Hey how was it u followed apple's tour to korea? mind sharing with me the price and what they did there i really wanna go but was thinking of backpacking or following a tour agency..

i tried almost everything at Everland but that roller coaster was the best. am not sure how much to go to Jeju. i went on a package which included a couple of days in Jeju. Sunrise peak is the highlight of my trip to Jeju. managed to see the women divers there as well. clear blue sea water and cool breeze.

wish to see Nanta as well but it was not included in the package.

fyi, i followed Apple Muslim tour and am really happy with the trip. the Korean tour guide was seriously helpful. the whole trip was RM4808 (8days6nights) all in. think you can get a cheaper deal if it is not during school holidays..

well, i'll try to summarize.

Day one:
arive in Incheon and took a flight to Jeju from Gimpo. went to Dragon Head (almost typed G-Dragon lol) and Teddy Bear museum. stayed at Jeju Pacific Hotel

Day two:
went to waterfall (can't remember the name), Sunrise peak, mysterious road ,Folk Village, ATV Ride (hurt my ribs here since i fell)

Day three:
to Seoul. Strawberry picking, kimchi making, hangbok trying and Itaewon (there's a mosque there and lots of halal restaurants)
stayed at Alpensia Resort (beautiful resort made for skiing) for one night

Day four:
Nami Island -- wrong season to go there. must be more beautiful during spring and winter --then shopping at myeongdong

Day five:
six hours at Everland! then shopping at Dongdaemun market

Day six :
Palace, Blue House, some cosmetics, jewelery and ginseng factory and shopping at Myeongdong
watched JUMP at night time

Day seven:
shopping stops at some local market before flight back to KL

am pretty happy with Apple. my only complaint is only that there's too much shopping--other people in tour group seemed to like shopping more but yeah.. Apple is ok. but i think it must be more fun to backpack. am sure you'll be able to find yr way there. they understand some english but it would be more helpful to know some basic korean phrases.

thinking of backpacking if i do go there again.

This post has been edited by fazadrock: Jun 13 2010, 06:30 PM

@sfwong1 : Me too wished I could make it this year . . but last year spent too much going Taiwan & Bangkok this year for concerts .. so ya.. I'm super broke now.

@fazadrock : Wow .. sounds pretty interesting! Jeju Island is a must visit mannn!

hmm... rm4808 quite ok for my budget,but still wish to cut down a little bit more on shopping,wah 1st day go jeju island edi nice.!

fazadrock>>> if u were to plan to backpack this year count me in... lol

hey what about the expenses u used there such as shopping and stuff... don count the rm4808 u paid for the package only the amount u used there,wanna plan how much to bring if i were to go...

This post has been edited by sfwong1: Jun 14 2010, 09:09 PM

@ HuiYin > wa…so kewl man…wearing short pant only…I love cold weather unfortunately unable too endure it too much..hehe

reading ur experience about cabi & everland makes me even eager to go there even it takes a long journey…but I think I go for everland je…hehe

@Fazad > u really have fun over there…tengs for the exaggerated impression…^^ LOL jantung tercabut beribu2 kali…I can imagine daT…even riding the Shot at Genting make me stop breathing for second…huhu

Guys can u tell me more about Nanta or Jump? Wat kind of show is that?
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….tengs for the itinerary…it gives me idea wat to do when I get there…sungguh xsabar…

@nejin :

haha.. just have a sweater and jeans will probably do ^^ its not cold already these days last month or so still need sweater to go out coz kinda windy. .but im in Busan, i don't really know the weather in Seoul.. will probably be colder in Seoul as Busan is the warmest in all Korea

go and check at Apple's website yeah.. i find their service is pretty good. i brought around 500 thousand won with me -- that's like RM 1700 i think. but i spent half of it on korean silk. our seriously awesome tour guide brought us shopping at local markets so we could get souvenirs at a cheaper price. i bought 4 shirts for 10,000 won (that's like RM30) and some other stuffs at doota?(level 5) in dondaemeun for less than 10,000 won also. shopping at myeongdong is also cheap coz they have this sort of pasar malam kinda stalls along the rows of shops there. a handbag cost around 10,000 won and you can get shirts for less than 10,000 won there too. so it depends on what you wanna buy. if it wasn't because of the silk, bringing RM1000 (around 300,000 won more or less) was more than enough for me actually.

lol.. yeah. pardon me for the hyperbole. i tried that shot at genting oso. still, t-express is better ;p

Nanta is coming to KL lah this July! ^^ can go and check it out then. Jump is a martial arts comedy theater production. seriously hillarious.

This post has been edited by fazadrock: Jun 15 2010, 10:31 PM

Yeah ! My dad just told me about nanta ! those in KL must must must watch ! i'll be back by then and imma go watch it second time ! ^^

hmm.... like that it would probably be less than my budget... then its awesome.! i'll see how it goes and plan a little bit.

hehe tx for the advc ooo i tot busan is colder than seoul...nevermind la...u really help me a lot girl...tx

@fazad> Wow…u brought 500k won for shopping only…dat mean I have to bring more since i will go backpack and my expenses has to cover the motels, foods, travelling and shopping…hehe t-shirt over there is so cheap eh…I saw in drama oso…10k won can get 3 or 4 shirt…

erm T-express is a must I think….credit to u…

chinja? Erm…but I dun think I can go…since I’ve spend much this year.. Earlier in march I watched SUJU concert then this coming 26 I bought b2st showcase admission tix…huhu have to save more for my travelling in sept.


