Day 1 – Itinerary
- Singapore to Incheon Airport
Day 2 – Itinerary
- Incheon to Chuncheon
- Nami Island
- Daepohang Port Fish Market
- Seoraksan National Park
- Delpino Golf & Resort (Sorak Daemyung Resort)
Day 3 – Itinerary
- Delpino Golf & Resort for Breakfast
- Bear Museum
- Mt Seorak
- Shabu Shabu and Bibimbap Lunch
- Jeongdongjin Railway
- Time Museum
- Galbi BBQ Dinner
- Stayed over in Delpino Golf & Resort
Day 4 – Itinerary – Pyeongchang to Daegu
- Delpino Golf & Resort
- Pyeongchang Uiyaji Wind Village Ice-cream and Cheese Workshop
- Lunch – Stir Fry Pork Lunch/Barbecue in Korean Soya Sauce
- Cherry tomatoes picking at local fruit farm
- Korean Pancake making
- Traditional Korean Well-being Beancurd Set Dinner
- Daegu Inter-Burgo Exco Hotel
Day 5 – Itinerary
- Bulguksa Temple – UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Seokguram Grotto – UNESCO Site
- Lunch – Korean Well-being Beancurd Set
- Juknokwon – Bamboo Forest
- Mushroom Steamboat Dinner
- Ramada Plaza Hotel Gwangju
Day 6 – Itinerary
- Jeungdo -Slow City
- Salt Cave Healing Center
- Salt Museum in Jeungdo
- Taepyeong Salt Farm
- Jjangttungeo Bridge – Korea’s first sea bridge made in wood
- Jeungdo Squid Steamboat Set Lunch
- Jeonju Cultural Hall – Traditional Korean Wedding Ceremony
- Korean Ginseng Chicken and Korean Beef Short Ribs Soup
- Interciti Hotel in DaeJeon
Day 7 – Itinerary
- Seoul city
- Ginseng Shopping
- Lunch : 8-Color Samgyeopsal BBQ Lunch
- The Odbo Cosmestic Center
- Kimchi School – DIY Kimchi
- Myeongdong
- Seoul Best Western Premier Seoul Garden
Day 8 – Itinerary
- Cheong Wa Dae – Blue House
- Changdeokgung Palace
- Airport
The best part of this tour was able to enjoy variety of Korean cuisine!
Food you may want to try in Korea :
- Gogigui (Korean BBQ) -beef (sogogi) on the grill in the centre of the table.
- Dakgalbi (Pan Fried Chicken) -chilli pepper paste marinated diced chicken, stir-fried together with sliced cabbage, sweet potato, scallions, onions, perilla leaves, and ddeok (rice cake) together on a hot plate.
- Chimaek (Korean Fried Chicken & Beer) -Crunchier and less greasy skin goes well with beer.
- Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup) -Rich with the slight bitterness of ginseng and medicinal herbs, usually serve in summer.
- Soft-serve Ice Cream
- Gomtang – Beef bone soup.
- Patbingsu (Red Bean Shaved Ice) – Finely shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings such as chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red bean paste.
- Bibimbap (Korean Mixed Rice) -Warm rice with seasoned vegetables, chilli pepper paste, egg, sliced meat but also added barley into the mixed rice.
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13 comments
I’d love to visit this place, someday. Keeping this guide from you! Thank you for sharing!
God bless!
Dear Kayne,
Yes, it is a nice place which offer stunning landscape and food plus cultures. Try out their hanbok, the Korean traditional dress too!
I loved Seoul but I really must go back and do more of Korea. So much to see. Only problem is the non-stop eating! I thought for sure I’d be so over the BBQs but never got it sick of it. And I loved the street food….
Dear Amy,
You are right, Seoul has the nicest food and my favorite is also BBQ!
Not sure how you managed to pull it off (guess it’s our fast pace back here in SG?), as it seems like much of the time is spent travelling between cities than actually exploring them to understand them better. Nonetheless, looks like you enjoyed yourself!
Dear Nathan,
Yes, you are quite right, the time spent on the road is few hours a day. Still manage to visit few attraction after reaching the city but quite tiring!
I’d love to visit South Korea, mostly to see Nami Island, it just looks so beautiful based on the movies and photos I’ve seen. Hope I can go to visit this country soon, I’m also mostly excited about the food as I love Korean food.
This is a wild, whirlwind itinerary and I like how much you’ve included. So many options!! Can’t wait to visit S. Korea one day.
Dear Tara,
Thank you for your kind comment. I hope this will work as a guide reference for you in the future.
Can you share how did you get to Jeungdo Island?
thanks
Dear Jiro,
The distance from Seoul to Jeungdo is 321km and the road distance is 369km.
If you go by train Korail, it is about 3 hours $40-95. If you go by bus, it takes about 4 hour 18 min, cost you $55-76. You can also drive there which cost your 4 hour. There is a direct train departing from Seoul Station and arriving at Mokpo Station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2 h 53 min. This is the fastest way to reach Jeungdo.
How to go Jeungdo island from Mokpo Station?
Thank you
Dear Wendy,
From the Mokpo Bus Terminal, take the bus to Jido. The bus runs every 30 minutes between 6:30am and 7:00pm, and takes 1 hour.
From the Jido Bus Terminal, take the shuttle bus to Saokdo’s Jisingae Dock. The bus runs frequently, in accordance with the boat schedule. It costs 1,500 won and takes 15 minutes. Or take a taxi, which takes 7-8 minutes and costs 8,000 won.
Take the boat at the dock. -> Get off at Jeungdo Dock.