With my trip to South Korea planned, booked and settled, DramaQueen was swayed and decided to come along as well with her friend, MX. Alas, there was no more promotion for the dates my group was travelling, so they settled for Korean Airlines at S$750 per person and would arrive/depart earlier than us by two days. However, as the dates overlapped, we were able to meet up on certain days and even travel to Jeju together (with some slight variations).
When the flight tickets were purchased, DramaQueen was eager, excited and nervous all at the same time: it would be the first time being overseas on her own and it was also MX’s first time to South Korea. After some discussion, we decided I volunteered to help plan and budget for her (since I really do enjoy this type of planning haha), she just needed to feedback what they wanted to do/see etc…Thankfully MX also wanted to go to Jeju and was ok with the accommodation and tour provided by Jejueco. The only extra thing she wanted to see was the Glass Castle.
Day 1
- Changi Airport to Incheon Airport on Singapore Airlines
- Arrive at Incheon Airport at night
- Clear immigration
- Collect luggage
- Make way to AREX
- AREX to Hongdae Accommodation
- KIM's Studio (Hongdae) Accommodation
Day 2
- Hongdae Trickeye Museum + Ice Museum
- Lunch & shopping in Hongdae
- Thanks Nature (Sheep) Café
- Hongdae Hope Market (Weekend Market)
- Dinner at Haha’s Restaurant (Hongdae)
Day 3
- AirBnB: KIM'S STUDIO (Hongdae)
- Hongdae to Gimpo Airport
- Jejueco
Day 4 (Jejueco Tour)
- After breakfast at Jejueco
- Jusangjeollidae (주상절리대) / Columnar Joints along the Jungmun-Daepo Coast
- Andeok Valley (안덕계곡)
- Someplace with a sea view
- O’Sulloc Tea Museum (and Plantation) - 오설록티뮤지엄
- Lunch at Soban 소반 (Jeju)
- Cheonjiyeon Waterfall
- Oedolgae Rock (Lonely Rock) and a great sea view [End of Tour]
- Teddy Bear Museum & Dinner [~A little impromptu visit~]
Day 5 (Jejueco Tour)
- After breakfast at Jejueco
- Jeongbang Waterfall (정방폭포)
- Ancient Lava Estuary
- Samyang Black Sand Beach (삼양 검은모래해변)
- Seongsan Ilchulbong/Sunrise Peak 성산일출봉
- Seafood Lunch Korean Style - JEJUDOKBAEKI (제주똑배기)
- Ilchul Land
- Micheon Cave
- Seongeup Folk Village (성읍민속마을) [End of Tour]
- Making our way to Jeju Airport for flight back to Seoul
- Owl house@Gyeongbokgung (a.k.a. Sui’s Loft #3) (AirBnB)
Day 6
- Everland
- Gangnam
- Explore
- Shopping
- Dinner / Supper at the Midnight Po Cha
Day 7
- Brunch at Tom N Toms Coffee
- Changdeokgung Palace
- Buy tickets to the Huwon (Secret Garden) Tour on the spot
- Huwon (Secret Garden) English Tour at 1530
- Hamyangmun Gate > Buyongji Pond area > Uiduhap Building > Bullomun Gate > Aeryeonji Pond area > Yeonggyeongdang House > Jondeokjeong area > Ongnyucheon > Donhwamun Gate
- Video Compilation
- Dinner at 본족 (Porridge) Café
- Bukchon Village / Samcheong-dong at night
- Shopping
- Street Food
- Noryangjin Fish Market
- Supper of fresh sashimi, beer and soju!
Day 8
- Ginseng Chicken for Brunch at Tosokchon
- Shopping at Ewha Women's University
- Shopping
- Gong Cha
- Myeongdong
- Shopping
- Street Food
- In-house ramen & Gimbap dinner
Hi, i like reading your korea travel blog. can I have a copy of your itinerary? I'm going to Seoul and jeju in early April. Daphneneo318@Gmail.com
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DeleteHi! Can i have your itinerary! Its awesomely done!
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