Arrive at ICN Airport

Seoul - Welcome to Seoul, the city that never sleeps, but don’t worry you’ll have plenty of time to sleep and overcome your jetlag as we swiftly take you to your hotel from the airport for a day of leisure and comfort in a private car/charter bus prepared at the airport.
Overnight in Seoul

Seoul ✈ - Jejudo Island, Korea’s Gem

Yongduam Rock - Today, we fly to Jejudo Island, Natural Power.

The volcanic island has scenic natural beauty, unique cultural traditions, and a temperate climate. In 2007, the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Korea. We will visit Yongduam, Dragon’s Head Rock, before dinner.

Overnight in Jejudo

Jejudo Island

Sangumburi Crater - After breakfast, we will enjoy a full day city tour starting with Sangumburi, a crater which has been designated as a Natural Monument., and is a flat crater, about 650 meters wide, 100 meters deep, and 2,070 meters in circumference. If you look at the crater from above up, it looks like a man-made circular stadium. There is a variety of plant life in the crater.

Ilchul Land - we enjoy Ilchul Land, a beautiful theme park with a flower garden including Bonsai Garden, and Micheon Lava Cave.

Seongsan Ilchulbong - On the way to our next destination, We stop by Yuchae (Canola) Flower field,
You can enjoy the picturesque springtime views of Jeju by walking by the deep-blue waters along the Seogwipo coastline and through seas of yellow canola flowers. Then, Seongsan Sunrising Hill also called ‘Sunrise Peak’. It is an archetypal tuff cone formed by hydrovolcanic eruptions upon a shallow seabed about five thousand years ago.

Jeju Folklore & Natural Museum - we visit Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum.

Mysterious Road (Dokkaebi Road) - Mysterious Road, also known as Dokkaebi Road. As the name of the road, it is mysterious. What we will experience here is that the road seems to be uphill, from the start point of Mysterious Road, when we turn the engine off, our car will start to roll uphill!

Jejudo Island ✈ - Seoul - Jeonju, Land Mark of Korea Culture

Jeonju - Today, we fly back to Seoul, Then, we proceed to the most celebrated village of Jeonju, an important tourist center famous for its Korean foods and historic traditional buildings. In May 2012, Jeonju was chosen as a Creative City for Gastronomy as part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network. This honor recognizes the city’s traditional home cooking handed down through generations over thousands of years, its active public and private food research, its system for nurturing talented chefs, and its hosting of distinctive local food festivals.

Overnight in Jeonju

Jeonju - Busan

Hanji Museum - After breakfast, We will learn about the Korean people’s excellent cultural heritage – We first visit Hanji Museum (Korean Traditional Mulberry paper), As Korea’s first museum specializing in the paper it has an extensive collection of 3,000 artifacts and a database documenting the long history and superiority of Hanji (Korean paper). You also get DIY experience to make Korean paper with wooden tools and bring it back home.

Jeonju Hanok Village - Jeonju is the birthplace of Bibimbap (Rice with Vegetables & Meat). In 2011, it was ranked 40th on the World’s 50 most delicious foods readers’ poll compiled by CNN Travel.

We will take a tour to Hanok Village, the largest Korean Village with various traditional cultural facilities in the downtown area. We will participate to see how to make traditional crafts such as Hapjukseon or Taegukseon (fans) along with sampling the traditional tea shops and restaurants.

Gyeonggijeon Shrine - Coming up next is a walking tour in the Gyeonggijeon pavilion, the symbol of Jeonju’s Korean-style village.

Busan - Gyeongju

Yongdusan Park - After breakfast, Hotel check out. then we will visit the Yongdusan Dragon Head Park – it is called Yongdusan because the shape of the mountain resembles a dragon’s head emerging from the sea.

Busan Tower - we will go to Busan Tower, a 120-meter tower that provides a stunning bird’s-eye view of the entire city of Busan, including islands and ships dotted in the distant seas.

Jagalchi Market - Then, we will visit the Jagalchi Fish Market, the largest fish market in Korea and a popular “must-go” site for tourists in Busan. The market is located beside Nampo Port which means the fish can be kept fresh and delivered quickly. We also visit Nampodong Int’l Market, which is one of Korea’s largest markets; each alleyway is crowded with stalls, and it connects to Bupyeong Market, Kkangtong Market, and other smaller markets. The market stocks such a wide variety of goods, that you can find almost everything you need.

