2027 Springtime In Korea

(Including Jeju Island)

April 6 - 16, 2027 (11 Days & 9 Nights)

All Meals Included - Incheon (1 Night), Gimpo to Jeju Island, Jeju Island (2 Nights), Yongduam Rock, Hanwha Aqua Planet Jeju (Aquarium), ARTE Museum, Jeju Glass blowing demonstration, Bunjae Artpia, Busan (2 Nights), Gamcheon Culture Village, Jagalchi Fish Market, Haedundae Beach, Jeonju (1 Night), Jeonju Hanok Village, Korean Folk Village, Suwon KBS Drama Production Center, Seoul (3 Nights), Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Folk Museum, Insadong Cultural Street, Myeongdong, Nanta stage show, Lotte World Tower, Starfield COEX Mall, Nandaemun Market, Incheon

$100 EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT
(deposit of $100 per person received by 9/1/2026)

Tuesday, April 6  (Day 01)
HONOLULU TO SEOUL
Our tour commences this morning when we assemble at the airport for baggage check-in procedures.  We’ll depart Honolulu to Seoul, the capital of South Korea.  A meal and a snack will be served on board the flight.

Wednesday, April 7  (Day 02)
ARRIVE SEOUL  (D)
We’ll arrive at the Incheon International Airport in the late afternoon.  After completing entry and customs formalities, we’ll proceed to a local restaurant to enjoy a welcome dinner before checking into our hotel for the night. 

Accommodations at Nest Hotel Incheon or similar

Thursday, April 8  (Day 03)
INCHEON TO JEJU  (B)(L)(D)
This morning, we’ll transfer to the Gimpo Airport to check-in for our domestic flight to Jeju Island, Korea’s largest island off the south coast.  On arrival, we’ll embark on a sightseeing tour of this semi-tropical paradise, noted for its three abundances: rocks, wind, and women.  One of the island’s famous symbols is a ‘dol hareubang’ (stone grandfather) - a statue of a kindly old man carved from porous volcanic rock and considered as a god, offering both protection and fertility.  We’ll make a photo stop at Yongduam Rock, an unusual lava formation shaped like a dragon’s head with its mouth wide open - a famous Jeju Island landmark.  We’ll visit the Hanwha Aqua Planet Jeju, now known as Asia’s largest aquarium - surpassing Okinawa’s Churaumi Aquarium.  Five tanks of marine life from the five oceans around the globe are featured at its World Oceans exhibit. We’ll check into our hotel in the heart of Jeju City to spend two nights.

Accommodations at Grand Hyatt Jeju or similar

Friday, April 9  (Day 04)
JEJU ISLAND  (B)(L)(D)
We’ll make a visit to the Jeju ARTE Museum, a one-of-a-kind gallery that encompasses many immersive art medias into fantastic displays of light, color, and sounds.  Enjoy the original landscapes presented on the walls, floors and ceilings.  We’ll continue on to enjoy a stroll through Bunjae Artpia, also known as ‘The Spirited Garden’, one of the world’s largest botanical gardens.  Hundreds of bonsai plants are elegantly laid out along the paths of the garden together with pine trees, wisteria, wild flowers, and interesting rock formations.  We will continue our drive to west Jeju and visit the Jeju Glass Museum, an indoor and outdoor theme park with a variety of glass artwork and enjoy an interesting demonstration of glass blowing to see the difficult techniques required to master this art form.   

Accommodations at Grand Hyatt Jeju or similar

Saturday, April 10  (Day 05)
JEJU ISLAND - BUSAN  (B)(L)(D)
This morning, we’ll transfer to the airport to check in for our flight to Busan, a beautiful port city and gateway to the Halleyo Maritime National Park, to overnight for two nights.  Busan is blessed with great geographical advantages: the sea to the south and east,the river to the west, and the mountains soaring in the city like beautiful twin towers.  Located on a hillside overlooking the sea, Gamcheon Culture Village features buildings and stores painted in bright and cheerful colors, adorned with murals and sculptures.  The beautiful hillside landscape of the village gives it the nickname of the ‘Machu Picchu’ of Korea.  Oiso! Boiso! Saiso! (Come! See! Buy!)  Hear this continuous chanting at the exciting Jagalchi Fish Market, Southeast Asia’s largest fish market located along the Busan Harbor as you browse through the market.  Here, you can shop for many kinds of live seafood and local specialties of Busan and the Gyeongnam region.  We will shop at a select vendor offering a variety of dried seafood specialties that will be available for purchase to bring home for your family and friends.

Accommodations at Grand Josun Busan or similar

Sunday, April 11  (Day 06)
BUSAN (B)(L)(D)
We’ll continue on to the southeastern coastline of Busan to Haeundae Beach, one of the most famous and popular beaches in South Korea, which offers beautiful views of the East Sea (Sea of Japan).  The beach itself is a wide stretch of fine golden sand, making it a picturesque destination for both the locals and tourists.  Throughout the year, Haeundae Beach hosts various cultural events and festivals, including the Haeundae Sand Festival where artists create intricate sand sculptures along the shoreline.  We will enjoy a short ride on the Blueline Park Beach Train which runs along the coastline and residences in this area.  We will also see Gwangan Bridge or Diamond Bridge – a suspension bridge characterized by its elegant diamond-shaped towers and suspension cables.  The bridge connects Haeundae District and Suyeong District, enhancing transportation between these two districts and noted as the second longest bridge in South Korea.

