Matters needing attention in traveling to South Korea

What should I pay attention to when traveling to Korea? Many people worry about language problems, jet lag, what to prepare and so on. The following article is what you need to know when you travel to Korea. Let's have a look.

Matters needing attention in Korean tourism

Check passports and certificates

1. If the passport and visa of the tour group are carried by the tour leader, please check with the tour leader in advance. If you bring your own documents, please bring the original valid passport, and check the validity period and related information of your passport and visa. (Please bring the original ID card)

In order to facilitate the local customs inspection during transportation, please carry your passport and other documents with you, and don't put them in the trunk.

3. Passport and other documents must be properly kept and never lost (you can bring a copy of your passport or take a photo of your first page with your mobile phone and save it in your mobile phone for later use).

Please remember to bring your passport when shopping abroad so that you can go through the formalities of tax refund or exemption.

South Korea's visa: South Korea has relaxed its visa policy for China tourists (but at present, the visa policies for Lianyungang and Nantong are relatively strict). Visitors to Jeju Island in South Korea are visa-free, but they still need to apply for a Korean visa to go to other parts of South Korea.

Time: Korea time is one hour faster than China Beijing time, China noon 12, Korea afternoon 1.

Language problem: Korean is commonly used, but simple English can also be communicated.

Overseas telephone and Internet access:

1. Open international roaming service in advance (telecom: 10000, mobile: 10086, Unicom:10010);

2. Overseas Internet access: Please try not to use the mobile data service provided by mobile service providers overseas (the cost may be expensive, users can set the roaming item of mobile data to be off to avoid inadvertently causing expensive roaming charges.

Or you can consult the mobile service provider in advance and choose the package traffic package;

You can also rent mobile WIFI devices in advance (such as roaming superman, homing pigeon, traveling companion, etc.). ).).

There is also the problem of voltage conversion plug:

1. 220V voltage is used in most parts of Korea, and the plug (seat) is round. You can bring your own German standard conversion plug (there are also spare conversion plugs at the front desk of general hotels).

Hangul conversion plug

And foreign currency exchange:

There are two kinds of Korean coins: paper money and coins. There are four kinds of paper money: 1000 won, 5,000 won, 10000 won, 50,000 won.

Most places in South Korea can pay by credit card, and tourists can also exchange some won with the Bank of China in advance for later use.

Local weather and temperature:

Korea has four seasons in a year, which are distinct: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In Korea, March-May is spring, June-August is summer, September-165438+1October is autumn,12-February is winter, and spring and autumn seasons are short. Summer is hot and humid; Winter is cold and dry, and sometimes it snows. The temperature difference in different parts of Korea is relatively large, with the average temperature ranging from 6 to 16. August is the hottest month in a year, and the average temperature is between 19 and 27. January is the coldest month in a year, and the average temperature is between MINUS 7 degrees Celsius and MINUS 8 degrees Celsius.

For the specific weather temperature, please check the local weather online before you travel!

Hint question:

There is no need to tip the service staff when traveling in Korea, but if you need extra help, you should pay it appropriately.

Medication: Please prepare some commonly used safe drugs and emergency medical supplies for emergencies.

Local specialties and shopping reminders:

(1) Shopping shops arranged by the team usually include ginseng, huganbao, cosmetics, local products, pickles, duty-free shops, etc. Visitors are requested to shop cautiously and rationally;

Tips for local customs:

1. Koreans advocate Confucianism and respect their elders. When the elders enter the house, everyone should stand up and ask their age. Take off your sunglasses when talking to your elders. Greet parents in the morning and after meals; When parents come back from home, the children should meet him and sit down before eating. When taking the bus, make way for the old man. When eating, you should help the elderly or elders to pick up food first. After the old man moves chopsticks, others can eat. When taking the bus, make way for the old man.

The traditional etiquette for Koreans to meet is to bow. When the younger generation and subordinates meet their elders or superiors while walking, they should bow and stand aside to let them go first to show their respect. When people meet and greet each other, they bow and shake hands. When shaking hands, either use your hand or your left hand, and only nod once. Bowing etiquette is generally not used on businessmen. When dealing with Korean officials, you can usually shake hands or nod gently. In social groups and banquets, men and women socialize separately, even at home or in restaurants.

In Korea, women generally do not shake hands with men, and nodding or bowing is a common etiquette. Address each other with honorifics and honorifics, and rarely address each other directly by their first names. If the other person has a position and title in society, Koreans will definitely use it repeatedly. South Korea generally does not grasp the hand as a meeting etiquette. Once you want to shake hands, use your hand or your right hand. When the younger generation and subordinates shake hands with their elders and superiors, after the latter reaches out, the former must first shake hands with the right hand, and then put the left hand lightly on the latter's right hand.

4. There are elders present, so you can't smoke or wear sunglasses. Use both hands when accepting items, and don't open gifts in person. Change the red one into a white gift bag. When communicating with Koreans, we should avoid domestic politics and have relations with South Korea and Japan.

The national flower of Korea is hibiscus. When you see beautiful hibiscus flowers in Korea, don't take them off and wear them on your head. Picking is forbidden here.

Pay more attention to travel safety

Accommodation instructions and safety reminders:

1. When staying in the hotel, please pay attention to your image and don't make noise;

2. Hotel rooms in Korea are generally small, but they are generally well equipped.

3. After staying in the hotel, you should know the safety instructions of the hotel and be familiar with the safety exit, the location of the safety stairs and the safe transfer route of the hotel.

4. Pay attention to check whether the supplies provided by the hotel are complete and damaged. If it is incomplete or damaged, it should be reported to the hotel attendant immediately to avoid unnecessary trouble when checking out.

5. When you go out after staying in the hotel, take valuables with you or put them in the counter safe, not in the room. Even if it is lost, the hotel is not responsible.

