Beautiful Spring in South Korea (03 Apr - 12 Apr 2013 - Tour Details)

Places Visited:

Day 0 (03-Apr-2013, Wed) - Kuala Lumpur -> Seoul:

- Departed from Kuala Lumpur LCCT airport (Air Asia X Flight) at 12:50 am

- Total flight hours: 6 hours and 40 minutes

Day 1 (04-Apr-2013, Thu) - Kuala Lumpur -> Seoul:

Morning - 

• Reached Incheon International Airport, Seoul at 8:30 am (South Korea time is 1 hour earlier than KL time)
• Transferred to Namsan 2 Guest House (around 1 hour journey)
• Left our baggage at the entrance of guest house and started our journey

Afternoon -

• Gyeongbokgung Palace 景福宫 - Joined the free Chinese guide to visit the palace and understand more about ancient Korea Dynasty and Korean culture
• Lunch at ToSokChon Ginseng Chicken Restaurant 土俗村人参鸡 - Very delicious ginseng chicken soup and ginseng BBQ chicken! :)

Evening -

• Insadong P.R. Center 仁寺洞旅游中心 - Wanted to try the Hanbok Experience, but we reached there too late and it is not free anymore :(
• Visited Jogyesa Buddhist Temple 曹溪寺
• Insadong Ssamziegel 仁寺洞森吉街

Night -

• Gwanghwamun Square 光化门广场 - Didn't see the light effects on that night :(
• Shopped at Lotte Mart supermarket at Seoul Station

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Depart to Incheon Airport, Seoul (Day 0, 03 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Gyeongbokgung Palace (Day 1, 04 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - ToSokChon Ginseng Chicken Restaurant (Day 1, 04 Apr 2013)
(d) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Insadong P.R. Center, Jogyesa Buddhist Temple & Insadong Ssamziegil (Day 1, 04 Apr 2013)
(e) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Gwanghwamun Square & Lotte Mart (Day 1, 04 Apr 2013)

Day 2 (05-Apr-2013, Fri) - Seoul:

Morning - 

• Namsangol Hanok Village 南山谷韩屋村 - To try on Hanbok experience 穿韩服

Afternoon -

• Lunch at Toppokei MukshiDonna, Anguk - The cheapest lunch we had, very delicious korean rice cake :)  (KRW 3,300 /pax)
• Gahoe Bukchon Hanok Village 北村韩屋村 (8 Photo Spots) - To take photos of the traditional Korea designed houses

Evening -

• Shopping at Dongdaemun 东大门

Night -

• Dinner at Doota Shopping mall, Dongdaemun
• Strolled at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park 东大门历史站
• Shopped at Myeongdong 明洞 street and night market

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Namsangol Hanok Village for Hanbok Experience (Day 2, 05 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Toppokei Mukshidonna at Anguk (Day 2, 05 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Gahoe Bukchon Hanok Village (Day 2, 05 Apr 2013)
(d) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Dongdaemun, Doota Shopping Mall, Dongdaemun History and Culture Park & Myeongdong Night Market (Day 2, 05 Apr 2013)

Day 3 (06-Apr-2013, Sat) - Seoul:

Morning - 

• Shopped at Namdaemun market 南大门市场
• Shopped at Ewha Womans University 梨花女子大学

Afternoon -

• Lunch at Palsaik Restaurant, Sinchon 新村 - Very delicious BBQ Pork of 8 kind of tastes

Evening -

• N Seoul Tower 首尔塔 - It was raining on the day we visited there, therefore we didn't go up to the observatory tower :( 

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Namdaemun Market & Ewha Womans University Street (Day 3, 06 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - BBQ Pork of 8 Kind Tastes at Palsaik Restaurant, Sinchon (Day 3, 06 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - N Seoul Tower (Day 3, 06 Apr 2013)

Day 4 (07-Apr-2013, Sun) - Seoul -> Jeju:

Morning - 

• Took Air Busan flight (at Gimpo Airport) to Jeju Island at 7:25 am - Had to wake up at 4:00 am :S
• Reached Jeju Airport at 8:30 am (around 1 hour journey)
• Yongduam Rock 龙头岩 - Near to Jeju Airport, therefore we took a few photos there very quickly
• Loveland 爱情主题公园 - Feel a bit like sex museum

Afternoon -

• Mysterious Road 神秘道路 - The cars will automatically reverse although the road looks like just flat road
• Teseum (Teddy Bear Safari) 泰迪雄野生动物园 - A lots of teddy bears and very huge display in this museum!!
• Songaksan Mountain 松岳山 - Well known for Korean drama 'Dae Jang Geum'  大长今 shooting scene.
• Sanbang-san Mountain 山房山 - A very beautiful photo shooting spot, beautiful Canola flowers 油菜花 in front of the mountain :)

