Visitors get messy on a tour of the Shinan county tidal mudflat, one of several “getbol” in South Korea that have been inscribed on Unesco’s World Hertiage List. Photo: Trazy
Visitors get messy on a tour of the Shinan county tidal mudflat, one of several “getbol” in South Korea that have been inscribed on Unesco’s World Hertiage List. Photo: Trazy
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South Korea is promoting its newest World Heritage ‘site’ to tourists: tidal flats, 2,150 species of flora and fauna, Mad Max-style mini-tractors - and plenty of mud

  • Several of South Korea’s tidal mudflats - or ‘getbol’ - were inscribed as a combined property on Unesco’s World Heritage list in 2021
  • Programmes designed to attract foreign tourists include catching, cooking and chowing down on clams. Elsewhere, pickers zoom across the flats in mini-tractors

Visitors get messy on a tour of the Shinan county tidal mudflat, one of several “getbol” in South Korea that have been inscribed on Unesco’s World Hertiage List. Photo: Trazy
Visitors get messy on a tour of the Shinan county tidal mudflat, one of several “getbol” in South Korea that have been inscribed on Unesco’s World Hertiage List. Photo: Trazy
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