This tour is great value for this expensive detination as all the following are included:

• Return air fares from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane into Seoul with Singapore Airlines.

• A 10 day tour of South Korea. 

• A 2 day Singapore Stopover.
  

• Good accommodation, mainly four star.  

• Most meals. 

• All admission fees.   

• All transfers and transport.   

• Services of a Korean tour guide, and if there are 12 or more participants there will be an Australian tour leader.
  

If you don't have a travel partner but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will our best to match you up with someone in the same position, but this is not guaranteed. For a single room there is an additional cost of $755.

Korea is a country of two distinct aspects, the traditional and historic as well as the sleek and the new. Join us on a journey through South Korea's major sights and attractions.  Designed for first time travelers to Korea, this program is dedicated to offering our travelers an insight into the country's people, culture and abundant history.

Tour Itinerary

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	Itinerary for  Korea Enchantment Tour - April 2011
	Included meals are indicated as B = Breakfast, L =Lunch, D = Dinner
06.04.11	Depart Sydney at 4.30pm on SQ222, arriving in Singapore at 9.40pm. Depart Brisbane at 2.45pm on SQ236, arriving in Singapore at 8.30pm. Depart Melbourne at 5.00pm on SQ228, arriving in Singapore at 9.55pm. All passengers depart Singapore at 11.50pm on SQ602, arriving in Seoul at 7.05am the next morning.
07.04.11 (B,D)	Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation Capital Hotel or similar.
08.04.11 (B,L,D)	After breakfast, start your sightseeing tour to Changdoek Palace (Secret Garden), Insadong Antique shop alley, My-eongdong shopping street and Cheon Gye Cheon Stream. Accommodation Capital Hotel or similar. Lunch: Buffet at ocean seafood Dinner: Ginseng Chicken Soup
09.04.11 (B,L,D)	After breakfast, drive to Suwon and visit Suwon Hwasung Fortress and then continue to visit Korea Folk Village where you can experience the traditional wedding ceremony and watch the farmer's performance. Accommodation Lavied'or Hotel or similar Lunch BBQ Dinner Bulgogi
10.04.11 (B,L,D)	Today we will make our way to Suanbo by way of a boat cruise on the Chungju Lake. Chungju Lake is a multi-purpose lake made by damming a river. This lake is very clean and well preserved. At the Chungju Dam Ferry Dock, ferries depart to follow the waterways of Chungjuho Lake. Continue to visit Gosu Cave and Ocean World with hot spa and swimming pool. Accommodation Daemyeong Danyang Resort or similar. Lunch Cuttlefish and bacon BBQ Dinner Fish Grilled
11.04.11 (B,L,D)	After breakfast, drive to Andong and visit Andong Confucianism Village where descendant of Ru clan still preserve their customs at Hwahoemaeul (Village name). Continue to visit Hansol Paper Museum where you can experience making Korean traditional paper. Accommodation at a traditional house at Haehow Village Lunch chicken stew Dinner Han Jeong Sik and fish steamboat
12.04.11 (B,L,D)	After breakfast, drive to Yeong Ju. Take a Hiking af Mt. Chongrangsan. Continue to visit Pu Suk Sa Temple, Sun-myo Shrine and visit a local market. Direct to Gyeongju and check into your hotel. Accommodation Gyeongju Daemyeong Resort or similar. Lunch Gotbap Dinner Gyeongju Traditional Menu
13.04.11 (B,L,D)	Visit Sukgularm Grotto, the World Heritage of UNESCO, Bulkuksa Temple, National Museum, Tumuli Park, Cheomsungdae Obsevatory, Ancient Natural Ice House and Bomun Lake. Accommodation Gyeongju Daemyeong Resort or similar Lunch Bibiobob (rice with vegetables) Dinner Pork Galbi BBQ
14.04.11 (B,L,D)	Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Guam Village to experience Korean rice cake making. Continue to drive to Busan and visit a fish market, Taejongdae Cliff area, UN Cemetery, Busan Tower and Kukje Market. Accommodation Nongshim Hotel or similar Lunch Pork BBQ Dinner Beef BBQ
15.04.11 (B,L,D)	After breakfast, drive back to Seoul. Arrive in Seoul in the afternoon. Visit a Kimchi school to learn Korean cooking including Kimchi making and how to wear Hanbok (traditional Korean Costume) properly. Continue to visit Amethyst Factory and then go on to Namdaemun Market, which was open 1964. Nadaemun Market is the first largest traditional market in Korea with various goods in store such as childrens, men's and women's wear. The displayed goods are sold at a reasonable price and it also functions as a wholesale market. With specialised stores grouping together and with the entrance of succesful wholesale apparel stores from Dongdaemun, Namdaemun Market today is going through constant changes. Accommodation Riviera Hotel or similar Lunch Galbitang (beef stew) Dinner Chinese food
16.04.11 (B)	Free day in Seoul before you are transferred to Seoul airport departing at 4.20pm on SQ609, arriving in Seoul at 9.55pm. Transfer to your hotel in central Singapore for a 2 night stay. Whilst in Singapore the following will be included: *50% discount on the a la carte food menu (food only) at the designated food outlet in the passengers hotel. *Airport-hotel-airport transfers on seat-in-coach basis. *Free unlimited rides on SIA Hop-on tourist bus. *Free admission to 6 attraction: Sentosa Island Resort, National Orchid Garden, Singapore River Cruise, Jurong Bird Park, The Singapore Zoo, Malay Heritage Centre. *Discounts on shopping, dining, sightseeing tours and attractions as listed in SIA Boarding Pass Privileges program.
17.04.11	Free day in Singapore
18.04.11	Transfer to Singapore airport. Sydney passengers depart Singapore at 9.40am on SQ219, arriving in Sydney at 7.05pm. Melbourne passengers depart Singapore at 9.55am on SQ217, arriving in Melbourne at 8.20pm. Brisbane passengers depart Singapore at 9.55am on SQ245, arriving in Brisbane at 7.35pm.

