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Itinerary
Day 1: Seoul.-
Welcome to Korea! Transfer to hotel in group transport. where we meet our guide.
18.00hrs- At the end of the
afternoon, we are going to enter this fascinating country and with our guide we
will go on the modern and efficient underground (we will be taught to use this
public transport) to City Hall to
see this building shaped like a tsunami. In front of the City Hall, we will
also see the Deoksugung Palace,
which is lit up at night and which allows us to appreciate the tradition and
modernity of this country together. On foot, we will then go from here to the district of Myeongdong, the largest and
busiest shopping area in Korea. Its name means ‘brilliant tunnel’. Dinner included in a local restaurant.
21.30hrs- Return to the hotel.
Day 2: Seoul.-
08.30hrs- Today we include a tour of the city of Seoul lasting five
hours. We will see Changdeokgung Palace.
This is a World Heritage Site formed by a group of palaces inside a large park.
After the visit, we will go to Bukchon
Hanok Village, a traditional historical neighbourhood with tiny houses. we
will visit the War Memorial, an impressive war museum that tells of the
different conflicts suffered by Korea during its history, particular the Korean
War with the United Nations in which soldiers from many different countries
took part.
Note: The Gyeongbokgung Palace closes on Tuesday. This visit will be made the
next day.
13.00hrs.- Lunch included in a local restaurant.
14.00hrs.- We continue to the District
of Gangnam where there are numerous shopping and entertainment centers. To
finish, we stop at LOTTE WORLD TOWER,
an impressive 550 m building where there will be time to climb the tower (entrance
not included) or stroll in the park or around the luxury shopping centres.
16.30hrs.- Return to the city centre or to the hotel and free time.
Day 3: Seoul- Suwon- Jeonju.-
Total
distance: 227km
08.00hrs.- Today we include a visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace, an impressive
palace that is 600 years old, where we will see the Changing of the Guard
ceremony (if scheduled).
10.00hrs.- Afterwards we leave Seoul
to the south of Korea.
11.00hrs.- SUWON. Arrival to the former capital of Korea, a World Heritage Site famous
for its walls Heritage of Mankind. We will stop at the Samsung Innovation Museum to learn about the history of this famous
technological company.
Note: The visit to the Samsung Innovation
Museum is not always guaranteed. If this visit has to be cancelled, we will
then visit Samsung D´light in Seoul.
12.15hrs.- We will see the impressive wall with its fortifications and
will visit Hwaseong Haenggung, the
summer palace.
13.30hrs- Lunch included.
14.30hrs.- Suwon departure.
16.30hrs- JEONJU, we will see with our
guide its fascinating old town (Hanok Village), with its tiny houses,
traditional shops and art galleries.
Free time to stroll after the tour.
Day 4: Jeonju- Haeinsa- Daegu- Busan.-
Total
distance: 405 km
Paisagens: We cross high
mountains. Very beautiful landscapes in the area of the Haeinsa National Park.
07.30hrs.- Jeonju. Departure
amidst impressive mountain forest scenery.
09.30hrs.-
HAEINSA, arrival to this Buddhist temple built in the year 802 where we discover
the Tripitaka, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts engraved on
80,000 blocks of wood. We will visit the temple and the museum on the
Tripitaka.
11.30hrs.- Haeinsa. Departure.
12.45hrs.-
DAEGU.
Arrival. This city was a well-known center in oriental traditional medicine.
Here we see the market of traditional medicines with its different herbs, and
especially ginseng, and the Museum of Oriental medicine. Lunch included.
15.00hrs.- Daegu.- Departure.
16.45hrs.- We travel to HAEDONG
YONGGUNG, 14th century Buddhist temple located by the sea.
17.45hrs.- Haedong Yonggung.- Departure.
18.45hrs.- BUSAN, arrival to this
extremely modern city, the second most important in Korea. Lively coastal city
with large skyscrapers.
Day 5: Busan- Ferry Busan- Shimonoseki.-
Note: In the evening we will
board a ferry to Japan. Do not forget bring your passport.
