East Asian Federation of Ecological Societies

Course A :

Tour focused on ecological and cultural sight-seeing in Muan County, located adjacent to Mokpo where the Congress is to be held

Places to visit : A breeding habitat for common and snowy herons ⇒ a deserted 300,000 square-meter reservoir of which surface is thoroughly covered by various species of lotus ⇒ porcelain kilns producing chinawares with white slip and grayish-green glaze

Course B :

Tour focused on ecological and cultural sight-seeing in Hampyeong County, north of Mokpo, where the Congress is to be held.

Places to visit : An estuary of slime, the size and ecological value of which are known to be global ⇒ an one million square-meter ecological park exhibiting extensive varieties of butterflies, insects, orchids. etc. ⇒ a cave inhabited by yellowish bats ⇒ a traditional rural market held every five days

Course C :

Focused on Korean arts and culture in Jindo County, south of Mokpo.

Places to visit : A sea passage where the water flows at 11 knots per hour and the cable-stayed 484-meter-long bridge just over the passage ⇒ an atelier called “Ullimsanbang" of purely Korean style nestling amidst a misty forest ⇒ a memorial hall exhibiting arts by maestro Sochi who lived at “Ullimsanbang" in the 19th century ⇒ a mysterious sea road which shores up only at certain tide ebbs of the year ⇒ the government-financed Korean Traditional Music Center ⇒ abalone raising grounds

Course D :

Sight-seeing in Haenam County, south-east of Mokpo and located at the southern end of the Korean peninsular

Places to visit : A fossil ground exposing remnants of dinosaurs including their petrified eggs ⇒ a seasonal migratory birds' habitat ⇒ a buddhistic temple called DaeHeung-Sa ⇒ a Korean style residence called Nokwoo-dang where a famous exiled Confucian scholar of the last Korean dynasty worked out many a vernacular poem of historic value.

Course E :

Sight-seeing in Gangjin County, south east of Mokpo, next to Haenam County.

Places to visit : A buddhistic temple called Mu-wee-Sa (Mu-wee means 'doing nothing') ⇒ a military sanctuary where marine legions stayed in the last dynasty ⇒ a straw-thatched cottage showing the life of a pragmatistic Confucian scholar Dah-san resided ⇒ celadon kilns in Koh-Ryeo dynasty's tradition.

In Sooncheon, Yeosu, and Gwangyang cities located east of Mokpo, two hour away by bus from Mokpo

Itinerary : Start by bus at Mokpo ⇒ Gwangyang Steel Mill Complex, the biggest throughout the world ⇒ Jinnam-gwan, the headquarters of the Korean navy for over 400 years during the last Lee Dynasty and a strategic point in the defence against Japanese ⇒ Odong-do, an island connected to the shore by a 786m long breakwater and known far and wide for its densely growing camellias and 193 rare species of trees ⇒ the reed-covered slimy Sooncheon-man (estuary) valued as an ecological sanctuary for the environmental safeguards ⇒ Naganeup-seong, Folklore Village surrounded by ramparts originating from ancient years, with villagers still living inside ⇒ Dolmen Exhibition Park where prehistoric relics including dolmens and stone works are displayed ⇒ Songgwang-sa, the Korea's biggest buddhistic temple ⇒ Yeosu airport ⇒ Kimpo airport, Seoul

* Accommodation at a premium class hotel in Yeosu or Sooncheon

The beauty of which is said to far surpass that of Hawaii

Itinerary : Start by air at Gwangju or Mokpo airport ⇒ landing at Jeju airport ⇒ Dragon Head Rock, a symbol of Jeju, located on the west coast of Jeju City, which was formed when a running lava was surprised at the sudden encounter with the cold sea ⇒ a folklore and natural history museum displaying collected plant and animal life and folklore relics ⇒ Dokkaebi Road where vehicles stopped at the neutral gear sneak upwards despite gravity ⇒ Manjang-gul (cave), a 13,422-meter lava-tube, the longest in the world ⇒ Sanbang-san, a rocky hillock, one of the numerous parasitic volcanoes in Jeju Island, where you can command a most breath-taking scenery ⇒ Botanical garden Yeomiji, ⇒ Waterfall called Cheonjiyeon, surrounded by verdant sub-tropical plants and picturesquely cascading from the high cliff ⇒ Oei-dol-goei, a perpendicular rocky rising above the crystal blue sea near the cliffy shore ⇒ Sangumburi, a large crater inside which live more than 420 species of rare plants, mammals, and reptiles ⇒ Seong-eup Folklore Village nestling 414 thatched-roof houses with stone and clay walls in which villagers still live ⇒ Seong-san Peak, a volcanic crater perched out on the eastern tip of Jeju Island and at which summit you can see a breath-taking sunrise in the early morning ⇒ Seopji-koji, a scenic seashore along the coastal road ⇒ Jeju airport ⇒ Kimpo airport, Seoul.

*Accommodation at premium class hotels in Jeju City and Seogwipo city for the two nights.