About Korea

Tour Program

APELSO 2023 Local Congress Committee provides a variety of Tour Programs where you can feel and experience Korean cultures first-hand. Tour Inquiry: tour@apelso2023.org

1. Tour Reservation

Notice

  • Tour Reservation Deadline: 29 Sep 2023, all dates are based on Korean Local Time (GMT +9hrs).
  • Minimum person for each tour program: 20 People, the tour programs are subject to change or cancelled if the minimum persons are not reached and it will be noticed individually to the indicted email above.
  • Tour confirmation letter will be sent when the details are fixed such as minimum persons are reached.
  • Tour programs and itineraries are subject to changed later due to local circumstances.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

  • For reservation changes and cancellations, please email it to the tour bureau.
  • For the payment by credit card, it will refund without additional fees however, in case of refunds by bank transfer, bank fees will be deducted from the refunded amount.
  • Cancellation before 18 Sep 2023
    100% Refundable
  • Cancellation from 19 Sep before 28 Sep 2023
    50% Refundable
  • Cancellation from 29 Sep 2023, and No-show
    No refundable

2. Tour Programs

Code Date & Time Itinerary Min. of Person Rate/person(KRW)
HT Thursday, 2 Nov 2023 13:00-18:00 Ikseon-dong Hanok Village (Wearing School Uniform) - Gwangjang Market 20 100,000
HT Friday, 3 Nov 2023 13:00-18:00 Changdeokgung Palace(Secret Carden) - Myungdong 20 74,000
HT Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 13:00-18:00 Lotte Tower (Seoul Sky) - Lotte World Shopping Mall 20 97,000
HT Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 13:00-18:00 Seoul Night Tour(Seoul Namsan Tower(Cable) - Dinner – Observatory) 20 124,000
FT-1 Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 09:00 - 18:00 Exchange Hanbok – Korean Folk Village – Lunch – Suwon Hwaseong Fortress 20 130,000
FT-2 Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 09:00 - 18:00 Imjingak - Freedom Bridge - ID Check-point - Tong-Ilchon(Village, Passing-by)
- 3rd Tunnel(DMZ Theater, Exhibition Hall) - Dorasan Observatory - Imjingak Park
- Lunch - The War Memorial of Kora		 20 107,000
FT-3 Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 09:00 - 18:00 Nami Island - Lunch - The Garden of Morning Calm 20 127,000
FT-4 Saturday, 4, Nov 2023 08:30 – 17:40 Royal Palaces & Gwanghwamun with Hanbok - Lunch – Insadong & Blue House 20 Closed

Tour Info

HT-1.

Time Thursday, 2 Nov 2023 │13:00-18:00
Price/Person KRW 100,000 (Min. 20 People)
Course Ikseon-dong Hanok Village (Wearing School Uniform) - Gwangjang Market
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & Hanbok rental fee
No Lunch
  • Ikseon-dong Hanok Village (Wearing School Uniform) is a museum and experience center where visitors can learn about traditional Korean food. The different tteok (rice cakes) that were prepared and eaten on Korean holidays. Also on display are the various tools that were needed to create the tteok. The museum also offers classes on how to make tteok.
  • Gwangjang Market was the first permanent market in Korea and continues to thrive as a popular tourist destination today. The name Gwangjang means "to gather from afar and keep altogether." The market is a large wholesale market selling a variety of goods, including upholstery, imported goods, groceries, dried fish, traditional goods, and more. It is also one of the most recommended tourist attraction for international travelers.

HT-2.

Time Friday, 3 Nov 2023 │13:00-18:00
Price/Person KRW 74,000 (Min. 20 People)
Course Changdeokgung Palace(Secret Carden) - Myungdong
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee
No Lunch
  • Changdeokgung Palace is a grand royal residence located east of Gyeongbokgung Palace. It is the best preserved of the remaining Joseon palaces. By almost everyone's estimation, Changdeokgung is the most beautiful and best preserved among Seoul's half dozen palaces. Indeed, the historical significance of the palace and the adjacent "Secret Garden" were underestimated until designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Myeongdong is Korea's famous shopping and fashion district. Shoppers can enjoy total shopping and dining experiences at the pedestrian-friendly (/car-free) zone in Myeongdong. Many local, international brands and department stores lined the streets and alleys, selling everything from cosmetics, clothes, shoes to accessories.

HT-3.

Time Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 │13:00-18:00
Price/Person KRW 97,000 (Min. 30 People)
Course Lotte Tower (Seoul Sky) - Lotte World Shopping Mall
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee
No Lunch
  • Lotte Tower is a 555-metre (1,821 ft) 123-story Megatall skyscraper. It opened to the public on April 3, 2017, and is currently the tallest building in South Korea and the sixth tallest in the world. The Seoul Sky Observatory is located at the top of the Lotte World Tower.
  • Lotte World Shopping Mall has various attractions and entertainment facilities including Lotte World, Lotte World Folk Museum, indoor ice rink, indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, sports center and more. The shopping mall also has a department store and Lotte Mart, providing visitors with leisure and shopping all in one place.

HT-4.

