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Taehwagang bamboo forest, Ulsan

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For a 5.5-hour call · Ulsan

The bamboo forest and Daewangam Park

A short call, or a morning when the line’s Gyeongju coach is not for you. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr 30 min door to door6 stopsNeeds a 5.5-hour call
Open the route in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Photo: Mobius6 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
3 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 5.5-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
about ₩39,000–50,000 in taxis
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
A short call, or a morning when the line’s Gyeongju coach is not for you
Room to spare
Fits a 5.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
Three taxis of about ₩11,000–14,000, ₩18,000–23,000 and ₩10,000–13,000 on the meter, our estimates. Both places free.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · travel times are our map estimates · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

Open in Google Maps, in 3 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Taehwagang National Garden, Simnidaebatby taxiGoogle Maps gives no walking or driving directions in Korea: Kakao Map · Naver Map app
  2. 2Taehwagang National Garden, Simnidaebat → Daewangam Parkby taxiKakao Map · Naver Map app
  3. 3Daewangam Park → Back to the shipby taxiKakao Map · Naver Map app

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi booked through the ship to the Taehwagang National Garden (~20 min)

    Show “태화강국가정원 십리대숲”

  2. +0:20
    Simnidaebat, the bamboo forest along the river

    Free, always open, flat

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (by taxi)Kakao Map · Naver Map app
    Taehwagang bamboo forest, Ulsan
    Photo: Mobius6 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:30
    Taxi to Daewangam Park (~25 min, 16.7 km)

    Our estimate

  4. +2:00
    The pine walk, the Daewangam rocks and the suspension bridge

    Bridge 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:40

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (by taxi)Kakao Map · Naver Map app
    Daewangam Park, Ulsan
    Photo: Choi2451 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:15
    Taxi back to the port (~15 min)

    Show the berth name the ship gave you

  6. +3:30
    Back at the gangway
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
Other routes

The other routes in Ulsan

Bulguksa, GyeongjuBulguksa and the Gyeongju National MuseumNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hA 7-hour call; the temple and the gold crownsBulguksa, GyeongjuGyeongju in a day: Bulguksa, the museum, Daereungwon and CheomseongdaeNeeds a 9.5-hour call · ~7.5hA full expedition day, if you skip the line’s coachThe Bell of King Seongdeok at the Gyeongju National MuseumThe museum and the inside of a royal tombA wet day · ~5.5hRain; the museum and the inside of a royal tomb are under cover
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