Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mount Trout) Ice Festival

Period 
 
01.07.2012 ~ 01.29.2012 
 

Address 
 
Gangwon-do Hwacheon-gun Hwacheon-eup  
 
 
 
Location 
 
Hwacheon Stream & 5 villages in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do 
 
 
 
Telephone
 
• 1330 tt call center: +82-33-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info +82-1688-3005 (Korean) 
 
 
 
Sponsors / Management
 
Hwacheon County Office /  
 
 
Introduction
 
The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mount Trout) Ice Festival will be taking place in Hwacheon in Gangwon province. This virtually untouched region is known as the first area in Korea that freezes over in winter, and the river is covered with a thick layer of ice.

Visitors can try out ice fishing, and those who are feeling brave can try to catch mountain trout with their bare hands. As well as fun activities and performances, there is also an exhibition of ice sculptures that took 20 weeks to prepare. Visitors can sample raw and grilled mountain trout, both of which are delicious. 
 
 
 
Programs
 
* Sancheoneo Experience: Ice Fishing (on-the-spot sign-ups/pre-booking), lure fishing, fishing with your bare hands
* Snow/Ice Experience: Ice Sledding, Bobsledding, Ice football, Eolgomiseong (tunnels, slides), Snow Sculptures, Snow Sledding, World Snowman Square, Ice Rink, Ice Train, Snow Train, Cross Country Skiing, Nongmokjangchigi (mini ice hockey)  
 
 
 
Transportation
 
From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Hwacheon Terminal.
Hwacheon Stream is located within 10-minutes’ walking distance of the terminal.
 
Homepage

www.narafestival.com (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

* http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=685135