-speaking guide for the full day.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 to 79 years) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (7 to 11 years) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Tasty Trails Korea

Is this one for you?This is a private tour, so you travel with only your group and move at a pace that suits your interests: ideal if you want to linger at a tea field or spend extra time with the ceremony without keeping to a shared schedule. Children are welcome from age seven, making it workable for families who want to introduce tea culture together.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (7 to 11 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Daehan Dawon and why do people visit it?

Daehan Dawon is the iconic tea farm in Boseong, famous for its vast size and the rolling hillsides of green tea bushes that stretch across the landscape. You walk the paths to an observatory at the top, where layered views open toward the sea and nearby islands, and the tea fields stay green all year round.

Can I do the tea ceremony myself, or do I watch someone else do it?

You participate in the Korean tea ceremony yourself. A guide in the Korea Tea Museum's tea experience room walks you through how to brew green leaf tea and teaches the basic etiquette of the ritual.

What does the rice cake tea at Baeg-un Tea House taste like, and why is it special?

Baeg-un Tea House makes rice cake tea using methods preserved for 200 years, passed down from the Joseon scholar Jeong Yak-yong, who rediscovered tea's value while exiled in Gangjin. The tea house honors the legacy of Korea's first tea brand, created in the 1920s by one of Yak-yong's descendants.

How much walking is involved in this tour?

You walk the paths through Daehan Dawon tea farm to the observatory, stroll through Baeg-un-dong Hermitage Garden along forested paths, and move between the tea fields and tea houses. The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, though it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health.

Is lunch included, and can I choose what I eat?

Lunch is included with five local dishes to choose from: stir-fried octopus, pork patties mixed with green tea powder, fresh cockles, dried yellow croaker with green tea rice, or lotus leaf rice for vegetarians. You pick your favorite dish and taste the authentic flavors of the region.