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Busan City Tour Bus
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AM
From Seoul Station, travelers take the high-speed
KTX train to Busan at 8 am for arrival at 10:40 am.
After leaving the station, turn left towards Arirang
Hotel and go to the Busan City Tour Bus stop. A KTX
train ticket is good for a 20% discount on a single-day
tour bus fare. Details of the popular Taejongdae course
are available by clicking on the link below. |
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http://www.busancitytour.com(Eng, Chn, Jpn)
Taejongdae
Course Map
Four daily departures at 9:30
am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm from Busan subway station
Major
Sites : UN Memorial Cemetery, Busan Museum, Gwangalli
and Haeundae beaches, Busan Museum of Art
Time:
About two and a half hours
Fee: ￦10,000 (20% discount
with KTX ticket) |
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Haeundae
Beach Course Map
Four daily departures at
9 am, 11:10 am, 12:50 pm and 3:30 pm from Busan subway
station
Major Sites : Yongdusan Park, Yeongdo 7.5
Square, Taejongdae, Jagalchi Market
Time: About
three hours
Fee: ￦10,000 (20% discount with KTX
ticket) |
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There are seven stops from Busan subway station to Seomyeon
and it takes about 11 minutes.
It takes 11 minutes
from Busan subway station to Seomyeon. Fares begin at
900 won and you do not need to transfer. |
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Lunch at Seomyeon’s
Famous Food Alley / Shopping / Nail Care
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 2PM
Seomyeon is a shopping mecca containing Lotte
Department Store, Lotte Hotel, Busan Migliore and hundreds
of other shops with lower to mid-price fashion items.
Restaurants, bars, cafes, nail salons and plastic surgery
clinics abound here. The many eateries with low prices
and delicious cuisine make this area a favorite haunt
for young people. |
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 After
lunch, travelers go shopping and then head for the nail
salon T’z Nail (+82-51-805-8281) behind Lotte Department
Store for beauty care. The shop posts rates and nail
care details in Japanese and pictures of its Japanese
customers. A hand massage and keratin treatment costs
an extra ￦10,000. Undergoing the complete nail care
package is highly recommended.
Those wishing to
purchase Kimchi or dried seaweed can do so at Lotte
Department Store’s grocery shop in its underground
level. |
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Tteokbokki ￦2,000 / Jeon ￦1,000 / Sundae ￦2,000 /
Gimbap ￦1,000 / Dumplings ￦300 / Eomuk ￦300 |
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Fees: ￦30,000 for nails, coloring, keratin and massage
* Time: About 90 minutes
* T'z Nail – 051-805-8281
/ Service in Korean and Japanese / Hours: 11 am to 11
pm / Open everyday except Lunar New Year’s Day, New
Year’s Day and Chuseok |
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500g pack ￦4,150-￦4,400 / 1kg pack ￦7,800-￦8,100
/ Five 200g pack set ￦8,900 / Ten 80g pack set ￦9,450
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Link to Lotte Department Store in Busan
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Link to Detailed Map of Seomyeon |
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takes about 18 minutes from Seomyeon subway station
to Gwangan. The basic fare is 900 won and you do not
need to transfer. |
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| Gwangalli Beach Night
View |
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 6PM
An amazing night view of Busan is the main attraction
here. In the evening, Gwangalli Beach lights up with
the brilliant lights from Gwangan Bridge. |
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 Nearby
is the Minrak Town Sliced Raw Fish Center offering a
large selection of freshly caught fish. Visitors can
eat the fish on the beach while enjoying the night view.
The center posts the daily prices of fish.
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Link to Gwangalli Beach |
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| Going
from Gwangalli Beach to Besta Sauna at Dalmaji Hill
takes about 15 minutes by taxi and costs 5,400 won.
(June 2005). |
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| Besta
Sauna (Inn) |
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 8PM
Besta Sauna is located on the top of Dalmaji
Hill with an incredible view of Haeundae beach from
the facility’s huge windows. The wonderful view and
clean rooms of the sauna make the price of ￦8,000 an
attractive bargain for backpackers. |
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 The
sauna is an ideal place for travelers tired from a long
day of touring, with a 24-hour massage parlor offering
a full body or foot massage for just ￦50,000. A bar
also offers food and drinks ranging in price from ￦3,000
to ￦5,000. The traditional snack Bingsu, or cold red
bean paste over crushed ice, costs only ￦4,500 to ￦5,000.
