DMZ + Highlights of Seoul (9h)

Published on July 27, 2012 by in Culinary Tours, DMZ Tours, Seoul

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DMZ + Highlights of Seoul (9h)

As you might know, DMZ tours became popular tourist products. And many people would request to combine DMZ tour and Seoul tour if they don’t have enough time. If you don’t mind omitting Panmunjeom, you can take our DMZ + Highlights of Seoul (10h) tour in a day. Upon meeting your guide at hotel, you will be transferred to Paju, the entrance of DMZ tours. And after 2.5 hours’DMZ tour, you will move back to Seoul and explorer the highlighted places such as Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, and Insa-dong at north of Hangang river.

As for the nature of DMZ tour, please refer to following page: Details

  • Type: Private tour*
  • Length: 9 hours
  • Location: Seoul
  • Characteristics: Cultural, historical, culinary
  • Schedule: On requests except for Monday

*But, all tourists are supposed to take a shuttle bus, which is running by local district in DMZ area.



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Prices per person (USD)$500$280$200$160$150$140$130Contact us
  • If you accompany a child under 10 yrs old, please contact us separately.
  • If you want to start at Incheon Airport, additional US$100 will be added for one-way transfer per vehicle/5 pax.
  • Last updated: Jan/15/2013

Inclusions

  • Transportation by van/coach
  • English speaking guide
  • Lunch with traditional Korean course menu
  • All entrance fees

Terms and conditions

  • Please refer to following detail page: Details

  • Our quote is all inclusive. It means there is nothing you will have to pay us except the price in our quote. If you with us, there will be no extra charges, no hurry, no strangers in your group, and no forced shopping for a hidden commission.
  • The itinerary can be customized to fit your preferences.

DayItineraryAccommodationMeals
108:00 Pick up at your hotel
08:00-9:00 Move to Paju, the starting point of DMZ tours
9:30-12:00 DMZ Tour
- 3rd Infiltrated Tunnel
- Dora observatory
- Dora (train) station
12:00-13:00 Move back to Seoul
13:00-14:00 Lunch with traditional Korean course menu
14:00-15:00 Insa-dong
15:00-16:30 Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village
17:00 Back to your hotel or at your designated place		NoneLunch

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(DMZ) Combined Tour – 3rd Tunnel + Panmunjeom

Published on March 12, 2011 by in 8 hours, DMZ Tours, Panmunjeom

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(DMZ) Combined Tour – 3rd Tunnel + Panmunjeom

If need, please refer to following FAQ – What is DMZ Tour?

If you are interested in Panmunjeom (in English, JSA; Joint Security Area), and infiltrated tunnel made by North Korean soliders, this combined tour would be a good choice. In the morning, you be transfered to Panmunjeom from Seoul and visit 3rd infiltrated tunnel and Dora observatory after lunch.

Please note that this is a group tour, so you need to come to the starting point in time for tour start.

  • Type: Group tour
  • Length: 8 hours
  • Level: Economical
  • Minimum age: 11
  • Location: Seoul ~ Imjingak ~ Dora Observatory ~ 3rd Infiltrated Tunnel ~ Dora Station ~ Seoul
  • Schedule: Please check the schedule Here…

  • KRW120,000 per person

If you want to pay with credit card, 2.65% handling charge will be added.

Inclusions

  • Transportation by coach
  • English speaking guide on board
  • Lunch
  • All entrance fees

Terms and Conditions

  • Please refer to following detail page: Details…




8:30 Meet at Lotte Hotel Seoul
8:50 Depart from Lotte Hotel
9:50 Pass by Unification Bridge and the check point under control by UN
10:00 Arrive at Camp Bonifas
10:00-10:20 Attend the presentation regarding on the instruction and history of Panmunjeom

It is a United Nations Command military post located 400 meters south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Details…

10:40 ~ 11:40 Panmunjeom Tour; Freedom House-Conference Room-Sentry Post No.3-Bridge of No Return

It is an abandoned village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. Details…

12:10-13:00 Lunch with Bulgogi

13:10 Imjingak Park; Freedom Bridge, and Mangbaedan

The park was built to console those from both sides who are unable to return to their hometowns, friends and families because of the division of Korea. Details…

14:00 The Third Tunnel of Aggression (Korean: 第3땅굴)

It is a tunnel under the border between North Korea and South Korea, extending south of Panmunjom. It was the third tunnel to be discovered running under the border between the two Koreas. Details…

15:30 Dora Obervatory (Korean: 第3땅굴)

Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora), the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone. Details…

16:00 Dora (train) station (Korean: 도라산역)
Dorasan Station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored.Details…

16:30-17:30 Come back to Lotte Hotel Seoul


If you are a citizen of following countries, you need to send us the scanned copy of your passport in advance.

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Dress code

No jeans (the color has faded and torn), no leather pants, no short pants, no tank tops, no sleeveless shirts, no training pants, no military style, no T-shirts (must be collared shirts), no leggings, no skinny jeans, no shorts skirts (they need to be about knee length)

No slippers, flip-flops, no sandals.


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(DMZ) Panmunjeom (or, called as JSA) Tour

Published on March 12, 2011 by in 8 hours, DMZ Tours, Panmunjeom

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(DMZ) Panmunjeom (or, called as JSA) Tour

If need, please refer to following FAQ – What is DMZ Tour?

The Joint Security Area (JSA) is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. It is often called the “Truce Village” in both the media and various military accounts. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC). (referenced on wikipedia.org)

Please note that this is a group tour, so you need to come to the starting point in time for tour start.

  • Type: Group tour
  • Length: 6 hours
  • Level: Economical
  • Minimum age: 11
  • Location: Seoul ~ Imjingak ~ Panmunjeom ~ Seoul
  • Schedule: Please check the schedule Here…

  • KRW77,000 per person
  • If you want to pay with credit card, 2.65% handling charge will be added.

