සෝල් බුක්හාන්සන් අර්ධ දින කුඩා කණ්ඩායම් කඳු නැගීමේ චාරිකාව

Four weeks ago to today, I went on the hiking tour up Bukhansan. Jak was the hiking leader for the small group of us. He communicated with me to confirm the meeting spot and met me there with other solo travellers. Given how it was my first day in Seoul, I wasn’t prepared for the difficulty of the hike and I definitely had underestimated the heat. However, Jak was patient and allowed us rest stops along the way and when we requested it as well. At areas where it was quite steep, Jak gave us alternate paths to take and if we wanted a challenge, he guided us along them. The views were exceptionally beautiful and we managed to visit three peaks which felt like the biggest achievement for me. Unfortunately I experienced some leg cramping between the 2nd and 3rd peak. Thanks to Jak who provided me with some meds to ease the cramps and also allowed time to hydrate before continuing. Jak also took lots of pictures for us along the way which showed the beauty of the mountain itself.

මම එකම සහභාගිකරු මම වුණත්, සංචාරය අත්හැර දමා නොගොස් එය ඉදිරියට ගෙනයාම ගැන ජැක්ට මම අවංකවම ස්තූතිවන්ත වෙනවා. මුළු පාගමන පුරාම ඔහු ඇත්තෙන්ම දැනුමෙන් පෝෂ්‍ය වූ, මිත්‍රශීලී සහ වෘත්තීය මට්ටමේ පුද්ගලයෙක් බව පෙන්වූවා. මගේ පහසුවට ගැළපෙන පරිදි ඔහු ගමන් වේගය සකස් කරගත් අතර, එය මුළු අත්දැකීමම ප්‍රීතිමත් සහ පහසු එකක් බවට පත් කළා. ඔබට පාගමන කෙරෙහි පමණක් අවධානය යොමු කළ හැකි වන පරිදි ඔහු ඔබේ ලස්සන පින්තූර කිහිපයක් ද ලබා දෙනවා. මම මීට පෙර කඳු නැගීමේ සංචාර කිහිපයකටම සහභාගී වී තිබෙනවා, නමුත් මෙය නිසැකවම මගේ ප්‍රියතම එකක්. ජැක් සමඟ ඔබට ඉතා ආරක්ෂිත සහ සුදුසු අත්දැකීමක් ලබාගත හැකි අතර, කඳු මුදුනේ ඇති මනස්කාන්ත දසුන් වෙනුවෙන් එම නැගීම අතිශයින්ම වටී!

The guide was very trustworthy, and I felt completely at ease joining the hike. Hiking in Korea in August was hotter than I expected, and I thought I might have to give up along the way. But thanks to the guide adjusting the pace, I was able to reach the summit safely. The view from the top was absolutely stunning, and all my fatigue instantly disappeared. It became an unforgettable memory. Highly recommended!

Joined the tour on a weekday (Mar 12) and was lucky to be the only participant. The hike became a private experience with the guide, Jak. We started at 9 am and finished around 2:30 pm, with perfect weather at about 10 degrees. Jak was excellent—encouraging me to climb higher and go further, but never in a pushy way. He made sure I felt safe even when scrambling over boulders, and his calm guidance was assuring. Along the trail, we met a few hal-a-bo-jee (grandfathers) and hal-mo-ni (grandmothers) who were hiking faster than me. Hahahaha. Jak was also picking up garbage along the trail, and even had to put it in his backpack to dispose of it when he gets home as there were no rubbish bins around. Bravo! The route itself offered a mix of forest paths, rocky climbs, and panoramic views. Enjoyed the hike at my own pace and still feel challenged. By the end, I was adequately tired out but not overly drained.

We had such a great time hiking Bukhansan with Jak! He was super professional and always made sure we were safe and comfortable along the way. He kept checking in to see if we were okay with the route or wanted an easier one, but we decided to go for the challenge — and I’m so glad we did! Some parts were definitely tough, but the views and the photos! were totally worth it. Jak was really patient, showing me how to climb up and down safely, and we could take breaks whenever we needed. I’d definitely recommend Jak if you’re planning a hike — he’s encouraging, kind, and really knows how to make the experience fun and rewarding!

Our guide, Jak, was very experienced and helpful. We could communicate effectively in English. The first 30 to 45 mins of the hike was all cardio. I could barely keep up and had to take frequent breaks to catch my breath. He was very patient making sure I was ok while running back and forth making sure the rest of the group is on track ahead. When I finally made it to the first viewing point, the view was totally worth it. As my physical ability did not allow me to finish the entire course of the hike, my family took the easy path downhill. It was a memorable hiking experience, something we could not do in my home country.

ජැක් ඉතා ඉවසිලිවන්ත සහ වෘත්තීය මාර්ගෝපදේශකයෙකි. බුඛන්සන් හි මගේ පළමු කඳු නැගීම මෙය වන අතර, ඔහු මා සමඟ කඳු නැගීමේ වේගය පවත්වා ගත් අතර, එමඟින් කඳු නැගීම ප්‍රියජනක විය. ඔහු කඳු නැගීමේ ක්‍රමය නිරූපණය කරමින් සහ අවශ්‍ය විටෙක මට සහාය වෙමින් කඳු නැගීමේ ආරක්ෂාව ද සහතික කළේය. මා මන්දගාමී වේගයකින් ගමන් කළද, ජැක් මට ඉක්මන් නොකළ අතර මා ආරක්ෂිත ආකාරයකින් කඳු නගින බවට සහතික විය. ඔහු කඳු නැගීමේදී විකල්ප ලබා දුන් අතර, මට වඩාත් පහසු මාර්ගය තෝරා ගැනීමට ඉඩ ලබා දුන්නේය. සොබාදහම සමඟ විශිෂ්ට නිවාඩුවක් සඳහා සෝල් වෙත පැමිණෙන ඕනෑම කෙනෙකුට මම මෙම ක්‍රියාකාරකම බෙහෙවින් නිර්දේශ කරමි! ඔබ කලකිරීමට පත් නොවනු ඇත!

thanks Jak for the videos and photos! We were in safe hands of JAK, who ensured our safety throughout. He was also thoughtful and offered us some snacks. thanks for supporting us physically when we needed! it was an awesome hike and my best hike this trip. will reach out to Jak again in future when i come to seoul & wanna hike! :)

Jak was an amzing guide and host. he monitors your pace and adjusts the route accordingly. he shares great info about the mountains, how to hike and also some great spots to go in Korea. I really enjoyed my time and learnt a lot about the nature and beauty of Korea

The experience was very good. Our tour guide, Jak is very patient and understanding. The view at the Top is very nice. You need to try it, away from the busy Seoul.