Rooted at 1,200-year-old Bongeunsa Temple
Temple experiences, yoga teacher-training retreats, and hanok stays — curated for travelers and guided in English. However long you have, we help you slow down.
Short temple experiences — tea, meditation, yin yoga, sutra copying. Bookable now.
See experiences →Multi-day yin yoga & heritage retreats — The Five Seasons in Andong this December, Seoul in January.
See retreats →Sleep inside living Korean heritage — hanok stays in Andong. Coming soon.
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Why Kelly Journey
Bongeunsa has stood in Seoul for over 1,200 years — today, quietly among the towers of Gangnam. We open its doors to travelers with warmth and in English: no experience needed, nothing to perform. Just tea, breath, and a moment to slow down.
卍 Every booking supports the temple and its cultural life.
Experiences · at Bongeunsa
Short, foreigner-friendly experiences at 1,200-year-old Bongeunsa in Gangnam. Guided in English, no experience needed.
Book₩5,000
A flexible full-day pass — tea tending, self-guided meditation, and a temple tour at your own pace.
Book₩30,000
A guided temple tour and a calming tea meditation (Dado) — two hours away from the city's pace.
Book₩30,000
Copy a sutra in golden ink (Sagyeong) and take a guided temple tour — a meditative, hands-on craft.
Signature₩80,000
Our signature evening — a five-elements reading, yin yoga, and a singing-bowl sound bath under temple lights.
Book₩5,000
A dusk temple tour, the great temple instruments, and evening worship in a 1,200-year-old hall.
Retreats · Rest Deeply in Korea
Immersive multi-day retreats woven from yin yoga, meditation and Korea's living heritage — one in Seoul, one in the lake-and-hanok town of Andong. All levels welcome. Guided in English.
Dec 5–10
Jan 9–14The Andong programme is open for booking — see the full six-day journey. Seoul details are being finalized; register your interest and we'll send them the moment they're ready.
Stays · Hanok in Andong
A small collection of carefully run hanok stays in Andong — traditional Korean houses where you wake to wooden beams, courtyards, and quiet mornings. A place to rest between experiences, or to simply stay a while.
Festival · Seoul culture, curated
Beyond the temple, Seoul is always alive with festivals and cultural happenings. We curate what's worth your time — and can take you there.
Lantern festivals, riverside nights, traditional performances, seasonal celebrations — a living calendar of Seoul's culture for travelers, with guided visits when you'd like company. Our own Bongeunsa Gayageum Concert will be one of the first.
Join Us
We collaborate with two kinds of people. Tell us which one you are.
Experience our programs and share them — reels, photos, stories. In return: complimentary experiences and a genuine collaboration.
Minhwa artists, gayageum players, teachers — lead a program with us. If you carry a Korean craft or practice, let's build something.
Reserve · Register · Apply
Booking an experience, registering for a December retreat, joining a waitlist, or collaborating with us — tell us below and we'll reply personally by email.
We'll get back to you by email at the address you gave, usually within a day. In the meantime, may your journey be calm.
Every booking supports the temple. Our experiences are run in partnership with Bongeunsa, and proceeds go toward the temple and its cultural programs — your visit helps keep a 1,200-year-old tradition alive.