Hwanseon cave: Hiking with bats and Buddhas

by Rachel Sang-hee Han

Many Koreans may not have heard about Hwanseon Cave located within Deokhang mountain in Gangwon Province. 

The 6.2-kilometer cave is actually the biggest limestone cave in South Korea, and the second biggest in all Asia (the world's biggest is Son Doong cave in Veitnam).

It takes about four hours to get to the region of Samcheok city, but you then have to climb more than 40 minutes through the steep hills and mountains. 

Yes, Gangwon Province is the chilliest region in Korea.

And that's not even the actual "cave" entrance. You either have to take a 15-minute monorail ride or hike up to get to to the top of the mountain, where you can then finally see the large mouth of the cave. 

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