Overview
About Tour
Happy Family Trip to Amazing Eastern Korea 🇰🇷✨ on our exclusive 8-day tour includes "K-Beauty Experience, Sokcho, Seoraksan, Jeongdongjin, Andong" and more! The tour features 3-star or higher hotels, delectable meals, a 45-seater coach bus, entrance fees, and an English-speaking guide.
Included/Excluded
- 3 Star or 4 Star Hotels
- All Meals: 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 6 dinners
- Entrance Ticket, 45 Passenger Coach
- Guide services (Please specify the required language in advance; English, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Filipino are available.)
- International airfare
- All Tips and travel insurance
- Personal expanses and the unexpected expanses
Tour Plan
Day 1 Departure from Toronto
Depart from Toronto Pearson International Airport on Air Canada AC61 at 1:40 PM.
Sit back, relax, and get ready for a week of cultural discovery and unforgettable family memories.
Overnight flight — Cross the International Date Line
Accommodation: In-flight
Day 2 Welcome to Korea – Incheon
Arrive at Incheon International Airport and meet your guide.
Enjoy a traditional Korean welcome dinner before transferring to the hotel for rest and relaxation.
Meals:
• Dinner: Ssam-bap (쌈밥) — a traditional Korean meal where rice and various side dishes are wrapped in leafy vegetables like lettuce or perilla leaves and eaten with fermented sauces and grilled meat.
Hotel: JN Park Hotel or equivalent (4★)
Day 3 Mountain Views & Coastal Beauty – Sokcho
Travel to Sokcho on Korea’s east coast.
Explore Seoraksan National Park, including a scenic cable car ride to Gwongeumseong Fortress and a visit to Sinheungsa Temple. (K-HISTORY1)
Continue to Sokcho’s oceanfront sites including Yeonggeumjeong Pavilion, the Lighthouse Observatory, and Sokcho Beach.
Meals:
- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: Sanchae Bibimbap (산채비빔밥) — a mixed rice bowl topped with seasoned mountain vegetables and gochujang (red pepper paste).
- Dinner:
Mulhoe (물회) — spicy cold raw fish soup, served with noodles
Jeonbok-juk (전복죽) — abalone rice porridge
Ojingeo Sundae (오징어순대) — squid stuffed with vegetables and glass noodles, a local delicac
Hotel: Chestertons Hotel or equivalent (4★)
Day 4 Local Culture & Coastal Traditions – Sokcho
Enjoy a relaxed day of sightseeing around Sokcho.
Visit the Pinodia Expo Tower and explore Sokcho Central Market.
Experience a hand-pulled raft ride in Abai Village, a community founded by North Korean refugees.
Walk along the scenic Oeongchi coastal trail before enjoying a fresh seafood dinner.
Meals:
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- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: On your own at Sokcho Market
- Dinner: Modeumhoe (모듬회) — assorted sliced raw fish platter, usually including flounder, tuna, halibut, and more
Hotel: Chestertons Hotel or equivalent (4★)
Day 5 Seaside Art to Cultural Heartland – Gangneung & Andong
Depart for Gangneung to experience the harmony of nature and art at Jeongdongjin Sculpture Park.
Walk the cliffside trail at Simgok Sea Fan Trail and visit Jeongdongjin’s Hourglass Park and beach.
Transfer to Andong, known for preserving Korea’s Confucian heritage.
Meals:
- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: Sundubu (순두부) — soft tofu soup, a delicate stew made with freshly curdled tofu in a hot broth, often with vegetables or seafood
- Dinner: Andong Bulgogi (안동불고기) — marinated beef or pork grilled in a soy-based sauce with onions and glass noodles
Hotel: Andong CM Park Hotel or equivalent (3★)
Day 6 Discovering Korea’s Spiritual & Cultural Roots – Andong
Explore the city known as the heart of traditional Confucian culture.
Visit Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tour the Mask Museum and watch the Hahoe Mask Dance performance (하회탈춤) (K-CULTURE).
Also, you will visit Woryeonggyo Bridge (월영교) — a wooden bridge symbolizing a tragic love story.
Meals:
- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: Andong Jjimdak (안동찜닭) — a soy-braised chicken dish with vegetables, glass noodles, and a mildly spicy sauce
- Dinner: Heotjesabap (헛제삿밥) — a ceremonial-style meal with rice, various vegetable side dishes, and soup, inspired by ancestral rituals but eaten in everyday settings
Hotel: Andong CM Park Hotel or equivalent (3★)
Day 7 Tradition Meets Modern Culture – Andong to Seoul
Enjoy cultural stops at the Dosan Seowon, a 16th-century Confucian academy. And learn about Korea’s traditional liquor at the Andong Soju Museum.
Transfer to Seoul and enjoy a K-POP dance experience, complete with video and certificate.
Meals:
- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: Hanjeongsik (한정식) — a full-course Korean traditional meal with rice, soup, and multiple side dishes
- Dinner: Samgyeopsal (삼겹살) — Korean-style grilled pork belly, served with lettuce, sauces, and side dishes
Hotel: The Recenz Dongdaemun Hotel or equivalent (3★)
Day 8 Final Tastes of Korea – Seoul
Spend your last day in Seoul with shopping in Myeongdong and a hands-on beauty experience.
Join a Korean food cooking class and prepare your own lunch. (K-FOOD)
Wrap up with a visit to the National Museum of Korea before departing for the airport.
Meals:
- Breakfast: Hotel meal
- Lunch: The food you cooked
◈ Korean food cooking class (K-FOOD) — cook and taste dishes like:
‣ Bibimbap (비빔밥) — mixed rice bowl with assorted vegetables, egg, and meat
‣ Pajeon (파전) — Korean green onion pancake
‣ Japchae (잡채) — stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and meat
‣ Tteokbokki (떡볶이) — spicy stir-fried rice cakes - Dinner: Not included (depending on flight schedule)
Departure: Transfer to the airport or dismissal per region
Note
- INCLUDE3-Star or 4-Star or above hotels (including 1 night on the flight),
45-seater coach bus, meals, entrance fees,
English-speaking guide
All meals : 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 6 dinners - EXCLUDEAirfare
Travel insurance
Tip for guide and driver
1 luncch - Hotel room type is based on TWN room (2 beds). If you prefer a DBL room (1 bed), please request it at the time of reservation.
- The third guest sharing a room for 3 people will receive a $100 discount. Free for children under 24 months.
- Travel insurance must be purchased individually by the guest.
- If you cancel the tour due to individual circumstances, there will be no refund.
- For guests with special dietary needs (vegetarians, etc.), please discuss with us in advance. Without prior arrangements, the tour may be canceled unilaterally.
- The schedule may change without prior notice due to local circumstances.