Gyeongju - Afterward, we will drive to the century-old historical Gyeongju City, the 1,000-year-old capital of the Shilla Dynasty.

Gyeongju - Andong - Wonju

Bulguksa Temple - This morning, We start the city tour, Gyeongju Historic Areas were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The protected areas encompass the ruins of temples and palaces, outdoor pagodas and statuary, and other cultural artifacts left by the Silla Kingdom. The historic areas are also known as one of the largest outdoor museums in the world. We will first visit Bulguksa Temple, also known as “The Buddhist Country Temple”.

Seokguram - Alongside the neighboring Seokguram Hermitage, Bulguksa Temple was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Daereungwon Tomb Complex - Lastly, we will visit Tumuli Park which has more than 20 large and small tombs from the Silla Period.

Andong Hahoe Folk Village - Then, we transfer to Andong Hahoe Folk Village, UNESCO World Heritage, the village became even more famous after Queen Elizabeth of England visited on April 21, 1999.

Wonju - Icheon - Suwon - Seoul

Museum Kimchikan - Next, we will visit a famous Kimchi Making Facility and try our hand at Kimchi Making (D.I.Y.) & trying on Hanbok (Korean traditional costume.)
From the olden times, Yeoju rice had been presented to Korean Kings and families because of its high quality.

Hwaseong Fortress - we visit Suwon Hwaseong fortress, it is the best of Korean traditional architecture designated as a World cultural heritage by UNESCO. In other words, Haenggung, meaning detached palace, is a palace built within the walls of Hwaseong to house King Jeongjo when he was away from his palace in Seoul worshipping at his father’s tomb. When he was not in residence it was used by his delegated official as a base of government. The palace was built in 1789, but was expanded between 1794 and 1796 to house 600 compartments and in doing so became the largest haenggung in Korea. If the mini train is available on the visiting day, we take it to look around Fortress.

Seoul

Gyeongbokgung Palace - Discovering the new era at hand in Korea, what the world calls New Seoul, will be the highlights of today.
Hope you got plenty of rest last night because we are heading out early to the beautiful Gyeongbokgung Palace to experience the (more than 500 years old) Royal Guard Changing Ceremony.

Bukchon Hanok Village - Before a Korean food feast with the locals, we will breathe in the history with a walk around the Bukchon Hanok Village seeing several traditional homes, Hanok.

Seoul - DMZ

DMZ - The Demilitarized Zone is a unique area where you can observe one country being divided into two. Experience the tension but hope for peace in Korea and learn about their history and future.

The highlight of today’s tour is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone).

*Note: Must bring passport for ID check.
Located on each side of the 38th parallel, this infamous border was established at the end of the war in 1953 at the signing of Panmunjom’s armistice in order to separate North and South Korea.
Upon arrival, proceed to passport security control followed by a short introduction at the United Nations camp. Visit Dora Observatory and Dorasan railway station. Discover Imjingak Park with the Memorial, the Liberty Bridge, and the bell of unification. Late morning, visit the 3rd tunnel dug into the rock at a depth of 73m and able of moving a full division per hour with their weapons.

Insadong - Afterward, Insadong Cultural Street, one of the most memorable attractions in Seoul. It represents the focal point of Korean traditional culture and crafts. Stores in Insadong specialize in a wide variety of goods that can only be purchased or appreciated in Korea.

Seoul - ICN airport for departure ✈

Incheon - The Perfect Finish - Don’t go too far during your leisure time in the morning, because we will meet back up in the early afternoon at Myeongdong, one of the main shopping and tourism districts in Seoul. If you haven’t found anything during our journey, this is the best place for you to purchase souvenirs as well as lunch (there are hundreds of restaurants - Asian, Europe, USA.
Right next to Myeongdong, we also visit Namdaemun Local Market, the largest and oldest wholesale market in Korea, where we can find practically everything here at affordable prices.

Then, The private car/charter will take you back to Incheon International Airport. I know it’s hard to say goodbye to the country you fell in love with, but it’s time to head back home. Just remember, Seoul welcomes you back anytime!

• Breakfast included

• Lunch and Dinner