Day
1 Arrive Korea
Upon arrival at
Incheon Airport in Seoul, you are met by our Driver and transferred
to your Hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
Day
2 -
Seoul
(breakfast inc)
Morning city tour of Seoul provides a fascinating insight into ancient
and modern Seoul. The tour includes Passing by the Blue House
(Presidential residence), visiting Gyeongbok palace (built
in 1395 by the first King of the Joseon Kingdom), Folklore Museum
and Jogyesa Temple.
Day
3
-
Seoul
- Korean folk village or
DMZ tour (optional) (breakfast
inc)
Full day to explore the exciting city of Seoul or take one of the
following optional excursions:
Option 1: After breakfast your
guide will meet you in the hotel lobby for your tour to a traditional
Korean folk village. The Korean Folk Village is a living museum
where you can enjoy live performances where highlights the traditional
customs and culture of 19th century Chosun Dynasty Korea. The hand
crafted reconstructed village provides an unique glimpse into the
diverse architectural structures of the wealthy aristocrats and
the humble dwelling of the farmers.
Option
2: Full day Panmunjeom Demilitarised zone (DMZ)
tour. Panmunjeom is the historic location where the armistice was
signed in 1953 ending the 3 year Korean War. Literally on the border
between the democratic South and communist North, you will be able
to look across the Border into the world's most sealed-off society,
North Korea.
Note:
All visitors to the DMZ must conform to the strict dress code, access
may be denied to visitors wearing jeans, sandals, shorts, miniskirt,
revealing clothes or military style outfits. You must also have
your passport on hand. In any circumstance that Panmunjeom tour
is not available due to military operation or meetings, the tour
will be substituted with the Demilitarises zone tour (DMZ tour).
The DMZ tour has the following itinerary: 3rd Infiltration Tunnel,
Dora Observatory, Station, Unification Village on the way to Imjinkak
Pavilion & Freedom Bridge.
Day
4 -
Seoul - Busan
(breakfast inc)
After
breakfast take unassisted transfer to Gimpo airport for your flight
to Busan (30 to 40min, costing approx. 10,000 to 15,000 KRW by TaxI
£5-£10). Upon arrival at Busan airport you will meet
our guide who will take you to visit Jagalchi fishmarket
and Yongdusan park. After the tour you will be taken to your
hotel in Busan & have the rest of the day at your leisure.
Day
5
-
Busan - Gyeongju
(breakfast & lunch inc)
Today
we
transfer to Gyungju, known as the 'Museum without walls'.
Our tour includes visiting the UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage
sites of the Seokgulam Grotto and Bulguksa Temple.
We later move on to see the Gyeongju National Museum, Cheomseongdae
and the famous Bomun lake resort. After a long day of sightseeing
we check in to your hotel in Gyeongju.
Day
6
Gyeongju
- Andong Danyang Mt.Seorak
(breakfast & lunch inc)
After
breakfast we transfer to Andong Hahoe Village, which takes
you back in time to the Chosun Dynasty and highlights the unique
architecture and village structure of ancient times.
You
then have opportunity to take an optional tour to Danyang Dodam
Sambong 15,000KWN. On this optional tour you will visit Gwongemseong
Castle in Seorak National Park. The famous castle is
located 860m above sea level and the scenery of Mt.Seorak
is regarded to be one of the most beautiful in Korea (option excursion
is to take the Gwongemseong cable car for fantastic views across
the national park 12,000KWN). After the tour we take you back to
your hotel to relax.
Day
7
Mt.Seorak - Goseong - Seoul
(breakfast & lunch inc)
Folowing
breakfast in your hotel, we take a tour to visit the fascinating
Goseong Unification Observatory. Following which we have
a rest to enjoy our lunch before transferring back to Seoul to check
into your hotel. Rest of day free at leisure.
Day
8
-
Seoul - UK
(breakfast inc)
Our
Driver will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to Incheon airport
for your departure flight to the UK.
We
also provide longer and more detailed tours to Korea, which can
be tailored into a multi-Country tour package. For details of our
other tours to Korea see our Korean tour section, or contact
us for details.
Prices
from, based upon twin
share (£)
Day
1 of the tour starts every Saturday
Ref
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Twin
Share (per person)
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Single
Supp
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Day
3 Optional tour 1 Korean
folk village
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Day
3 Optional tour 2 Panmunjeon
DMZ
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HIK
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£1050
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£480
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£60
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£120
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Prices
above are applicable throughout (except for Korean festival times
and Public holidays etc) - minimum 2 people. The single supplement
applies for the 3rd person in the party who occupies a single room.
Price
Includes (The
prices shown above are 'per person')
- Airport/hotel
transfers as stated in itinerary.
- Selections
of quality accommodation in well furnished rooms with private
facilities, Which are based on 3 star accommodation (4 star upgrade
available).
- Sightseeing
tours by professional English-speaking tour guide.
- Domestic
flights in Korea.
- Meals
as specified in the itinerary.
- Tips
for drivers and guides for Day 4 to Day 7.
Price
Does Not Include
- International
flights to/from Korea are not included, however we can arrange
flights at a great price with departures from your local airport.
Please inquire at the time of your booking.
- Travel
Insurance.
- Unassisted
transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Busan.
- Optional
tour.
Flights
As agent of many airline consolidators, we can obtain flights in
various class, with reputable airlines such as BA, Korean Air, Air
France, KLM, Lufthansa, Finnair etc.
Other
fact of our tour
arrangement Small
group or private tour in Korea. The tour itineraries are regularly
checked and provides an ideal length of time to show you the sights,
with free time to explore according to own interests.
You
can be assured, we only operate using top quality English speaking
tour guides.
Suitable
for all age travelers.
The
itinerary is designed according to the most updated information
of flights schedules available, although occasionally the sequence
in which cities are visited and duration of time spent in each city
can change due to local conditions which are out of our control.
The above itinerary highlights the main attractions that are to
be visited each day. - We reserve the right to change or amend our
tour itinerary to suit unforeseen events, ie due to heavy traffic
conditions or bad weather. We reserve the right to change, amend
or alter the itinerary, although we will act in your best interests
to handle any amendments. Please refer to the booking form for detailed
terms & conditions.
Thankyou to Korea Tourist Organisation
for use of photographs in this web site.
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