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Korea

Visit Korea with your students. Korea is a land steeped in history but embracing technology at lightning speed. Shop traditional open air markets and view the history displayed at the National Folk Museum. Spend a full day at the DMZ, and later return to Seoul to create local dishes, and tour a living theme village.
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Korea

10 Days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Border of North Korea and South Korea
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
  • Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon-gun, South Korea
  • Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea

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Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Depart from North America
Take Off

Board an overnight flight to Seoul.

Day 2 : Arrive in Seoul
Wheels Down

Land in South Korea and begin exploring its capital city.

Day 3 : Seoul
Guided Exploration

Discover Seoul with a local guide while you admire the 40-acre Gyeonbok Palace, visit the National Folk Museum, wander the streets of Insadong, and travel to the Namdaemun open-air market with a local guide.

Day 4 : Continue in Seoul
See the Demilitarized Zone

Take a full day excursion to a Demilitarized Zone where you will tour Freedom Bridge, the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel and Dora Observatory.

Return to Seoul

LEAP Culinary Korea

Culinary Korea

LEAP Activity | Culinary Korea

Experience cooking Korean foods to get a taste for the cuisine. Cook a traditional Korean BBQ and work with Korea’s most important ingredient, a flavorful mix of fermented vegetables known as kimchi.

Day 5 : Jeonju & Gwangju City
Jeonju

Travel to Jeonju and explore the Jeonju Hanok Village where old traditions are still practiced.

Gwangju City

Continue on to Gwangju City.

Day 6 : Boseong & Gwangju City
Boseong

Travel to Boseong, home of a large green tea field that supplies 40% of the country’s green tea.

Tour of Gwangju

Return to Gwangju City and explore with a local guide.

Day 7 : Haeinsa
Travel to Haeinsa

Tour the Temple

Discover Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa Temple. This collection of 81,258 wooden printing blocks is the most complete collection of the Buddhist Canon found in East Asia.

Transfer to Gyeongju

Day 8 : Tour Gyeongju
Cultural Exploration

Spend the day touring Gyeongju, the old capital city of the Shilla Kingdom. Discover the cultural history of the Gyeongju district at the Gyeongju National Museum. Visit Bulguksa, one of Korea’s best known temples. See one of the world’s finest shrines of Buddha at Seoggram Grotto. Bulguksa Temple and Seoggram Grotto are both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

LEAP Sunmodo Training

Sunmodo Training

LEAP Activity | Sunmodo Training

Study and participate in the art of Sunmudo, a traditional Buddhist form of martial arts indigenous to the area. Learn the ways of Zen meditation while practicing balance and concentration.

Day 9 : Travel back to Seoul
Yongin

Travel to Yongin and tour the Korean Folk Village, a living museum of life from several centuries ago.

Continue to Suwon

Then, see the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress.

Return to Seoul

Day 10 : Return Home to the United States
National Museum

Before heading home, visit the National Museum of Korea, a sanctuary of Korean culture (time permitting).

Farewell!

Enjoy your flight home.

Have questions? We have answers.

    Do you offer 24-hour emergency support?

    Yes. The safety and security of our traveling teachers and students is our top priority, and one measure we take to ensure this safety, and support, is through Tour Central. Tour Central is staffed by WorldStrides employees and is available 24/7 for all traveling groups. Tour Central is there to assist you with any questions or problems that may arise—no matter how big or how small. The staff is specially trained to monitor events domestically and around the world, and has dozens of contingency plans in place to help us jump into action when necessary. The Tour Central number for your group is printed on the WorldStrides name badges that are given to all our travelers for easy access should you need it. This is just one of the many measures that we take to ensure that your trip really is the experience of a lifetime.

Up to Three College Credits Included with this Program

Through our Discovery for Credit Program, students traveling on an international WorldStrides program have the opportunity to earn academic credit by completing an online course that allows them to reflect upon many of the themes and topics explored during their travel program. Those in grades 6–12 at the time of travel can earn free elective high school credit upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Through our university partner, George Mason University, eligible students in grades 9-12 at the time of travel can earn up to three college credits upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Students who earn credit with WorldStrides will find this distinguishes them as online learners and gives them a jump-start on their path to a successful higher education experience. Click here for more details.

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