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Welcome to 「The Best Cave Theme Park in Korea, Gwangmyeong Cave」 Tourist Information

Golden cave after 40 years sleeping
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Operation Hours and Cancel/Refund Information

Operation Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00 (※ Last entrance 17:00)
※ Closed every Monday
Cancelation/refund is only available during the hours of operation.(Cancel/refund inquiry: 02-2610-2010)

Admission Fee for the cave

Admission Fee for the cave
Subject	Details
Gwangmyeong Cave (Wine Cave Admission Included)	Individual	Adult[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	6,000won[3,000won]
		Soldier[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	4,000won[2,000won]
		Youth (middle, high school student)[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	3,500won[1,800won]
		Children (3years ~ elementary school student)[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	2,000won[1,000won]
	Group	Adult[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	5,000won[2,500won]
		Soldier[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	3,500won[1,800won]
		Youth (middle, high school student)[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	3,000won[1,500won]
		Children (3years ~ elementary school student)[Gwangmyeong Citizen]	1,700won[800won]
Hanging Gold Plaque in Cave	5,000won(Gwangmyeong cave admission ticket has to be purchased in order to hang gold plaque.)
Elephant Car Aixia	Adult·Soldier·Youth 2,000won, Children 1,000won
Mine Cultural Experience Fee	Making a Mining Hat (3,000won)Minerals (jewelry) Exploration(4,000won)Gold Digging (6,000won) (Interactive Playground is closed for from 28, Aug, 2017)

Hanging Gold Plaque in Cave5,000won(Gwangmyeong cave admission ticket has to be purchased in order to hang gold plaque.)

Mine Cultural Experience FeeMaking a Mining Hat (3,000won) / Minerals (jewelry) Exploration(4,000won) / Gold Digging (6,000won)

Subjects for Discount of Cave Admission Cost Elderly over 65 years old, infant under 3 years old
Recipients of national basic living, disabled visitor and a guardian for class 1 ~ 3
National meritorious man and their spouse, meritorious man of a war
Member of single parent family
Multi-child family (family with more than 3 of children who is under 19 years old)

Subjects for Discount of Cave Admission CostAdult 1,500won Youth, Children 500won

Documentation such as identification has to be presented for Gwangmyeong residents or discount subjects.
Admission is available between the time a ticket was purchased and at least 1 hour before closing time.
※ Closed on every Monday

Cave tour area : level 0 and lower ground floor 1 are areas which include safety facilitities such
as an inclined shaft (Expected tour time: 30 ~ 40 minutes)
Visitor compliance details : No smoking / No food / No pets are allowed in the cave
※ Long sleeved clothes are recommended due to an average temperature of 13 degrees at
all times of the year / restricted for the elderly, disabled, and drinker
Open admission of cave tour

Safety Rules and Precautions

Please observe the following for the cave tour.

Do not arbitrarily enter a restricted area in the cave.
Do not smoke in the cave.
You are not allowed to bring food in the cave.
You are not allowed to bring pets.
Strollers are not allowed in the cave, check in your stroller at the entrance in order to enter.
Hiking poles need to be folded and placed in your bag in order to enter the cave.
If a sudden blackout occurs while on the tour, please remain calm and exit by following the directional signage under the guidance of staff or guide personnel.
The average yearly temperature inside the cave is 12 degrees, and the humidity is 60 ~ 99%. Please be aware for those visitors who are sensitive to rapid change of temperature and humidity.

CCTV cameras are installed inside and outside of the cave

CCTV cameras are installed and operated inside and outside of the cave to protect both facilities in/out of Gwangmyeong Cave and to prevent accidents from occuring to those visiting.
Purpose of installation: To protect the facilities of Gwangmyeong Cave and prevent accidents from occuring to those visiting.
Place of installation: Within 20 m of the installation spot in/our of Gwangmyeong Cave
Recording time: 24 hours of filming/recording
Range of filming: Near the entrance of Gwangmyeong Cave, inside of the cave, outside theobservatory

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