Welcome to Guinsa templestay

Korean history cannot be separated from Buddhism. It has been a national religion almost over 1,000years in history. If you want to know about Korea much deeply, it is good to visit & experience in Buddhist temple.
Among countless numbers of Buddhist temples in Korea, Guinsa temple is regarded as the largest one. We have the largest numbers of monks, and the largest capacity as well. Other Buddhist temples in Korea are usually located on the plain site in the mountain, but Guinsa is located in the valley of Lotus sanctuary of Mt. Sobeak that is national mountain park. For that reason, 40 buildings in the temple are gather with high density in the narrow valley. So it really looks like a village, not just a temple.

And Buddhism is actually not something kind of a ‘religion’ normally. Buddhism is all about ‘myself.’ Who do we believe is myself, who do the practice for goal is also myself, and who is going to be enlightened is also myself. Buddha is not an absolute divine being, but our teacher. So who we have to meet in the temple is yourself for sure.

Guinsa temple is opened for everyone who wants to be happy & inner peace. No matter you have different nationality, religion, race, gender, job, whatever. If you want to be happy, you are always welcome.

● All meals you eat in the temple (dinner of 1st day, breakfast of 2nd day) are farmed by monks, cooked by monks.
● It's very steef in the temple. It will be no problem if you walk slowly. But if you have some problem in the steef valley, please counseling with us.
● If it rainy of too much snowy, the schedule could be changed.
● Toiletries, towel, outer(it's cold in the temple), socks, sneakers, tumbler(if you need the one)
What we provide is a room with a mattress, pillow, blanket, and a uniform (vest & trouser)

* If you have to buy a new towel just for this templestay, you don't need to. We can lend ones.

♥ Men & women are separated in the room basically.
♥ People are randomly assigned with 2~4 people (gender separation).
♥ If you want to have a private room, please leave a note. There is 50,000KRW extra fee.
♥ Even if you get a private room, men and women cannot stay together.
♥ Basically it is 1 night stay program. If you stay longer, you can extend it 1 night more. Please leave a note if you want to.

★ Please let us know your clothes size when you book it. For the uniform preparation (Unisex - S,M,L,XL,XXL)

Cancellation before 7 days of participation : 100& refund
5~6 days before : 50% refund
3~4 days before : 10% refund
1~2 days before, the day of participation : No refund.
※ But if you cannot join by the reason of natural disaster, 100% refund.

Temple Etiquette
1. Please refrain from speaking loudly, shouting, running, singing, or playing music.
2. Physical intimacy and public displays of affection are strongly prohibited while you are in the
temple grounds. Thank you for your cooperation.
3. Drinking wine and smoking are prohibited anywhere in the temple. Violators will be fined at our
discretion.
4. Please make sure to leave the key card on top of the shoe shelf in your room. A $100
replacement fee will be charged for a lost key card.
*** PLEASE NOTE: All accommodations are shared as a part of your experience of life at Guinsa for this program.
Thank you!

* Seoul 
1. Yeongdong Highway(South Wonju) -> Manjong Fork Point -> Central Highway(Daegu Direction)
① -> West Jecheon IC -> Yeongwol(No.38 Road) Direction -> Changwon-ri -> Guinsa Temple
② -> North Danyang IC -> Maepo, Danyang -> Guinsa Temple

Direct Bus to “Guinsa” from Seoul is available at Dong-Seoul Bus Terminal in Seoul. 
*Taking a subway to get to Dong-Seoul Bus Terminal:
Take the Green Line (Line 2) to GangByeon (강변) / Dong-Seoul Bus Terminal Station

You can buy the tickets at the ticketing machine, which also provide English service. 
Bus timetable from “Dong-Seoul Bus Terminal” to “Guinsa”
You can check bus schedule via the link below. 
Put departure 'Dong Seoul' and arrival 'Guinsa
https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
Travel time: 3 hours, it might take longer on the weekends

Whatsapp : +821083246061 (Mr. Yoo)