Inclusions

  • Transportation by coach
  • English speaking guide on board
  • Lunch
  • All entrance fees

Terms and Conditions




8:30 Meet at Lotte Hotel Seoul
8:50 Depart from Lotte Hotel
9:50 Pass by Unification Bridge and the check point under control by UN
10:00 Arrive at Camp Bonifas
10:00-10:20 Attend the presentation regarding on the instruction and history of Panmunjeom

It is a United Nations Command military post located 400 meters south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Details…

10:40 ~ 11:40 Panmunjeom Tour; Freedom House-Conference Room-Sentry Post No.3-Bridge of No Return

It is an abandoned village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. Details…

12:10-13:00 Lunch with Bulgogi

13:10 Imjingak Park; Freedom Bridge, and Mangbaedan

The park was built to console those from both sides who are unable to return to their hometowns, friends and families because of the division of Korea. Details…

13:30-14:30 Come back to Lotte Hotel Seoul






If you are a citizen of following countries, you need to send us the scanned copy of your passport in advance.

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burma, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Palestinian Authority, China, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

Dress code

No jeans (the color has faded and torn), no leather pants, no short pants, no tank tops, no sleeveless shirts, no training pants, no military style, no T-shirts (must be collared shirts), no leggings, no skinny jeans, no shorts skirts (they need to be about knee length)

No slippers, flip-flops, no sandals.


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(DMZ) Cheorwon DMZ Tour (8h)

Published on March 30, 2010 by in 8 hours, Cheorwon, DMZ Tours

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(DMZ) Cheorwon DMZ Tour (8h)

Adventurous souls can also visit the small town of Cheorwon, some two hours northeast of Seoul. Once a sizable town and major railway stop commanding the Geumhwa Valley, Cheorwon was literally obliterated during the Korean War – brutal frontline warfare that earned its name, “The Iron Triangle.” Today, Old Cheorwon is now either overgrown or has been developed into rice paddies – it’s never quite recovered although there’s a small downtown built nearby – but there are a number of inspiring war memorials in the area (especially the obelisk commemorating the particularly bloody fighting for White Horse Hill) and a few ruins that testify to the horrors of war and tragedy of national division.

The Iron Triangle was a key communist Chinese and North Korean concentration area and communications junction during the Korean War, located in the central sector between Chorwon and Kumwha in the south and Pyonggang in the north. The area was located 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 kilometres) above the 38th parallel in the diagonal corridor dividing the Taebaek Mountains into northern and southern ranges and contained the major road and rail links between the port of Wonsan in the northeast and Seoul in the southwest. During the war the area was the scene of heavy fighting between the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army and the US Eighth Army during the Battle of White Horse and the Battle of Triangle Hill in October – November 1952, and again at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill in March – July 1953. This complex was eventually named the ‘Iron Triangle’ by newsmen searching for a dramatic term. Today, the region straddles the Demilitarized Zone.
(referenced on wikipedia.com)

  • Type: Private tour
  • Length: 8 hours
  • Location: Seoul ~ Cheorwon ~ Seoul
  • Schedule: On requests except on Tuesday


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Prices per person (USD)$420$230$160$140$120$110$100Contact us
  • If you accompany a child under 10 yrs old, please contact us separately.
  • If you want to start at Incheon Airport, additional US$100 will be added for one-way transfer per vehicle/5 pax.
  • Last updated: Apr/20/2013
Inclusions

  • Transportation by van/coach
  • English speaking guide
  • Lunch
  • All entrance fees

Terms and conditions

  • Please refer to following detail page: Details


  • This tour is a private tour and only your group will participate in this tour. So, other group will not be mingled with your group and you are not forced to visit shopping center after the tour.



DayItineraryAccommodationMeals
108:00 Pick up at your hotel or at your designated place
08:00 ~ 10:00 Transfer to Cheorwon
10:00 ~ 12:30 Cheorwon DMZ Tour

The most notable of these are the ruins of the old Korean Workers Party office. An impressive three-story Soviet-style building made entirely of concrete, the building was built in 1946 – when Cheorwon was under North Korean control – as the regional headquarters of the North Korean ruling party, the Korean Workers Party. Now, only its bullet and shell-scarred exterior remains. Like the burnt-out shells of churches left standing in post-war Germany, these bombed-out ruins are a moving reminder of its shattered past.

The 2nd infiltration tunnel was discovered in 1975. It had gone under the border and penetrated 3.5km into South Korea. The tunnel is 2m high, and 2m wide. It is thought that had the North succeeded in completing the tunnel, about 30,000 soldiers, armed with field artillery and tanks, could have entered South Korea in an hour.

Another interesting site is Seungil-gyo Bridge, which crosses the Hantangang River several kilometers from the ruins (a short bus ride from the small town of Dongsong-eup). Look carefully, and you’ll notice the two halves of the bridge are different: either North Koreans started building the bridge before the war and South Koreans finished it; or the Japanese started it before Liberation in 1945 and the US Army finished it to transport men and supplies to the front during the war. Even the name is curious: seemingly combining the names of the first presidents of South and North Korea (Rhee Syngman and Kim Il-sung), the bridge was likely named for a South Korean officer, Colonel Park Seung-il, who was killed during the war. Now, somewhat incongruously, the river around the bridge is often used for rafting and other water activities.

13:00 ~ 14:00 Lunch
14:30 ~ 16:30 Transfer to Seoul
16:30 Drop you off at your hotel or at your designated place		NoneLunch





  • If you are the veteran of Korean War, or retired soldier who had stationed at Korea, feel free to contact us and we will gladly help you to arrange your customized tour.


Last updated: Feb 7 2012

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