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Tour Itinerary
* Tour Itinerary *
Seoul - Mt. Seorak National Park - Gwongeumseong Fortress (Cable Car) - Shinheung Temple - Daepo Port - Seoul
* Tour Condition *
- English speaking tour guide, transportation and entrance fees included.
- If we are stuck in a traffic jam, the pick-up service will be delayed.
- Children under 10 years old receive 10% discount.
- We will not be responsible for your personal incidents and loss during the tour.
- If you cancel your reservation on the tour day, we will apply 100% cancellation fee to you.
- Payment by different currency or credit card is possible.
* Tour Details *
- Mt. Seorak National Park
Also referred to as Seolsan and Seolbongsan, the mountain was named Seorak because the snow would not melt for a long time keeping the rocks in a permanent state of white. In November 1965, the Seorak Mountain district was designated as a Natural Monument preservation area. Afterwards in December 1973, it was designated as a park preservation area, and in August 1982, as a Biosphere Preservation District by UNESCO.
- Gwongeumseong Fortress
Gwongeumseong is the site of a castle ruins called Mt. Seoraksan, and it is also known as Mt. Onggeumsan Castle, or Toto Castle. It is located on the steep Dol Mountain of Mt. Seoraksan Sogongwon area. It is believed to have been built by the 23rd King of the Goryeo Period (918~1392), Gojong (1213~1259 reign). It is also called Gwon-Kim Castle, as there is a legend that two generals named Gwon and Kim built the castle to avoid war.
- Shinheung Temple
Shinheungsa is a short 10min walk away from the entrance to Sogongwon. In fact, many visit because of its close proximity to Sogongwon. Sinheungsa is a temple which used to be called Hyangseongsa, built by Jajangyulsa (590~658), who traveled to famous mountains all over the nation, in Queen Jindeok¡¯s (?~654) 6th year of reign. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times since.
- Daepo Port
Located on the southern most point of Sokcho are the many raw fish restaurants and dried fish shops of Daepo Port. This bustling port has become one of the most popular tourist spots for those in search of the freshest raw fish restaurants. At Daepo Port it is said that the Seorak Mountains and the East Sea are gifts from nature. The port is filled with raw fish restaurants and a live fish market containing eel, flatfish, flounder, yellowtail, and plethora of other high-end seafood. Furthermore, the abundance of local dishes that can be found lining the streets includes ojingeo sundae and Gamja Songpyeon. For raw fish lovers that are in the Sokcho area, Daepo Port is the place to be. Nearby tourist attractions include Seorak Sunrise Park and Tourism Submarine. These are all great places to stop by while visiting the Seoraksan Mountains.
* Tour Note *
- Cable car can be cancelled depends on the weather.
* Reservation Information *
- After making reservation at HostelWorld.com, you'll receive an e-mail from VIP Travel to decide your pick up point and pick up time. Please reply back to VIP Travel to confirm your reservation.
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Duration:
10 Hours
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Leaves:
Seoul
Returns to:
Seoul |
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Itaewon Hamilton Hotel @ 700am
119-25 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea |
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Hongik Univ. Station (exit.1) @ 700am
Hongik Univ. Station (exit.1) |
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Lotte Hotel (Myeongdong) @ 700am
1, Sogong-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea |
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Anguk Station (exit.3) @ 700am
Anguk Station (exit.3) |
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Tour Guide
Entry Fees
Hotel / Hostel Pickup
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Category:
City Sightseeing
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Fitness Required
n/a
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Additional Comments:VIP TRAVEL CO., Ltd was founded by a group of tourism experts in 2010, specializing daily city tour products, arranging an international convention tour program and a private tour around Korea. Our consultants are experienced, highly trained experts, dedicated to finding the best travel deal for any kinds of tour in Korea
All inquiries are handled immediately and the majority receives an answer with 24 hours of initial contact. Our primary aim is to provide top quality service with remarkable economic prices to travelers who are interested in visiting and discovering Korea. We owe our achievement to our basic goal of making our guest pleased and enjoy their visit with our top qualities services.
Our short term but long experienced experts are also relying on our desire of loving tourism and to see our business as a permanent fundamental mission as well as trying to provide our best to our guests.
All our staff is professional in their area, always carrying the great desire and excitement of having opportunity of showing their homeland, culture, history, food, art works as well as their kind hospitality to our guest throughout the world.
Within our staff, we have very well experienced guides, mostly with master degree of education, and speaking fluently various foreign languages and having wonderful historical and cultural knowledge.
VIP Travel is always happy to work with you and hope we hear from you soon. |
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