9 Days | ROUND KOREA TOUR 2019
YOUR VACATION
ROUND KOREA TOUR
YOUR VACATION INCLUDES
8 NIGHTS Hotel accommodation including porterage
21 MEALS Daily breakfast; 7 lunches (L); 6 dinners (D)
ENGLISH SPEAKING TOUR GUIDE For entire journey
DEPARTURE Depart every Saturday from Korea (except Feb 2-19)
SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES Private guided sightseeing with your Tour Guide as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary; admissions, driver & tour guide tipping included
TRANSPORTATION DAY 1 FRI Private bus transportation for sightseeing. Seoul Arrival On arrival, take KAL airport shuttle bus to your hotel FROM US$1,588 (purchase bus ticket $18 at KAL shuttle bus service kiosk After breakfast, move to Jeonju (Approx 1 hour 40min), which is located on arrival hall). It takes about 1 hour home of Korean culture and tradition. Visit Jeonju Hanok travelling time from Incheon Airport to Seoul city center. Village, Jeonju Hanok Village is a traditional Korean town KAL bus will stop at your hotel front door. with about 700 preserved traditional houses. You can Accommodation: at 4 star hotel in Seoul leisurely stroll on the block of hundreds of elegant wooden Korean homes, some of the Hanok have been DAY 2 SAT transformed as guesthouse, museum, galleries and tea Seoul – Gongju - Daejeon B L D house. After Jeonju Bibimbap lunch move to Jinan (Approx Tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at around 50 min), visit Tapsa Temple and the Stone Pagodas of Mt. 0800am and leave for Gongju, the capital of ancient Baekji Maisan. Tapsa Temple has 80 large stone pagodas that Kingdom. Visit Gongsanseong Fortress , tomb of were built by Gapyong Lee for world peace at 100 years Muryeong King and Magoksa Temple. Gongsanseong ago. Move to Gwangju (Approx 2 hours). Fortress is a mountain castle which was established during Accommodation: Holiday Inn Hotel or similar in Gwangju the Baekje Period (234‐678). Leave for Daejeon, one of Lunch: Jeonju Bibimbap & Tteokgalbi the 5 major cities in Korea and famous for its hot spring. Dinner: Vietnamese style Beef Shabu Shabu After check‐ in hotel enjoy the indoor hot spring bath. Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation: Hotel Inter Citi or similar in Daejeon Lunch: Korean Set Menu with steamed rice wrapped in a Lotus Leaf Dinner: Chopped noodle dish ‘Kalguksu’ and Dumplings
DAY 3 SUN Daejeon – Jeonju – Jinan - Gwangju B L D Gwangju, South Korea
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9 Days | ROUND KOREA TOUR 2019
DAY 4 MON Centum City Shopping Mall where is located near the Gwangju – Boseong – Suncheon - Yeosu B L D famous Haeundae Beach in Busan. It’s recognized by the After breakfast, move to Boseong (Approx 1 hour 10 min), Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest Visit Boseong Green Tea Plantation. You will see the tea department store. bushes blanket and the landscape like a soft green carpet
Igidae Park Boseong Green Tea Plantation, Boseong, South Korea Accommodation: Haedundae Grand hotel in Busan and a landscape spreads across rolling green fields in the Lunch: Bulgoggi stew & Jinju Bibimbap morning. The endless fields of green tea will calm your Dinner: Korean style BBQ mind. Then proceed to Suncheon, visit Naganeupseong Folk Village – it’s located inside the castle. Usually, village DAY 6 WED was established outside the castle, but due to prevent the Busan – Ulsan - Gyeongju B L D enemies attacks, this castle was built around the village. After breakfast, Move to Ulsan (Approx 1 hour 30min) visit Suncheonman Bay Ecological Park is one of the World’s Daewangam Park - there are huge boulders of rock top 5 wet‐lands. You can hike 40min to get to the top of formations. Then proceed to Gyeongju (Approx 45 min) the Yongsan observatory where you can see the beautiful which is the capital city of Silla for 1000 years. It is also reeds. Visit Eco‐Museum in Suncheon. Move to Yeosu called the museum without walls that many national (Approx 1 hour). treasures are preserved in here. After lunch, visit Bulguksa Accommodation: The Hidden Bay hotel in Yeosu Temple (UNESCO World Heritage site) – is the axis of Silla Lunch: Dried Corvina Set meal and Vegetable pancake Dinner: Gilled Smoked Duck & Seafood (or Pizza & Pasta)
