Did you know that Korea has a special program that allows you to stay overnight in a temple and experience the life of Buddhist practitioners at traditional temples with preserved the 1700 year old history of Korean Buddhism. At the moment, TempleStay has three types of program that you can choose from, one day experience, overnight experience, and the free-style program, each with its own awesome itinerary that suits different preferences. For details, you may check out their website for more.

TempleStay has many temple choices for you to choose from, all from different parts of South Korea. Here, we’ll only be introducing the 7 temples available in Seoul.

#1 Bongeunsa

Address : Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-090 Korea73, Samseong-dong

#2 Geumsunsa

Address : 196-2, Gugidong, Jongnogu, Seoul, Korea

#3 Hwagyesa

Address : Gangbuk-gu Seoul487, Suyu 1-dong

#4 International Seon Center

Address : 167 Mokdongdong-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08013, Republic of Korea

#5 Jinkwansa

Address : 73 jinkwan-gil Eunpyung-Gu Seoul South Korea122-944

#6 Jogyesa

Address : Jongno-Gu, Seoul55, Ujeongguk-Ro.

#7 Myogaksa

Address : 31, Jongno63ga-gil, Jongnogu, Seoul

For more information of the TempleStay program, visit their website here. 

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(Images source: templestay.com)