About Korea Tourism

The question I asked a few days ago was about 4,500 going to Seoul with a group~~ The visa was quickly processed in a few days~ There is also a deposit required. Each travel agency is different, so please ask in advance

< p>The Republic of Korea (referred to as South Korea, The Republic of Korea)

Capital: Seoul (Seoul) Area: 90,937 square kilometers Government form: Democratic *** and system Time difference with Beijing: +1 hour

International telephone code: 0082 Population: 47 million Language: Korean

Special emphasis:

1. Korean food is mostly light, spicy, and cold dishes. There is a big difference in eating habits with China. To prevent discomfort, Chinese tourists can prepare some instant noodles, biscuits and other foods;

2. The standards of Korean hotels are lower than those of Chinese hotels, and the facilities are also different. Usually they are not as good as Chinese hotels. Chinese hotels have the same magnificent lobby, but Korean hotels are clean and tidy;

3. Toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, body soap and other supplies in Korean hotels are charged, and slippers are not disposable slippers. If necessary, please bring your own supplies;

4. You can exchange RMB and US dollars for Korean Won at the airport counter with "two replacements" written on it! Please read the above departure notice carefully for other precautions!

Don’t forget to bring some snacks, toothbrush, and toothpaste

Korean people like kimchi, which tastes spicy, requires more barbecue, and less oil and water. During our five days in Korea, except for one meal of ginseng chicken soup and one meal of abalone porridge, which were both satisfying to our stomach, the rest of the meals on the table were always four dishes of kimchi, kelp, dried tofu shreds, and bean sprouts, plus cabbage and meat slices for barbecue. Or hot pot, and Koreans don’t like to add MSG, so they feel that the rice is too bland to eat. I always hear the Hong Kong or Cantonese people at the next table lamenting that they came to Korea to become a monk. On the table, we passed around things like pickled vegetables, pickled mustard or meat floss brought from China to accompany our meals.

Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste are free in domestic hotels. Some higher-end hotels will also prepare shampoo and shower gel for you. For environmental reasons, hotels in South Korea do not provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste, but they will put these items and razors on the desk in the room with a price list. You must read it carefully. If you are not careful, You will have to pay a hefty bill the next day. The two small bottles placed next to the sink are often toner and body lotion, unlike in China where they are shampoo and shower gel, which you may find inconvenient.

There is also a green button on the TV remote control in the room. You have to think carefully before pressing it, because it is a "material program" that specializes in playing adult discs. There is a fee, although it is only a hundred yuan. However, the next morning in the car in front of everyone, the tour guide asked someone to pay for the program fee for the room, which was embarrassing.

There are some places where filming or photography is not allowed, so be sure to abide by this

There are many places in South Korea where filming or photography is not allowed due to political or cultural relic protection reasons. Every time you visit a scenic spot, The tour guide will usually remind you that you must listen clearly and strictly abide by it. Photography is prohibited at scenic spots such as the Presidential Palace, Blue House, and Cheonma Residence. There was a tourist in our car who was lucky enough to take a photo of the exterior of the Presidential Palace in the car. He was immediately discovered by security guards in civilian clothes. They got on the car and asked you to destroy the image and withdrew the tour guide's ID. After a long time, the car The atmosphere was ruined.

When buying things in Korea, you generally don’t bargain.

Seoul’s Dongdaemun and Namdaemun are large clothing markets, but they generally don’t bargain. Maybe you can give it a try, but still The price range is very small. For example, the prices of some small souvenirs with ethnic characteristics are similar at stalls, small shops and duty-free shops, so just buy what suits you. There is no need to compare. But for tobacco and alcohol, airport duty-free shops have the cheapest prices. For example, the "THIS" brand cigarettes that Koreans love to smoke sell for 11,000 won on the street, but only 8,800 won in duty-free shops.

Because of our different habits of bargaining, we also had a very unhappy time with the Korean tour guide. In Jeju, the tour guide persuaded us to pay 15,000 Korean won (approximately 120 yuan) per person to add some "finance" to the driver. Because the tour guide's tone sounded like "begging for food," everyone agreed reluctantly. I smiled and asked the tour guide, "Can it be cheaper?" Unexpectedly, the tour guide was very angry. Of course, this was also related to the quality of the tour guide. So if you don’t want to add extra points, don’t bargain, just say no, and don’t be wordy with the tour guide.

Be careful when buying from the "public sales bureau" brought by the tour guide

Compared with China, prices in South Korea are 5-10 times more expensive, so unless it is very unique, you should be careful with your wallet. $2,000 in exchange. Especially the "public sales bureaus" brought by tour guides, you need to be even more cautious.

On our first day in South Korea, the local tour guide talked non-stop, from the history of South Korea to his own life experience, from South Korea's economy to China's development, making jokes and full of enthusiasm.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The next morning, the tour guide took us to the "Ginseng Public Sale Bureau". The narrow public sales office was crowded with Beijingers, Shanghainese, and Cantonese from China. The sales promotion girl introduced Gaoli in fluent Chinese. The medicinal value of ginseng, and repeatedly emphasized that a certain course of treatment is required to replenish the body. We strongly recommend a 600g box of Korean Tai Chi ginseng. When we saw the price tag of 225 US dollars, we thought about China’s vast land and rich resources, rich in Changbai Mountain ginseng, wild ginseng, red ginseng, etc. Ginseng, why spend your limited dollars on ginseng, so there are not many buyers. 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 from the northwest wind." After saying this, he sat in front and left us in the "ice kiln".

In addition, the amethyst processing factory in Seoul, the honey shop and pearl museum in Jeju that the tour guide took us to are all rich in China, and the prices there are at least ten times higher than in China.

Beware of "candid photographers"

In addition to the tour guide, there is always a "tour guide assistant" following you in the car. He is very attentive in carrying luggage and replenishing food along the way, but he always likes to show off to you. When taking pictures, he took out his own camera and secretly took pictures. In the end, he held a large stack of developed photos and gave them to you one by one. If you are satisfied, please pay 40 yuan for each photo. If you are not satisfied, it doesn’t matter. Considering your own It was not good for "Yuzhao" to live in a foreign land, so the group members had to pay obediently. An old lady in the group gritted her teeth and "subscribed" for ten of them, which cost 400 yuan.