Western Korea

Tour overview

A tour of the Western part of Korea brimming with Korea great cuisine and beautiful scenery. The Western Korea 7 Days tour will take you to the best foods of Korea and delightful cultural experiences of famous areas. Join veteran guides as they escort you throughout the course for a food and culture-rich trip.

Start from 1/8/2018 to 12/20/2018, Arrive Seoul every Thursday and Friday

Black out Date: 9/20, 9/21

TOUR DETAIL

– Day 1: Seoul

Upon arrival at Incheon International airport, proceed to the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.

Hotel: Center Mark Hotel or similar

– Day 2: Seoul (B/L)

After breakfast, meet tour guide at hotel lobby. Visit Gwanghwamun Gate, the main gate founded by the first king of the Joseon Dynasty. Next, explore GyeongbokPalace (Changdeok Palace on Tuesday), arguably the most beautiful and the grandest of all five palaces. Next, you will stop by ginseng shopping center. Then pass by Blue house, also called Cheong WaDae, the presidential residence. For the next stop, head to Myeongdong, one of the busiest places in Seoul and among Korea’s premier shopping destinations. Then explore Namsangol Hanok Village (Bukchon Hanok Village or Insadong on Tuesday) where there are five restored traditional Korean houses and a pavilion, a pond and a time capsule. Next, visit N Seoul Tower, offering panoramic views of Seoul and the surrounding areas. After the tour, transfer to hotel.

– Day 3: Seoul – Gongju – Daejeon (B/L/D)

After breakfast, meet the guide at hotel lobby. Leave for Gongju, the ancient capital of Baekje Kingdom. Experience a tea ceremony with a Buddhist monk at Magoksa Temple, a representative temple surrounded by a mountain and rivers in Chungcheongnam-do Province. Next, visit the Tomb of Muryeong King with the wall painting drawn on the number six tomb. Then, continue to Gongsanseong Fortress, a mountain castle which was established during the Baekje Period. Transfer to Daejeon. After dinner, check in hotel and rest of the day is at leisure.

Hotel: Daejeon Interciti Hotel or similar

– Day 4: Daejeon – Jeonju – Jinan – Gwangju (B/L/D)

After breakfast, leave for Jeonju and visit Jeonju Hanok Village with over 800 traditional Korea houses. After a Jeonju Bibimbab lunch at a local restaurant, visit Tapsa Temple in Jinan, famous for the over 80 stone pagodas built by Lee Gapyong, a retired scholar. Then, leave for Gwangju for hotel check in.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Gwangju or similar

– Day 5: Gwangju – Boseong – Suncheon – Yeosu (B/L/D)

After breakfast, head to the beautiful Boseong Green Tea Plantation full of green tea fields and cedar trees. You will also have a chance to taste the tea. Next, visit Naganeupseong Folk Village, where you can observe the daily dwellings indigenous to the south provincial area. Then, explore Suncheonman Bay Ecological Park, thickly covered with reeds taller than a full-grown man, and then stop by Yongsan Observatory to see the bay’s beautiful view. For the last stop of the day, visit Suncheonman Bay Eco-Museum, established to provide a research & education facility to preserve the area’s natural habitats. After dinner, check in hotel and rest of day is at leisure.

– Day 6: Yeosu – Jinju – Seoul (B/L)

After breakfast, take the Yeosu Cable Car that offers a safe yet thrilling experience over seawater. Enjoy the scenery of downtown Yeosu and the archipelago around the old seaport.

Next, visit Jinjuseong Fortress, which is historically linked to the Japanese invasion in 1592. After the tour, transfer to Seoul. After check in, free at leisure

– Day 7: Seoul – Hometown (B)

After breakfast, free until transfer to Incheon international airport by a local driver on private basis for your flight to next destination.