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Gyeongju

3 Days in Gyeongju

8Stops3UNESCO Sites+36Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumToham Mountain

Bulguksa and Seokguram

The Silla temple and the granite Buddha in his grotto.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Bulguksa Temple

    UNESCO

    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

  3. 17:30
    1 h

    Seokguram Grotto

    UNESCO

    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

  4. 19:00
    1.3 h

    Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

    UNESCO

    Gyeongju Historic Areas

Day 2Day TripFullYangdong

Yangdong Folk Village

A living clan village of tiled and thatched houses.

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Day 3City DayMediumDowntown

Daereungwon Tombs · Gyeongju National Museum

Grassy royal burial mounds and the Cheonmachong crown. Silla gold crowns and the Emille Bell.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Bangudae Petroglyphs

Whale-hunting rock carvings.

Day Trip

Busan

Gamcheon village and Jagalchi fish market.

Half Day

Hwangnidan-gil

Hanok cafés and the Gyochon village.

Half Day · UNESCO

Namsan Mountain Buddhas

Hiking trails dotted with rock-carved Buddhas.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (226 mm), driest Dec (34 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER