Seoul Day Trips

Day Trips

For a breath of fresh air and a refreshingly different perspective on Korea, day trips out of Seoul are essential. Some trips, like the DMZ, can only be accessed via a packaged tour while independent travel to other destinations is easy and comfortable on the well-organized and inexpensive intercity bus and rail system.

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Bragging rights are the best thing about a trip to the world’s most heavily fortified border. Just don’t confess that you didn’t see a single tank, anti-aircraft gun or goose-stepping North Korean soldier. Booking a tour with the Seoul USO is recommended.
33 miles north of Seoul; 011-82-2-795-3028; www.uso.org/Korea
Tags: international travel | tour | moderate | smart splurge
Ganghwa International Lotus Lantern Meditation Center
Stay overnight at this Buddhist temple to learn meditation, the intricacies of Buddhist thought and how to sit cross-legged for extended periods of time.
44 miles northwest of Seoul; www.lotuslantern.net
Tags: international travel | budget | meditation
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
This handsome, 18th-century fortress is magnificent in its scope (in its heyday its circumference topped 3.4 miles). Although it’s a must-see, don’t plan to spend more than an hour here—after a while walking the walls starts to feel tedious.
20 miles south of Seoul; www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/kyonggi/317
Tags: family | culture | budget
Everland Resort
Everland Resort lives up to every kid’s dream with enough rides and junk food to last a lifetime. Although it has a separate entrance fee, the resort also encompasses Caribbean Bay, a water park with indoor and outdoor slides and pools.
28 miles southeast of Seoul; 011-82-2-759-1943; www.everland.com
Tags: family | amusement park | moderate
Gosu Cave
Don’t know the different between a stalactite and stalagmite? You’ll see both in this 4,300-foot deep limestone cave in the North Chungcheong province.
44 miles southeast of Seoul; 011-82-43-1330 (Korean tourist information office); english.tour2korea.com (search ‘Gosu cave’)
Tags: family | tour | budget
Icheon Ceramics Village
Learn the celebrated history of Korean celadon ceramics and then get your hands dirty by turning, glazing and firing your own pot at this workshop.
35 miles southeast of Seoul; 011-82-031-631-3302; www.ichontour.com
Tags: family | tour | budget
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