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If this is your first time visiting Seoul, this will guide you a lot on your korea trip!!!😘 Seoul Starter Pack provides guides to attractions, foods, transportation, where to get wi-fi, interesting shops in Seoul, and accommodation💓The details available in photos. Lets share and keep this~
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Famous Attractions
❤️Ihwa Mural Village: Visitors can find the many beautiful paintings and sculptures scattered around the village, all of which were create by “Art in the City” project.
❤️N Seoul Tower: One of the representative landmarks and multi-cultural venues in Seoul.
❤️Bukchon Hanok Village: Surrounded by Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, Bukchon Hanok Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses.
❤️Gyeongbokgung: Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful, and remains the largest of all five Northern Palaces.
Street Food
❤️Best places to have hotteok in Seoul:
INSADONG | Jongno-gu
TEOLBO'S HOTTEOK | Insadong
SAMBODANG | Insadong
❤️Red Bean Fish Cake called Bungeoppang or bread fish in Korea.They are crispy outside and very soft inside, with sweet red bean taste when it was cooked.
❤️Best places to have odeng in Seoul:
GWANGJANG MARKET | Jongno-gu
MYEONG-DONG | Jung-gu
NAMDAEMUN MARKET | Jung-gu
❤️Best places to have ddeokbokki in Seoul:
TONG-IN MARKET | Jongno-gu
DONGDAEMUN SASSY TTEOKBOKKI | Jung-gu
MIMI'S TTEOKBOKKI | Mapo-gu
Theme Parks
❤️Lotte World is a magnificent combination of an indoor and outdoor theme park.
Operating Hours 09:30-22:00
Full day: Adults 52,000 won / Teenagers 45,000 won / Children 41,000 won / Babies 13,000 won
❤️Seoulland is Korea’s first theme park, with a beautiful scenery surrounded by Cheonggyesan Mountain.
- Day-time
Adult 20,000 won / Youth 17,000 won / Children 15,000 won
- Night-time
Adult 18,000 won / Youth 15,000 won / Children 13,000 won
❤️Vivaldi Park Ski World offers one-day skiing and nighttime skiing which attracts ski lovers to this ski resort as well as the largest accommodation facility.
❤️Everland Resort entertains visitors all year long with various rides, festivals like Global Fair, theme parks including Magic Land, European Adventure and Zootopia, perfect for a great amusement park.
-Operating Hours 10:00-22:00
- One-day Ticket: Adults 52,000 won / Teenagers 44,000 won / Children & Seniors 41,000 won
- Night Ticket (after 5PM): Adults 43,000 won / Teenagers 37,000 won / Children & Seniors 34,000 won
Transportation
❤️Seoul City Tour Bus: The Seoul City Bus Tour links most of the city`s major sightseeing and shopping areas, including the Gyeongbokgung and Changgyeonggung palaces, the Namdaemun and Dongdaemun markets and Seoul Tower.
❤️Bus: Three types of buses cover routes connecting every corner of the city: the Ilban bus, Jwaseok bus and Maeul bus. Buses arrive at stops in five to fifteen minute intervals. Schedules vary depending on the bus route involved but most routes start at 4:30 a.m. with the last bus of the day making its round at 1 a.m.
❤️Taxi: There are three kinds of taxis -- regular taxi, deluxe taxi, and limousine taxi. The last two types of taxi offer a high standard of service compared to the first, but are more expensive.
❤️Subway: Seoul City's subway system is one of the most convenient and fastest way to get around the city.The subway operation hours are from 5:30 to approximately 24:00.
(Purchasing Ticket)
Single Journey Ticket : This can be purchased from the "Ticket Vending and Card Reload Device" located inside the subway station.
T-Money Card: A prepaid transit card, T-Money card can be used until the balance on the card is exhausted.
Cashless Options
❤️T-money and Cashbee are transportation cards that can be used on public buses and subways in several differen locations throughout the nation.
-Save Time, enjoy discounts on rides
Price : From 2,500 won
❤️Convenience stores (GS25, CU, 7-Eleven, Ministop, With Me, Buy The Way, Story Way, etc.) bearing the T-money or Cashbee logo in areas of use listed above. Refund available in all sales locations (card price is not refundable).
*Note: T-Money card can also be purchased from ticket vending and card reload devices inside subway stations)
Wifi
❤️SKT RENTAL OFFICE
- LOCATION(PICK-UP & RETURN)
If you exit from baggage claim zone, you will see the exits to outside.
SKT offices are between Exit 10 and 11, between Exit 6 and 7 on 1st floor.
- BIZ HOURS: Exit 6 & 7(24hrs), Exit 10 & 11(06:00 - 22:00) All year around
- REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL: Passport and Credit card
- PRIOR BOOKING: Not mandatory
❤️KT Olleh RENTAL OFFICE
- LOCATION(PICK-UP & RETURN)
If you exit from baggage claim zone, you will see the exits to outside.
