Siheung Getgol Festival Opens Sept 18 With Tidal-Flat Salt Fields

The "Siheung Getgol Festival" runs for three days, September 18-20, at Siheung Getgol Eco Park in Gyeonggi-do. Hosted by Siheung City, admission is free (only some hands-on programs charge a fee). Highlights include a salt-field performance titled "Memory of Salt, Dance of Water," concerts, a forest music festival, and a puppet show at the old salt warehouse. Hands-on activities include hot-air b

alloon rides, a tidal-flat exploration program, "salt play," and a salt-farming experience. Siheung Getgol Eco Park -- Korea's only inland tidal-flat wetland -- is roughly an hour from Seoul Station by public transit, making it a practical day trip for visitors who want to walk across real tidal-flat and salt-field terrain without leaving the greater Seoul area. Because some programs, like the sa

lt-farming experience, have limited slots and set time windows, arriving in the morning to sign up early is the safer bet. Korea Tourism Times Editorial Desk