Tourist Attractions | When in Busan

The first place that greets visitors to Busan is the Busan Travel Lounge, the refuge area for tourists in Busan.
Busan Travel Lounge offers immaculately organized facilities and a suite of experience programs related to Busan. Let’s take a look at what Busan Travel Lounge is all about and what exciting programs they have in store for you!

Busan Travel Lounge

Busan Travel Lounge is a tourist cultural space that draws a large crowd of visitors thanks to its location across Busan Station. In addition to providing a much-needed rest area for travelers tired of moving, the lounge also has an information desk that details Busan’s tourist attractions, a storage room for people on foot to store their heavy luggage, and other facilities that cater to the convenience of tourists. Busan Travel Lounge also provides optimal services for all visitors to Busan, such as free meeting room rental and charging. The cute interior featuring Busan’s mascot, Boogi, and its landmark Gwangandaegyo Bridge, as well as flight departure timetables, are also a highlight of this place.

The true strength of Busan Travel Lounge, however, lies in the variety of tour programs offered to the visitors
every weekend.

1. Indoor One-day Classes

2. Thematic Busan Old City Center Tour Programs

3. Seasonal Busan Cultural Experiences

Let’s then take a look at what interesting programs await us!

Indoor One-day Classes

Sometimes, you end up with gaps in your schedule.
If you have an hour to spare, drop by the Busan Travel Lounge and take the one-day classes there!

Busan Travel Lounge offers one-day craft classes every weekend.
Some of them are themed after Busan’s tourist sites, like the Busan Gwangalli Beach Cake-making and Busan Sea Mint Soap-making. In addition to cakes and soaps, the lounge offers a variety of crafting classes, including resin art, shrinkles, rattan, suncatchers, candles, knitting, coffee classes, ceramics, pop art, and more.
In fact, these programs are worth setting aside some time in your schedule!

The classes’ themes differ on a weekly basis, so if you're interested, be sure to check out Busan Travel Lounge's Instagram and Naver Smart Store pages before making a reservation. Note that tourists will be given priority in reservation, as the space explicitly caters to tourists!

True Busan Experience Programs, Put together by the Busan Travel Lounge1

Busan Preference Tour

One of the nicest moments in traveling is discovering a new taste for something you were unaware of before.
In “Busan Preference Tour,” you can discover your new preferences as you explore the different parts of the city!
Busan Travel Lounge offers seasonal tours that are themed after the different spaces in Busan and the preferences one can pursue in the city.

Preference for Film Cameras: Record Your Busan

For instance, “Preference for Film Cameras: Record Your Busan” program introduces you to the analog aesthetics of film cameras in the equally analog spaces of Busan’s old city center and its alleyways. The tour has two routes corresponding to the Dong-gu and Jung-gu Districts of the city. Both routes bring to life the charms of the two spaces, so you can take some really nice pictures in the program.
Even if you are not familiar with film camera photography, don’t worry; the program includes a disposable film camera with more than 24 shots available and a simple tutorial for using film cameras.

Start from Busan Travel Lounge – Chinatown Street (Texas Street) – (former) Baekje Hospital – 168 Stairs – Ibagu Skyway Observatory

The Dong-gu Route starts at Busan Station, the heart of Busan’s transit system, and begins with a multicultural experience at Busan’s Chinatown. Then, the tour brings you to Ibagu-gil Road, which exemplifies Busan’s modern and contemporary history, leading to a panoramic view of Busan Port. How’s that for a thorough tour of Dong-gu District’s scenery and culture? Get your camera ready because you will be taking a lot of pictures on the tour!

Start from Busan Tourist Information Center – Yeongdodaegyo Wharf – Yongdusan Park – Gukje Market – Bosu Book Street

In the Jung-gu Route, you will explore the unique spots that speak to the lives of the people of Busan, such as the Yeongdodaegyo Wharf, Yongdusan Park, Gukje Market, and Bosu Book Street. As you record the alleyways and historic sites, which have witnessed the city’s growth, with a film camera, you will find that you have grown much closer to Busan.

The Preference Tour offers different thematic tours according to the season, so make sure to follow the Busan Travel Lounge Instagram account and the Naver Smart Store page for updates. Alternatively, just jump into the first Preference Tour you encounter during your trip in Busan and discover a new taste for yourself!

Busan Old City Center Trekking Snap Tour

Trekking and snapshots at the same time!
In the Busan Old City Center Trekking Snap Tour, you walk the city with a snap photography expert to discover the hidden alleyways of this charming city and record your visit through pictures. Because these tours are overseen by experts, you are sure to get a quality picture for your album. What’s more, you will get your pictures in both original and edited versions! This tour is likewise divided into two routes, one in the Jung-gu District and the other in the Nam-gu District. The itinerary and the sites you visit are identical to those in the Preference Tour, so refer to the information on Busan Preference Tours for more information!

Start from Busan Travel Lounge – Chinatown Street (Texas Street) – (former) Baekje Hospital – 168 Stairs – Ibagu Skyway Observatory

Start from Busan Tourist Information Center – Yeongdodaegyo Wharf – Yongdusan Park – Gukje Market – Bosu Book Street

One of the best sceneries in the scenic old city center of Busan can be found at the Sanbok Road. If you want to build a healthy body and an imaginative mind at the same time, sign up for this tour!

Dong-gu Route

Jung-gu Route

Once the participants have gathered at the starting point of each tour, you get the “SNS Treasure Hunt Missions” for the night, along with simple instructions on how to take and edit nighttime pictures with smartphones. As you follow the route, you take pictures and upload them to Instagram with hashtags #TreasureFound and #BusanNightView. There is even an event where disposable film cameras are offered to participants whose uploaded pictures are featured in hashtag recommendations.

A chance to discover the night view of Busan, guided by exciting missions? If you want to do some night photography with smartphone cameras, this is the perfect tour!

Seasonal Busan Cultural Experiences

Once you’ve toured the major tourist sites of Busan, it’s time to experience the life of Busan citizens.
The Busan Travel Lounge operates a program where you can discover the culture of Busan citizens by season and experience the culture by living as a Busan citizen for a day. Go to a baseball game and sing and cheer with the crowd in the “Baseball Culture Experience” or take part in the “Yacht Tour” for a dynamic experience of Busan’s seas. Many “Seasonal Busan Cultural Experiences” await you in the future as well, so look forward to it!

Busan Travel Lounge information:
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Overview

Address
(1F, 2F) 38, Daeyeong-ro 243beon-gil, Dong-gu, Busan
Inquiry
+82-51-441-3121
Hours
Every day 09:00–18:00 (12:00–13:00 break)
Service Fees
Free
Traffic Information
Exit 1 of Busan Station, Busan Metro Line 1 → 2-min walk (Paid parking available at Chinatown Public Parking Lot)