TRIP TO KOREA – DECEMBER 12 –DECEMBER 26
1Php – 27. 25 KRW
Budget: 9,500
Expenses Peso Korean WonTravel Tax 1,620
Terminal Fee 550 Airport Bus T-Money Charge
370 93 550
10,000 2,500 (500 refund) 10,500 (500 refund)
Food – Free Breakfast Ttekbokki Gimbap Dakglbi Ramyun Holly’s Coffee Kalgukso Bibimbap Kimchi Jigae
TOTAL
60-100 pesos 50-100 pesos 300 29 185 – 10% = 166.50 165.15 150
1,000
1,000 -3,000 1,500 – 3,000 8,124.70 780 5000-10% = 4500 4,500 4,100
30, 000Private Accommodation 4D/3N
1. Bong House2. Backpackers Inside Shared3. Seoul Hostel/ Seoul Center4. Windroad Guesthouse5. Backpacker Mr. Sea6. Khaosan Seoul Palace
3,664.10 3,297.84 2,700 3,826.95 3,670.10 3,670.10
98, 955 108,000
Dorm Accommodation 1. Hongdae Guesthouse 2.02. Korea Central Backpackers3. Carpe Diem Guesthouse (5th Flr)4. Happy Guesthouse (3-bed dorm)5. Guesthouse Korea (2-bed dorm)
3,115 917.43 /night 623.56/ night 733.95
84,361.45 25,000/night 17,000/ night 20,000
Lotte World –All day pass 1,403.20 38,000Shopping
Boots I <3 Korea Shirts (3 G/W) BB Cream
1,200 370 733.95
30,000 10,000 20,000
Sightseeing Integrated Tour Palaces or Gyeongbokgung Palace N Seoul Tower – Cable Car Mapo Bridge National Museum of Korea Korean Folk Village Gwanghamun Square (King Sejong)
370 111 306 Free Free 551 Free
10,000 3,000 8,000
15,000
Day 1 – December 12 4:00 pm – Departure NAIA
10:00 pm (Korean Time) – Arrive in Incheon International Airport
11:00 pm –
Day 2 – December 13
8:30 am –Full House –Shindo Island
9:30 am – Proceed to Yeongjong Island
Yeongjong Pier seafood market
Yaksuam Temple
Eulwangri Beach
2:00 pm – Wolmido Island
Doodle Pillar, Meeting Square, Arts Square, Performance Square, Good Harvest Square
4:30 pm – Jayu (Freedom) Park and Chinatown
6: 00 pm – Bupyeong Underground Shopping Mall
10:00 pm – Back to Iree’s
Day 3 – December 14
8:00 am – Bus to Seoul (Airport Limousine)
9:30 am – Arrive in Seoul and go to Hostel
HOSTELS
Mr. Kim Friend’s Guest House – Php. 2,538.50 – 3 nights – Female Dorms
o 446-7 1F Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
ABC Guest House – Php. 1,787.50 – 3 nights – Female Dorms
o 49-32 4F, Nogosan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Backpackers INSIDE – Php. 1,920 – 3 nights – Female Dorms
o 2F Myeongryun 2ga, Jongrogu, Seoul, South Korea
Backpackers Korea – Php. 700/ night – Dorms – Free Breakfast
o 1054 Sungin-dong, Jongno-gu (2 min from Line 1 Sinseoldong stn exit 11), Tel.+82 10 4942-2268, +82 10 5001-0307
10:30 am – Proceed to Insadong (Brunch and Walk around)
1:00 pm – Proceed to Jongno-gu - Hongryemun Gate
Gyeongbokgung Palace – 375 only
National Palace Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
2: 00 pm – Blue House - Send an email to [email protected] 10 days prior to your visit. Include your name, passport number and nationality for registration in the email
- Admission is FREE. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National Holidays. Tours start 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3 pm.
