These days, the importance of the environment is continuously increasing. Therefore, companies and countries are keen on environmental protection for sustainable development. In line with such a movement, eco-friendly travel products are appearing one after another.

Introducing a Busan travel course that allows you to travel and protect the Earth: an upcycling experience of making a porpoise doll with recycled cotton made from plastic bottles, getting a discount using multi-use containers instead of disposable items, and plogging to pick up trash while running along Gwangallihaebyeon Beach. So let's go together now!

Oncheoncheon Stream Bicycle Riding

Oncheoncheon Stream, a representative urban stream in Busan, is full of autumn vibes these days. Various trees dressed in fine autumn leaves, including beautiful cherry trees lined up along the roadside, ginkgo trees, and crape myrtle, greet visitors. You can walk along the well-established promenade by the hot spring stream, but you can also enjoy a different feeling by riding a bicycle that is lent for free.

Yeonje-gu runs a free bicycle rental shop in front of Dongrae Hwashin Town Apartment Building 101. It operates from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm without days off, and if you leave your ID, you can rent a bicycle for free for up to 2 hours. We recommend the 3km course that goes down to Allakgyo Bridge and then changes direction to Sebyeonggyo Bridge. Thirty minutes is enough for a leisurely run while appreciating the surrounding scenery. If you ride your bike in the autumn breeze that still feels cool, you will be imbued with the autumn of Busan.

101, Dongrae Hwashin Town Apartment, 2056-1, Yeonsan-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan

Yongginae Picnic

A vegan cafe has opened near Jeonpo Café Street, Busan's representative travel destination recognized by CNN. 'Ohh Good Thing'is a new cafe where you can enjoy various drinks with vegan dessert as the main menu. The cafe's inside has a bright and colorful atmosphere thanks to the large glass panes instead of walls. There are many photo spots throughout the cafe, so it is a good place to enjoy taking pictures.

You don't have to be nervous because it's a vegan cafe. Most of the drinks and desserts are made with ingredients you are familiar with, such as sweet potatoes, peaches, Injeolmi/Bean-powder-coated Rice Cakes, and Nurungji/Scorched Rice, so even those unfamiliar with vegan food can easily enjoy them. Vegan food tastes so good you will be surprised at the full and delicious flavors. To participate in environmental protection, we try to avoid disposable products as much as possible. If you bring a tumbler or packaging container, you get 300 won off, and 500 won for takeout.

14, Jeonpo-daero 246beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan

’Usisan in Busan’ Upcycling Experience

The space under the old overpass has been transformed into a cultural complex space, Mangmi-dong B-Con Ground. The colorful containers are filled with galleries, cafes, restaurants, and social enterprises. People gathered under the abandoned overpass, and a new story was created.

At 'Usisan in Busan' in B-Con Ground, you can experience upcycling to create new value from waste plastic. It is a process to think about the use of waste plastic and pollution of the sea while making dolls of endangered sea creatures such as whales, seahorses, and sea turtles with cotton made from plastic bottles. You can also purchase various products, such as flower pots made from waste plastic, socks, shopping carts, and T-shirts.

K-113, B-Con Ground, 69-1, Mangmibeonyeong-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays

Gwangalli Beach Plogging

If you want to protect the Earth more actively, try 'plogging.' Many people are already participating in 'plogging,' through which you pick up trash while jogging, as you can kill two birds with one stone, taking care of your health and protecting the environment. We recommend Gwangalli Beach, where you can run while looking at Gwangandaegyo Bridge, a landmark of Busan. You can feel Gwangalli Beach with your whole body and protect the Earth. Is there a better trip than this?

The length of the white sand at Gwangalli Beach is about 1.4 km. An hour is enough to try plogging while going back and forth across the entire sandy beach. You need simple things: one a garbage bag and gloves. Also, it is enough to wear comfortable walking shoes. You can run with a friend or run alone. If possible, try it early in the morning, before sunrise or around sunset. In winter, you can see the sun rising in the middle of Gwangandaegyo Bridge, so it is worth visiting even if you are not plogging.

219, Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan