What are the precautions for traveling to Korea?

1) customs clearance: those who carry declared items (cameras, detachable telephoto lenses) should choose the red channel, and the declarant may not choose the green channel. Everyone can carry 5000 dollars, or the equivalent of 5000 yuan.

3) checked baggage: no more than 20kg.

4) Passing the border inspection: fill in the exit card, wait one meter away, and show your passport and boarding pass.

5) Pass the security check: unload personal belongings for inspection. (Note: Knives and beauty scissors are prohibited from boarding).

6) Please be sure to bring your ID card!

Second, the South Korean entry precautions:

1) Smuggling and contraband are prohibited.

2) It is forbidden to bring fresh fruit;

3) Due to the worldwide spread of animal diseases, it is forbidden to bring cooked meat and fruits.

4) Individuals or families must fill in a customs declaration form when flying.

5) If you bring in more than 1 10,000 USD, you must declare it. Otherwise, it will be annoying to be spot-checked on the return trip.

6) Because Korea is sensitive to politics, all books and magazines about Korean politics brought into China will be confiscated.

7) You can carry 200 cigarettes and 1 bottle of foreign wine duty-free.

Third, travel precautions:

1) Transportation:

① Round-trip flights between the International Department and Korean cities-air tickets are kept by the tour leader.

② City tour-luxury bus.

South Korea has many vehicles and high speed. When crossing the road, you must take the underground passage. If there is no underground passage, follow the signal light. It is not allowed to cross the road casually in Korea.

2) Hotel:

① Preparation items: toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, bath and hotel slippers are not disposable slippers.

② The hotel does not provide boiled water. If necessary, you can ask the hotel for it yourself (you need to tip the water delivery person, 65,438+0,000 won, or you can prepare your own 220-volt electric cup with two round plugs). Drinks in the refrigerator can also be drunk, but the price is more expensive. The price list is on the room bar.

(3) If you make a phone call in a hotel, you can buy a magnetic card at the front desk. There is a magnetic card phone on the first floor of the hotel. South Korea's magnetic card phone is cheaper, and the phone in the room is more expensive. China mobile phone cannot be used in Korea (except CDMA mobile phone 00700+86+ 10 or mobile phone number). Dialing method from Korea to China: (00 186+ domestic city area code+local telephone number)

Please pay attention to the paid and unpaid TV programs in the hotel.

⑤ Settle personal consumption at the front desk before leaving the hotel.

⑥ Use the equipment and supplies in the hotel carefully; Keep the bathroom clean when taking a bath.

2) Catering:

Obey the arrangement of the local reception organization. The meals of the tour group do not include drinks. You can enjoy it at your own expense if necessary. South Korea's eating habit is to serve rice at the same time, and vegetables and rice are eaten together.

3) Tourist attractions:

Subject to the timetable. Climate in Korea: The temperature in Seoul is similar to that in Beijing, and Jeju Island is warmer than Seoul.

4) Shopping:

1. Currency exchange: RMB and USD can be exchanged into Korean won in Korea, and RMB can only be exchanged at Airport Bank, Foreign Exchange Bank and Chaoxing Bank; It's more convenient to change dollars. The exchange value of RMB is lower than that of USD (daily quotation is different).

2. Korean won: coins: 10 yuan, 50 yuan: 100 yuan, 500 yuan: paper money: 1000 yuan, 5,000 yuan, 10000 yuan.

3. Shopping location:

Ginseng shop-Korean ginseng shop designated by the state.

Amethyst Store-Amethyst is a specialty of Korea and one of the five most precious stones in the world.

Lotte Department Store-the largest department store in Seoul. All kinds of goods are available. 1 1 Floor has a discount counter.

Duty-free shop: famous brand products from all over the world.

Nandamen Market and Dongdaemun Market: Larger wholesale night markets.

Itaewon Commercial Street: There are many leather goods and imitation brand-name products.

6) Entertainment: Watch the large-scale performance of Huake Mountain Villa and visit Huake Mountain Villa Casino at your own expense (about RMB 550 yuan).

7) Property storage: Please don't put money on the tour bus. If the backpack is too small, prepare a small handbag, which can be used in the hotel safe. Don't forget to take it with you when you leave the hotel.

