3D Private Seoul Highlight tours with DMZ & Korean Folk Village

Ziua 1 · Seoul Highlight Tour/Meal(X/L/D)

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   Gyeongbokgung Palace

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   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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   Oprirea 2

   Trecere fără oprire

   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

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   Bukchon Hanok Village

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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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   N Seoul Tower

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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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   Jogyesa Temple

   30 min

   It's located in the center of Seoul, helding many festivals

   Good place to stop by

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   Gwangjang Market

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   It's a food market where you can see so many street food and traditional food of Korea!

   And It's the filming location of Netflix series, Street Food

Local Food

- 3 star : Ibis ambassadore Insadong or Ariranghill  - 4 star: Amid hotel Insadong or Orakai Hotel Daehakro or similar

Ziua 2 · Korean Folk Village Tour Hotel/Meal(B/L/D)

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   Korean Folk Village

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   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

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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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   Starfield Library

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   It's Starfield library and mall which is brand new , interesting place to stop by

Local Food

- 3 star : Ibis ambassadore Insadong or Ariranghill  - 4 star: Amid hotel Insadong or Orakai Hotel Daehakro or similar

Ziua 3 · Seoul - DMZ Tour/Meal(B/L/D)

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   DMZ

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   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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   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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   Dora Observatory

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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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   The Third Tunnel

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   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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   Oprirea 5

   Trecere fără oprire

   Check out the trendiest neighborhoods for the young Koreans today! Hongdae is an area known for its youthful and romantic ambience, underground culture, and freedom of self-expression. Unique cafes, cozy galleries, accessory stores, fashion shops, live cafés and clubs, art markets, and gourmet eateries make this a popular hang-out for local youth and a fascinating place to walk around.

   Many shops along the road with affordable good quality clothes.

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   Gamaksan Chulleong Bridge

   50 min

   It's the suspension bridge at Mt.Gamaksan

   It was fiercing battel field during Korean War but now it shows beautiful scenery

Local Food