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Sayuwon

사유원 · Nature · Gyeongsang

A private arboretum of ancient trees and brutalist pavilions, deliberately expensive to keep it quiet. Book ahead.

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Admission
₩50,000₩69,000 on weekends and holidays. Advance booking required
Opening hours
09:00 – 18:00*Last admission 15:00
Closed
Mondays · Booking required — check the calendar
Quietest day
Tuesday — about 14% fewer foreign visitors than an average dayBusiest: Sunday. Based on Korea Tourism Data Lab foreign-visitor counts for Gunwi-gun, Daegu.
Payment
Cards accepted
English
English signs, some staff
Fee checked
2026-09
Show this to a taxi driver — 사유원

When to go

Sayuwon is closed on Mondays. Arriving on a closing day is the most common way to lose a morning in Korea, and the gate will not make an exception for a visitor who has come a long way.

Counting foreign visitors to Gunwi-gun, Daegu over twelve weeks, Tuesday is the quietest day you can actually go and Sunday the busiest — a difference of about 31%. These are district-wide figures rather than a headcount at the gate, so treat them as a tendency.

Opening hours are 09:00 to 18:00. *Last admission 15:00. Tour groups tend to arrive mid-morning and again after lunch; the first hour after opening is normally the quietest stretch of any day.

What it costs, and what to bring

Adult admission is ₩50,000 — ₩69,000 on weekends and holidays. Advance booking required. By the standards of most countries this is very cheap, and it is charged at the gate rather than online, so there is no need to book ahead.

Cards are accepted. Foreign Visa and Mastercard work almost everywhere in Korea, and contactless is normal.

English signage is partial — enough to find your way, not enough to explain what you are looking at. The Korean name above is worth showing to a taxi driver or a passer-by; it works better than pronouncing it.

Getting there

There is no subway station close by. A taxi or an intercity bus is usually the way in — show the Korean name above to the driver.

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