Accommodations at Grand Josun Busan or similar

Monday, April 12  (Day 7)
BUSAN - JEONJU   (B)(L)(D)
We’ll continue our drive west to the cultural city of Jeonju.  Enjoy a leisure stroll through the Jeonju Hanok Village, one of the largest hanok villages in Korea, featuring hundreds of traditional Korean style houses and shops.  Enjoy browsing through the snack shops, restaurants, and souvenir stores in the village.   Jeonju is also well-known for its culinary dish – bibimbap (a rice bowl topped with vegetables and meat).  There is an old saying, “don’t leave Jeonju without tasting it”.  We’ll also have an opportunity to experience making your own souvenir by learning the traditional way of using mulberry bark fiber and screens to create Korean hanji paper. We continue on to spend the night in the city of Jeonju.

Accommodations at Jeonju Lahan Hotel or similar

Tuesday, April 13  (Day 08)
DAEJEON – YONGIN – SUWON - SEOUL  (B)(L)(D)
Our journey continues back to the cosmopolitan city of Seoul to overnight for three exciting nights.  En route, we’ll visit the Korean Folk Village, an open-air park featuring settings of traditional houses of an ancient village.  Enjoy folk music, acrobatic and traditional dance performances in this outdoor venue.  At the marketplace, experience some of the exotic flavors of Korean food from the various vendors offering their specialties.  In the afternoon, we’ll visit the Suwon KBS Drama Center, a famous television and movie filming center in Korea.  Many scenes of popular soap operas and historical drama series are filmed in the indoor and outdoor sets at this production center.  We’ll continue on to check in to our hotel in Seoul, conveniently located at the edge of the Myeongdong shopping street.

Accommodations at Royal Hotel Seoul or similar

Wednesday, April 14  (Day 9)
SEOUL  (B)(L)(D)
We’ll visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, the largest and grandest of the five royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty.  Located on the palace grounds is the National Folk Museum, featuring items and exhibits displaying the traditional way of life in Korea and providing an insight into Korean culture.  We’ll drive by to view Cheongwadae (The Blue House), the executive and official residence of the President of the Republic of Korea.  Experience shopping at the Insadong Cultural Street, featuring many handcrafted goods, art galleries, teahouses and cafes.  Hanbok (traditional clothing), hanji, (traditional paper), pottery, and arts and crafts are some of the goods available for purchase in the shops.  We’ll continue on to Myeongdong, Korea’s trendiest pedestrian-friendly shopping district featuring many fashion stores and cosmetic outlets, as well as accessories for the young at heart.  The street is also lined with many interesting food vendors and restaurants.  Enjoy a theatre performance of NANTA, an innovative nonverbal performance that stages a comical story line, combining humorous movements and rhythmic sounds.

Accommodations at Royal Hotel Seoul or similar

Thursday, April 15  (Day 10)
SEOUL  (B)(L)(D)
This morning, we will visit the Lotte World Tower, a 555-meter-high skyscraper with 123 stories, considered as the sixth tallest building in the world.  Experience the superfast elevator ride to the Seoul Sky Observation Deck to enjoy a panoramic view of the city.  We continue to enjoy the Starfield COEX Mall, one of the largest underground malls in Asia, located in the Gangnam District of Seoul.  Enjoy lunch and brief shopping before continuing to the shopping excursion to Nandaemun (South Gate Market), the largest traditional marketplace in Seoul.  The streets are lined with shops and stores offering a wide selection of merchandise, housewares, and clothing galore at reasonable prices. There are also a wide variety of bags, accessories and luggage items available in this area.

Accommodations at Royal Hotel Seoul or similar

Friday, April 16  (Day 11)
SEOUL - HONOLULU  (B)
After enjoying breakfast, we will depart in the early afternoon to do some last-minute shopping in Yeongjongdo City which is on the way to the airport.  We’ll transfer to the Incheon International Airport for our evening flight home, arriving Honolulu in the morning on the same day due to the crossing of the International Date Line.  A late meal will be provided for you on board the flight.

The tour price is based on double occupancy and a minimum group size of 20 passengers.  Fare adjustment may apply for groups of under 20 passengers.  The rate is based on tariffs and exchange rates effective 6/30/2026.  Tour fare is subject to change according to any airfare increase, additional fuel surcharges, tax increases and fluctuation of the rate of exchange between U.S. and foreign currency.  In the event of revaluation, the land portion of the tour price may be adjusted prior to your final statement.  We reserve the right to revise content of the itinerary if necessary due to unforeseen issues, weather and safety concerns.

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