Welcome to CTBUH 2004 Seoul Conference :::::

All registered participants and their guests are warmly welcome to participate in the specially prepared tours for CTBUH 2004 Seoul Conference and its vicinities offer visitors a vast array of sightseeing opportunities and cultural activities. A 24-hour cancellation policy applies to local tours. All tours require minimum 10 persons for operation. Full day tour includes Lunch. Tour will start in front of COEX Convention Center CTBUH 2004 tour information desk and an English Speaking Guide will be provided.

(OP- 1)Get a peep of Noble family life

Date: 09:00~18:00, Oct. 11, 2004
Course: Gyeongbokgung Palace – National folk museum – Presidential road -Insadong – Jogyesa Temple – Namsan Hanok village – Seoul Tower

Cost: US$60 p/p

At the north end of Sejongno Street appears the imposing Gyeongbokgung, the oldest Joseon Dynasty palace. On its grounds stand and the National Museum of Korea and the National Folk Museum, where visitors can browse the unique cultural and historical traits of Korea and the life style of olden days.

Gyeongbokgung Palace – Built in 1394 as the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910) by its founder King Taejo, it is the most comprehensive and grandest of the five palaces of the Joseon Dynasty.

National folk museum of Korea – located within Gyeongbokgung palace, the museum is a showcase of the lifestyle of the Korean people from the prehistoric age to the Josen Dynasty, displaying items of everyday use, funerary objects, major works of art, and replicas.

Geonchunmun, the east gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, opens on Samcheongdonggil Street lined with many art galleries. From the northern tip of the 1 km strip of Samcheongdonggil Street extends a tree-arched street in front of Cheong Wa Dae, adorned with manicured roadside patches. This road is well known by Presidential road.

Insadong – Along the streets of Insa-dong, visitors are lured by hundreds of shops brimming with traditional ink paintings, calligraphic works, antique furniture, curios, handicrafts, ceramics, and modernstyle traditional dresses. Even a single fan pays tribute to nature. Each little necklace is strung with the elegant glow of tradition.

Adjacent to Insa-dong are the Nagwon Arcade with its musical instrument market and rice-cake and delicacy shops; Unhyeongung Palace, the residence of the Regent Daewongun of the late Joseon Dynasty, who closed the doors of the kingdom to foreigners; the Jogyesa temple, the head temple of Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, Jogyejong.

Visitors can experience a Buddhist worship service laden with the fragrance of incense performed in Jogyesa Temple. The street passing Jogyesa temple is lined with shops packed with wooden clappers, gray robes, rosaries, incense, brassware and other Buddhist articles.

Namsan Hanok Village - This beautiful village, covering a site of 7,934 square meters, is composed of three parts: a traditional Korean Garden, Time Capsule Plaza, and the village itself including five traditional Korean houses or hanok from the Joseon Dynasty. Theses houses were moved from their original locations scattered around Seoul and restored completely.

Seoul Tower– Commanding a fine view of Seoul, Seoul Tower is equipped with observatories and a revolving restaurant with a full-circle view; the Global Village Folk Museum that maintains over 20,000 rare and precious relics from over 150 countries.

(OP- 2)Back to ancient Korea

09:00~18:00, Oct. 12, 2004
Course: Korean Folk Village – Icheon Ceramics Village
Cost: US$75 p/p

Icheon Ceramics Village - one of the largest ceramics villages in Korea, lies in Icheon where some 250 kilns are clustered. Not only you can purchase ceramics but make them yourself. Haegang Ceramics Museum is here, Korea’s only museum devoted entirely to the ceramic arts, and the Icheon Ceramics Festival is held every September.

The Korean Folk Village,which was opened on the 3rd October, 1974, as an open-air folk museum and international tourist attraction for both Korean and foreign visitors. It is the home of the true Korean heritage where many features of the Korean culture have been collected and preserved for succeeding generations to see and learn about.

Korean Folk Village set in a natural environment occupying approximately 243 acres, visitors can experience the authentic atmosphere with over 260 traditional houses reminiscent of the late Joseon Dynasty including various household goods from the different regions. All these features have been relocated and restored to provide visitors with a general view of Korean food, clothing, and housing style of a past era.

16:00~18:00 –Return to Hotel

(OP-3) DMZ & the 3rd tunnel tour

Date: 06:20~14:00, Oct. 13, 2004
Course: Cost: US$75 p/p

This place show the partition of the Korean peninsula, the doleful truth.

The 3rd tunnel, about 73 meters underground, and 2meters wide and high, was constructed by North Koreans to infiltrate the South. It crosses 435 meters under the North-Seouth Demarcation Line and its total length is 1,635 meters. At Dora Observatory, through a telescope you can watch North Koreans go about their daily life. Odusan Unification Observatory – is where you can view North Korea with high-powered binoculars. On display is a collection of items from North Korea including living necessities and clothes. There are an audiovisual room and North Korean products for sale

(PT-1) Gyeongju - Great heritage of ancient Korea

Date: 09:00~18:00, Oct. 14~15, 2004
Course: Suwon Hwaseong Fortress – Natioanl Gyeongju Museum - Tumuli Park - Choemseingdae Observatory - Seokguram Grotto – Bulguksa – Gyeongju Folk Crafts Village – Mt. Tohamsan

Cost: Twn: US$210 p/p, Sgl: US$320p/p

A subway train also connects Seoul with Suwon, one of the principal cities of Gyeonggi-do

Hwaseong Fortress – is inclued on UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritage in 1997. Hwaseong Fortress is a well-preserved architecture of the Joweon Dynasty built of stone and oven-baked bricks over two years from 1794 during the reign of King Jeongjo.

