Korea Impressions - 8 days

A magical journey where you will experience the fascinating culture and history of ancient and modern Korea...

• Seoul: Guided City tour (5 nights)
• DMZ Demilitarised Zone
• Korean Folk village
• Suwon Fortress Castle
• Gyeongju Guided tour (1 nights)
• Busan Guided tour (1 nights)

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Day 1 UK to Korea
Depart from Heathrow or your preferred airport for a scheduled flight to Incheon Airport in Seoul, you are met by English speaking staff and transferred to your Hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Day 2 Seoul (breakfast inc)
Half day guided tour to see the main sites of Seoul city. Our tour will include the Blue House (Presidential Office), Chogesa Temple and the Joseon Dynasty Gyeongbokgung Palace built in 1394.

Day 3 DMZ (breakfast inc)
Full day tour to the DMZ; 53 years since the outbreak of the Korean War, the 155 mile cease fire line from the east sea to the yellow sea has created the Demiliterised zone, now a haven for rare wildlife and symbol of both war & peace. Our tour includes visiting the 3rd North Korean Army infiltration tunnel, Dora Observatory and Imjingak Pavilion. Following our tour we will return to your hotel in Seoul.

Day 4 Korean Folk Village (breakfast inc)
Today we take a full day guided tour of the Korean Folk village. The traditional styled village was opened in 1974 as a open air folk museum and tourist attraction for both Koreans and Visitors to enjoy and view the many features of ancient Korean heritage and culture. Later we visit 18th century Suwon Fortress Castle, which is one of Korea's most notable cultural heritages and is a UNESCO World Heritage awarded site. Following our tour we will return to your hotel in Seoul.

Day 5 Seoul - Gyeongju (breakfast inc)
We leave Seoul and take a transfer tour of Gyeongju where we visit Gyeongju National Museum, Anapji Pond, Cheomseongdae Observatory and the Royal Tumuli Park. Hotel accomodation in Gyeongju.

Gyeongju was the ancient capital of the powerful Silla Kingdom for 1,000 years. Gyeongju has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site and is often referred to a 'museum without walls' due to the numerous historic building, temples and artifacts present. Not to be missed!!!

Day 6 Gyeongju - Busan (breakfast inc)
Today we take a facinating tour to see the Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto before transfering to Busan via the Unjosa Temple. Hotel accomodation in Busan.

Busan is Korea's principle port and second largest city, with excellent beaches, outstanding shopping and siteseeing opportunities.

Day 7 Busan - Seoul (breakfast inc)
After breakfast take a tour to see the wide variety of Fish being sold at the Jakalchi Fish market. Next we visit the white sands of Haeundae Beach and beautiful Yongdusan Park. After the tour we transfer back to you hotel in Seoul.

Day 8 Seoul - UK (breakfast inc)
Transfer to Incheon airport for your flight to UK.

Departure Dates & Price 2008 (£)

Price Includes (The prices shown above are 'per person')

• All airport/hotel transfers within Korea.
• Selections of quality accommodation in well furnished rooms with private facilities (1st Class, upgrade option available).
• Sightseeing tours by professional English-speaking tour guide by private transportation.
• Meals as specified in the itinerary.

Price Does Not Include

• International flights. We can also arrange your local airport departure from £65. Please enquire at the time of your booking.
• Travel Insurance.
• Optional tour.

Flights As agent of many airline consolidators, we can obtain flights in various class, with reputable airlines such as BA, Virgin, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Finnair etc. We will choose airlines for you depends on the availability unless you specify at the booking stage. We can also provide land-only tours if you prefer to organise your own flights and save airmiles.

Other fact of our tour arrangement Small group tour in Korea. The tour itineraries are regularly checked and provides an ideal length of time to show you the sites, with free time to explore according to own interests.

You can be assured, we only operate using top quality English speaking tour guides.

Suitable for all age travellers.

The price shown are subject to confirmation and may be different in public holidays and festivals periods. The itinerary is designed according to the most updated information of flights schedules available, although occasionally the sequence in which cities are visited and duration of time spent in each city can change due to local conditions which are out of our control. The above itinerary highlights the main attractions that are to be visited each day. - We reserve the right to change or amend our tour itinerary to suit unforseen events, ie due to heavy traffic conditions or bad weather. We reserve the right to change, amend or alter the itinerary, although we will act in your best interests to handle any amendments. Please refer to the booking form for detailed terms & conditions.

Thankyou to Korea Tourist Organisation for use of photographs in this web site.