Breakfast begins at 7am. |
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Interior of
Besta Sauna |
Bingsu |
Bar |
Massage |
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Massage Rates
Full
Body and Foot: ￦50,000
Full Body: ￦40,000
Foot:
￦30,000
Back or Legs: ￦20,000
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Link to Dalmaji Hill |
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from Besta Sauna to Yonggungsa Temple by taxi takes
about 13 minutes and costs 4,600 won. (June 2005) |
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| Day 2 |
| Yonggungsa Temple
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 10am
The second day of the course is spent sightseeing
around Haeundae Beach. The first stop is Yonggungsa
Temple, a temple nestled right next to the coastline
of the East Sea and overlooking Haeundae Beach. With
a small but clean atmosphere, this Buddhist holy site
will make you feel relaxed while offering plenty of
fantastic views.
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Link to Yonggungsa Temple |
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taxis are available in front of Besta Sauna, but few
pass by the remote area of Yonggungsa Temple. A quicker
alternative is to walk 10 minutes down the hill and
catch bus number 181 to Haeundae Beach. The bus runs
every 30 minutes and adult fare is ￦900. Going to Haeundae
Beach takes about 30 minutes. |
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| Busan Aquarium &
Lunch at Bennigan’s |
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 12PM
The Oceanis Group of Australia built Busan
Aquarium for 39 billion won. The group also operates
the Australian Melbourne Aquarium (www.melbourneaquarium.com.au)and
Underwater World in Queensland, Australia (
www.underwaterworld.com.au) The Busan Aquarium holds
35,000 sea animals of 250 types in a state-of-the-art
facility. Visitors to Busan make it a point to visit
the aquarium and spend 60 to 90 minutes going through
there. Easy to find, the aquarium is near the entrance
to Haeundae Beach. |
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 The
building right next to the aquarium houses family restaurants
like TGI Friday’s and Bennigan’s that have affordable
lunch menus from 11 am to 4 pm. Bennigan’s offers a
lunch menu of 17 different items priced between ￦13,000
to ￦17,000. Bread and soup, soft drink and coffee are
included. Customers can also receive free bread and
butter as a snack to carry on their trip. |
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Bennigan’s : http://www.bennigans.co.kr/main.asp(English)
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Link to Busan Aquarium |
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Busan Aquarium is located at the center of Haeundae
Beach. A ten-minute walk along the beach towards the
eastern direction of Mipo Harbor will take one there. |
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Mipo Harbor, follow the coastline towards Busan Aquarium,
and walk 15 minutes in the direction of Haeundae Rail
Station to see shopping centers such as Save Zone and
Sponge |
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| Horrorwood / Dinner
/ Gyeongju |
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 4:30PM
Horrorwood debuted last year in Seoul to huge
fanfare before moving to Busan. Created by Hollywood
special effects company Mirage Entertainment, Horrorwood
has 17 maze-like rooms filled with lifelike images of
classic fiends like Dracula and ghosts from the movies
The Exorcist and Ring. A trip through
the horror experience lasts about 20 minutes.
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 On
the fifth floor of Sponge Mall is a korean restaurant,
Gangsanmyeonok, which is famous for serving Naengmyeon
(cold noodles) and Galbi (beef ribs) over the past 50
years. |
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Location:
Busan Haeundae Sponge, fifth Floor
Admission: ￦9,000
for adults age 19 or older / ￦8,000 for those aged
13 to 18 / ￦7,000 for children age 12 or younger
Hours:
Weekdays 2 pm to 10 pm / Weekends & Holidays 12
pm to 10 pm
Tickets: Sponge, first floor
Inquiries:
+82-51-4870~1
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arriving at Gyeongju station from Haeundae, take a five-minute
taxi ride from the station to the guesthouse Sarangchae |
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| Foreigner Guesthouse
Sarangchae |
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 9PM
Sarangchae accepts all visitors but apparently
attracts more foreigner guests. The guesthouse is a
slightly remodeled traditional house so most rooms have
their own toilets and showers. Joint bathrooms and divided
showers add to the convenience. Free breakfast is offered
of toast, eggs, coffee, green tea and more. Western
travelers often share travel information over breakfast.
The lounge also has Gyeongju tourist maps and books
and is conducive to bring together people. Sarangchae
also has a spacious yard for relaxing in the evening
with a cold beer and sharing stories. |
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Sarangchae
Homepage
: http://www.kjstay.com/(Kor,
Eng)
Contact Number : +82-54-773-4868 / 019-520-4868
(Kor, Jpn)
Rates: Room with toilet & shower
￦25,000 per person (additional guests are ￦5,000
additional each). Room without toilet & shower
￦20,000 per person (additional guests are ￦5,000
additional each.) Rates not subject to change.
