8D Korea + Purple Island & Uyuni Salt Farm

HIGHLIGHTS

SEOUL

• COEX Starfield Library

• DIY Gimbap Experience + Wear Hanbok Experience

• Korean Ginseng Specialty Store

• Korean cosmetics

• Healthy Liver Showroom

• Seongsu-dong Café St.

• Dongdaemun Market

• Myeong-dong

CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO

• Daecheon Beach and enjoy the Sky Bike ride

• Apple Watermelon Picking

JEOLLABUK-DO / JENJU / GUNSAN

• Tapsa

• Jaman Mural Village

• Jeonju Hanok Village

• Jeondong Cathedral

• Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village

• Gunsan Modern History Museum

• Hirotsu House

• Lee Sung Dang Bakery / Red Bean Bun

JEOLLANAM-DO / GWANGJU

• Penguin Village

• Korean Authentic Food Cooking Experience

• Damyang Meta sequoia Road

• Bamboo Green Garden

• Seomjingang Gokseong Train Village

• Purple Island

• Taepyeong Salt Farm / 500g Salt +Salt Ice-cream + Straw Hat

• Sea Salt Cave Healing Center

• Salt Museum

• Naju Traditional Market

ITINERARY

DAY 1 SINGAPORE – INCHEON
Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport and begin your holiday with a pleasant flight to Seoul.

DAY 2 INCHEON – GUNSAN

Upon arrival, meet and greet with our local representative. Proceed to Daecheon Beach and enjoy the Sky Bike ride along the coastline and the amazing panoramic views. Next, visit Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village, a quaint area built along disused railroad tracks with murals and retro shops selling candy and souvenirs. Thereafter, visit the Gunsan Modern History Museum, The museum exhibits past images of Gunsan, showing the city's rise and importance as a West Sea maritime distribution port. Next proceeds to the area of Sinheung-dong, where the Hirotsu House is located, which was a residential area for the wealthy class during the Japanese occupation period. In the afternoon, we will visit Lee Sung Dang bakery, known to be the oldest bakery in Korea, established in 1945. (complimentary - 1 bean paste bun per person)

DAY 3 GUNSAN – GWANGJU – NAJU (JEOLLANAM-DO REGION)

After breakfast, we will proceed to Damyang Metasequoia Road, one of Korea’s most beautiful forest paths. Full length 8.5km, forming a fantastic wooden funnel. Continue to Bamboo Green Garden, Stroll through the lush bamboo forest and enjoy a bamboo bath. we will enjoy Korean authentic food cooking experience. Next, visit to Penguin Village - A penguin-themed village, where waste is used to decorate the village.

DAY 4 NAJU – SHINAN ISLAND (JEOLLANAM-DO REGION)

Today, we will proceed to Purple Island, Korea’s latest Instagrammable place. Everything is purple here, from fields of purple flowers, purple roads, purple houses, purple bridges and even purple-themed foods! The next place to visit seems to be the Uyuni Desert Taepyeong Salt Farm, where we called Korea Uyuni, the largest sun-dried salt producer in Korea. Get hands-on experience of making salt. Everyone can obtain a 500-gram bag of salt and taste salt ice cream. Thereafter, enjoy salt therapy at the Salt Cave Healing Center and visit Salt Museum to learn more about the manufacturing process of salt, arguably one of the most under-appreciated ingredients in everyday life. The very last destination is Naju Traditional Market, so you can buy some fresh fruit in this market & etc.Note : Hands-on salt making is not possible due to weather problems. We will be replaced by Ocean View Café, where they will serve one drink per customer.Note: Wear purple clothes or a hat when you visit Purple Island.

DAY 5 NAJU – GOKSEONG – JEONJU (JEOLLABUK-DO REGION)

After breakfast, visit Seomjingang Gokseong Train Village, where you can enjoy listening to the blunt sound of a locomotive. You can also see the rose festival in May. After that, go to Tapsa (Pagoda Temple) and the Stone Pagodas of Mount Mai, a small Korean Buddhist temple complex in Maisan (Horse Ear Mountain) in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Named after more than 80 stone pagodas stacked by Li Jialong (the last area in Korea where cherry blossoms bloom). Now we are driving into Jaman Mural Village. It is a fairly steep walk up to Jaman Village, visitors will be able to enjoy colourful murals painted on the buildings and walls along the way.Seasonal Inclusion (1 – 8April)Wansan Flower Garden is famous for spring flowers: Cherry Blossoms with multi-fold petals, Royal Azaleas, Yeongsanhong flowers, Apple Flowers and many more. Every April to May, the flower garden is very popular.

DAY 6 JEONJU – SEOUL

This morning after breakfast, will proceed to Jeonju Hanok Village, a cultural village with traditional Korean Hanok houses, plus calligraphy and sake museums. Next, visit Jeondong Cathedral, one of the three major cathedrals in Korea. Thereafter, proceed to farm picking Apple Watermelon (Picking season will begins at the end of April till end of October). Next, visit to the COEX Starfield Library, it is full of artistic space. The open patio design combines the whole sky with the library. The bookcase makes people marvel at its magnificence and beauty. It is simply a dream IG check-in attraction! Note: If picking Apple Watermelon in early April is not available, we will visit Nonsan Sunshine Land, which is the drama "Mr. Sunshine" filming site.

DAY 7 SEOUL

After breakfast, proceed to Korean Ginseng Specialty Store. You may wish to purchase the world-famous Taiji ginseng and ginseng essence, which have great effects on regulating the body and nourishing qi. Next, enjoy shopping at the Korean cosmetics store where Korea-manufactured beauty products are available at affordable prices. Following that, you will enjoy the DIY Gimbap Experience + wear Hanbok experience. Do you know Netflix K-drama, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”? This time you can make Gimbap like Woo! There is also a different Korean travel experience [traditional costumes] Experience] Put on the ancient traditional Hanbok, and happily capture the beautiful shadow in the antique traditional Hanok-style scene. We will visit Seongsu-dong Café Street. Brooklyn of Seoul, originally a shoe district, has become the "it" spot to hang out in Seoul, Korea with its converted warehouses, cafes and boutique shops. Thereafter, Dongdaemun Market visit to a great shopping paradise where traditional open-air markets stand alongside modern shopping malls with fashionable clothing and accessories selling at inexpensive prices.

DAY 8 SEOUL – SINGAPORE

After breakfast, proceed to the Healthy Liver Showroom, The main ingredient of Huganbao, Hovenia dulcis fruit stalk extract powder HD-1, Premium, was selected from the Hovenia dulcis tree by the research of Dr. Luo Tianxiu for 10 years, using high and low molecular separation methods, which is very effective for the liver functional effect. Shopping sensations in Myeongdong, one of Seoul’s main shopping and tourism districts. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Singapore. We hope that you had a memorable vacation with ASA Holidays.