4Day 3N- Seoul+Gyeonggi tour with Korean Folk Village+Icheon Ceramics village
Description
This is an ultimate tour for anyone who wish to see all the key attractions in Seoul only in 4 days. From the dreamy royal romances of Joseon Dynasty and Half-Day Korean The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and Panmunjeom(JSA) Tour from Seoul on the border between North and South Korea. To hanging up the iconic love-locks in N Seoul Tower, we have a wide variety of destinations to keep you fixated at every hour.
You will experience both the unique Korean past and its energetic present. .
Icheon Ceramic-making class, you can learn about the history and culture of traditional pottery as well as experience making their own item.
You can customize your destinations during this private tour, so that you can spend your time effectively. We don't waste your time by visiting compulsory shopping centers. The original itinerary is always up for your discussion and change. Plus, the tour guide can always offer you the best local restaurants.
Itinerary
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Day 1 :
Seoul Highlight Tour with Drinking Tea at traditional Korean Tea House at Insadong
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Day 1 :
Hotel Pickup in Seoul at 09:00 and Hanbok Rental(optional) We will first visit a Hanbok Rental shop to try the Korean traditional dress(Optional). You can stroll inside Gyeongbukgung palace wearing Hanbok. Wearing the dress will leave you both a special memory and dreamy pictures. Situated at the top of Gwanghwamun Square, the presence of Gyeongbukgung palace gleams brightly in the central spine of the nation. As the first and largest palace built by Joseon Dynasty in 1395, the grand villa consisted of 330 buildings and had up to 3,000 staffs. Before entering to explore the palace, we will also watch the changing ceremony of royal guards. This enactment is an excellent opportunity to experience a rare tradition, performed exactly as it used to be held. Guards appear wearing royal uniforms, carrying traditional weapons and playing traditional instruments.
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Insadong is a district well-known for hosting generations-old antique and traditional craft stores of all kinds, ranging from ceramics, caligraphy, and theater masks to embroidery. The hidden joy of this wide art street is enjoying a cup of traditional jujube tea in an old cafe secluded in small streets! Visit Ssamziegil Plaza to be amused by all kinds of creative home-goods and decorative-pieces. Visit Ssamziegil Plaza to be amused by all kinds of creative home-goods and decorative-pieces. Lunch(Local Food)/Insadong art & Antique street with Included Drinking tea at a traditional Korean Tea House
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Bukchon Hanok Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses called hanok, that date back to the Joseon Dynasty. We will go stroll in this labyrinth of traditional homes cramped together, even sharing walls. Created by the first city-planner of Korea, these intimate structures will delight you as you discover your way around the hillside village. If you are a fan of K-dramas like me, then you would definitely see some familiar sights.
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Take in the breathtaking 360-degree view of the Seoul Metropolis! The top of the tower is at almost 480m above sea level, including Namsan Mountain(243m) and the tower’s own height(236.7m). The tower was first established as a broadcast tower to send out TV and radio signals in 1969. As of now, it has become one of the representative landmarks and multi-cultural venues in Seoul. At the tower, you can check out other highlights including the famous Locks of Love and ancient beacon mounds.
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Myeong-dong is Seoul's shopping mecca with a mixture of street stalls and retail outlets selling everything from high fashion to Korean cosmetics. The luminous streets are filled with abundance of street food vendors. Enjoy your first evening in this town, which seems to have forgotten the night. Dinner(Local Food)/Hotel drop off in Seoul
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Day 1 :
Local Food
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Day 1 :
Local Food
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Day 1 :
hotel in Seoul : - 5star: Intercontinental Hotel or similar - 4 star: Best Western Arirang Hill or similar
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Day 2 :
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress with Korean Folk Village Tour
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Day 2 :
Hotel Pickup in Seoul at 09:00 and Head to Yongin Korean Folk Village Korean Folk Village introduces traditional culture from the late Joseon period to both local and international visitors through cultural classes, experiences, reenactments of shamanic faith, seasonal customs and others. Explore the village to watch traditional performances 1. Farmers’ Music and Dance 2. Acrobatic on tight rope 3. Martial arts on running horse Lunch(Local Food)
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Hwaseong Fortress is an impressive structure from the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty, and the official fortress of Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. Constructed from 1794 to 1796, it was built as a display of King Jeongjo’s filial piety towards his father and to build a new pioneer city with its own economic power. The fortress wall hosts a great variety of military facilities that are hard to be found anywhere else. During the construction, scholar Jeong Yak-Yong invented ‘Geojunggi,’ which uses a lever to lift up heavy stones, greatly reducing time.