DAY 5 TUE Yeosu – Jinju - Busan B L D After breakfast, take Yeosu Marine Cable Car and have panorama view of Downtown Yeosu and the old seaport. Move to Jinju (Approx 1 hour 30 min) and lunch will be at the local restaurant in Jinju. After lunch, visit Jinjuseong Fortess– the place where Korea and Japan had a fierce battle at 400 years ago. The Castle is located on the cliff Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju, South Korea and you can see the beauty of nature and harmonious Buddhism. There are many national treasure like Dabotap architecture over Namgang River. Move to Busan, the Pagoda and Seokgatop Pagoda in the temple. Visit largest city and the largest port in S. Korea (Approx 2 Gyeongju National Museum, Tumuli Park and hours). Visit Igidae Park, the costal trail is beautiful with Cheomseongdae Observatory, here you will see the whole fantastic views of Haeundae and Gwangan Bridge, relax Silla Millennium history and culture. and fresh air from the ocean. This evening will be your Accommodation: Gyeongju Hilton or similar in Gyeongju own leisure to hang-out at cafés and pubs at the famous Lunch: Vegetarian set menu Haeundae Beach. Dinner: Casual Buffet
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9 Days | ROUND KOREA TOUR 2019
DAY 7 THU B L D (Approx 40min), visit the Southern part of Mt. Seoraksan Gyeongju – Andong – Wonju – Pyeongchang National Park, take short hiking at Jujeongol Valley. After breakfast, move to Andong, visit Andong Hahoe As you hike along this delightful path you encounter Village (UNESCO World Heritage site) has become widely Seonnyeotang Pond, Dokjuam Rock, and Yongso Falls. The known as a must see place after Queen Elizabeth and path is relatively smooth and can be enjoyed by hikers of George W. Bush’s visit. Proceed to Wonju (Approx 2 hour), all abilities. Then return to Seoul (Approx 4 hours) and arrive in Seoul around 1800pm. Your tour bus will drop you off at Lotte Hotel Myeong Dong, T-Mark Grand or Center Mark Hotel. You need to make your own transportation to your hotel in down‐town. It takes about 10 minutes taxi drive and taxi fare is around US$10. Accommodation: at 4 star hotel in Seoul
DAY 9 SAT After check‐out hotel, leave airport for departure by KAL Airport Shuttle service. Your bus will stop in front of your hotel entrance (purchase your bus ticket $18 per person with bus driver).
Hahoe Village, Andong, South Korea Note: visit Hanji Theme Park and take an experience of making Tour fare: US$1,588 per person tax included on sharing
Hanji (Traditional Korean Paper) or Hanji craft. The Park basis (single room supplement charge US$530) provides a look onto the process of making Hanji, from Included: cultivation to procession. Move to Pyeongchang ‐ the - 8 nights hotel accommodation at 4* or similar venue of 2018 Winter Olympics (Approx 1 hour 30 min). grade hotel on sharing room basis
Accommodation: Intercontinental or similar hotel in - English speaking tour guide
Pyeongchang - 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners at local
Lunch: Braised chicken with vegetables & roasted fish restaurant
Dinner: Korean Style Pork Belly, samgyeopsal - Admission fee for listed tourist attractions;
transportation as listed
DAY 8 FRI B L - Tipping
Pyeongchang – Gangneung – Mt. Seorak -Seoul Exclusions:
After breakfast, move to Gangneung (Approx 50min), visit - Travel insurances
Jumunjin Fish Market – you will see the vivid life of local - Personal expenses people such as the fisherman bringing in their catch and - Air fare retailers haggling over the fresh fish. Proceed to Yangyang Optional added service:
- Additional night hotel in Seoul US$190 per
room/per night (4 star) with breakfast
- Half day morning Seoul City tour US$45 per person
- Half day DMZ tour US$80 per person – lunch
included, tour ended at 15:00pm
Mountain Seoraksan National Park
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