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Namsan Park Autumn Picnic in Seoul, All November: Archery, Bird Walks and a Photo Studio on the Dulle-gil Trail
Why NOW picked itGood for families who want archery or bird-watching on top of an autumn walk. The sessions are packed into Nov. 7-8 at 15 people each, so book early on Seoul's reservation site.
Namsan Park turns into an autumn playground from Nov. 1 to 30. On the weekend of Nov. 7-8 there are forest walks, bird-spotting and archery sessions all day, and a traditional archery tournament follows on Nov. 14 at Seokhojeong.
Nov. 7-8 is the main weekend
On the 7th and 8th, programmes run at once around Palgakjeong, the Korea Forest Garden, Hohyeondang and Seokhojeong. The nature-and-history tour leaves three times a day with 15 people a time, so places go fast.
Families with kids can pick the 'Birds of Namsan' walk or the seed-hunt class; adults can try weaving, knitting or the Forest Garden autumn tour.
Archery at a 145 m target range
The Seokhojeong archery experience runs morning and afternoon on both days, open to families with children aged 7 and over. On Nov. 14 about 120 adults compete in the traditional archery tournament, from 9 am to 5 pm.
Tournament applications run Nov. 2-8.
No booking needed: the photo studio and gallery
The Dulle-gil Park Photo Studio at the Korea Forest Garden is open 10:30-16:30 with no cap on numbers. A photo exhibition hangs along the North Circular Road and the Forest Garden trail all month.
If you only want the autumn-leaf walk, you can go without signing up.
Sign-up is on Seoul's public reservation site
Tours and classes are booked at yeyak.seoul.go.kr by searching 'Namsan Dulle-gil Autumn Picnic'; reservations opened on Oct. 26 at 2 pm. Pages there are in Korean.
The announcement gives no fee, so check it on the booking screen. Questions go to the Dasan Call Center, 02-120.
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Ken Eckert (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0Autumn foliage in Namsan Park (taken 2018; not a photo of the event). Photo by Ken Eckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo credit
Ken Eckert (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0The view north over Seoul from Namsan Park (taken 2018; not a photo of the event). Photo by Ken Eckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Namsan Park and N Seoul Tower (taken Nov. 2017; not a photo of the event). Photo by FLASHPACKER TRAVELGUIDE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
