7 Days Highlight Korea Tour(Seoul, Nami, DMZ, Andong, Gyeongju, Busan)

Ziua 1 · Seoul City tour_Explore Past and Present of Korea(Lunch & Dinner included)

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   Gyeongbokgung Palace

   1 h 30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Gyeongbokgung Palace was the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty. Gyeongbokgung Palace was located at the heart of newly appointed capital of Seoul represented the sovereignty of the Joseon Dynasty. We will see the changing ceremony of Royal Guard at Gyeongbokgung palace.

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   National Folk Museum of Korea

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   National Folk Museum of Korea displays the culture and folk history of the Korean people from prehistoric times to the end of the Joseon Dynasty. The museum has dedicated itself to studying and researching the folk history of Korea, and collecting artifacts from different Korean regions in order to pass on an insight into the lifestyle and culture of Koreans.

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   Bukchon Hanok Village

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   Bukchon Hanok Village is a Korean traditional village in Seoul with a long history located on the top of a hill. The traditional village is composed of many alleys, hanok(Korea’s traditional house) and is preserved to show a 600-year-old urban environment.

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   Jogyesa Temple

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Jogyesa Temple is located in central Seoul and it serves as headquarters for Korea Buddhism. Due to Jogyesa's location in the heart of Seoul, huge numbers of tourists visit the temple to experience Buddhist culture.

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   Insadong

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   Insadong is a traditional cultural place where you can see old Seoul. The streets of Insadong are lined with handicraft workshops, antique shops, galleries, and restaurants, traditional hanok style’s teahouse and etc.. Seoul city designated Insadong as street of traditional culture in 1988, and the first cultural place in 2002, During tour at Insadong, we will visit a beautiful traditional Hanok style’s tea garden and taste a traditional tea.

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   Cheonggyecheon Stream

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Cheonggyecheon is a 11-kilometre-long Eco waterway and modern public recreation space reborn by the massive urban renewal project in downtown Seoul and become popular among residents and tourists.

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   Baek In-je's House

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   Baek In-je House is a museum and cultural heritage site located in Bukchon Hanok Village. The house is a well-preserved as hanok(Hanok means traditional Korean house). The hanok was built on an elevated plot of land and there are incredible views of Bukchon Hanok Village from the house. There is also a spacious garden. The hanok is one of the few largest remaining hanok in the city, and because of its unique history and beauty, the hanok was designated a Citizens' Cultural Heritage site and converted into a museum. Closed on every Monday.

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   Kwangjang Market

   1 h 30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Gwangjang Market is a traditional street market and is one of the oldest traditional markets in South Korea and is the most popular place to most of tourist because of you can taste various Korea street foods with traditional rice wine called Makgeolli.

Ziua 2 · Nami Island, Petite France and The Garden of Morning Calm

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   Nami Island

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Nami Island is a beautiful island that is the most popular attraction in Korea for all seasons. Featuring beautiful tree lanes, woodlands, riverside walks and many more, Nami Island offers picture-perfect scenery all year round. Thanks to its incredible scenery, Nami Island has been used as the location for many Korean dramas. Most particularly, the hit Korean drama, “Winter Sonata,” has led to the island’s huge popularity among overseas guests.

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   Petite France

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   Petite France is a small French culture village in Korea. Where you can enjoy a variety of cultural experience programs and performances from Europe including France, and where you can see, enjoy, and experience all about France just as if you were walking on the street of that country, the only French theme park in Korea.

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   The Garden of Morning Calm

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The Garden of Morning Calm, a 82-acre garden on the foot of Chungnyeongsan Mountain, is comprised of more than 20 smaller gardens with different themes, such as the Bonsai Garden, Herb Garden, Chinese Plum Garden, and Korean Theme Garden. It is the only garden in Korea that was included in the CNN's "50 Beautiful Places to Visit in South Korea" list in 2012.