Gyeongju was the capital of the Silla Kingdom for a thousand years, and the valley in which it is situated has a great concentration of historical buildings temples and artifacts. After Silla unified the peninsula in A.D. 676, the city developed into one of the world’s major cultural centers. The area is called a “ museum without walls” because of the wealth of historical buildings and treasures.

Gyeongju Nat’l Museum –a place of compelling interest, preseves much of the Silla heritage, including magnificent gold crowns, pottery, Buddhist artifacts, and stone sculptures. The museum also houses the Divine Bell of Kong Seongdeok the Greak, also referred to as the legendary Emille Bell, one of Asia’s largest and most resonant bells –nineteen tons of bronze standing eleven feet high.

Tumuli Park –a collection of royal Silla tombs from the Pre-Unification Era, is in the middle of Gyeongju. The park contains 20 of the more than 200 royal tombs to be found in Gyeongju. The Cheonmachong was excavated in 1974 and yielded more than 10,000 treasures. The tomb itself is open for viewing, providing visitors with an opportunity to see how the huge tombs were constructed and how the various items were arranged in them. Visitors to this area should be sure to take the time for a peaceful stroll in this serene park.

Seokguram Grotto – is one of the world’s finest Buddha shrines, dating back to the same period as Bulguksa Temple. Surrounded by Bodhisattvas and guardian deities, the serene central statue of Buddha gazes out over the forested hills and across the East Sea to the horizon. The carving of the granite dome of Seokuram was a truly amazing architectural feat. In 1995, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto were added to UNESCO’s prestigious World Cultural Heritage list.

Bulguksa – is one of Koreas best known temples, a testimony to both the skill of Silla architects and the depth of Buddhist faith at the time. While most of the wooden buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, all the stone bridges, stairways and pagodas are original. The temple, originally built in A.D 535, was enlarged in A.D.752.

(PT-2) The Mt. Seongsan's Ilchulbong Peak - Jeju folk village - Cheonjiyeon fall - Seogwipo world cup stadium - Sanbanggulsa - O’sulloc Tea Museum - Yongduam Rock

• Time : 08:00~18:00 • Period : Oct. 14~16, 2004 • Price Twin : US$645 p/p,Sgl : US$845

Transfer to Gimpo airport and fly to Jeju
Jeju-do, or Jeju Iland, one of the nine provinces of Korea, is only an hour’s flight south of Seoul. As a result of its isolated location and romantic tropical image, Jeju-do has become a favorite retreat with honeymooners and tourists. Jeju-do is divide to two big cities, which are Jeju city and Seogiwipo city. Jeju city located along the central north shore, has an international airport and is the island’s main tourist center and Seogwipo city, the primary city of the south coast, is a fishing port with lovely waterfalls and fine hotels and is easily accessible from Jeju city by road

The Mt. Seongsan's Ilchulbong Peak - The Mt. Seongsan's Ilchulbong Peak, which means "Sunrise Peak", is located 48km east of Jeju City on the Seongsan Peninsula. It is a volcanic cone rising 182m high with a huge crater covering over 1,299sqm. The crater resembles the shape of a crown, with 99 curious rock peaks around it. The peak is famous for its spectacular view, especially at sunrise. From the west port, a 120ton ferry cruises around Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak and nearby Udo Island operates every one hour. The sunrise over the horizon on the sea is very attractive. Listed as the first of the Ten Scenic Splendors of Jeju-do Island

Jeju folk village - The South Jeju County town of Pyoseon is home to the Jeju Folk Village recreating the unique lifestyle and traditional culture of Jeju Island. A mountain village, highland village and fishing fishing village have been constructed as they appeared during the Yi Dynasty (1393~1910 A. D.). Also an authentic market place, an exhibition of fishing equipment, a site for authentic shaman performances, and a typical government building have been erected. Folk performances are presented frequently, and certified craftsmen demonstrate their time-honored techniques.
17:00~18:00 Transfer to Hotel

Cheonjiyeon fall - Cheonjeyeon means a pond of God in Korean. It gets its name from a local myth that seven angels who serve Okhwangsangje (God) came down the stairs of cloud to earth, playing jade flute, and that they took a bath in the clear water of the pond. The water falls down in a sub-tropical forest and it has three falls: the first one forms a pond that is 21 meter-deep, and this one forms a second one, and the second one falls into a third one that flows into the sea.

Seogwipo world cup stadium - The 42,256-Sogwipo Stadium is an elegantly featured structure located in one of the most luxurious venues ever used in any World Cup.

Sanbanggulsa - is a natural grotto located halfway up the steep slopes of Mt. Sanbangsan on the southwest coast. Reputed to be one of the twelve most famous sights on the island, the view from the grotto over the coastal fields and offshore waters is spectacular. The rocks on the Yongmeori coast below Sanbanggulsa also provide a fascinating view.

O’sulloc Tea Museum - feating exhibits of the history and production of tea, a variety of green tea productions an auditorium for seminars and an observatory that commands panoramic views of the largest tea farm in Korea
16:00~17:30 Transfer to Hotel

Yongduam Rock - all unusual lava formation , lies on the coast just west of Jeju City. The basalt dragon’s head with its open mouth is one of Jeju-do’s popular tourist sites.