Seoul DMZ Tour with 3rd Tunnel and Red Suspension Bridge
Description
After meeting your guide at the designated meeting location, you will move the Imjingak park. On the way, you can hear interesting history about Korean war. It'll help you to understand DMZ better. The suspension bridge, locates in Mt. Gamak and the heroic battle of British troops took place in the Korean War. Imjingak Park, locates 7 km from the Military Demarcation Line, is well known for its related to the Korean War. You can check Mangbaedan and the Bridge of Freedom. Also, you can visit Dokgae Bridge. This bridge was blown up while the Korean war and reconstructed. And then let's explore The 3rd Tunnel. It spans over 1,635m in length, 2m in width, and 2m in height and is located 52km from Seoul. From Dora Observatory, you can overlook North Korea and various locations. If you are lucky, you can even see people who is living and working there. we will drop you off near the meeting location.
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Imjingak was built in 1972 with the hope that someday unification would be possible. The three-storied Imjingak is surrounded by several monuments, Unification Park and North Korea Center.
Mangbaedan is a place where people who left their families in north visits on New years day.
The 3rd Tunnel was discovered by South Korea in 1978. It spans over 1,635m in length, 2m in width, and 2m in height and is located 52km from Seoul. It is estimated that approximately 30,000 soldiers could move through the tunnel per hour.
From this Dora Observatory, you can overlook North Korea and various locations including Gaeseong, Songaksan, Kim Il-Sung Statue, and Cooperation Farm (Geumamgol).
Gamaksan Chulleong Bridge, a suspension bridge has 150m length and 1.5m width locates in Solma-ri where Battle of Solma-ri, aka Battle of Gloster Hill held in 1951. The battle of Solma-ri is one of the representative battles fought by UN forces in the Korean War and has important meaning as it is recorded as a representative battle of isolation defense. During the battle, about 650 British troops sacrifice themselves against 25,000 Chinese troops for three days and it allows the UN forces to redeploy their troops to stop the Chinese invasion of Seoul.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Since the DMZ is operated by the military, the trip may be canceled without prior notice.
- This tour does not stop at any shopping centers like ginseng center or amethyst factory.
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- It's highly recommended to bring some snacks & drinks to boost your energy
- Pick-up will be arranged according to your selected designated meeting point
- Strongly recommended that individuals refrain from wearing flip-flops, slippers, or shoes with heels.
Reviews(1,073)
The trip was fantastic! I really enjoyed everything. Our Tour Guide Winnie was excellent. She explained the history very nicely and was lively throughout, which definitely added to the whole experience. Price is reasonable for a whole day experience, as we visited the Suspension bridge, the Observation point and the 3rd tunnel. Overall, it was great and I would highly recommend!
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Winnie was a very energetic guide! She had so much information to share with us, and she communicated in such a skilled way. She was very adamant about being punctual, which showed that she was very conscientious about making sure that everyone gets where we need to be in time. I respect Winnie and am glad to have had her as a tour guide!
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Winnie was Fantastic! Entertaining the entire time. Kind yet kept things moving. She is extremely knowledgeable about all she spoke of. Her assistant, Cindy and the bus driver, Ki - so kind. Kept us very safe.
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Winnie was a very good tour guide and is extremely knowledgeable. Super helpful and kind!
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Our trip with Winnie was incredible! She was so fun and welcoming, she answered all our questions and knew her stuff back to front! We didn’t see the day go by because of how engaging she made it for us! I would really recommend this trip to anyone coming to Seoul.
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Guide Winnie is superb, very informative and always kept us active. Winnie crates group memories.
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Great visit! Our guide Winnie made the tour very interesting and dynamic (with great humor)! Very good tour, I recommend it!
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Great experience for our young boys 11 and 9. Winni was a great tour guide shared great history and was very enthusiastic
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I have a wonderful experience with Winnie. I love seoul tour
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Really neat tour! Learned so much. Good mix of activity and information. Wear comfortable walking shoes and be sure to try the soybean ice cream at the unification village stop! Such a fun time, our guide Mama Winnie was so personable and knowledgeable.
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