Ziua 3 · DMZ and Namsan Tower

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   DMZ

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   DMZ(Demilitarized Zone), established in 1953 after the Korean War, is the most unique attraction in the world. DMZ includes key sites such as the Freedom Bridge, 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Imjingak Park, and Dora Observatory which you can see North Korea at.

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   N Seoul Tower

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Namsan Seoul Tower offers a unique and beautiful panoramic view of Seoul, and chosen as one of Lonely Planet’s 500 best places to visit in the world.

Ziua 4 · Seoul ➜ Yeongju/Andong city, Three hours' driving to home of Confucian and lots of traditional cultural heritages

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   Buseoksa Temple

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Buseoksa Temple built in 676 was well known for its beautiful scenary of the temple and the longest wooden building in Korea. This temple has many national treasures like wooden buildings, mural paintings, Buddhist pagoda, Seated clay statue of Buddha and stone lantern structure through its long history. This temple was listed on UNESCO World Heritage as a mountain temple, a mountaineering expedition in Korea.

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   Andong Hahoe Folk Village

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Hahoe village is a traditional Korean community maintaining original shape of housing and living conditions. This traditional village was established in early Joseon dynasty about 600 years ago, and have preserved their original living conditions including house and environments. This village were built in a site by geographical principle, fengshui, mountain behind and water in front. This village is famous for mask dancing praying village’s safety and prosperity and became more famous after visiting of queen Elizabeth of U.K. and USA President George Bush. The villages was designated as UNESCO World heritage in 2010.

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   Buyongdae

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Buyongdae is a cliff about 64 meters high located across a river from Hahoe village. Summit of the cliff supplies the best panoramic view of whole Hahoe Village.

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   Byeongsan Seowon

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   Seowon was a private school teaching Confucianism and shrine to house tablet of spirit and portrait of famous and highly knowledgeable Confucian scholar and lead a public opinion of the province. Seowon shows cultural tradition of Confucianism which influenced the education, social customs and philosophy of Joseon dynasty a lot. Nine Seowons were designated as UNESCO World Heritage. Nine Seowons including Byeongsan Seowon were designated as UNESCO World Heritage, and Byeongsan Seowon founded in 1613 is the most beautiful shape of building and has a stunning scenery around.

Accommodation included

Ziua 5 · Move to Gyeongju. Explore the UNESCO-listed sites, the capital of Silla kingdom for 1,000 years(Breakfast included)

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   Bulguksa Temple

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   It is one of the most popular Buddhist temples in Korea which every tourist must visit. Bulguksa Temple built in 751 during Silla kingdom era is the representative relic of Gyeongju because of the beauty of the temple itself and the artistic touch of the stone relics like a series of wooden buildings, stone bridges and pagodas. There are seven national treasures. Bulguksa were listed on UNESCO world heritage in 1995.

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   Seokguram

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   Seokgulam is a typical Buddhist stone temple built in 751 during Silla kingdom era located on the slope of Mt. Tohamsan in Gyeongju. Inside the round-shaped main hall are a huge granite Bonjon Statue, Bodhi-sattva and his disciples. The Bonjon figure wearing a generous smile is seated on the stage engraved with a lotus flower design. The rounded ceiling looks like a half-moon or a bow and has a lotus flower decorated cover on it. Designated as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995,

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   Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Gyeongju Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond was a secondary palace used by the crown prince of the Silla Kingdom. It also served as a banquet site for important national events and important visitors. The pond was created in 674, during the reign of King Munmu. The pond features three small islands, and a landscape of 12 small hills to the northeast. After the fall of Silla, the site was abandoned and forgotten. The pond was referred to as "Anapji" from the Goryeo and Joseon periods and onwards. In the 1980s, a pottery fragment with the letters “Wolji” (a pond that reflects the moon) carved onto it was found, revealing the true name of the pond. After the discovery, the site was renamed to the current Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.

