Travel: Korea - General

[nat_mom]

Hi bee8250


Yes, i am thinking of going in Dec…my DD could only go during sch holidays. Dec should be winter and it’s will be a different experience for her. My friend tried ASA last Dec and said it’s good.

[mowmow]

nat_mom:

Hihi


Any good agency to recommend? Thks

Hi, we went with CTC last year. Lodging all very good and food provided also not bad. Tour guide is a Korean, he speaks good Mandarin but funny English.

[AT27]

mowmow:

nat_mom:

Hihi


Any good agency to recommend? Thks

Hi, we went with CTC last year. Lodging all very good and food provided also not bad. Tour guide is a Korean, he speaks good Mandarin but funny English.

Hi mowmow

Did you go in Dec? Was it snowing?

[thebusybee]

insider:

.....I will be going this mid Sep to catch their end of summer sale. SEOUL I come again!

PS: If you going on own, maybe I can dig my diary and give you a cheap and good korean suana place to go (kids also can go and all my kids enjoyed that few hours there). I will be re-visiting that place again this Sep. Also must see the Nanta which all of us enjoy too (http://www.nanta.co.kr/en/nanta/intro_synopsis.asp). I also will be watching it one more time this coming trip.

Seoul, the last time I went was in the 90s, with tour group.

I'm also thinking of going this mid to end Sep, with DH and almost 2YO DS (last chance for infant air-fare)

Is Korea a good place to drive around (outside city of course) ? Do you mind share what are the nice nature spots to see?

It'll be nice if you can dig more out of your diary to recommend a few other must visit places. TIA!

p/s the sauna place's like 'Onsen/ Hot Spring' thingy?

[mowmow]

AT27:

mowmow:

[quote=\"nat_mom\"]Hihi


Any good agency to recommend? Thks

Hi, we went with CTC last year. Lodging all very good and food provided also not bad. Tour guide is a Korean, he speaks good Mandarin but funny English.

Hi mowmow

Did you go in Dec? Was it snowing?[/quote]Went in end Nov, we were very lucky to see real snow according to tour guide. Normally will only see fake snow in ski resorts in Nov - mid Dec. But snow fell on the 2nd day morning when we were at the ski resort. It was very beautiful!

[mum03]

Another option would be, to visit http://www.tripadvisor.com. You could find all your information of any countries in this forum. I personnally have benefited from this forum and have saved $$$$$$$$$ from DIY my own internary. I have never used a local travel agent to travel before, only to compare cost with my own iternary.

At times I have saved about close to thousand dollars by doing it myself, then going through a local travel agents.

[sunset_dae]

Hi mum03


Thanks for sharing this website! i just went in to check the hotel + flight to japan and it cost only $1700 ++ for 2A and 1C! So cheap! unbelievable!

[MLR]

Hiya sunset_dae


This is a US site, please check if currency quoted is in USD or SGD. Current USD exchange rate is about 1.45. Also, take note taxes and such. Once I was doing a last minute rush booking via Expedia for a domestic flight within US and didn't think about the currency exchange, and was most embarassed when I told my collegue what a good deal it was and she asked me if it was in USD or SGD.... :oops:

[Luanee]

Bee8250, I brought my 2 girls to Korea last year in Dec. They were aged 6+ and 1+ then. Went with a guided tour group but since we had 10+ ppl, it was customised for us.


My 6+ ger enjoyed the skiing so much that she didnt want to come back. But weather was indeed cold. We put on tshirt + 2 layers of thermal + wool sweater + down jacket for the kids. Urs in october maybe not that bad. Wonderful experience though, enjoy!

[mum03]

When booking a flight, its always cheaper to book on line with the respective airline, thus by passing the local travel agent. You will probably will get a good deal, the travel agents normally charges you a service fees. When coming to booking hotels (depend which country) you can book through wotif.com or asia .com. has for the trip advisor I only use it to plan my iternaries, and also to check which hotel is good to stay. I also compare prices by sending a e/mail directly to the hotel concern, and see which is cheaper.

At times the travel agent might tell you its high season, the rates are high and in actual fact it could be low season where you are travelling to. so its always good to do some research.