Winter brings snow and
cold in Korea, sometimes its too much cold and one feels very exhausted, especially
during the winter vacations and on the weekends. The Korea tourism organization
is committed to provide sources and opportunities of amusements and pleasure in
the chilling weather of winter, not only to Koreans but the international
tourists as well. There are a number of snow covered mountains which attract
tourists from around the globe towards its beautiful and charming natural environment.
Snow related activities like snow boarding, snow tube race, skiing, skating, ice
fishing, and different other attractions are developed by the Korean government
to entertain tourists even in the snowy winter.
It was indeed one of
the biggest opportunities KTO had offered since last year. The snow tube
festival is the very new and adventurous festival arranged by the KTO in
collaboration with Gangwan-do government to attract and facilitate the foreign
tourist at a very nominal rate. They offer this course to only international
tourists and foreigner residing in Korea. They provide pick and drop services
from the hotel in Seoul all the way to Gangwando and back to Seoul. The K
performance supporters along with some tourists from Hong Kong were offered a trip
to enjoy the snow tube festival and spread the words. Korean performance
supporters is a community of internationals who love the Korean verbal and non
verbal performances, K pop and K music industry and thus use their SNS to
promote Korea tourism.
It took us 3 hours by
bus from Seoul to the High-1 resort. The buses were very well accomplished with
comfortable seats, spotless and peaceful atmosphere. Like all other courses
provided by the KTO, this was also lead by highly qualified, interactive, pleasant
and skilled tour guides who have command over English language. They have a loving
and kind attitude. They delivered detailed information of all the important and
historical belongings of Gangwan-do district during this trip.
We had a lunch as soon
as we reached the High-1 resort. Our stay was at the 1 CC hotel which was very
clean, hygienic and fully facilitated with an attractive site. The rooms were
clean, fully equipped with all belongings related to daily life use. A breathtaking
view of the snow covered hills and the zig zag roads was visible from the windows. The festival management provides all
the participants with warm clothes just
after the registration for the festival and those were free of cost.. :)
The Snow tube race
festival was a fun equally enjoyed by everyone on the spot. They divided us into
two teams (male and female) and we have to compete among ourselves for the
medals. The rules were simple and were explained before the commencement of
competition. Trials were completed to make the things clear, well before the
start. It was simple to move fast and pick the doll placed down while sliding
on a tube. I was one of the lucky fellows to qualify for the final competition
from my group. The final contestants from each group raced for first, second
and third position. And I got the first position among the male competitors.
Similar was the procedure for the female group. There was so much fun en-coated
with thrill, action and energy.
We had a skiing lesson
shortly after the snow tube race festival. Skiing stuff is available all around
the Ski resorts and can be borrowed on small payments. It is not much expensive
and includes shoes, hats, sticks, glasses, gloves, snowboards and everything required.
It was my first experience of skiing, a difficult, but interesting to learn. A
number of experts can be found who can help the beginners to learn and enjoy
skiing in a short period of time, but that definitely works if you are in a
group and or with a timely reservation. Time just flew while we were practicing
skiing and then, it was the moment to go back hotel as the closing ceremony and
a number of awards were waiting for us.
A lavish buffet type
dinner was arranged by the organizers for all the participants of the snow tube
race festival. The non-verbal performance Sachoom was just awesome like ever.
The artists performed amazingly down the
stage and over, communicate with the participants and get a great applause.
Being a great fan of Sachoom I really enjoyed the event. Soon after the show
the closing ceremony started with the prize distribution among the winners of
the snow tube race festival. It was a great moment to receive the first prize
among the male participants of the festival. There were a number of gifts for
the participants of different games. Lucky draw brought smiles to many
participants after their name and numbers were announced from the stage. The
ceremony came to an end after 2 and half hours of commencement. It was a great
get together for fun and enjoyment. Everybody enjoyed their presence at the
festival and at the ceremony.
They offered a banquet
breakfast early the next morning and we had a nice experience, riding a rail
bike.
It was no doubt a great
and memorable event of my life beautified by amazing friends like Mohsin,
Abdullah, Alex, Naomi, Vetex, Jessica, Danielle, Febray, Katrina and many more. Thanks to the KTO
for such an awesome opportunity. I strongly recommend this course to all the
internationals, tourists and travelers. More details about the snow tube race
festival can be found in the links below. You can also reserve the seats, get
the package and get answers for your queries using the following links.
Fun
Snow Tube Festival at Yongpyong Resort
☞ Package reservation
& inquiries
Website: www.winterfriend.com
Email: info@winterfriend.com / alex@winterfriend.com
☞ Eligibility:
10 people will be selected randomly from the list of contestants
attending both the first (Dec 11) and second (Dec 12)
event dates.
☞ Prizes:
-1st place winners (5 people): Participation fee
refunds
-2nd place winners (5 people): The Face Shop cosmetic
gift sets
-Rest of participants: Cashbee transportation card
loaded with 5,000 won
☞ 1330 Korea Travel
Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
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