Schedule
DAY 01 (Arrival in Seoul)
Arrive in Seoul at Inchoen International Airport,
where you will be met by our representative and
transfer to your hotel(check-in at International
training Center)
*Youth hostel basis-Twin, Triple, Quad. sharing.
Balance of day is free for your own leisure time
or rest.
DAY 02 (Seoul / H/D Seoul City Tour / Seoul)
After breakfast, we visit Kukkiwon(World Taekwondo
headquarters) and have a taekwondo training for
about 2~3 hours.
After lunch, Seoul city tour starts and visits
Gyeongbok palace, National folklore museum, Insadong
antique alley etc.
DAY 03
In the morning Seoul city tour continues and visits
Seoul tower on Mt. Namsan for a view of Metropolitan
city of Seoul. Namdaemun market and Myeongdong.
After free lunch, we visit Koryo hand acupuncture
association and experience hand
therapy program for about 3~4 hours. Overnight
in Seoul.
DAY 04 (Yongin /Gyeongju)
In the morning we visit the Korean Folk Village
where the old traditional style houses and life
style of 18th-19th century are being practiced
by people living in the village.
After lunch we drive to Gyeongju to visit Bulkuksa
temple.
Gyeongju, as the capital of the Silla Kingdom
for almost a thousand years, preserves vast amount
of significant and fascinating historical heritages.
Along with Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto,
the Gyeongju Historical District has been designated
as a World Heritage by UNESCO. Due to the bountiful
historical, natural and cultural attractions,
this region has long been a major tourist destination
in Korea.
Overnight at Temple(Training camp use-Ondol room).
Breakfast and Tempel dinner
DAY 05
we exercise a full day Sunmudo(Traditional monk
style martial art) training.
Temple lunch and Temple dinner included.
DAY 06 (Gyeongju)
In the morning the training continues and after
Lunch continues Gyeongju tour
Temple breakfast and Temple lunch included.
Transfer to Sarangchae ( Home-stay : Lodging together
) for overnight
DAY 07 (Gyeongju)
A wholeday Gyeongju city tour by bicycle(Rental)
and on foot continues including National museum,
Tumuli park, Chumsongdae, and Namsan etc.
The Namsan area of Gyeongju is called the Namsan
District. This is where many stone Buddhist statues,
stone pagodas and about 100 temples sites are
found. Here you can find Poseokjeong Pavillion,
which was part of the dwelling the King had prepared
outside of the palace for feasts. The Namsan District
has many relics spread about the area. You might
feel like you took a ride on a time machine to
the Buddhist temple of the past.
Overnight at Sarangchae.
DAY 08 (Jirisan)
We travel to Chirisan National park.
Mt. Jirisan has deep valleys, and because the
mountain shape is so peculiar, different parts
of the mountain will give you very different sceneries.
It has numerous peaks, and is known to be an unspoiled
and clean place. It has many especially beautiful
sceneries that are hard to find at other mountains.
The most beautiful are called Mt. Jirisan Ten
Sceneries.
Check-in and overnight at Hanhwa Condominium(Quad.
sharing)
DAY 09 (Jirisan)
We visit Hwaomsa temple and have a simple hiking
of Mt. Chirisan.
Hwaeomsa Temple is one of the 10 most famous temples
in Korea and Situated at the southwest of Mt.
Jirisan,. The main building Daeungjeon and Bojeru
is magnificent and graceful. Keeping its original
beauty, Hwa-eomsa Temple makes beautiful scenery
with the nature around it.
DAY 10 (Jinan Seoul)
We travel to Jinan to visit Tapsa temple in Mt.
Maisan.
Mt. Maisan Provincial Park is located in Jinan-gun,
Jeollabuk-do. During the Silla Dynasty, it was
called Seodasan, during the Goryo Dynasty, Yongchulsan,
and finally named Maisan during the Joseon Dynasty.
Maisan is called by different names depending
on the season. In the spring, it is called Dotdaebong,
in the summer, Yonggakbong, in the fall, Maibong,
and in the winter, Munpilbong.
The pagodas atop of Mt. Maisan were built from
native rocks and tops of these towers look as
sharp as nails. On the south side of the mountain,
it is said there were over 120 of these pagodas,
but only about 80 exist today. There is also something
very mysterious about these pagodas. No matter
how bad the weather, even during storms, they
some how do not sway or fall. Another interesting
thing about Mt. Maisan are the icicles. If you
put water into a bowl during the winter, the water
freezes into a pole reaching for the sky. No one
knows why or how this happens, but it makes Maisan
just that much more mysterious and interesting
to visit.
Return to Seoul and hotel check-in
DAY 11 (Seoul)
Free leisure in the morning
We visit Taekkyon(one of traditional martial arts
similar to Taekwondo)headquarters and participte
in the training program for about 2~3 hours. After
dinner, we visit
Dongdaemun night market for shopping.
Taekkyeon has been known under different names
throughout the ages and found quick growth during
the age of the three kingdoms. The roots of Taekwondo
belong to Taekkyeon, a traditional martial art
form.
DAY 12 (Incheon)
City tour continues to explore more of fasscinating
culture or shop (Blue House, Gyeongbok Palace
or Changdeok Palace, Insadong street & Itaewon
market etc.).
before transferring to Incheon Int'l Airport.
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