This post has been edited by nejin: Jun 16 2010, 10:33 AM

hi all,interesting discussion here. i really want to ask other opinion since some of you already went there, is it ok to backpack or going there by travel agent. honestly i think going by travel agent is quite expensive...

i'm pursuing my friend to backpack to get the experience being a backpacker. really hope she will agree with me

nejin:how much do you budget for the travel (total cost)

there is article mention that Korea is now try to attract muslim traveller by providing more halal food and space to prayer (eg:nami island).is it true?
and how about the immigration, is it ok if we have lot of food (eg:maggi) in our bag

thanks 4

xclent182>> yeah i totally agree with u backpack is cheaper but in my case cos i've nvr been there before so i thought of going there by travel agency 1st then gain some experience,somemore if i were to backpack this is my 1st time. totally inexperience. Im still persuading my friend to join me backpack to korea but u know its really difficult cos of time,got uni somemore have to plan. i wanted to tag with nejin if she were to go but u know im a chinese and shes a muslim so a little bit hard also if i were to tag in..

sfwong:haiya you also will go there first by travel agent?travel agent is good but i'm not interested in shopping-really hope my friend will agree with me this time.by the way how much do you budget to go there?. (ermm...i think it is ok 4 u to tag along with nejin-the only problem is when it come to 'makan' time )

Yeah, better go with reputable travel agent like Korea. No regrets cos they followed their itenary. At first I wanna go with Reliance but then later on my parent insist on Confidence. It kinda sucks cos the two main attractions (skiing and Everland), we end up spending 3hours on skiing and 3hours in Everland which is barely enough. Imagine we spent almost 2hrs for T-Express because one of the train broke down.

woah so many of you guys wanna backpack. so tempted to tag along now.. when are you guys planning to go?

the thing is, going with a travel agency is indeed a bit more expensive but staying in four star hotels and the comfort of having a tour guide handling yr travel, check in, food, luggage and stuffs were seriously a nice change!

with my tour group i didn't feel being rushed at all coz we were given ample time for every stop. that's why i really like our korean tour guide. myeongdong and dondaemeun are not just places for shopping yeah. they're excellent for people watching as well. i don't really like shopping so when the rest of them were busy spending money i was wondering around the area, taking pictures of the billboards (so many k-pop artists billboards to ogle at! lol) checking the subway stations and what not. there are lots to see there.

halal restaurants/food are plenty in itaewon--around the mosque area-- but not in other parts of seoul or jeju. bringing maggie and some malaysian food should be alright i guess. i brought my mom's sambal with me in my hand luggage lol!

one thing that i really like about korea is that the place is freaking clean! we prayed in small rooms at restaurants. the owner even know the kiblat coz she is so used to having muslim guests in her restaurants! there is a small room complete with kiblat direction for prayers in incheon airport, not sure about other places.

andrekua, 2 hours queuing for t-express? i only waited for less than half an hour! sfwong, i say go backpack man! since you don't need to worry about food and prayers, it'll be easier for you. do a lot of research and make sure you have malaysian embassy's number there. am sure you'll be fine. but language is a bit tricky la.. someone mentioned there are tourist info centres around seoul? the staffs wear red jackets and can sometimes be spotted walking around the streets greeting tourists in english. am sure they're a great help as well.

hope my info helps.

xclent182>>> yeah maybe still planning it though trying to persuade my fren to join me... my budget i thought of rm4k for total expenses including air ticket is it enough?? not really sure

fazadrock>>> i dowan to go alone sure damn blur one... lol still finding ppl to tag along with them... maybe nejin not really sure...

@xclent182 >> hi xclent182… for me I prefer backpacking since it a little bit cheaper even tho it is not comfortable enof as luxury package..hehe

When r u planning to go there? I wish that I could go in winter time but my travelmate choose to go in this coming autumn…

my budget shd be below rm5k…hehe I’m flying with Thai airways and the return tix cost me rm1599…so all my expenses over there estimated around RM2-RM3k…motels, foods, travelling & shopping…

I think I heard somewhere about the article u mentioned…

@sfwong >> fyi I’m oso first timer lorr to backpack…my fren oso dun mind if u tag with us…as I said earlier…the more the merrier…hehe eventho I’m quite scared but I wanted to gain an experience as a backpackers...my female cousin backpacked for 2 mths at seoul last yr and she went back to korea again for six month to jinbu island (I’m not sure the name) ALONE…can u just imagine that! If u really not sure…how about getting a pen pals from korea…I have 1…she told me a lot about korea…she just came back fr kl and will be coming again by sept…so a bit frustrated since she can’t accompany me…
Do u know that we can apply for “volunteer tour guide” and it totally free… just pay for their travelling & food..



Yeah…u rite...but my fren who studied at korea oso said just avoid food with meat inside…and eat seafood only…

@fazad >> haha if u wanna join it’s better lar…hehe since u have the experience…

nejin>>> when u going again i really have to plan maybe to tag with u... have to check my uni schedule and stuff... don worry im a very good boy lol don have to be scared if i tag along i don bite

@faradrock,

Hard to believe huh? One of the train broke down. I queue with my wife and two sisters. When we were waiting.. we peek the lane and was surprise at the length of the queue after 1hr. It was damn cold lor cos no sun and winter.

I hate shopping in Korea. Language barrier is one of them. Secondly the things they sell in their pasar malam is expensive for a pasar malam.. those korean brand is very expensive while those branded on will mesmerise you with the amount of 0 on their pricetag.

I think if AA got free ticket might wanna go again free n easy to get a taste of living there.

nejin: i think we maybe going there by the end of this year or early next year. You can join us if u want (but i think we are an unnie to you,he3). Can you share your itineraries here ( if not can you pm it together with your cost).

fazarock & andrekua:you go there by agent right, may i know whether the cost stated in their website has already included all the admission/entrance fees.

can someone recommend the MUST visit places which are totally different from what we have here in malaysia