Optional Tour
Optional Tour: Sunrise Tour to UNESCO World Heritage site of Seokguram Grotto/Bulguksa Temple
Date/Time: August 30 (Thursday), 06:00-08:45
Itinerary: Hotel → Seokguram Grotto (60’) → Bulguksa Temple(60’) → Hotel
Seokguram Grotto (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
This masterpiece was built during the golden age of the Buddhist art in Shilla Dynasty. With a perfect combination of architecture and geometry, every single sculpture is considered as the masterpiece.
Bulguksa Temple (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Bulguksa Temple is the materialized Buddhist Elysium, or paradise where the past, present, and future Buddhist monks live. It shows the spirit world of the people in Shilla Era.
For more information: whc.unesco.org/en/list/736
Study Tour
Study Tour: UNESCO World Heritage site of Gyeongju-Yangdong Village
Date/Time: August 30(Thursday), 09:30-12:30
Itinerary: Hotel → Gyeongju-Yangdong Village (180’) → Hotel
Gyeongju-Yangdong Village (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Yangdong Town is a family town where a couple of houses of a long history are kept well in the wide Angang plains. It is a simple and plain architecture of the Joseon Dynasty and regarded as an important folk material.
For more information, please visit whc.unesco.org/en/list/1324
Post Tour (Seoul Tour)
Post Tour (Seoul Tour): UNESCO World Heritage site of Changdeokgung Palace and Insa-dong
Date: August 31(Friday)
Fee: USD 180
Itinerary:
~08:00 Hotel Check-out
08:00~08:45 Move to Shingyeongju KTX Station
08:58~11:13 Depart for Seoul
11:40~12:40 Lunch
12:40~14:40(120’) Changdeokgung Palace
15:00~18:00(180’) Insa-dong
18:00~19:00 Dinner
19:00~ Proceed to hotels in Seoul and drop off
Changdeokgung Palace (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage)
Changdeokgung is set within a large park in Jongno-gu,Seoul. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. The literal meaning of Changdeokgung is "Palace of Prospering Virtue".
For more information: whc.unesco.org/en/list/816
Insa-dong
Insadong is the best place in Seoul to purchase traditional Korean art, and products, as it is filled with antique shops, traditional handicraft, pottery shops. It’s also famous for traditional tea houses.
For more information: [visit Seoul]