Tour Overview
South Korea is a country swathed in green, prodding its stony fingers skyward, and the Koreans are a people obsessed with nature, and with mountains in particular. Wherever you travel, you'll see Koreans out in the open air, clad in the latest adventure fashions, pushing ever onward and upward. With China looming to its west and Japan nudging it from the east, it's no wonder the country has played unwilling host to centuries of war games. But no matter how many times its neighbors try to swallow it, South Korea manages to survive intact. The South Koreans have turned their hand to just about any art form you can name. Traditional music is similar to that of Japan and China, with an emphasis on strings. The two main forms are the stately chongak and the folksier minsogak. Seoul is not just a city but also a showpiece of modern and traditional architecture; don't miss the city gates and the Chosun-era Gyeongbokgung
Arrive Incheon Airport; you are met transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight.
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 02: Seoul
Enjoy a full day city tour in Seoul featuring Kyongbok Palace, the National Folk Museum, South Gate market, Insa-dong, Blue House (Presidential Office) and Chogyesa Temple.
Breakfast
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 03: Seoul
Enjoy a full day excursion outside of the city to the Korean Folk Village, a living museum that recreates traditional lifestyles including blacksmiths, weavers, and other artisans and the Suwon Hwasung Castle & Fortess. The evening features a lavish Korean dinner followed by a performance of classical and folk dancing at Korea House, previously a private home and built in traditional style.
Breakfast, Dinner
Grand Hyatt Seoul
Day 04: Seoul - Gyeongju
Morning departure to Gyeongju, stopping en route at Andong Hahoe Village. Andong is one of the last living vestiges of old Korea, a treasure trove of Confucian tradition, and the small village of Hahoe embraces a charming blend of thatched-roof homes and tiled-roof yangban villas. Once the cradle of Shilla civilization during Korea's golden age from 668 to 935 AD, Gyeongju is today an open-air treasury of ancient relics and architectural wonders.
Breakfast
Gyeongju Hyundai Hotel Day 05: Gyeonju
Today you will enjoy a full day city tour of Gyeongju. Gyeongju was the capital of the Shilla Kingdom for over 1,000 years. Thousands of historic buildings and objects have been maintained well throughout the city, truly making it the "museum without walls." Many sites are within easy walking distance from each other, making visiting the city very convenient.
Breakfast
Gyeongju Hyundai Hotel Day 06: Gyeonju - Seoul
Morning departure to Seoul with a visit to Haeinsa Temple in Gayasan Mountain National Park en route. Haeinsa, the Temple of a Vast Sea of Meditation, nestled on Mt. Gayasan, in the Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
Breakfast
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 07: Seoul - Depart
Transfer to Incheon Airport to board your departing flight.
Breakfast
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 01: Seoul, South KoreaArrive Incheon Airport; you are met transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight.
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 02: Seoul
Enjoy a full day city tour in Seoul featuring Kyongbok Palace, the National Folk Museum, South Gate market, Insa-dong, Blue House (Presidential Office) and Chogyesa Temple.
Breakfast
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 03: Seoul
Enjoy a full day excursion outside of the city to the Korean Folk Village, a living museum that recreates traditional lifestyles including blacksmiths, weavers, and other artisans and the Suwon Hwasung Castle & Fortess. The evening features a lavish Korean dinner followed by a performance of classical and folk dancing at Korea House, previously a private home and built in traditional style.
Breakfast, Dinner
Grand Hyatt Seoul
Day 04: Seoul - Gyeongju
Morning departure to Gyeongju, stopping en route at Andong Hahoe Village. Andong is one of the last living vestiges of old Korea, a treasure trove of Confucian tradition, and the small village of Hahoe embraces a charming blend of thatched-roof homes and tiled-roof yangban villas. Once the cradle of Shilla civilization during Korea's golden age from 668 to 935 AD, Gyeongju is today an open-air treasury of ancient relics and architectural wonders.
Breakfast
Gyeongju Hyundai Hotel Day 05: Gyeonju
Today you will enjoy a full day city tour of Gyeongju. Gyeongju was the capital of the Shilla Kingdom for over 1,000 years. Thousands of historic buildings and objects have been maintained well throughout the city, truly making it the "museum without walls." Many sites are within easy walking distance from each other, making visiting the city very convenient.
Breakfast
Gyeongju Hyundai Hotel Day 06: Gyeonju - Seoul
Morning departure to Seoul with a visit to Haeinsa Temple in Gayasan Mountain National Park en route. Haeinsa, the Temple of a Vast Sea of Meditation, nestled on Mt. Gayasan, in the Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
Breakfast
Grand Hyatt Seoul Day 07: Seoul - Depart
Transfer to Incheon Airport to board your departing flight.
Breakfast
