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North Korea - Overview
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...state through its isolationism, controversial nuclear weapons programme and missile testing, North Korea is probably the most mysterious country in the world today and one...
South Korea - Overview
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...complex nation? Social relations may be grounded in ancient Confucianism but South Korea is most decidedly a forward-thinking country thanks to its hurry-hurry...
Panmunjom & the Dmz Tour - Overview
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- Gyeonggi-do
- Panmunjom & the Dmz Tour
...the border, empty save for tourists, yet ready to serve a united Korea the minute the boundary lines are lifted.There’s nowhere else in...
Gyeongsangbuk-do - Overview
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...and many temples as well, including the oldest wooden building in South Korea. To the south, check out Daegu’s medicinal herb market or peek...
Gang·won-do - Overview
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Gang·won-do, northeast of Seoul and bordering the ocean and North Korea, holds many of Korea’s natural gems. Roads wind through wildflower-dappled...
Jejudo - Overview
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...sandy beaches, 14 golf courses, scuba diving and much more. Jejudo is Korea’s holiday and honeymoon island, where even bank tellers sport colourful, open...
Gyeonggi-do - Overview
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...letter ‘C, ’ providing excellent day trips or longer expeditions to some of Korea’s gems. Often overlooked due to its proximity to the Bladerunner-esque...
Gangneung - Overview
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- Gangneung
Gangneung is the largest city on the northeast coast of Korea and hosts an annual Dano Festival, held for the past 400 years...
Jeollabuk-do - Overview
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The southwestern province of Jeollabuk-do has always been Korea’s rice bowl, and the image of white egrets standing in terraced...
Jeollanam-do - Overview
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South Jeolla is one of Korea’s least developed and greenest provinces, where 25% of households are farmers...
Paekdusan - Overview
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...formed the nation of Choson – ‘The Land of Morning Calm’, or ancient Korea. It therefore only seems right and proper that four millennia later Kim...
Jikjisa - Overview
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- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Jikjisa
One of Korea’s largest and most famous temples, Jikjisa (436 6175; admission adult/youth...
Incheon - Overview
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- Incheon
...the border.Today the Chinese are still crossing the sea to South Korea, though now they have tourist or business visas. Incheon is a cosmopolitan...
Everland - Overview
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- Gyeonggi-do
- Everland
...org; adult/child W3000/2000; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun) houses one of Korea’s major art collections with 91 Korean national treasures, foreign 20th-century...
Cheonan - Overview
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- Chungcheongnam-do
- Cheonan
Cheonan is the gateway to a top museum, the Independence Hall of Korea, 14km east of the city
Jeongseon - Overview
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- Gang·won-do
- Jeongseon
...at Gujeolli (one hour). It’s one of the prettiest routes in Korea, with classic Gang·won-do scenes of densely wooded mountains and rivers...
Gyeongju - Overview
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- Gyeongju
...of palaces, pleasure gardens and castles than any other place in South Korea. Tumuli (grass-covered burial mounds) are only the most conspicuous and accessible...
Udo Island - Overview
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- Jejudo
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- Udo Island
...15 minutes) for panoramic views of patchwork fields and brightly painted roofs. Korea’s only coral-sand beach, Hongjodan·goe Haebin, is brilliantly white. Take...
Sokcho - Overview
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- Sokcho
...Russia and for tours of Paekdusan on the Chinese border with North Korea.There is a small tourist information centre (639 2689; 9am-6pm, closed...
Sobaeksan National Park - Overview
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- Sobaeksan National Park
...423 0708; adult/youth/child W1600/600/300; 8am-6pm), one of Korea’s largest parks, is rich in flora and offers good hiking trails...
Pohang - Overview
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- Pohang
...Dokdo, but isn’t particularly scenic in itself. The largest city on Korea’s east coast and an important industrial centre, Pohang is dominated by...
Ganghwado - Overview
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- Gyeonggi-do
- Ganghwado
...the best of ways.Attractions include numerous small forti fications; one of Korea’s largest dolmen (a prehistoric burial chamber) which is a World Heritage...
Woraksan National Park - Overview
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- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Woraksan National Park
...after which you bear left to the uninspiringly named peak ‘960m-bong’ – Korea has so many mountain peaks that it’s run out of names...
Chungcheongbuk-do - Overview
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...of the town. Just a couple of kilometres down the road is Korea’s most modest ski resort, which lures beginners who don’t want...
Seoraksan National Park - Overview
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- Gang·won-do
- Seoraksan National Park
...the park itself head down to the nearby coast for some of Korea’s best sandy beaches.The peak season is July and August, though...