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   Cheomseongdae Observatory

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Cheomseongdae is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju. This was built in the era of Siilla kingdom around the 7th century, and has been designated as the 31st national treasure. This was built in a hollow cylinder shape and is made of 362 granite blocks, which represent the 362 days in a lunar year. There is one window in the middle of the tower, which divides 12 stone layers below it and 12 above. The height is about 9.5m.

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   Daereungwon Tomb Complex

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   Daereungwon Tomb Complex is large ancient 26 large tombs of kings and nobles of the Silla Kingdom. The most famous tombs are Cheonmachong and Hwangnamdaechong. Those two tombs were excavated in the 1970's, and many jewelries, royal gold crown, accessories and painting were found. The inside of Cheonmachong is open to public, so we can see the lifestyle of the king and ancient culture of Korea 1,500 years ago through a tour.

Accommodation included.

Ziua 6 · Move to Busan, the biggest port, spectacular beaches, fresh seafood and popular Film Festival(Breakfast included)

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   Haedong Yonggungsa

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   Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is situated on the coast of the north-eastern portion of Busan. This superb attraction offers visitors the rare find of a temple along the shore line; most temples in Korea are located in the mountains. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple was first built in 1376 by the great Buddhist teacher known as Naong during the Goryeo dynasty. Haesu Gwaneum Daebul (Seawater Great Goddess Buddha), Daeungjeon Main Sanctuary, Yongwangdang Shrine, Gulbeop Buddhist Sanctum (enclosed in a cave), and a three-story pagoda with four lions can all be seen looking out over the ocean.

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   Nurimaru APAC House

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   Nurimaru APEC House is a construction which was used as conference hall for 13th APEC summit on Nov. 2005. Nuri means world, and maru means peak, summit. So, nurimaru means the house which summits are using for conference. This APEC House is located in beautiful Dongbaek island surrounding with camellia and pine trees. After APEC summit on 2005, this building has been used for high level conference. This building is three story building, the overall shape and design of this building express and represent Korea’s traditional pavilion, JeungJa. At the terrace, we can enjoy the gorgeous scenic view of five islands, Kwangan bridge, Haeundae beach and etc..

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   Dongbaekseom

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   Dongbaekseom is an island located on the west end of the Haeundae Beach. A name of Dongbasek is originated from Korean word for camellias. As the name of Dongbaek, there are lots of camellias in the island. Thirty minutes’ walking and jogging path along the coast pf island supplies stunning view of coast line and sea. It was designated as the 46th monument of Busan on March 9, 1999.

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   Jagalchi Market

   30 min

   This is the biggest fish market in Korea and represents Busan and is famous throughout the country, At this fish market, customers buy the raw fishes at fish shops in the first floor and bring them to restaurants on second floors in the fish market. The restaurant slice the fish and make them sashimi. And people enjoy sashimi and some fish stews with alcohol.

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   UN Memorial Cemetery

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   The UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea honors UN soldiers from 16 countries and UN aids from five countries that were killed in battle during the Korean War from 1950-1953. It is the only memorial cemetery in the world dedicated to UN soldiers. While the cemetery originally held up to 11,000 graves, most of the fallen soldiers were repatriated at the request of their families, with only 2,300 graves remaining. The serene park spreads across a grassy plain area of 135,000 square meters. Some notable sites and memorials include: Memorial Service Hall, Memorabilia Hall, two Turkish Monuments, Greek Monument, Australian Monument, British Commonwealth Monument and two ponds.

Accommodation included.

Ziua 7 · Busan tour and move to Seoul(Breakfast included)

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   Busan Gamcheon Culture Village

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   Gamcheon Culture Villiage is formed by houses built in staircase-fashion on the foothills of a coastal mountain, earning this village the nickname "Santorini of Busan." Many alleys that cut through this community are vibrantly decorated with murals and sculptures created by the residents. This village was originally made by war refugees for their settlement during Korean war. In 2000's, the city government of Busan launched maintenance and revitalization project in the area, bringing vibrant murals and sculptures into the meandering alleys of this town.