Evening -

• Jeju Glass Castle 玻璃之城 (Glass Museum) - All the display items are made by glass
• O'sulloc Tea Museum 雪绿茶博物馆 - Didn't spent much time due to we need to rush back to our guest house, else need to pay extra to driver guide for overtime (1 day is max 10 hours). On the way to guest house, we spotted volcanic Halla mountain from far (snow capped mountain :))

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Depart to Jeju Airport (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Yongduam Rock & Loveland (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Mysterious Road & Cherry Blossoms Photo Shooting at Roadside (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(d) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Teseum (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(e) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Songaksan Mountain & Sanbang Mountain (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(f) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Jeju Glass Castle (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)
(g) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - O'sulloc Tea Museum & Halla Snow Mountain (Day 4, 07 Apr 2013)

Day 5 (08-Apr-2013, Mon) - Jeju:

Morning - 

• Jungmun Daepo Coastal Columnar Jointed Lava 大浦柱状节离
• Oedolgae Rock 独立岩 - Didn't spend much time because there was a big crowd of tourists which followed guided tour were there :S

Afternoon -

• Seongeup Folk Village 城邑民俗村 - Experienced the older times of the Korean village life and culture of Jeju Island
• 3D Trick Art Museum 3D 奥妙艺术馆 - My digital camera was malfunctioned :( I gotta use my tablet pc to take less better quality of photos :( 

Evening -

• Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak 城山日出峰 - UNESCO heritage tourist spot. We didn't climbed up to the mountain as we worried not enough time, although the driver guide said it is just 25 minutes to reach to the peak!!
• Seopjikoji 涉地可支 - Well known for Korean drama 'All In' shooting scene. Spotted  some couples took their pre-wedding photos in this romantic place which covered by canola flowers field and background of a church
• Tangerine Chocolate Shop - Recommended by our driver guide, but we didn't spent much time in this shop and no interest to buy anything there...
• Sangumburi Crater 山君不离 - Not enough time to explore this place, we just visited the entrance of this spot, haha :P

Night -

• eMart supermarket - Bought some groceries there

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Jungmun Daepo Coastal Columnar Jointed Lava & Oedolgae Rock (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Seongeup Folk Village (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - 3D Trick Art Museum (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)
(d) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)
(e) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Seopjikoji (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)
(f) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Tangerine Chocolate Shop, Sangumburi Crater, Emart Shopping Mall (Day 5, 08 Apr 2013)

Day 6 (09-Apr-2013, Tue) - Jeju -> Seoul:

Morning - 

• Breakfast at McDonalds restaurant
• Took Eastar Jet flight (at Jeju Airport) to Seoul at 11:20 am
• Reached Gimpo Airport (Seoul) at 12:25 pm

Afternoon -

• Gwang Jang Market 广藏市场 - To try out the local delicacy there. Love to eat the green bean fried pancake, it was very crispy!

Evening -

• Watched Nanta Cooking Show 乱打秀 at ChungJeongno Theater 忠正路剧场 - 90 minutes show, quite fun and entertaining show :)

Night -

• Banpodaegyo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain 盘浦大桥彩虹喷泉 - Musical fountain at the bridge at 8pm. Strong wind and  very cold weather, my fingers' skin were cracked :S
• Dinner at Gangnam E.B.T Underground Commercial Street 江南高速巴士客运站地下广场
• Shopped at Gangnam E.B.T Underground Commercial Street 江南高速巴士客运站地下广场
• Shopped at Myeongdong 明洞 street

Refer to My Posts: 

(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Breakfast at McDonalds & Depart from Jeju Airport to Gimpo Airport (Day 6, 09 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Gwang Jang Market (Day 6, 09 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Nanta Cooking Show at ChungJeongno Theater (Day 6, 09 Apr 2013)

(d) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Banpodaegyo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain & Gangnam E.B.T Underground Commercial Street (Day 6, 09 Apr 2013)

Day 7 (10-Apr-2013, Wed) - Seoul:

Morning - 

• Nami Island 南怡岛 - Woke up at 6 am due to long journey (2 hours) to reach there

Afternoon -

• Petite France 小法国村 - Little Prince themed place :)

Evening -

• The Garden of Morning Calm 晨静树木园 - Well known for Korean drama 'You're Beautiful' shooting scene. Due to it was raining and cold, we skipped to enter and we just visited at the outside and waited for an hour for the bus :( While waiting for the bus, we spotted snowflake!!