Time Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 │13:00-18:00
Price/Person KRW 124,000 (Min. 20 People)
Course Seoul Night Tour(Seoul Namsan Tower(Cable) - Dinner – Observatory)
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & cable car & Dinner
  • Namsan Seoul Tower was the first multipurpose tower to be established in Korea, effectively incorporating a sightseeing observatory to a broadcasting tower. For the past 40 years, Namsan Seoul Tower has served as an iconic landmark of Korea and a representative tourist attraction. The tower's observatory offers an unobstructed view of the whole city, allowing it to become one of the all-time favorite attractions of Seoul citizens as well as domestic and international tourists.

FT-1.

Time Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 │09:00 - 18:00
Price/Person KRW 130,000(Min. 20 People)
Course Exchange Hanbok – Korean Folk Village – Lunch – Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & Hanbok rental fee & Lunch
  • Korean Folk Village is a living museum type of tourist attraction in the city of Yongin, a satellite city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area in the province of Gyeonggi in South Korea. The purpose of the Korean Folk Village is to display elements of traditional Korean life and culture. Real houses from across the country were relocated and restored to create a replica of a village from the late Joseon period. Events such as celebrating seasonal changes and traditional performances are held.
  • Suwon Hwaseong Fortress is a fortification surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, in South Korea. It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty to house and honour the remains of his father, Prince Sado. Sado had been executed by being locked alive inside a rice chest by his own father King Yeongjo after failing to obey a command to commit suicide. The fortress and enclosed palace were designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997.

FT-2.

Time Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 │09:00 - 18:00
Price/Person KRW 107,000 (Min. 20 People)
Course Imjingak - Freedom Bridge - ID Check-point - Tong-Ilchon(Village, Passing-by) - 3rd Tunnel(DMZ Theater, Exhibition Hall) - Dorasan Observatory - Imjingak Park - Lunch - The War Memorial of Kora
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & Lunch
  • Imjingak is where the "Freedom Bridge" lies. Crosses the Imjin river, it is a former railroad bridge which was used by repatriated POWs/soldiers returning from the North. It is more famous,however, and until 1998 was the only point of egress in the western sector other than Liberty Bridge (which was controlled by the South Korean Army) onto the DMZ.
  • The 3rd Tunnel is one of four known tunnels under the border between North Korea and South Korea, extending south of Panmunjom. It was apparently designed for a surprise attack on Seoul from North Korea, and could, according to visitor information in the tunnel, accommodate 30,000 men per hour along with light weaponry. A total of four tunnels have been discovered so far, but there are believed to be up to twenty more.
  • Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora) in Paju, the observatory provides scenic views across the Demilitarized Zone. Visitors are able to see the North Korean propaganda village situated in the DMZ, and can also see the city of Kaesong. The observatory is very close to the Third North Korean Infiltration Tunnel dug by North Koreans into the South. The Dorasan Station, also nearby, is designed to be the station that connects the railroads of the South and North one day in the future.
  • The War Memorial of Korea is a large memorial that commemorates the victims of the Korean War and other wars throughout the history of the country. When the memorial was opened on June 10, 1994 it was the largest of its kind in the world. It took the hard work and research of countless numbers of experts from all different fields to make this museum possible.

FT-3.

Time Friday, 3 Nov 2023 & Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 │09:00 - 18:00
Price/Person KRW 127,000 (Min. 20 People)
Course Nami Island - Lunch - The Garden of Morning Calm
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & Lunch
  • Nami Island, Featuring beautiful tree lanes, woodlands, riverside walks, and many more, Nami Island offers picture-perfect scenery all year round. Thanks to its incredible scenery, Nami Island has been used as the location for many Korean dramas (especially romance dramas). Most particularly, the hit Korean drama, “Winter Sonata,” has led to the island’s huge popularity among overseas guests.
  • The Garden of Morning Calm is one of Korea's major botanical gardens, attracting about 700,000 tourists from home and abroad annually. The garden aims to promote the beauty of Korean flowers and plants to the world. The garden also play a huge role in developing Korea's garden culture.

FT-4.

Time Saturday, 4 Nov 2023 / 08:30 – 17:40
Price/Person Closed
Course Royal Palaces & Gwanghwamun with Hanbok - Lunch – Insadong & Blue House
Conditions Vehicle: Private Transfer
Guide: English Speaking Tour Guide
Including: Entrance Fee & Lunch
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace was built as the primary palace of the Chosun Kingdom by its founder, King Taejo in 1395, and it has a meaning of “shining happiness”. Keunjeong-jeon, the royal throne hall is Korea's largest surviving wooden structure. Kings conducted state affairs, held official functions, and received foreign envoys here.
  • Insa-dong, located in the heart of the city, is an important place where old but precious traditional goods are on display. There is one main road in Insa-dong with alleys on each side. Within these alleys are galleries, traditional restaurants, teahouses, and cafes. There are traditional performances and exhibits as well. This is where they can experience and see traditional Korean culture first-hand, and purchase pieces of fine art.

How to Apply

  • Download Application form below and send it to our tour bureau e-mail (tour@apelso2023.org)
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