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Arrive at Incheon International airport, meet by local representative and transfer to hotel in Seoul

After breakfast, pick up at your hotel for Seoul morning sightseeing. Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, The Royal Guard Changing Ceremony, National Folk Museum, and Korean Ginseng Center. Then visit Korean Folk Village (an hour and half drive away from Seoul), you will experience the culture of the late Joseon Dynasty, It is a huge village that has about 260 different types of house of each province. After the tour return to your hotel and enjoy the afternoon at your leisure.

After breakfast, pick up from hotel and transfer to tour meeting point at Donghwa Duty Free shop building. Depart Seoul to Gongju. Visit the Tomb of King Muryeong (UNESCO) and Gongsanseong Fortress (UNESCO). Then proceed to Jeonju to visit Jeonju Hanok Village including about 700 traditional Korean houses called Hanok. After the tour, check in for your stay.

Breakfast at your hotel, then transfer to Gwangju, the leading city of Honam region and birthplace of a modern domecratic movemet in Korea. Visit May 18th National Cemetery. Then travel to Sunheon, where you will visit Sucheon Bay Garden. Continue to Yeosu, a port city and look around the Historic site of Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s Path. Check in for your stay.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and then visit Jinjuseong Fortress, historically linked to Japanese invasion in 1592. Then travel to Busan Gimhae domestic airport for domestic flight to Jeju Island. Upon arrival at Jeju Island, meet by representative and transfer to your hotel.

After Breakfast at the hotel, and then enjoy a full day of sightseeing. Visit Hyupjae Beach, Hallim Park where you can enjoy Palm Tree Road, Jeju Stone and Bonsai Garden, Water Garden, Subtropical Botanic Garden and much more. and O’sulloc Tea Museum which was opened by Amore Pacific in 2001 with the aim of introducing and spreading Korean teas and the traditional tea culture of Korea. After lunch, take Sanbang Mountain Cruise and Cheonjeyeon falls, named “The Pond of God,” consists of three sections. Stop by shopping center and transfer to your hotel.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel and transfer to Jeju Jeolmul Natural Forest, located under the crater of a Baby Volcano. In an area of total 300ha, surrounded mainly with Cedar Trees, born 30~45 years ago. Next, The Seongeup Folk Village, where shows the unique culture of Jeju Island. After lunch, Visit Haenyeo Museum where exhibits various photos of haenyeo female divers and their activities, to provide an accurate picture of their lives or enjoy woman diver show(UNESCO Intangible Cultural asset) Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, rose 180 meters above sea level due to a magma flow under the sea over 5,000 years ago and it was originally a separate island, but a build-up of sand and soil has connected it to the main island. and Manjanggul which holds great value for science and conservation studies, having well-maintained formations despite being formed over one hundred thousand years ago. Transfer to Jeju Airport and fly to Busan. Arrive at Busan airport, transfer to hotel. Enjoy your own free time at Haeundae Beach, unlike other beaches in Korea in that the sandy shore stretches between the sea and tons of tall buildings.

After breakfast at the hotel, meet a guide for a full day sightseeing in Busan. Visit Haeundae Beach, the most famous beach in Busan. The white sand beach is roughly 1.5 kilometers long, over a 30- to 50-meter-wide area, creating a beautiful coastline before a shallow bay. Proceed to Yonggungsa Temple via Dalmaji-gil Road, famous for its views of the blue ocean, white sandy beach, Camellia Forest, and pine tree forest, creating one of Busan’s eight scenic sites. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is situated on the coast of the north-eastern portion of Busan. Transfer to Gamcheon Culture Villiage, formed by houses built in staircase-fashion on the foothills of a coastal mountain, earning this village the nickname “Machu Picchu of Busan. Continue to visit Korea’s largest seafood market, Jagalchi Fishery market and traditional market.
Transfer to Gyeongju by car and visit Gyeongju Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond(night tour), a secondary palace used by the crown prince of the Silla Kingdom. You can enjoy the reflection of Imhaejeon in Wolji during the night.

Breakfast at the hotel. Met by our guide and enjoy a full day tour in Gyeongju, a museum without walls. In 57 BC, around when Julius Caesar was subduing Gaul, it became the capital of the Shilla Dynasty and remained so for about 1000 years. Gyeongju preserves a vast amount of significant and fascinating historical heritage. Visit Gyeongju National Museum, Cheomgseongdae Astronomical Observatory, Seokguram Grotto (UNESCO world heritage) – an artificial stone temple made of granites, located on the eastern peak of Mt. Toham. Inside the round-shaped main hall, there are the Bonjon Statue, Bodhi-Sattava and his disciples. It was built to preserve these statues. Bulguksa Temple (UNESCO world heritage) – The beauty of the temple itself and artistic touch of the stone relics are as awesome and fascinating as to be highly praised by visitors from all over the world. Move to Daegu city for overnight which is a largest and central city of this province. Check in at Hotel and take a rest.

After Check-out, move to Haeinsa Temple located in Gayasan National Park. Haeinsa Temple was founded by King Ae-Jang of Shilla Dynasty (802), well known for its famous treasure “ TripitakaKoreana ”(UNESCO world heritage) composed of 81,341 printing woodblocks made to repulse the Mongolian Army Invasion with support of Buddha. And then transfer to AndongHahoe Village which has preserved the housing architecture and the village structure of the Joseon Dynasty. Moreover, the Village was not artificially created; there are people who actually live there. The Hahoe Village has become world-famous for the visit of The Queen Elizabeth II of Britain several years ago. And then transfer to Pyeongchange, one of 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Cities.

After breakfast, drive to Seoraksan National Park of which the peaks break through the clouds while jade-like water flows through the valleys, creating breathtaking views and making this Korea’s most famous national park. UNESCO designated this park a Biosphere Preservation District in 1982 due to so many rare species found here. Visit Sinheungsa temple located in Mt.Seorak which is an ancient temple with deep historical significance, built by a great monk Jajangyulsa (590~658). (Optional Tour: Gwongeumseong Cable Car–USD15pp). Gwongeumseong is a site of castle ruins located on the steep Dol Mountain of Seoraksan National Park area. After sightseeing of Seoraksan National Park, return to Seoul.

After breakfast, pick up for the DMZ tour, a truly interesting tour where the historical struggle between communism and the free world can still be seen with one your own eyes. This tour commences with a visit to the Third Tunnel that was discovered between Panmunjeom and Imjingak in June 1978. Because it is located only 44 km from Seoul, the imminent threat to security was far more menacing than with previously discovered tunnels. It runs to a depth of approximately 73 meters underground and two meters high and wide. The accessible length of the tunnel is 1,635 meters long, though the tour does not proceed the entire length. Afterwards the tour will take you to the Dora Observatory, from where you can view the North Korean propaganda village in the DMZ and as far north as the city of Gaeseong, the second largest city of North Korea. After the tour you will be stopped in Amethyst shop then dropped off at Seoul City Hall where you will have the rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy free time until your transfer to airport for your departure flight.

B – Breakfast          L – Lunch