9) Free activities:

(1) Free time, take part in partner activities, and bring the hotel's business card.

Don't go to a quiet and lively place alone, and don't go anywhere with strangers.

10) Korean etiquette:

1. Korea is a country that pays attention to health. Please don't spit and litter.

2. Korea is a country that respects the old and loves the young. In public places, please respect your elders and care for your children.

Please don't make any noise when eating in the restaurant.

4. When using all kinds of public facilities, they should be arranged orderly and not crowded.

5. When giving others trouble, bow your head and apologize.

Republic of Korea (Korea for short)

Capital: Seoul

Area: 90,937 square kilometers

Form of government: democracy and harmony.

Time difference with Beijing:+1 hour

International telephone code: 0082 Population: 47 million people.

Language: Korean

Special emphasis is placed on:

1, South Korea's diet is mainly light, spicy and cold dishes, which is quite different from China's eating habits. China tourists can prepare some instant noodles and biscuits to prevent discomfort;

2. Korean hotels have lower standards and different facilities than China hotels. Usually, there is no grand lobby like China Hotel, but Korean hotels are clean and tidy.

3. Toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, shower gel and other items in Korean hotels need to be charged, and slippers are not disposable slippers. If necessary, please bring your own items;

At the counter marked "Two Substitutes" at the airport, both RMB and USD can be converted into won! Please read the above notice for other precautions!

Don't forget to bring some snacks, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Koreans like kimchi, which tastes spicy, has more barbecue and less oil. During our five days in Korea, except for a ginseng chicken soup and a abalone porridge, the rest of the food will always be four cold dishes of kimchi, kelp, dried bean sprouts, with Chinese cabbage slices for barbecue or hot pot. Moreover, Koreans don't like monosodium glutamate, so they think the rice is too weak to eat. I always hear Hong Kong people or Cantonese people at the next table lament that they came to Korea to become monks. On our dining table, we pass things like kimchi, pickled mustard tuber or dried pork floss brought from China as dinner.

Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste are free in domestic hotels, and a slightly higher-end hotel will also prepare shampoo and shower gel for you. Hotels in Korea do not provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste for environmental reasons, but they will put these things and razors on the table in their rooms and put them on the price list. You must read it carefully. If you are not careful, you will have to pay an expensive bill the next day. The two small bottles next to the washbasin are often toner and lotion, unlike domestic shampoo and shower gel, which will make you feel inconvenient.

There is also a green control button on the TV remote control in the room. If you want to think clearly, press it again. Because it is an "information program", there is a charge for playing adult discs. Although it was only 100 yuan, in front of everyone in the car the next morning, the tour guide asked a room to pay for the knowledge program, which was very embarrassing.

Some places can't be photographed, can't be photographed, and you must follow.

There are many places in Korea where you can't take photos or photos because of politics or cultural relics protection. Every time I go to a scenic spot, the tour guide will generally remind me that I must listen carefully and strictly abide by it. Photographing is prohibited in the Presidential Palace, Cheongwadae and Tianma Palace. There was a tourist in our car who was lucky enough to photograph the exterior of the presidential palace in the car. He was immediately found by a security guard in casual clothes. Please sell your image and deduct your tour guide card when you get on the bus. After a long time, the atmosphere on the bus was destroyed.

Generally, there is no counter-offer when shopping in Korea.

Dongdaemun and Namdaemun in Seoul are big clothing markets, but they generally don't bargain. Maybe we can try, but the counter-offer is very small. Like some small souvenirs with ethnic characteristics, the prices in stalls, small shops and duty-free shops are almost the same, so you can buy them when you feel fit, and there is no need to compare them. But the price of tobacco and alcohol in airport duty-free shops is the cheapest, such as "this" brand cigarettes that Koreans like to smoke. They sell 1 1000 won in the street, while duty-free shops only sell 8800 won.

Because of different bargaining habits, we also had a bad time with Korean tour guides. In Jeju, the tour guide lobbied us to take more boats, and each person paid 15000 won (about 120 RMB) to give the drivers more "finance". Because the tone of the tour guide is quite like "begging", everyone reluctantly agreed. I smiled and asked the tour guide, "Can you make it cheaper?" Unexpectedly, the tour guide was very angry. Of course, this is also related to the quality of tour guides. So if you don't want to add more, don't bargain, just say no, and don't bother the tour guide.