Lounge:
Stove, microwave oven, gas range, kitchen supplies
and refrigerator
Getting There: Five-minute
taxi ride from Gyeongju train station for about
￦2,700 (June 2005)
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Map |
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is about a five-minute walk away from Daereungwon’s
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| Day 3 |
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| Daereungwon
– Cheomseongdae Observatory – Gyerim – Banwolseong Fortress
– Anapji Pond – Gyeongju National Museum |
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| Daereungwon |
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| Cheomseongdae Observatory |
[Daereungwon(40
minute tour)-10 minute walk-Cheomseongdae
Observatory(five minute tour)-five minute walk-Gyerim(10
minute tour)-one minute walk-Banwolseong Fortress(20
minute tour)-three minute walk-Anapji
Pond(10 minute tour)-five minute walk-Gyeongju
National Museum(90 minute tour)] The tour sites
listed above are clustered together and located close
to downtown Gyeongju. Click on each site for details
and photos. For visitors to Gyeongju, this course and
trips to Bulguksa Temple and Seokgulam Grotto are essential.
Walk along Daereungwon to see the vestiges of the ancient
Silla kingdom. Only 23 tombs are visible, but more than
200 others are underground Daereungwon. From the entrance
of Daereungwon to the right are more tombs and to the
left is Cheomseongdae Observatory, the oldest in Asia.
The forest Gyerim, located between the observatory
and Banwolseong Fortress, is the birthplace of Silla
Dynasty kings. Banwolseong is a mud fortress and has
lost much of its original form, but stand on the fortress’s
edges with overgrown trees to see all of Gyeongju and
its surroundings. |
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Archery fun in
Banwolseong Fortress |
Anapji Pond |
Gyeongju National Museum |
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Seokbinggo, the ice storehouse, is all
that is left of the fortress. Visitors can also
enjoy archery, horseback riding and traditional
games at the Experience Center
Take a small
road between the center and Seokbinggo to arrive
at stairs leading to a paved road. Follow this road
to see a sign pointing to Anapji Pond and Gyeongju
National Museum. Follow the sign to arrive at the
Shilla Dynasty garden Anapji Pond, then the museum.
The museum’s interior and exterior are filled with
historical remains, many of which are made of gold
and create a brilliant display. Visitors can spend
many hours to observe everything in detail, but
light browsing in the museum takes only 90 minutes.
Hours: 9 am to dawn
Closed during rain
Rates:
￦3,000 for people age 13 or over / ￦2,000 for
children age 12 or younger
Inquiries: +82-54-1330
(Kor / Eng / Jpn / Chn)
Time: About 15 Minutes
Daereungwon: ￦1,500 (ages 19-64)
Cheomseongdae
Observatory: ￦500 (ages 19-64)
Gyerim: ￦500
(ages 19-64)
Anapji: ￦1,000 (ages 19-64 )
Gyeongju
National Museum: ￦400 (ages 24-64) |
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the morning course, the recommended lunch is famous
wrapped rice in nearby Daereungwon at Sampo Wrapped
Rice Restaurant. Take a five–minute taxi ride to the
restaurant for about ￦1,500 (June 2005). |
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| Lunch at Sampo Wrapped
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 12PM
Sampo Restaurant is down the street by Daereungwon’s
right wall. Taxi drivers know where the restaurant is.
About halfway down the road next to Daereungwon is the
restaurant. Wrapped rice is a healthy dish containing
many fresh vegetables, rice, and meat. Twenty different
side dishes are also provided free of charge. |
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restaurant not only has good food, but also various
displays of old hair ornaments, antique furniture and
traditional musical instruments.Leaving the restaurant,
walk in the opposite direction of Daereungwon to see
a road. |
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 On
the opposite side is a special Hwangnam Bread office
selling bundles of 10 to 20 loaves. The shop also sells
single pieces for tasting at ￦500 each. Facing the
bread store walk to the right to reach Palujung Rotary.
