Guide Book Rev 03

INTRODUCTION This Guidebook covers tour itinerary, transportation and accommodation and maps intended to orientate travelers of the upcoming visit to South Korea. The highlight of the trip is skiing at the scenic

Yongpyong

Resort

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Pyongchang-gun, a county in Gangwondo province where the popular Korean drama “Winter Sonata” was filmed. (See map location in Item 4) In Seoul, travelers will have free time for shopping and eating, visit historical sites, folk villages and for the youths to enjoy themselves in one theme park of their own choice. TOUR ITINERARY Day 0 24 Dec (Thu)

Check-in Depart Singapore by flight SQ602

09:45 pm 11:45 pm

Day 1 25 Dec (Fri)

Arrive at Incheon International Airport Take Bus to Yongpyong

07:05 am

Day 2 26 Dec (Sat)

Snow Skiing

Day 3 27 Dec (Sun)

Snow Skiing

Day 4 28 Dec (Mon)

Sightseeing Gangneung-si Guryong Waterfall Sogeumgang Valley Mount Odaesan

Day 5 29 Dec (Tue)

Depart for Seoul

Day 6 30 Dec (Wed)

Seoul (Sightseeing / Shopping)

Day 7 31 Dec (Thu)

Seoul (Sightseeing / Shopping)

Dragon Peak in Yongpyong

Day 8 1 Jan (Fri)

Seoul (Sightseeing / Shopping)

Day 9 2 Jan (Sat)

Depart Incheon International Airport Check-in Depart for Singapore by flight SQ603 Arrive Singapore

06:00 am 07:00 am 09:00 am 14:40 pm

YONGPYONG RESORT Yongpyong Resort is located on the ridge of Mount Balwangsan in Gangwon province 700 meters above sea level. With average 250cm of snow each year you can enjoy skiing from November until April of the following year. Compared

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other ski resorts, ski season is considerably longer. It is 215km from Seoul, and with the construction of a 4-lane highway, the travel time has been shortened to 2 hours. There are 18 slopes and 15 lifts in total, with a 3.7km long gondola, which can accommodate 8 people at once. There are other convenient indoor facilities such as the swimming pool and sauna, and within the complex there is a sledding hill, indoor golf course with a capacity of 6 holes, survival game park and the indoor mountain bike path. There are also the forest bath walk, archery, crocket, tennis courts and the Campsites. For accommodation there are hotels, condos, youth hostels, which add up to 1,087 rooms available in total. Yongpyong Resort www.yongpyong.co.kr Address: 232-950 Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Doam-myeon, Yongsan-ri 130 Contact: +82-33-335-5757

Seoul Office 121-728 Seoul, Mapo-Gu, Dohwa 2 Dong 292-20 Dowon Building Contact: +82-2-3270-1230 to 3 Email: [email protected] MAP OF SOUTH KOREA The map is to orientate travelers of their location and traveling route while in South Korea. South Korea is divided into 8 provinces, 6 metropolitan cities and 1 special city. The 8 provinces are Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungcheongbuk, Chungcheongnam, Jeollanam, Gyeongsangbuk, Gyeongsangnam & Jeju. Province in Korean is known as “Do”. These are the 6 metropolitan cities Busan, Incheon,

Daegu,

Gwangju,

Daejeon,

Ulsan. And, special city is Seoul. These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including: cities (si), counties (gun), districts (gu), towns (eup), townships (myeon), neighborhoods (dong) and villages (ri).

Map of Gangwon-Do Yongpyong Resort is located in Gangwon-do, which lies in the mid-eastern part of the Korean peninsula flanked by the sea and mountains. Gangwon-do is full of natural attractions. Visitors can enjoy a fantastic view of Mt. Seoraksan and Mt. Chiaksan as the scenery alters by season.

About 82% of the land is mountainous. The eastern region runs along the coast, the western region lies face-to-face with Seoul, and the southern part is connected to another inland region. The Demilitarized Zone divides northern Gangwon-do, and Gangwon-do is the departure point to the Geumgangsan Diamond Mountains and Mt. Baekdusan in North Korea.

Map of Pyongchang-Gun

GETTING FROM INCHEON AIRPORT TO YONGPYONG RESORT (OPTION 1) Traveling time from Incheon International Airport to Yongpyeong Resort takes about 4 and a half hour.

Bus information & purchase of ticket at the airport can be obtained at the transportation information center (near the exit number 2, 4, 9 & 13) on the arrival floor (1st floor) of the passenger terminal. At Incheon International Airport, takes airport bus to Seoul’s Jamsil Station and then transfers to cross-country bus to Hoenggye (Hwenggye, Gangnung) Intercity Bus Terminal in Gangwon-do. Incheon International Airport to Jamsil Station by Airport Bus Vendor Name Route Name Bus Number Airport Bus Station Route Traveling Time Fees

: Seoul Bus : Cheonho-Dong : 6006 : 1st Floor 5A, 11B : Sameong – Sport Complex - Sincheon – Jamsil Station : 100 minutes : KRW 9,000

Jamsil Station to Hoenggye Bus Terminal Daewon Express Bus (Purple Ski Bus) operates the cross-country bus at Jamsil Station, (telephone +822-575-7710 or +82-2-22017710) to Hoenggye.

