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Hi,

we have 13 days in South Korea, and have two plans. I have nerver been to Kores before, so I would love some inputs. We love culture and nature, with 1 day hiking. We travel by public transport.

Plan 1

7.10 Ankomst Seoul 10.50
8.10. Seoul
9.10 Tur til DMZ.
10.10 Samcheck
11.10 Samcheck
12.10 Til Tabaek
13.10 Vandre i bjergene
14.10 Til Andong
15.10 Dagstur til HaHoe village. Overnat i Andong
16.10 Gyeongju
17.10 Gyeongju
18.10 Incheon. Se China Town
19.10 Fly home
 
OR this one?

Plan 2:

7.10 Ankomst Seoul 10.50
8.10. Seoul
9.10 Tur til DMZ. HUSK at bestille lang tid i forvejen
10.10 Gongju (1,5 fra Seoul)
11.10 Gongju – dagstur Gyeryongsan NP
12.10 Buyeo
13.10 Jeonju
14.10 Jeonju
15.10 Til Namwon
16.10 Gwangju
17.10 Gwangju
18.10 Incheon. Se China Town
19.10 Fly home.

Neither of those itineraries look very comprehensive.

Make use of the bullet train from Seoul to Busan that only takes 3 hours.

Seoul 2 days
Beopjusa 1 day
Jikjisa 1/2 day
Boseong Tea Plantation 1 day
Haeinsa Temple 1/2 day
Busan 2 days

Then to Daegu / Gyeongju (1 days) & a bus to Andong (1), Samcheok (1), Seoraksan (1) Danyang (1) Seoul/ incheon (1 days) Book the USO tour to the DMZ well in advance, & note it leaves at 7:30 am

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Ktx_map_en.svg/400px-Ktx_map_en.svg.png

Note that the train station for Ulsan is well inland of the town, which is on the coast.

Hi

you misunderstand. We only have app. 12 days, so I have to choose one of the two plans. It seems like a lot to spend 3 days in Busan. Is it that interesting?

http://wikitravel.org/en/Busan#See

You could cut time in both Busan, & Gyeongju, which is kind of spread out. Busan is worth seeing.

You can't ask strangers for suggestions on what you like to do. Personally, I would not be happy seeing temple after temple after temple, so I would avoid that. But you might like that.

I like the hectic pace of cities and the night markets but maybe you don't.

Here is a website on Busan that is interesting:

http://busan.for91days.com/busan-index-2/

Note the vast fortress walls in ruins, the temple built into a cliff, the seaside temple, the huge fish market, and the unusual neighborhoods.

In Seoul, I would try to quickly get through the DMZ tour, Namsan, Gyeongbukgung Palace, Namdaemun Market, & Insadong. Forget Chinatown at Incheon. Not very impressive and takes 2 hours by train.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Seoul#See

Maybe a 1/2 day trip to Beopjusa if time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beopjusa

If you go to Iksan / Jeonju, don't miss Tapsa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapsa

All of the temples I've mentioned are stand-outs. There around 6 major temples in Seoul, but Gyeongbukgung is the temple to see.