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Deposits and Payments - A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per person is payable within 7 days of booking. This deposit is not refundable should you later cancel. The balance is payable in full 8 weeks prior to departure.

Refunds and Cancellations - Cancellations after final payment will result in a refund limited to whatever we can recoup from the airline.

Insurance - Adequate travel insurance is essential. We can arrange this for you if desired.

Passports - All travellers require a current passport with at least 6 months left on it at the end of the tour. Non-Australian passport holders require a re-entry visa for Australia. Visas are not required for Thailand if travelling on an Australian passport.

Basic Tour Price and Taxes -Air taxes and fuel levies are included in the basic tour price, and as air taxes and fuel levies change regularly  the exact amount will be advised at time of invoicing. At present air taxes and fuel levies come to $530 for the standard tour. Total tour cost may therefore change.  

Breakaway Fee
All fully inclusive prices are based on group travel and any deviation from the set  itinerary will incur a breakaway fee.

Not  Included in the Cost - Travel insurance, visas and all items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, drinks, excess baggage, tips, meals (except those specified in the itinerary), etc. are not included in the cost.  
Similarly, credit card payments can only be accepted if 2% is added to the price to help defray the heavy merchant fees charged to us by the credit card companies.

Booking through other Agents - As we keep the cost of our tours as low as possible, there is insufficient margin for us to be able to pay commission to other travel agents, so some bookings can only be accepted if the client pays the other agent's commission. 
Macleay Valley Travel is a fully licensed travel agent and as such any monies paid to us are fully insured by the Travel Compensation Fund. We are happy for any prospective traveller with us to check us out with your local Consumer Affairs (fair trading) department.

Health and Fitness - Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour.  Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service.  Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.

Limitation of Liability - As Macleay Valley Travel acts only as agent for the Airlines, Hotels, Coach Companies etc., providing accommodation, transportation and other services, Macleay Valley Travel shall not be liable or responsible for death or injury to any person or loss or damage to any property including baggage arising out of or connection with any transportation, accommodation or other services, or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of Government or other authorities, de jure or defacto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, delays or cancellations caused by changes in schedules or itinerary, or over bookings or defaults or for any causes beyond Macleay Valley Travel's control or any loss or damage resulting from improper or insufficient passports, visas or other documents and neither Macleay Valley Travel, and its servants or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour member as a result of the foregoing causes.
Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary or the accommodation if circumstances make this necessary, provided that the amended itinerary is of equal value or greater value than that of the original program.


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