Reservation clerk said that there are three to five buses leaving for Hoenggye bus terminal in beginning and middle December. Reservation is not necessary as they have enough buses. However, it depends on the weather condition and may not even operate if there is bad weather.

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Heonggye Bus Terminal to Yongpyong Ski Resort Arriving at Hoenggye Bus Terminal, walk past the gas station to the left of the Intercity Bus Terminal, wait in front of the post office for the free shuttle bus to take you to the resort. The bus runs every 30 minutes.

1. GETTING FROM INCHEON AIRPORT TO YONGPYONG RESORT – OPTION 2 Take the bus bound for Wonju at the Bus Stop 9C at Incheon International Airport (Service Hours: 09:10 ~ 21:10 / Travel Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes / Fare: ￦12,100) Transfer to the bus bound for Hoenggye at Wonju Cross-Country Bus Terminal (7:40am ~ 19:40pm / Travel Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes / Fare: ￦6,100) → Get off at Hoenggye Cross-Country Bus Terminal. Take the free shuttle bus to Yongpyong Resort in front of Hoenggye Post Office next to the terminal RETURN FROM YONGPYONG RESORT TO SEOUL Reconfirm return ticket at the tour desk when arrive at YongPyong, Tour Desk located at the Ground Floor in Tower Condo at telephone 033-330-7665 or 7666. 2. ACCOMMODATION AT YONGPYONG RESORT For lodging, we will stay at Yongpyong Hostel in a 5 persons Ondol room. Ondol is the Korean version of Tatami flooring, which is heated to keep warm in winter. The facilities include a shared kitchen. One person would have to sleep separately in a bunk bed. 3. ACTIVITIES IN YONGPYONG RESORT For beginners, go to this web site for ski lesson. The best confidence builder for a new skier is being able stop your downhill movement. So, as you are moving, bend both your knees a little more, putting more of your weight forward. As you increase the pressure on the skis

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with both feet, you will feel yourself slowing your downhill travel and beginning to stop. Then slowly ease backwards. With this forward pressure you will again move downhill. Web-Site http://skiing.about.com/od/beginningskiers/ss/snowplow_2.htm Gangwon-do has many popular tourist attractions. The popular Korean TV drama “Winter Sonata” was filmed in Yongpyong Resort. This location has beautiful scenery and a must see. THINGS-TO-DO IN GANGNEUNG-SI There are many other beautiful tourist attractions but not enough time to cover all of them. In Gangneung-si (city), there are many scenic attractions such as Odaesan National Park, Ojukheon Residence. Gyuryong Falls, Sogeumgang Valley. For more information, refer to Gangneung-si Guidebook.

Ojukheon Residence

Mount

Odaesan

Woljeongsa

Temple

ACCOMMODATION IN SEOUL Accommodation in Seoul is in Open Guesthouse; rated 94% by Hostel World

Open Guest House has good access to major view sites in Seoul. Step out and only minutes later, you will be in the middle of Seoul's enthusiasm. And not only convenient, the main policy of OPEN GUEST HOUSE is to provide comfortable rooms for guests from all over the world. Direction: From the subway – Hansung University Station Line 4, take Exit No. 5

1. Stop at Hansung University Subway Exit no. 5. From Exit no. 5, turn left toward main road and see “MOMENT BAR” on your right side. You can also see “KIA Motors and S-Oil” on the other side of road. 2. When you see “MOMENT BAR” and BEAUTIFUL STORE” located just next to “MOMENT BAR”, you go straight for about 50 meters (on the way you could see a tradition Korean costume shop and small unknown Korean resaurants, as well as electric bulb shop etc). Move your steps until you get HANHWA-painting shop on your right side. At Samhwa painting shop, stop your step and you will find an old city wall in front, there are two side streets on your right side, take one has little hill and look upward to see old gate. Please do not take the other one-way street. Take about 30 steps and find a small park on your left side, at the end of a small park, you turn right and you will see our sign “OPEN GUEST HOUSE” and it will be there for you. CAUTION: From the exit of subway if you see “Family Mart” (24 hours covenient store) on your left side, please turn back, otherwise it leads you to the wrong direction. Open Guest House Address: 105-19, 1GA, Songbuk-Dong, Songbuk-Gu, Seoul Contact: Danny Telephone Number: 02-744-9000 Cell Phone: 010-5642-1222 4. GETTING AROUND IN SEOUL See Korea Sparkling’s Travel Guide Korea for subway map.

5. THINGS-TO-DO IN SEOUL See Korea Sparkling’s Travel Guide Korea, some of the recommendation. UNESCO World Heritage Changdeokgung Palace built in 1405 Gyeongbokgung Palace built in 1394 Shopping Sinchon Ewha Women University Myeong-Dong Theme Park

Lotte World Everland Seoul Land Villages Namsangol Hanok Village Korean Folk Village