6. Don't tell strangers about your hotel and room. Don't let strangers or maintenance personnel who call themselves hotels enter the room casually. Lock the door when entering or leaving the room. Pay attention to whether the doors and windows of the room are closed and the safety lock is locked before going to bed. It's best to carry things with you, not by the window.

7. When staying in the hotel and going out, you should get a hotel business card at the front desk of the hotel with the hotel address and telephone number on it; If you get lost, you can ask the address on the card or take a taxi, so that you can get home safely and smoothly.

8. In case of emergency, don't panic, stay calm and get in touch with the front desk in time for help.

9. Hotels, taxis, restaurants and other service industries in Korea do not accept tips. So there is no need to tip the bed when staying in a hotel.

10. Japanese hotels don't have boiled water, but they usually have kettles in their rooms, so you can boil your own water. Tea and toiletries are generally available in hotels;

1 1. To avoid unnecessary embarrassment, please don't bring anything (such as bathrobes and slippers). In the hotel, if you need souvenirs, please go to the hotel to buy them;

Diet and safety:

Korean food is mainly kimchi, barbecue and fish, which is spicy and less oily, and pays attention to fresh materials, which is very different from Chinese food. If you are not used to eating in Korea, you can bring some snacks such as mustard tuber according to your taste, and it is best to bring your own snacks.

Traffic habits and safety:

Like China, cars drive on the right. When crossing the road, please obey the local traffic rules and don't run the red light to avoid accidents.

No smoking instructions:

Smoking is usually prohibited in public places. Please bring an ashtray to smoke in the smoking area, or you may be fined (please don't smoke in the hotel room).

Don't expose your wealth in public places, and don't count money in public places when shopping. Take valuables with you or apply for hotel safe deposit box service. Please don't leave valuables in checked baggage, hotel rooms or tour buses. Please stay safe during the whole process.

Other safety matters:

(1) Please move within the risk control range, avoid acting alone and pay attention to personal safety. If you can't contact the team due to special circumstances or emergencies, you should call the police immediately and ask the local police or local embassies and consulates in China for help.

(2) Choose optional activities carefully: choose optional projects that can control risks according to your own situation. If you have heart disease, high blood pressure, acrophobia, etc. Don't choose exciting or risky activities. Diving/skydiving/rock climbing/bungee jumping/horseback riding/hot air balloon/speedboat and other activities are more dangerous. Please fully understand the activity knowledge and obey the command.

(3) Water risk prevention: Pay more attention to safety during sightseeing or activities on the water. Don't go into the water without authorization or go to deep water or dangerous waters alone. You should obey the command and discourage it reasonably.

(4) Ensure good health: confirm that your physical condition can adapt to and complete tourism activities; If you need to take medicine at any time, please take it with you and take it in full.

(5) Personal protection: If the trip involves tropical areas, you should take necessary protective measures, fully understand the situation of the destination, prepare appropriate clothes, shoes and hats, and do a good job in sun protection and mosquito prevention. Tourists with carsickness, prepare effective drugs. If there are any adverse reactions during the trip, please explain them in time.

(6) If you need to go out at night or during free activities, please inform the tour leader or group members and pay special attention to safety.

(7) Observe the safety precautions for vehicles, tourist areas, restaurants, restaurants, amusement facilities and other places.

Check, check, check again:

When you travel, don't forget what you want to bring. In order to let you not forget, the following is a list of things we may use. Please check (not applicable).

1. Necessary items: backup of certificates, passports, visas and ID cards (in case of loss of certificates);

2. It is recommended to carry it by consignment (according to the actual situation, please ignore it if it is not applicable)

Clothing: summer clothes, spring and autumn clothes, winter clothes, coats, hiking shoes/sports shoes, coats, trousers, underwear, socks (please bring them yourself according to the weather conditions and travel days at the destination).

Toilet supplies: toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, slippers, razor, nail clippers (remember to check in), paper towels/wet towels, umbrellas/disposable raincoats (in case of climate change), small wiring boards (in case of less plugs in the room), etc.

All kinds of dry food/snacks, etc.

Notebook/tablet, mobile phone charging cable, charging treasure, earphone, selfie stick, adapter, mobile WIFI, three treasures of travel, etc.

Sunscreen, sunglasses (shading or playing cool), sun hat, umbrella, etc.

Cleaning products: facial cleanser, toner, emulsion, cosmetic bag, mask, physiological products, fresh-keeping bag (you will find that fresh-keeping bag can hold anything when you go out) and so on.

Baby products (please ignore if there is no baby): portable stroller, baby toy, baby strap/strap, baby blanket (quilt), diaper, buttock cream, children's toothbrush, toothpaste, baby shampoo/soap, fresh-keeping bag (for storing dirty diapers, wet clothes, etc. ), etc.

Drugs/family planning: commonly used drugs (carsickness drugs, cold drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antidiarrheal drugs, anti-allergic drugs, etc. ), special drugs (hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of the elderly need to be carried according to the doctor's advice), family planning supplies, band-AIDS, foot pads, warm babies, etc.

: local emergency telephone number:

1. alarm telephone number: 1 12.

2. Fire fighting and hospital first aid: 1 19

Contact person of China's embassies and consulates abroad:

1. The telephone number of the Embassy of China in Korea is 02-738- 1038.

Address: No.27, Myeongdong Second Road, Central District, Seoul Special City

2. Consulate General in Busan: 05 1-7437990

3. Consulate General in Gwangju: 062-385-8873-4

4. Consulate General in Jeju: 064-900-8830,8840

Website: www.chinaemb.or.kr

E-mail :chinaemb_kr@mfa.gov.cn.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09: 00 am-12: 00 pm13: 30 pm-17: 30 pm.