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DMZ and Gyeongbok palace with veteran, Kevin H.
Joined 2023
If you are busy and VERY healthy, this tour is the right for you.
Korean DMZ is the last evidence of "Cold War".
My family members served total 100 years in Military Service. This made our family Military Prestigious Families. I will give you fun and informative DMZ tour with this experience.
Let's hit the road for unique tour in the world.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
at your hotel in Seoul
- ● In the lobby (1st floor if the lobby is not on the first floor) ● Bring along all valid Passports
at your hotel in Seoul
● Please provide with Full Name(F M L), Birthday(02-MM, 1990.) of all members and one representative's cell phone number at the time of booking
● Bring along all valid Passports
● DMZ Tour is not for those who with back problems and heart complaints, asthma, claustrophobia, tuberculosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory syndrome or bad conditions.
● DMZ can be sold out or closed before or during tour without notice, Because of security reason, fire, conflict, protection from virus or similar reason.
● The DMZ is limited to customize but Seoul is ready for custom tour
Imjingak Park (Ticket Office)
Buy tickets(Line up and wait in the line until ticket booth is open).
According to the time available, sightseeing to the Freedom Bridge and Steam Locomotive and others.
Pass Civilian Control Line and DMZ tour
And joint military DMZ shuttle bus with others(Joining time is depends on when we get the tickets).
Go through the Checking Point (all members with passports)
Pass Civilian Control Line
Going into DMZ(= cross Southern Boundary Line).
Sightseeing to the 3rd Tunnel, Dora Observatory and Unification Village(Sequence is depends on local military conditions)
Retun to Imjingak Park
Returning time is depends on the starting time of the tickets we get.
Switch back to the private car and heading for lunch
Restaurant near by the Imjingak Park
Arriving at a restaurant after driving 20 minutes.
Menu: organic Korean food is recommended.
Gyeongbok palace
Driving about an hour and arrive at the palace
Sightseeing to Gyeongbok palace with great "Cultural Interpretation of the palace and Hangeul and culture.
Sightseeing for about 60 minutes.
Back to the hotel
Ending time is vary according to the daily local situation.
The tour designed for 7 hours 30 minutes, but actually, normally takes longer.
Ending time is about 5:00pm at your hotel nearby the palace.
Ending Point
at your hotel in Seoul
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Kevin's private guide service with great enthusiasm.
Private Car [(sedan, mini van or mini bus or coach according to your group size) - Huyndai motors Grand Starex, Staria, KIA motors Grand Carnival, Huyndai Solati, County, Renault Master, Ford Transit or "similar" according to the size of group and the car allocation.]
Gasoline, toll fees.
All tours are provided with free beautiful photo shooting service with your smart phone.
Water, Food & Drinks[Lunch (about 20,000 KRW per person, for you and guide. meat barbeque 65,000KRW per person)
Entrance fees(Palace 3,000 KRW per person, DMZ 9,200 or 12,200 KRW per person, 4,200 per guide)
Personal expenditures(0 - 50,000 per person - totally up to you)
Tour Important Information
● Highly recommended to book 5 weeks+ before.
● Bring along all passports of all members.
● Please provide me with Full Name, Birthday(MM-01, 1970 type) of all members after booking.
● Don't go out of the tour zone, there is lots of land mines in land mine area.
● DMZ Tour is not for those who with back problems and heart complaints, asthma, claustrophobia, tuberculosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory syndrome, back/knee problems or bad conditions.
● DMZ can be sold out or closed before or during tour without notice, Because of security reason, fire, conflict, protection from virus or similar reason.
● This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
● Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Important message from the supplier
What you want is What I provide.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Kevin H.
Hello everyone.
[An Yeong Ha Se Yo?(안녕하세요?)]
My name is Kevin H. certified by S. Korean government since 1996. I love traveling. I'd love to exchange cultures, because cultural experience can give us great chance to make a progress a lot in many ways.
In this regards, I would like to help tourists not as just a ordinary tour guide but as the professional "Cultural Interpreter" tour guide.
I research and develop my tours so that my tours would be fun and informative for all types of customers.
Above-mentioned are the reason why I am the right person you should choose. Especially I had been trained and prepared well in the tourism university.
I have been delivering more than 1500 tours mainly for family. Those are covering culture, DMZ, nature, off the beaten path, especially Seoul Highlights for first visitors. As results I have excellent reviews in the tourism industry.
My Service is like:
"PPT: Professional Private Tourist"
You're the professional travelers who are eligible with high skills in internet and make your own tours with Kevin H. and make the most of private tours only for you.
"What you want is What I provide."
I am also very good at photo taking, I will take best photos of you with your cell phone.
Best Regards
Kevin Hwang
ps.
All tours are provided with free beautiful photo shooting service with your smart phone.
$535/ per group
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