Hi Sophie, I think i'm opting for the night tour since I can catch KTX back to Busan afterwards.. Need to free up my itinerary for other places.. well, hope I can come back next trip for day tour..

For the rest who want to explore this Gyeongju night tour (start operation in April), these are the details:

☞ ‘Night City Tour’ hours of operation: Every Friday and Saturday / 18:30 – 21:30
☞ Fees
Adults (ages 19 and up): 15,000 won
Teens (ages 13-18): 13,000 won
Children (ages 7-12): 11,000 won
** Admission fees for all tour stop destinations are included in the tour price.
☞ Night City Tour Course
Gyeongju Express Terminal → Bomun Lake Resort (보문단지, Drive-by view)
→ Seochulji (서출지) → Anapji Pond (안압지) → Cheomseongdae Observatory (첨성대)
→ Tomb of General Kim Yushin (김유신장군묘, Drive-by view)
→ Gyeongju Arts Center (경주예술의전당, Drive-by view) → Bomun Lake Resort (보문단지)
☞ 1330 tt call center: +82-54-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ Inquiries: +82-54-743-6001 (Korean)

Alternatively, you can go visit this link Official Site of Korea Tourism

yeay.. already booked namsan guesthouse for our trip in July..

Laila, forgot to ask you. How do u book air tkt from Seoul to Jeju?? From my understanding we must have local code to book the ticket.

I think that price is ok,cos previously I went 7d5n doesn't include jeju was around rm2k with 4*/5* hotel too but keep hopping around cos we are moving from places to places. U follow which tour? Airasia X?

nope..juz a local tour from my hometown..one thing i dun like abt following ground tour is that its oways very rush..rush here n ther.
but then they help us settle our accommodation,transport,4-5* hotel..can cover a lot of places they think interesting for us.
alright then,,thx a lot sfwong..at least i got an idea roughly how much is the price if Jeju Island is included.



do they cover most of the tourist attraction?
any places that is a must-go but not included inside?thx

This post has been edited by michaelyii1988: Apr 5 2011, 07:59 PM

just so you know...their 5* and our 5* different standard...

don't buy anything from the local product shop..grossly over priced.. but the products at the duty free face shop is good...

you will be missing out namdaemun...insadong...and myeongdong...

i recommend myeongdong is a must!!!, ewha univ. but i think dongdaemun and itaewon isnt much fun cos nothing much. but of all the shopping places i went the best is still myeongdong!

We took EastarJet flight.You don't have to be a local to buy the ticket online.But have to be quick because it is like AA,the earlier you book the cheaper.

In Seoul now. Too bad there's no cherry blossom yet, everywhere are dried leafless and flowerless trees.
For anyone going to namsan seoul tower and if you're the type who can't stand cold (like me) please bring thick clothes. I wear singlet + tops + cardigan + jacket and still can't stand it when the wind blows. Somehow we noticed it's particularly cold at time between 7 - 9 pm. Luckily I brought gloves. Going to buy a beanie tomorrow.

If planning to go back hotel using metro, please do so early because some station close quite early. We nearly got stranded because the flight delay and by the time we reached Seoul Station at 11.30pm, we heard the metro staff telling some people that their destination's last train is over. Our destination to jongno-3-ga still operating, but by the time we reached there, the station is closed & they won't let us exit using the exit nearest to our hotel. So we spent the a long time finding our hotel.

It's really hard to find someone who can speak english or mandarin here, except myeongdong area.

Agreed! I went Dongdaemun today and it's a big dissappointment. A simple shirt's price starts at 6000 won while some ciplak jacket is around 60K and above. For that price i might as well buy jacket from Zara in Msia.

BTW, is there any VAT for stuffs purchased at Faceshop, Innisfress, Nature Republic etc? I don't understand their receipt lah..

This post has been edited by fraulein: Apr 5 2011, 11:22 PM

Namdaemum/Isadong/Myeongdong alright.. still got 1 more extra day after the 7D6N Jeju package.

I took Air Busan for RM200 return flight (Gimpo-Jeju-Busan). Maybe depending on how early you book but that time Air Busan was cheaper than Eastar Jet.

I registered Asiana, Air Busan and Easter as member online to book the tickets.. cos they only allow members to view the fares..

I am at Seoul too. Staying at Insadong. Nice place to hang around with easy access to food. Yesterday is my 1st day in Seoul. Walk to GeongBukGong after breakfast at hotel, spend few hours there and walk to SamCheongDong for lunch & tea break. Both side of the road is full of nice cafe. Very relaxing. Walk to Bukchon Hanok Village after that & continue to Dongdaemun in the night.

Same feel as Fraulein, very dissapointed with DongDaemun, most of the complex is full with fake item. So becareful. Have a good Kimchi dinner at Doota complex 7th floor foodcourt.

As for today, went to Nami Island & spend almost half day there cycling. Very nice weather to hang out. Went to Ehwa University area for shopping and dinner in the evening. This area full with cafe & shops for women stuff. My wife feel so sad because the Charlie Brown a.k.a Snoopy Cafe is close down for renovation.

Tomorrow will spend my day MyeongDong, Namsan Tower & Teddy Bear Museum. Probaly will go to the fish market in the morning for lunch.

wahhh so envious of u people who already sampai korea. i'm planning to go there perhaps next year cause cannot tahan tengok all the drama already. my question is, is it easy to find halal food in korea? and also, does the people can speak english fluently or do i have to learn some basic korean language? thanks.

Fish Market? Must try their fish spicy soup that comes together with sashimi. Very delicious that we scrapped the bottom of the pot!

you can try this malay lady who stayed in korea's blog. budgettravel2korea.blogspot.

Aiyo. Dongdaemun so big. I was about to suggest that you guys go there for the night Market. Open until 4am one.

Sophie,Laila. Pls give me their website link. I read in the earlier post that we need local code to book domestic flight in Korea. Really puzzle and doesn't make sense to me but somehow several forumers agree to this statement.

This post has been edited by Listiani: Apr 6 2011, 08:27 AM

Dear Listiani,

The websites are as follows:

Air Busan

Eastar Jet

Asiana

Note that in order to view flight fee for Asiana, you have to be a member first. You can view the fee for Eastar & Air Busan even though you are non-member.

This post has been edited by rsralf: Apr 6 2011, 08:38 AM

I prefer Ewha Uni instead of Dongdaemun.

For Halal food, there are plentyat Itaewon since its the foreigner neighbourhood. You should find 1 or 2 kebab houses at Ewha. Didn't see any at Myeong-dong.

Not sure where to go at Dongdaemon
only saw Doota. which is like our sg wang in Seoul

Hahah cannot tahan anymore is it? Go lah it's very worth it! As for halal food,the only place easy to get halal food is at Itaewon,because a lot of foreigner there and got masjid. Other places I'm not sure and I didn't eat anywhere. It's up to you if you don't mind,you can ask for vegetarian food with no meat.We met a friendly Korean couple who helped write in Hangul how to order food without meat.

Koreans don't speak English that well,except in Seoul. But you can try communicate with them using pictures or maps or hand gestures.Sometimes they speak Korean,we reply in Malay but both parties can understand each other... it's so funny but we manage to have a great time there..