Night -

• Shopped at Myeongdong 明洞 street and night market

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Nami Island (Day 7, 10 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Petite France (Day 7, 10 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - The Garden of Morning Calm & Myeongdong Night Market (Day 7, 10 Apr 2013)

Day 8 (11-Apr-2013, Thu) - Seoul:

Morning - 

• Everland Theme Park 爱宝乐园 - One hour journey to reach there from our guest house at Myeongdong. Not sure what kinda special day on the day we visited there, but we got the buy 1 free 1 promotion for the entrance tickets with only KRW 20,000!! (Normal price is KRW 40,000). And it was Tulip festival, we saw a lot beautiful and nice and big tulip gardens!! :)

Afternoon -

• Everland Theme Park 爱宝乐园 - Watched Pororo 3D Adventure (at 11 am)
• Lunch at Cucina Mario Pizza & Pasta Restaurant - Ordered pizza and pasta
• Everland Theme Park 爱宝乐园 - Watched Madagascar Live show (at 12:3o pm, half an hour show), played Mystery Mansion and watched Carnival Fantasy Parade (at 2:30 pm) 

Evening -

• Everland Theme Park 爱宝乐园 - Visited Bird Paradise, and there was a long queue for the Safari World tour to see the white tigers and bears!
• Everland Theme Park 爱宝乐园 - Photo shooting at the Secret Garden which full of tulip flowers. Then, we shopped at the souvenir shops. We skipped to watch the fireworks at night as we worried it would be too late to catch the subway train back to our guest house.

Night -

• Shopped at Lotte Mart, Seoul Station - Final chance to shop for some local snacks to bring back home :P

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Everland Theme Park - Part 1 (Day 8, 11 Apr 2013)
(b) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Everland Theme Park - Part 2 (Day 8, 11 Apr 2013)
(c) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Everland Theme Park - Part 3 (Day 8, 11 Apr 2013)

Day 9 (12-Apr-2013, Fri) - Seoul -> Kuala Lumpur:

Morning - 

• Packed our baggage and checked out our guest house at 11 am, then left at the entrance

Afternoon -

• Lunch at Yoogane Restaurant, Myeongdong 明洞 street - Ate fried toppokei (korean rice cake)
• Last chance to shop at Myeongdong 明洞 street

Evening -

• Depart to Incheon Airport at 1:00 pm
• Checked-in our baggages, then did tax refund, lastly shopped at duty free shops
• Flight departure to Kuala Lumpur at 5:15 pm

Night -

• Home sweet home :) - Arrived at LCCT at 11:05 pm

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) Beautiful Spring in South Korea - Myeongdong Street (Day 9, 12 Apr 2013)

Tour Expenses:

• Transportations:
• Flight tickets (by AirAsiaX) + Baggage + Insurance - RM 725.90  /pax
• Van transfer to LCCT - RM 21.70 /pax
• Van transfer (from Incheon Airport to Namsan 2 Guest House) = KRW 12,500 /pax
• T-Money card - KRW 2,500
• Seoul metro fare and bus fare (using T-Money card) - KRW 28,750
• Van transfer (from Namsan 2 Guest House to Gimpo Airport) - KRW 7,500 /pax
• Flight tickets (Air Busan - Seoul -> Jeju) + (Eastar Jet - Jeju -> Seoul) - RM 207.00
• Jeju driver guide fees - KRW 60,000 /pax
• Van transfer (from Gimpo Airport to Namsan 2 Guest House) - KRW  7,500 /pax
• Gyeonggi shuttle bus (to Nami Island) - KRW 5,000
• Taxi fare (from Lotte Mart to Namsan 2 Guest House, 2 times) - KRW 2,350 /pax
• T-Money card balance refund processing fees - KRW 500
• Van transfer (from Namsan 2 Guest House to Incheon Airport) - KRW 12,500 /pax
• Accommodations:
• (Seoul - 6N) Namsan 2 Guest House - KRW 165,000 /pax
• (Jeju Island - 1N) White Scenery Guest House - KRW 30,000 /pax
• (Jeju Island - 1N) Neulsong Parktel Guest House - KRW 25,000 /pax
• Entrance Fees:
• (1) Gyeongbokgung Palace - KRW 2,400
• (2) Hanbok Experience (at Namsangol Hanok Village) - KRW 3,300
• (3) Jeju Loveland - KRW 9,000
• (4) Teseum - KRW 8,000
• (5) Jeju Glass Castle - KRW 9,000
• (6) Jungmun Daepo Coastal Columnar Jointed Lava - KRW 2,000
• (7) 3D Trick Art Museum - KRW 8,000
• (8) Nanta Cooking Show - RM 108.00
• (9) Nami Island (included with ferry tickets) - KRW 8,000
• (10) Petite France - KRW 6,000
• (11) Everland Theme Park - KRW 20,000 (special day - buy 1 free 1 promotion, normal price = KRW 40,000)
• Food and Meals - KRW 119,730 + RM 1.50
• Shopping:
• (1) Souvenirs and others - KRW 43,500
• (2) Skin care and cosmetics products - KRW 277,740
• (3) Clothes and accessories - KRW 29,510
• (4) Snacks and biscuits - KRW 51,750
• TOTAL = KRW 957,030  (rate: 0.0029) + RM 1,064.10
• = RM 3,839.49