Private tour in Seoul David M
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
up to 8 people
7 hours
Private transportation
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David M.
I am an American citizen who has lived in South Korea since 1982, exploring it myself, leading...
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As of now the most famous area called "Panmunjom JSA" remains closed ever since the Covid Crisis started, but we will visit the extensive Imjin-gak Peace Park in Paju City with many monuments, exhibits and a good view to the North; you can look that up to see its myriad offerings. There is no good public transportation option, and so we will do this by hiring a touring-van with driver for us all. The driving-time is just barely less than an hour each-way on the roads, so we will have just over 2 hours on the site, enough to see all the best parts. I am an expert on the history and can explain everything about why the nation got divided, why the war happened, the dramatic course of the war and its result, and why there has never been a peace treaty and the problem persists to this day (I am not a military expert that can explain specific battles or the difference between one type of tank and another). This will be a 6-hour tour by stopping for lunch, and visiting a great Buddhist temple there too.
0:00 Meet in Seoul, board our van. 2:00 Visit a great little Buddhist temple, the lovely Yongam-sa Buddhist Temple of Paju, featuring a gigantic double-headed medieval carved-cliff statue of Maitreya the Future Buddha, which has a fascinating legend attached! {this might also be at the end} 3:00 Arrive at Imjin-gak Peace Park in Paju City, begin experiencing the many monuments, exhibits and good views to the North, including the famous Freedom Bridge. There is an optional Gondala Ride over the Imjin River ($30 per-person extra cost). having snacks or a lunch at a good Korean restaurant is possible (extra cost), if-desired. 6:00 We get back in our van. 7:00 We arrive back in Seoul. I will be telling colorful stories from academic sources all along the way, about the Division of Korea, the tragic War, the presidents, generals and heroes involved, and the political issues that have prevented re-unification. You will learn so much, and in context!!
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This is a car- or van-with-pro-driver tour.
Seoul, South Korea
Your Hotel, or some prominent place anywhere in the city
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Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 8 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 8 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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