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Day 2 :
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Day 2 :
Lunch and Drinking tea at a traditional Korean Tea House at Insadong
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Day 2 :
Local Food
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Day 2 :
hotel in Seoul : - 5star: Intercontinental Hotel or similar - 4 star: Best Western Arirang Hill or similar
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Day 3 :
Seoul - The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and Panmunjeom(JSA) Tour
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Day 3 :
Hotel Pickup in Seoul at 09:00 and Head to Paju for DMZ Tour The Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) is a weapons-free buffer zone between North and South Korea. The area was established on July 27, 1953 when the Armistice Agreement was signed during the Korean War. It includes the 2km-wide stretch of land on both north and south of the line.
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Day 3 :
Dorasan Station is the northernmost railway station in South Korea. At a time it connected South and North Korea, and trains with industrial supplies were allowed to use the station temporarily. The now closed station is a symbol of peace in the divided country.
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From Dora observatory, visitors can overlook North Korea through a vernacular. Various locations and structures of the last secluded country on earth including Gaeseong, Songaksan, Kim Il-Sung Statue and Cooperation Farm(Geumamgol) are seen from the deck.
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Day 3 :
The Third Infiltration Tunnel is one of four known tunnels under the border between North and South Korea. Discovered in 1978, the tunnel is 1mile long. It penetrates 435 meters south from the military demarcation line, and can coordinate 30,000 men in a single hour. Convincingly built to perform a rapid raid action to the South, North Korea was blamed for threatening the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement by United Nations upon its discovery. Lunch(Local Food)/Head to Seoul
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Unification bridge is most notably remembered by a travelling of 1001 cows led by Chung-Ju-Yung, the founder of Hyundai Industry. At the historic moment of first South-North summit taking place, Chung crossed the border with the cattle in an wishful act to stabilize the relation between two Koreas. During his young days, Chung had stolen a cow from his parents in North Korea to pay for his move to the city. Unification Bridge Check Point (Passport and ID Examination) - Both foreigners and Koreans are required to present their ID card in order to pass the Tongil bridge
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The Joint Security Area (JSA), also known as the Panmunjom truce area, remains the most iconic image of the DMZ. Its hawk-eyed guards and barbed wire fences make us realize that we just arrived at one end of a world.
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House of Peace is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is located in the Joint Security Area on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. Many inter-Korean summits too place in Freedom House, the conference room of the pavilion. And visit to The 3rd observatory and No return bridge is mean that you cannot go back once you cross it
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Day 3 :
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Day 3 :
Local Food
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Day 3 :
Local Food
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Day 3 :
hotel in Seoul : - 5star: Intercontinental Hotel or similar - 4 star: Best Western Arirang Hill or similar
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Day 4 :
Seoul - Icheon Ceramics Village with Icheon Hot spring spa Day tour
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Day 4 :
Hotel Pickup in Seoul at 09:00 and You will head to Icheon Ceramics Village. Icheon Ceramics Village is one of the largest ceramics villages in Korea. Icheon Ceramics Village produces traditional Korean ceramics, which are of high quality. The village became the center of traditional pottery during the Joseon Dynasty. There are many pottery workshops in this Village. Your guide will take you to the best pottery workshop where you easily learn how to make your own pottery. You will take an instruction from pottery master before making your own pottery. After making pottery, you can take your own pottery with you. >>Make your own pottery at pottery workshop *Ceramic Experience Program : 1. Watching video tape or listening to the history and the characteristic of traditional Korean ceramics by using a projector. 2. Listening to traditional Korean ceramics when looking around the traditional furnace (Q & A on ceramic making process) 3. You can see drawing or lettering on the primary ceramics (not baked) made by the famous ceramic artist . And Making ceramics by clay with own hands by pottery wheel & Ceramic coloring 4.Setting fire on the traditional furnace or watching the scene of getting traditional ceramics from the furnace are available by previous engagement. (This course is changeable upon situation. )
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Day 4 :
Visit Icheon Hot Spring, which many of South Korea's famous reality shows including world famous 'Running Man', have filmed in Enjoy diverse water and spa facilities at South Korea’s first German style spa resort Enjoy the warm waters of the water stream pool where you can walk, swim, or soak Offers a hot spring spa, an arcade, and various sporting facilities Back to Seoul and drop off at your hotel
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What's Included
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
3N Accommodation in Seoul : 4 or 5star hotels : 2pax sharing 1twin room basis
English speaking driving tour guide
Entrance Fee
Bottled Water/D/P
Parking lot, toll fee and Gas
Photo Service
Wifi Service
Private transportation
What's Excluded
5 USD Tips/P/D
Airport Transfers from and to ICN
Know before you go
- Infants must sit on laps
- Public transportation nearby
- Stroller or pram accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Passport required
- Minimum age of passengers is: 1
Please Note
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not suitable for pets
- Wheelchair accessible
- Please add country code to your phone number at time of booking
- Child fare(24-144 months): Twin-100%, Extra bed- 75%, No bed- 50%
- Itinerary is very flexible.Because this is private tour
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Infant fare(Under 24 months): No Service No charge
- Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour.Note: Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (Guide phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
* You must book this tour at least two weeks before the tour date to secure hotel room.
Language
Korean, English
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.