Note: The itinerary for the night journey may be occasionally modified
due to availability or weather conditions. Sometimes the ferry will be from
Busan to Fukuoka (similar schedule).
09.00hrs.- City tour in BUSAN
the second largest city in Korea, full of life. We will visit the fantastic Doosan Haeundae complex with its more
than 300 m skyscraper and its sports marina. We continue to the memorial to the United Nations with its
cemetery were people from numerous countries are buried. We approach the
largest fish market in the country,
which is alongside Nampo port. Lunch
included. Then we walk from there to Yongdusan
park with its immense 120 m pagoda.
Free time.
16.00/13.30 hrs- Transfer to the port to embark on the ferry (Note:
limit time to check in at 17.30hrs). Don’t forget to bring your
passport. The departure of the ferry is scheduled at 21.00hrs- We spend the
night on the ferry, crossing the Sea of Japan, in double cabins with bathrooms.
Day 6: Ferry Busan-Shimonoseki- Shimonoseki- Iwakuni- Itsukushima- Hiroshima.-
Total
distance: 190km.
07.45hrs- We dock at the port of
Shimonoseki (breakfast not included) and
cross the border. Welcome to Japan!
11.30hrs-
IWAKUNI,
we get to this small city where we will stop to admire the beautiful historic
Kintai-Kyo Bridge.
12.15hrs- We then continue to
take a ferry to Miyajima, the island
“where men and Gods live together in peace”, with its ITSUKUSHIMA shrine dedicated to the guardian of the seas, built
partly over the sea. Here we have time to visit the temple, stroll through its
attractive centre and have lunch.
16.00hrs- Miyajima- Departure. We
board a ferry and continue our journey.
16.45hrs-
HIROSHIMA, we get to the sadly famous as the site where the atomic bomb fell in
1945, which destroyed the whole city. We will visit the Peace Memorial Park,
the Atomic bomb dome and the impressive Peace Memorial Museum. Dinner included.
Note: If the number of travelers is less than 5, the section from
Shimonoseki to Hiroshima can be made by high-speed train. In this case, the
stop in Iwakuni will be suppressed (you will be informed in the voucher of
"My Trip") and you will visit first Hiroshima and later Miyajima.
Day 7:
After breakfast, end of our services.
Price includes
Included
- Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- City tour in: SEOUL
- Evening transfer: Myeongdong quarter in Seoul
- Ticket admission: Metro, Changdeokgung Palace, War Memorial in Seoul , Qyeongbokgung Palace , Hwaseong Haenggung, Samsung Innovation Museum not always guaranteed; , Hanok Village , Buddhist Temple , Haedong Yonggung, U.N. Memorial and Yongdusan Park , Kintaikyo in Iwakuni , Itsukushima Temple , Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima
- Ferry: Busan Shimonoseki (night ferry), Hiroshima- Miyajima
- 4 Lunch included in: SEOUL, SUWON, DAEGU, BUSAN
- 2 dinner included in: SEOUL, HIROSHIMA
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Planned Hotels
SOUTH KOREA
HOTEL COURTYARD TIMES SQUARE
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226383000
15 Yeongjung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Corea del Sur , 150-798 , SEUL , COREA DEL SUR
RAMADA BY WYNDHAM JEONJU
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24161204
94 Jeonjugaeksa 5gil Wansangu Jeollabuk-do Jeonju-Si, Korea-Republic Of CP 54999 , 54999 , JEONJU , COREA DEL SUR
IBIS AMBASSADOR HAEUNDAE
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516301100
ibisbhrsvn@ambatel.com
12 Haeundaehaebyeon ro 237 Beon gil Haeundae gu CP 48093 BUSAN, KOREA DEL SUR , 48093 , BUSAN , COREA DEL SUR
JAPAN
HOTEL ANA CROWNE PLAZA
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82241111
MG01@gmt.jtb.jp
Naka-Ku Naka-Machi 7-20, Hiroshima , 730-0037 , HIROSHIMA , JAPON