Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Is Hahoe worth the stop?

Country forums / North-East Asia / South Korea

Hiya

I'll be in South Korea in early September but have limited time to get from Busan to Seoul.

At the moment i'm looking at the following (which i know is pretty ambitious but i'm unsure whether Hahoe Village is worth the visit or whether I would be better to spend more time in Busan and Gyeongyu?

7th - Busan
8th - early bus to Gyeongyu all day there and then travel to Andong in evening
9th - Early morning to Hahoe Village - afternoon train from Andong to Seoul
10th - Seoul

Also - if I do make the trip to Hahoe, i've heard about a place to stay in Hahoe itself, http://www.bukchondaek.com/, but compared to other hotels/hostels in Korea it's quite pricey! Has anyone had the experience of staying here? Is it worth spending the extra money for the 'authentic' experience. There'll be 2 of us going and we'd normally stay in dorms so it's a big difference in price!!

Thanks in advance for any advice given :)

Vicky