At the bus stop, take bus numbers 10 or 11 to get to
Bulguksa Temple. |
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Wrapped Rice Regular Course: ￦7,000
Contact Number: +82-54-749-5776 (Korean)
Homepage
: www.hwangnam.co.kr(Korean) |
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Restaurant (3-minute walk) – Hwangnam Bread Head Office
(5-minute walk) – Bus numbers 10 or 11 at Palujung Rotary
to Bulguksa Temple (35-40 minute ride / fare ￦1,300
/ bus available every 8 minutes) |
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| Bulguksa Temple
& Seokgulam Grotto |
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 2:30PM
Listed as a World Culture Heritage, Bulguksa
is the country’s most famous temple. Seokguram Grotto
is also a World Culture Heritage and a must-see in Gyeongju.
The grotto is a 15-minute bus ride away from the temple
and located on the top of a mountain. |
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bus comes 40 minutes past every hour between 8:40 am
and 4:40 pm, with the last leaving at 5:20 pm. Bus number
12 stops at the information desk at the temple parking
lot. Please plan ahead when visiting either spot, as
going through both sites takes up to two hours.
→
Link to Bulguksa Temple
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Link to Seokguram Grotto |
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can take buses 10 or 11 from Bulguksa Temple to Gyeongju
rail station. The trip takes 40 minutes and costs ￦1,300.
Buses come every eight minutes. |
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| ▒ Map of Busan |
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| ▒ Map of Seomyeon |
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| ▒ Map of Gyeongju |
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▒ Estimated Costs (March 2005)
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| High-speed Train Fare from
Seoul to Busan (KTX) |
￦44,800 |
| City Tour |
￦8,000 |
| Busan subway station to
Seomyeon |
￦900 |
| Snacks at Seomyeon Food
Alley |
Tteokbokgi |
￦2,000 |
| Jeon |
￦1,000 |
| Sundae |
￦2,000 |
| Eomuk |
￦300 |
| Nail Treatment |
￦30,000 |
| Seomyeon subway station
to Gwangan |
￦900 |
| Minak Town Sliced Raw Fish
Center |
￦20,000 |
| Taxi Fare from Gwangan
Beach to Besta Sauna |
￦5,400 |
| Besta Sauna Admission |
￦8,000 |
| Besta Sauna Bingsu |
￦4,500 |
| Besta Sauna Full Body and
Foot Massage |
￦50,000 |
| Breakfast at Besta (spicy
noodles) |
￦4,000 |
| Taxi Fare from Besta to
Yongkung Temple |
￦4,600 |
| Downtown Bus Fare from
Yongkung Temple to Haeundae |
￦900 |
| Lunch at Bennigan’s |
￦14,300 (including 10% VAT) |
| Roundtrip Ship Excursion
to Oryukdo Islands |
￦12,100 |
| Horrorwood Admission |
￦9,000 |
| Train Fare from Haeundae
to Gyeongju (Mugunghwa Class) |
￦5,200 |
| Sarangchae Room |
￦20,000~￦25,000 per person |
| Daereungwon |
￦1,500 (ages 19-64) |
| Cheomseongdae Observatory |
￦500 (ages 19-64) |
| Gyerim |
￦500 (ages 19-64) |
| Anapji |
￦1,000 (ages 19-64) |
| Gyeongju National Museum |
￦400 (ages 24-64) |
| Taxi Fare from Gyeongju
National Museum to Sampo Wrapped Rice Restaurant |
￦1,500 |
| Sampo Wrapped Rice Regular
Course |
￦7,000 |
| Hwangnam Bread |
￦500 |
| Downtown Bus Fare from
Palujung Rotary to Bulguk Temple |
￦1,300 |
| Bulguksa Temple |
￦4,000 |
| Seokguram Grotto |
￦4,000 |
| Seokguram Grotto Shuttle
Bus Fare |
￦1,300 |
| Downtown Bus Fare from
Bulguksa Temple to Gyeongju Rail Station |
￦1,300 |
| Train Fare from Gyeongju
to Seoul (Saemaul Class) |
￦33,600 |
| Total Expected Cost : ￦306,300 |
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| ▒ TIPS |
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∴ The path connecting Daereungwon,
Cheomseongdae Observatory, Gyerim and Banwolseong Fortress is
decorated with blossoming yellow rapeseed flowers in spring.
The overwhelming beauty of the blossoms often diverts attention
away from the historical sites, thus visits are recommended
in mid-April.
∴ Anapji
Pond holds a free concert every Saturday evening to those paying
the 1,000 won admission to the pond. Additionally, lights illuminate
the path connecting Daereungwon, Cheomseongdae Observatory,
Gyerim, Banwolseong Fortress and the pond in another unique
experience. |
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