07 Jan 2020
I've always wanted to interact with alpacas so this tour was great because not only do i love alpacas but also strawberries. We had a lot of time to spend at alpaca world (home to not only alpacas) and was even encouraged to participate in the healing walk with the alpacas (additional charge) because it provided a better photo/selfie opportunity. Then after we went snow sledding down Gapyeong hills which was cool but I wish I dressed better for the occasion with gloves and winter boots because you're suppose to keep your heels down so some snow did get in my sled (on my back butt if the sled was wet from melted snow) and on my ankles (i wore wide pants). Then after we went to Yangsuri strawberry farm just in time for strawberry season to pick strawberries & make jam. The strawberries weren't fully ripe (most were still green so that was hard) but the jam making process was pretty cool just because I've never done something like that and it's actually really simple because they prepare the pre-cut strawberries in the wok for you to mush with your hand and boil. They even gave us warm bread to eat with the jam we made at the end along with a small mason jar to fill up to take home. I normally don't like jam because it's too sweet for me and artificial tasting but this one was so much lighter. Overall we had plenty of spending time at each destination; also breakfast ended up being packaged cheesecake that you would see at a convenience store & a bottle of water so I would recommend you bring a snack of your own for the bus ride if you get hungry throughout the day.