3:20pm – Bukchon Village
4:00 pm – Cheonggyecheon Stream
5: 20 – Gwanghwamun – King Sejeong Statue and Museum / Admiral Yi Sunshin
7: 00 pm – Dongdaemun Market/ Hwanghakgyo bridge
- Dinner
- Walk and shop
- Doota Mall
- Migliore Mall
- Dongdaemun Shopping Complex
11pm – Back to Hostel
Day 4 – December 15
8: 00 am – Breakfast
9: 00 am – Proceed to Jung-gu
10:00 am – Namdaemun Market
11:00 am – Namsan
- Namsan cable car –KRW 7,000
- N Seoul Tower
12:30 pm – Lunch at Seoul City Plaza
1:00 pm – Myeongdong
- Shinesegae Department Store
- Lotte Department Store
2:30 pm – Han River
3:30 pm - Itaewon
6:30 pm – Hongdae and
- Dinner
- Walk and Shop
11:00 pm – Back to Hostel
Day 5 – December 16
9:00 am – Go to Ilsan
10:00 am – Meet Jiyean and Stella at Lafesta
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Ilsan Lake Park
2:00 pm – Jeongbalsan Park
7:00 pm – Back to Seoul
Day 6 – December 17
7:00 am – Bus to Daegu (KRW 16,400) - Dong Seoul Bus Terminal/Seoul Express Bus Terminal
11:00 am – Arrived at Daegu/ Hostel
12: 00 pm – Meet Sumin and Diane and Lunch
1:00pm – 8:00 pm -
Day 7 – December 18
10:00 am – Back to Seoul
12: 20 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – YG Building (Hapjeong-Dong, Mapo-Gu)
2: 00 pm – Gangnam
2:40 pm – COEX Mall
- COEX Aquarium – KRW 17, 000
4:00 pm – Kimchi Field Museum
5: 00 pm – Walk around Gangnam
- Seonjeongneung Royal Tombs
- Dosan Park
7:30 pm – Dinner
8: 30 pm – Back to Hostel
Day 8 – December 19
9:30 am – Go to Olympic Park (Sichoen)
10:00 am – Meet Kevin, Alex, or Sue
11: 00 am – Lunch
12: 00 pm – Lotte World – KRW 26,000
7:00 pm – Shopping
Backpackers Korea - 1054 Sungin-dong, Jongno-gu (2 min from Line 1 Sinseoldong stn exit 11), Tel.+82 10 4942-2268, +82 10
5001-0307. Friendly cool English speaking staff, free breakfast, free wifi, free laundry, air-con, hot water, rooftop terrace. Dorms
from ₩17,000/night private from ₩29,000/night with own bathroom.
Website: Click Here.
Hostel Korea - 178-65 Sungin-dong, Jongno-gu (4 min from Line 1 Sinseoldong stn exit
11), Tel.+82 2 762-7406, +82 2 766-7406. Friendly English/Chinese-speaking staff, Free
breakfast, free wifi, free laundry, air-con, hot water, . Private from ₩25,000/night, Ensuit
private from ₩30,000/night. I have stayed here once. It's a decent place. You just need
to feel at home as the hostel staff are not really very strict and they actually don't care
about what you do.
Mr. Kim's Friends Guesthouse - 446-11 Seokyo Dong Mapo-Gu Seoul (Metro Line 2 Hongik University, exit 1; or airport bus
#6002, to Seogyo Hotel ₩10,000), ☎ +82 2 70 4123-9059, +82 11 9059-7191. Facilities: Internet access, guest kitchen, fax
service, card phones, bicycle hire, cable TV, DVD`s, common room, library, linen included, security lockers, BBQ area, washing
machine/dryer, 24 hour security, towels hire, hairdryer for hire, parking, free parking, bicycle parking, air conditioning, iron/ironing
bard, tours desk, luggage storage, 24 hour reception. Dormitory from ₩15,000, private from ₩20,000. (37.5637561,126.9084211).
Seoul Backpackers - 205-125, Namchang-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea (Metro Line 4, Hoehyeon stn).
Take exit No 4 and walk down the road; turn left into the next road and you will find the hostel on that road
after about 100m. Tel. +82-2-3672-1972. Backpacker hangout with English-speaking staff. Single/double
₩40,000/₩50,000 with own tiny bathroom. Free breakfast, internet and laundry.
Seoul Guest House - 135-1 Gyedong, Jongno-gu
(Metro Line 3, Anguk stn), tel +82 2 745- 0057 . Basic
rooms with air-con in a traditional Korean-style house from
₩35,000/night. Shared bathrooms, Internet (WiFi), TV etc.
For a higher price you can get a room with a private bath, television and computer with
internet. Some find it spartan, other like its homey feel, friendly owner and big, fluffy
guard dog.
Wind Road & Flower Guesthouse - 1F 85-5, Myeongryun-dong 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Tel +82 2
6407-2012~3. E-mail: [email protected]. Dorm from ₩15,000/night, free internet. Laundry
also available (but not free). The friendly staff speaks good english.
Yim's House - 33 Waryong-dong, Jongno-gu (Metro Line 3, Anguk stn), tel. +82 2 747-3332.
Rooms are clean and spacious, and Mr. Yim speaks fluent English. En-suite singles are ₩30,000
while doubles are ₩38,000.
Golden Pond Guesthouse - 188-40, 14/5 Myeongryun-dong (Metro Line 4, Hyehwa stn, exit
#4), Tel. +82 2 741-5621 Cell. +82 10 9921-5621. Golden Pond is one of the newest and
cheapest (₩17,000 for a dorm) hostels in Seoul. A comfortable, family style atmosphere, with decent bathrooms and a friendly
owner make this hostel hard to beat. Two computers available for Internet use and wireless throughout. This place is near a lot of
universities so shops and restaurants are a plenty. 10-minute walk from Changgyeong-gung. No curfew.
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