10/11/2026
Harvest Journeys recently hosted the WYD Seoul 2027 Familiarisation Tour for Australian group leaders who’ll be bringing their pilgrims to World Youth Day with us. 🇰🇷
A famil is one of the most important steps in preparing for a pilgrimage of this scale. Seeing the city first-hand, understanding the logistics and hearing directly from the people running the event makes all the difference when it comes to planning for groups of young people to attend this life-changing event.
For this famil, we arranged meetings with the WYD organising office and DFAT, explored Seoul and some of the key sites, viewed potential hotel, and took time to visit the DMZ to understand the important context and history for this WYD. Our leaders also explored Seoul’s culture and the story of Korea’s martyr Church, and some continued on with a Japan extension.
After more than a year of preparation, it was a valuable week of conversations, site visits and practical detail, and our leaders came home with a much clearer picture of what to expect in 2027.
Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to all who welcomed us in Seoul. 🙏