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CEGS STUDENT TRAVEL SOUTH KOREA – JUNE 12-24, 2010 June 11 Depart WMA June 12 Arrive at Incheon International Airport Dinner and lodging at Seoul Youth Hostel June 13 Breakfast at Seoul Youth Hostel Downtown Seoul City Tour: Namsan Hanok Village, Seoul Tower (including cable car and observatory) Lunch Visit Yongsan Electronics Market, Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggye Stream Traditional Korean Dinner June 14 Breakfast Visit to Leeum Gallery at the Samsung Museum of Ard Itaewon Lunch in Chinatown Performance at Jungdong Theatre: Nanta Myungdong Street Dinner June 15 Breakfast Travel north to Panmunjeom for slide show and briefing at Camp Bonifas and tour of JS and the Unification Bridge Lunch of bulgogi (Korean Bar-B-Q) or bibimbab (rice & steamed vegetables) Imjingak, DMZ theatre & exhibition hall, visit to an infiltration tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Dorasan Station Return to Seoul Dinner at the Seoul Youth Hostel June 16 Breakfast Seoul City Tour: Jogye Buddhist Temple, Gyeongbok Palace, National Folk Museum Traditional Korean lunch Shopping for Korean cultural arts & crafts on Insadong Street and a visit to the Presidential Blue House and Namdaemun Market Dinner in a western restaurant June 17 Breakfast Board the KTX Train for Dongdaegu Station and Hahoe Village, a Korean folk village Lunch Visit Andong Folk Museum, Andong Hahoe Village, & Byeongsan Sewon Dinner Overnight at Korean Traditional House Lodge June 18 Breakfast Tour of Posco, the world’s leading steel maker and Ulsan, Hyundai heavy industry company Lunch Continued tour of Posco Travel to Kyungjoo Dinner Overnight at Kyungjoo Kyo Yuk Mun Hwa Hoe Kwan June 19 Breakfast Tour of Kyungjoo, including UNESCO designated treasure, Bulguksa, and Seokguram Lunch Tour of Chunmachong (Great Tomb of the King) Dinner Overnight at Kyungjoo Kyo Yuk Mun Hwa Hoe Kwan June 20 Breakfast Travel to Pusan Visit Hewoondae Beach Lunch Afternoon at Hewoondae Beach, Dongbak Iceland, and Tejongdae Dinner Return to Seoul by train Students join host families from train station June 21-23 Free time with host families with many options for activities June 21 Dinner for students, parents, and WMA alumni June 24 Depart Seoul for the U.S. .

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