Korea in Depth
Overview
Take a 6-night trip, starting your journey to Korea in Seoul. A full-day tour of this national capital includes the Gyeongbok Palace, Jogyesa Temple, and the National Folk Museum. Next, transfer to Mt. Gaya National Park, where you visit Haeinsa Temple, known as a repository of one of Asia's most comprehensive compilations of Buddhist scriptures. Then drive to Gyeongju, where a full-day tour takes you to the 6th-century Seokguram Grotto, Bulguksa Temple and the 7th-century Cheomseongdae Observatory. Return to Seoul for overnight, before taking a day trip to the Demilitarized Zone, a two-mile wide buffer zone separating North Korea and South Korea. Starting from ₹426,326, land and air via Cathay, with departures from New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Facilities
Tour Features:
- Round trip air from New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles to Seoul via Cathay Airlines
- Round trip airport transfers
- Overland transfers by car/bus with sightseeing stops as per itinerary
- 4 nights stay in a double occupancy room in Seoul
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room in Gyeongju
- Hotel taxes and service charges included
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerary in South Korea: full-day tour of Seoul, tour of Mt. Gaya National Park, full-day city tour of Gyeongju, full-day excursion to DMZ
- Breakfast daily and 1 lunch
Rates do not include:
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks:
- First Class (FC): Amid Hotel (Seoul), K Gyeongju Hotel (Gyeongju)
- If above hotels are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category could be used. Prices may differ.
- During trade fairs season, Korea holidays, Christmas and New Year’s Days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase.
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit cards accepted; credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,968-₹50,323per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart from New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles via Cathay Airlines. Cross International Dateline.
Arrive at Incheon International Airport and transfer to your hotel. (Amid Hotel)
A full-day tour of this national capital includes Gyeongbok Palace, Jogyesa Temple, the National Folk Museum and pass by the Blue House. After lunch, tour includes Bokchon Hanok Villege, N Seoul Tower, and the traditional Namdaemun Market. Tour finishes at your hotel.
In the morning, meet with local English-speaking driver-guide and transfer to Hapcheon by road. Visit Mt. Gaya National Park and the Haeinsa Temple, known as the repository of the Tripitaka Koreana. Then drive to Gyeongju. Overnight at your hotel. (The K Gyeongju Hotel)
Today's full-day tour takes you to Tumuli Park, the 6th-century Bulguksa Temple of the Silla Kingdom, Seokguram Grotto, Donggung Palace, Wolji Pond, the 7th-century Cheomseongdae astronomical observatory, and the National Museum.
Return to Seoul by road. Overnight at your hotel. (Amid Hotel)
Take a full-day excursion to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and vicinity. Two kilometers away from the truce line on the North and South border, the DMZ is one of the last relics of the Cold War and a unique area where tension and peace coincide. Tour finishes at your hotel in Seoul.
Today you are transferred to the airport for your return flight to the USA. Arrive the same day in New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
