MAP EARTH

FOOD

PHRASES

Monday, 16 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

–

Afternoon/Evening:

• Express Train – Incheon Int’l Airport Terminal 1 Station: Express Train Information Center in 1st basement of Incheon Int’l Transportation Center
• Check-in at hotel in Seoul
• Dinner near Myeongdong
• Evening walk through Myeongdong
• Myeongdong Cathedral for festivities
• Myeongdong Night Market

Tuesday, 17 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

• Seoul Plaza
• Deoksugung Palace – Christmas light displays at Deoksugung Palace Stone Wall Road (map)
• Cheonggyecheon Stream walking tour(map)
• 10:00am meet In front of Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 5
• Cheonggye Plaza
• Gwangtonggyo
• Samilgyo
• Supyogyo
• Saebyeokdari
• Gwangjang Market
• Evening: Cheonggyecheon Stream light show

Afternoon/Evening:

Insadong walking tour link

2pm meet In front of Tapgol Park

• Tapgol Park
• Museum Kimchikan
• Cheondogyo Central Cathedral

Wednesday, 18 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

N Seoul Tower

Afternoon/Evening:

• Lotte World

Thursday, 19 DEC

Location:

Seoul (DMZ)

Morning:

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Tour from Seoul

DMZ Join-In Tour (10:00 Departure) [Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3 (When you don’t use pick-up service)]

WhatsApp: +821087362140, email: [email protected]

Afternoon/Evening:

• DMZ Tour (continued)
• Evening: Return to Seoul, dinner in Hongdae area, or

Friday, 20 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Gwanghwamun Square

Gwanghwamun Gate

Gyeongbokgung Palace working tour(Start earlier in the morning to avoid crowds, especially for the changing of the guard at Gyeongbokgung (typically around 10 am))

10:30am meet In front of Gyeongbokgung Ticket Booth (digital equipment rental)

Afternoon/Evening:

• MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
• Bukchon Hanok Village walking tour(spend more time in Bukchon by exploring its hidden alleys and stopping at tea houses.)
• 2pm meet Ticket Office of Unhyeongung

Saturday, 21 DEC

Location:

Alpensia Resort

Morning:

Travel to Alpensia Resort

08:45 – Myeong-dong Station – In front of Korea Electric Company KEPCO (Myeong-dong Station Exit 1)

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Afternoon/Evening:

Settle in at Alpensia Resort

Sunday, 22 DEC

Location:

Alpensia Resort

Morning/Afternoon:

Ski lessons booking fees

Visit Ski School Reception desk (building #203 SKI HOUSE) for lesson check-in. We will give you directions for equipment and clothing rental.

Come around 9 o’clock for check-in. We will be opening at around 8:40 am.

Lesson prices: 690,000 for 4 hours Family 1:4 and 100,000 extra for the 5th. Total 790,000 won.

Evening:

Snow activities

Monday, 23 DEC

Location:

Alpensia Resort

Morning:

Free skiing

Afternoon/Evening:

Snow activities or alternative activities on the second or third day, such as a snow trek, sledding, or visiting the nearby town of Pyeongchang.

Tuesday, 24 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Return to Seoul
12:30 – Pyeongchang Alpensia – In front of the Holiday Inn & Suites Alpensia Pyeongchang, Welcome Center

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Afternoon/Evening:

• Namsan Mountain Park (N Seoul Tower)

Wednesday, 25 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Ice skating at Seoul Plaza

Afternoon/Evening:

Options:

• SeMA – Seoul Museum of Art
• War Memorial of Korea
• National Museum of Korea
• Leeum Museum of Art

Thursday, 26 DEC

Location:

Busan

Morning:

KTX train to Busan

Dongbaek Park (Dongbaek station) is east of Haeundae.

Haeundae Beach

Afternoon/Evening:

• Sunset view from the Haeundae Blueline Park rail bike
• Evening: Busan Tower

Friday, 27 DEC

Location:

Busan

Morning:

Gamcheon Culture Village

Afternoon/Evening:

• Jagalchi Fish Market (Lunch)
• Arte Museum Busan
• Nampodong Christmas Tree Festival

Saturday, 28 DEC

Location:

Busan

Morning:

Brick Campus Busan

Afternoon/Evening:

Seomyeon Museum

Sunday, 29 DEC

Location:

Busan

Morning:

Day trip to Geumjeongsan Mountain – Suggest taking the cable car up to Geumjeongsan Mountain instead of hiking, especially in winter.

Visit Geumjeongsanseong Fortress

Afternoon/Evening:

Evening: Nampodong Christmas Tree Festival

Monday, 30 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Return to Seoul – Donggyo-dong area

Afternoon/Evening:

• Gyeongui Line Book Street
• Yeouido Hangang Park

Tuesday, 31 DEC

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Naksan City Wall walking tour (Seoul City Wall Trail and Naksan Park)

10am meet Place: Dongdaemun Station, Exit 7

Afternoon/Evening:

Prepare for New Year’s Eve
Evening: New Year’s Eve celebrations

Wednesday, 01 JAN

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Buraksan hiking preserve Trail (Seoul Hiking Tourism Center)

Thursday, 02 JAN

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Gangnam area

• Bongeunsa Temple
• Gangnam Style Sculpture
• Starfield Library
• Samseong Food and Culture Street
• Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs
• K-Star Road

Afternoon:

Seoul Forest Park

Friday, 03 JAN

Location:

Seoul

Morning:

Free day

• Zoolung Zoolung—Times Square Branch
• Seoul Botanic Park
• Suwon Fortress Hwaseong

Afternoon/Evening:

Free day

• Evening: Dongdaemun Design Plaza night market or Traditional Tea House

Saturday, 04 JAN

Location:

Seoul/Departure

Morning:

Leave for Incheon International Airport (consider traffic and potential delays)