No Shopping Half Day Korea DMZ Tour
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From $60.00
11 reviews (4.45)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 6 hours
Departs: Seoul, Seoul
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Learn about Korea’s divided history at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on a half-day tour, led by an informative guide. In the morning or afternoon, travel from Seoul to the DMZ, where the country has been split since the Korean War, to visit fascinating sites such as Imjingak Park, the Freedom bridge, the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel and the DMZ exhibition hall. At Dora Observatory, you can even peer through binoculars to observe village life in North Korea. U
What's Included
Expert guide
Hotel pickup
Transport by comfortable, air-conditioned coach
What's Not Included
Gratuities
Hotel Drop Off
Tram
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
- CHILD: Age: 2 - 10
- ADULT: Age: 11 - 99
Additional Info
- A current valid passport is required the day of travel
- A moderate amount of walking through a steep and narrow tunnel involved - Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- If a part of the tour itinerary is cancelled by unexpected military conditions or local circumstances, there will be no refund
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- You MUST get the exact meeting place and time from the local tour operator prior to departure
- If you miss the tour bus because of late or confusing tour date, there will be no refund.
- A minimum of 2 adults is required to book the afternoon tour
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Please follow the instructions of your tour guide about when and where you may take photos
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
- You do not need to send a copy of your passport
Cancellation Policy
What To Expect
Seoul
• Admission Ticket Free
Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Dora Observatory
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Dorasan Station
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
South Korea
• Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
First off: it wasn't half day but whole day. I embarked before 9 and they dropped us off at 5pm. The itinerary was the DMZ Visitors center, the observatory, the third tunnel, and then the unification village in the DMZ. We didn't get to the Joint Security Area because it's still closed following tensions several weeks ago.
Our first stop out of Seoul was the visitor center, where our guide grabbed everyone's passports and ran in to make reservations for the guarded bridge. Bridge crossings are timed, and we didn't get there super early so our bridge time was 1pm despite arriving at the visitors center at 10am. The visitors center itself and tour of the area was nice, but it did feel a little much time there. Lunch was good. Taking a gondola across a river and active minefield was certainly interesting. The remnants of the railroad bridge to the north are poignant.
Next up, past the civilian control line - The DMZ itself is four miles wide, and past that are another two miles of heavily fortified land... But also land that's still actively lived in and worked. Farms are next to well marked minefields. The journey up the the observatory was relatively quick and painless, the the view from there is gorgeous.
The third tunnel has ain interesting visitor's center... The mandatory propaganda video was okay, if a little cheesy. The exhibits are well done. The tunnel itself is an experience, definitely interesting and worth the trip but what a hike.
The last stop was unification village, and by that I mean we drove through town to the grocery store that had a gift shop. I can't say this was my favorite part, but the final stop and bathroom break before heading back is hard to fault overly much, and seeing the middle of the small town and it's grocery store is actually pretty interesting and informative.
Definitely not one of the tourist trapiest things I could have done, but if you've got a car you can just drive everywhere yourself; it's actually pretty doable and navigable. On the other hand, if you want to be guided and not have to do any of the planning and driving, this is it.
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