KT Olleh offices are between Exit 10 and 11, between Exit 6 and 7 on 1st floor.
- BIZ HOURS: Exit 6 & 7(06:00 - 22:00), Exit 10 & 11(24hrs) All year around
- REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL: Passport and Credit card
- PRIOR BOOKING: Not mandatory
❤️LG U+ RENTAL OFFICE
- LOCATION(PICK-UP)
LG U+ offices for pick-up are between Exit 5 and 6, between Exit 9 and 10 on 1st floor.
- LOCATION(RETURN)
LG U+ offices for return are between Check in Counter No. A and B, between E and F,
G and H, and M on 3rd floor which is for departure.
- BIZ HOURS FOR PICK-UP: Exit 5 & 6(24hrs), Exit 9 & 10(06:00 - 22:00) All year around
FOR RETURN: 06:00 - 22:00 All year around
- REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL: Passport and Credit card
- PRIOR BOOKING: Not mandatory
❤️WiFi KOREA RENTAL OFFICE
- LOCATION(PICK-UP & RETURN)
WiFi KOREA office is at Check in Counter No. A on 3rd floor.
- BIZ HOURS: 06:00 - 22:00 All year around
- REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL: Passport and Credit card
- PRIOR BOOKING: Mandatory 2 working days before
Shops In Seoul
❤️Myeongdong: Many stores in Myeongdong offer discounts for travelers to Korea.
Myeongdong Station (Line 4, Exit 6)
Euljiro-1-Ga Station (Line 2, Exit 6)
❤️Dongdaemun: Shop at Dongdaemun Market to get some wholesale items! There are several large buildings, such as Doota or Migilore, and there you’ll be in shoppers heaven.
Dongdaemun Station (Line 1 & 4, Exit 8 or 9)
Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Line 2, Exit 2 or 14)
❤️Ehwa: Shopping at Ewha is one of the cheaper options for shoppers.
Ehwa Women’s University Station (Line 2, Exit 1, 2 or 3)
❤️Hongdae: Hongdae is another college town with tons of people and great shopping, most of the shopping here is for domestic Korean fashion.
Hongdae University Station (Line 2, Exit 9)
Hapjeong Station (Line 2, Exit 3)
Sangsu Station (Line 6, Exit 1 or 2)
Supermarkets
❤️Emart: The E-Mart at Yeongdeungpo is the 124th E-mart in Korea and the largest E-mart in the southwest area of Seoul. This spacious store offers high-quality services as well as a large, spacious parking lot.
❤️Lotte Mart : The Seoul Station branch sells groceries, daily essentials, fashion items, and much more. The store occupies the second and third floors of the building, and is open from 09:00 to 24:00.
❤️Grand Mart: Grand Mart (Sinchon branch) offers trendy fashion accessories and clothing at affordable prices. On the basement floor, customers can even find reasonably-priced, high-quality products that are carried exclusively by Grand Department Store.
❤️Home Plus: The Home Plus Dongdaemun Branch is a large discount supermarket near the Jegi-dong Yangnyeong Market (an herbal medicine market) and Cheongnyangni Station. The store carries a wide variety of products, allowing shoppers to easily find the items they need.
Unique BnB Hotels
❤️Hotel name: UNIQUE Pension
Address: 1689-23, Hoban-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Closest railway station: Gapyeong
Rooms start from: S$129 (₩110,000)
❤️Hotel name: Cozy Theme
Address: 604 Baekdun-ri, Buk-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Closest railway station: Gapyeong
Rooms start from: S$116 (₩99,000)
❤️Hotel name: KPOPSTAY
Address: 6-153, Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu
Closest subway station: Hongik University
Rooms start from: Pods S$29 (₩25,000), Rooms S$82 (₩70,000)
❤️Hotel name: GIWA House
Address: 18-8 Jongno-gu, Chebu-dong
Closest subway station: Gyeongbokgung
Rooms start from: S$69 (₩59,000)
Hot Stay Area
❤️Gangnam: A popular area in Gangnam is Garosugil, which is home to an eclectic mix of retail stores, art galleries and artisan cafes.
❤️Myeongdong: It is arguably the most popular choice for tourists to stay at. This is because the area has loads of great food and modern shopping malls, and you can’t really go wrong with staying here.
❤️Itaewon: You can find a variety of international retail shops and restaurants. This is because the area developed around the American military bases situated here.
❤️Insadong: Rich in culture and you will find an interesting amalgamation of charming Korean traditional houses, Korean art galleries, restaurants, teahouses, fashion boutiques, majestic palaces, artisan cafes, and fashion boutiques.
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