Canoeing in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Korea: The Successful End of
“2012 Chuncheon Mulle-gil Festival”
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2012
/PRNewswire/—
• “2012 Chuncheon Mulle-gil Festival”Successfully Progressed
From October 19th to the 21st in Mulle-gil
• Admiring Scenery of the Beautiful Chuncheon Lake in Canoes and
Enjoying Camping, Canoe Contests
• Foreign Tourists Also Marveled at the Beautiful Scenery of
Chuncheon Lake in a Unique Wood Canoe
Mulle-gil Company, a corporation in Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do of
Korea held “2012 Chuncheon Mulle-gil Festival” from the 19th to the
21th, November along Uiamho, a large lake. This corporation has
developed a new tour program called Mulle-gil and has become a
finalist in the Tourism Venture Contest organized by Korea Tourism
Organization.
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(Photo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2012/10/30/2012103014…
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Mulle-gil is a travel program similar with Olle-gil of Jeju
Island and Dule-gil of Jiri Mountain where people can enjoy the
scenery while walking along. Mulle-gil is a representative canoe
travel program of Korea and it became a representative experience
attraction of Chuncheon-si in only one year after the opening.
Chuncheon is a popular filming location of various dramas which
have promoted the Korean wave, such as Autumn Fairy Tale and it is
also well-known as a tourist attraction that foreign tourists must
visit.
The peculiar thing about Mulle-gil is that it is an experience
program through which people can enjoy watching the scenery of the
lake and canoeing by looking around Uiamho Lake in wood canoes.
Also in foreign countries, there are travel programs through which
people can experience canoeing, mostly in canoes made of plastic or
tube. However, Mulle-gil offers canoeing in a self-manufactured
wood canoe at an affordable price.
Three thousand tourists, including about one hundred foreign
tourists, have visited the “2012 Chuncheon Mulle-gil Festival”, and
could enjoy canoe experiences such as making canoes, canoe contest,
and cultural performances while camping around Uiamho. Especially,
foreign tourists who are already familiar with the canoeing culture
also complimented the fact that people can go canoeing while
enjoying the charming autumn scenes of the lake in Chuncheon, which
is different from lakes in other countries.
Canoe Slalom, Canoe Freestyle, and Canoe Marathon took place as
part of the canoe contest. Canoe Slalom is a competition about
turning around a buoy and reaching the finish line, so people could
experience dynamic canoeing. Freestyle is a competition that
players show their canoeing technique quite freely to the music by
the time appointed. Canoe Marathon took place in a 20km course,
passing through the island and bridge of Uiamho and coming
back.
Mulle-gil is a new tour program which was awarded in the Tourism
Venture Contest of Korea Tourism Organization, and people can enjoy
it in Chuncheon Uiamho, Gangwon-do, of Korea. The price is $27(US)
per two people. Inquiry: www.facebook.com/purecoism
Going around the autumn scene of Korea in canoes!!
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SOURCE Korea Tourism Organization