The "public marketing bureau" brought by tour guides should be purchased carefully.

Compared with China, the price in South Korea is 5- 10 times more expensive, so unless it is distinctive, use the $2,000 in your wallet carefully. In particular, the "public sale bureau" brought by tour guides should be more cautious.

On the first day when we arrived in Korea, the local tour guides talked about their own life experiences from the history of Korea, and the development of China from the economy of Korea, but they were gagged and full of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The next morning, the tour guide took us to the ginseng market. The narrow public sales office is crowded with Beijingers, Shanghainese and Cantonese from China. The salesgirl introduced the medicinal value of Korean ginseng in fluent Chinese, and repeatedly stressed that it takes a certain course of treatment to make up the body. We strongly recommend a box of 600g Korean Taiji Ginseng. Seeing the price of $225, we thought that China is vast in territory and abundant in natural resources, and Changbai Mountain is rich in ginseng. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. After getting on the bus, the tour guide picked up the microphone and said, "We are here to make money, not to drink the northwest wind." Then he sat in the front and threw us into the "ice kiln" from then on.

In addition, China is rich in amethyst processing plants in Seoul, honey shops and pearl houses in Jeju, where the price is at least ten times that of China.

Beware of "sneak shots"

In the car, in addition to the tour guide, there is always a "tour guide assistant", who is very diligent in carrying luggage and adding food along the way, but when you pose to take pictures, he always takes out his camera to take pictures. Finally, he gives you a big stack of developed photos. If you are satisfied, you have to pay 40 RMB. If you are not satisfied, it doesn't matter. Considering that your "jade photo" is always bad in a foreign land, group members have to pay.

1. Diet: The most famous Korean specialties are fried instant noodles, fried pork chops in Myeongdong, jiaozi in Myeongdong and so on. Among them, Myeongdong Fried Pork Chop and Myeongdong jiaozi have many foreign repeat customers. In addition, the seafood soup in Myeongdong Mom's shop is also delicious, located between ES QUIRE and SPR, on the central road of Myeongdong. There are many onions, garlic, ginger and peppers in Korea. If it is difficult to adapt, you can bring some delicious snacks (such as mustard tuber). You must eat raw seafood in Jeju Island, because the seafood there is absolutely pollution-free.

2. Accommodation: In Korea, the hotel adopts the reservation system, that is, an appointment must be made in advance.

3. Telephone: The hotel will increase the service charge, so it is best not to make a phone call in the room. The most economical way is to buy a phone card (available everywhere) and make a call on the card phone. South Korea is the first country in the world to popularize CDMA mobile technology. The domestic CDMA 133 mobile phone can be used directly in Korea after international roaming and international long distance. If it is a GSM mobile phone, it can't be used in Korea. You can rent a Korean mobile phone in the business hall of China Mobile in advance. It's free to answer the phone in Korea.

4. Transportation: There are many taxis in Seoul, among which the black one is the most expensive. There is a yellow sign on the bus that says "free internalization", which means there is a free internalization translation phone on the bus. If you can't communicate with the driver, you can pick up the phone in the car, which has language choices such as English and Mandarin, and tell the translation destination. She will tell the driver the location.

Shopping: Seoul has a prosperous underground business network. Many subway entrances and underground passages lead to this amazing underground commercial network, where you can buy cheap goods. However, in the business district of Seoul, itaewon, which is adjacent to the main US military station, has the largest number of foreigners. In Rensi Cave, also known as Mary Lane, there are many antique and art shops. Nandamen and Dongdaemun are the largest comprehensive wholesale markets in Korea. There are thousands of shops and stalls in the market, which are famous for their variety and low price. Every day from midnight to 4 am, retailers from all over the country come here to purchase goods, showing a busy scene of wholesale night markets. There are also a large number of professional markets in Seoul, including Jingdong Market, which specializes in tonic and oriental medicine (Korean medicine), and the largest electronic market in Asia.