One-day travel experience sharing in the suburbs of Seoul

This time I referred to kkday and Klook’s itineraries and finally chose to participate. Klook Gangchon Rail Bike, Nami Island andMorning Calm ArboretumA three-in-one itinerary, let me share my experience with this SA Tour. 

Precautions

When registering at klook, you will need to fill in some accounts such as Line and Whatsapp to facilitate contact with the tour guide, but before departure, the rich man was not added to the group by the tour guide (laughs). The day before, he contacted the customer service staff through the klook APP, and the customer service staff responded: "Customers are requested to arrive at the designated location and 10 minutes before departure time, find the tour guide to check in and confirm. If exit 4 of Myeongdong Station departs at 07:45, customers are asked to arrive before 07:35 to find the tour guide and check in. 』.

Usually this type of one-day tour will pick up tourists at different locations. Basically, there will be three boarding locations. Taking this three-in-one itinerary as an example, the order of boarding locations is: Hongdae Station → Myeongdong Station → Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station, because there is no way to reserve a seat in advance, so of course it is better to get on the bus first and choose a seat first, so if there are people who really need seats, I would like to get on the bus at "Hongdae" The safest thing is to get up the earliest. For example, this time, a few big brothers finally got on the bus at the "Dongdaemun History and Culture Park" station, so they could only sit in the last row of the tour bus. If it is a child, the rich man thinks It is more dangerous. It may be thrown out in an emergency, so be careful.

In fact, most tourists choose to get on the bus at the "Myeongdong" station, so there are a lot of people waiting on the spot and it is very chaotic, so be careful. Why is it so confusing, because there will be more than a dozen tour buses waiting on the side of the road (laughs), which means that there are more than a dozen groups of tourists waiting there at the same time, and the tour guides of each group will hold a roll call book. The tour guide will hold a small flag, so when you arrive, you should quickly ask someone who has a list in your hand. Basically, these tour guides know each other, because most of them are tour guides from the same travel agency, so if you really can’t find yourself Tour guides, you can ask them to help.

The rich man’s experience this time is that he couldn’t find it after searching for 20 minutes. After asking 5 or 6 tour guides, he didn’t see the rich man’s name in the roll call. He was a little nervous for fear of being let go. In the end, he asked other tour guides for help. Finally, the tour guide came to us and said that the tour bus was parked too far. In the end, the departure time from "Myeongdong" station was about 7:52, which was a bit slower than the expected schedule, but it was OK.

The picture below is a photo of Exit 4 of the Seoul Metro "Myeongdong" Station. Next to the PARIS BAGUETTE bakery is McDonald's. The wealthy family arrived at the meeting place at about 7:25. I didn't expect that McDonald's hadn't opened yet. I'm really lazy.

Itinerary introduction

The interior of the tour bus is considered clean and tidy. The tour guide said that basically this type of group tour will be full of cars, so don’t think that there will be many empty spaces for you to store your luggage. The rich man suggests that the carry-on luggage should be as light as possible, which is also relatively No fuss.

Although the itinerary fee does not include lunch, the tour guide will recommend the restaurant to everyone shortly after driving. Basically, it is a restaurant that the tour guide cooperates with. There is no free lunch in the world, so of course it is at your own expense. The dining place this time is a distance from Nayi Chunchuan Fried Chicken restaurant not far from the parking lot of the island boarding place.

The tour guide will help you order food in the car first, so you can eat after a short wait after arriving at the restaurant. The meal time is about one hour, which is quite sufficient. Of course, there are other restaurants near the parking lot, so it should be okay if you don’t want to eat with everyone, but you need to confirm with the tour guide first when you meet up.

Bright and clean dining environment and menu price list, the tour guide said it is the cheapest and most delicious restaurant nearby (laughs).

I ordered two pieces of Chuncheon grilled chicken with some cheese sauce and white rice. The total cost was 33,000 won. The rich man felt that the taste of the meal was ordinary and could not compare with those in downtown Seoul.Spicy Fried ChickenBila, but it’s just a little casual in the tourist area. It’s good to have something to eat and not to be hungry (laughs).

The main character is Chunchuan grilled chicken with cheese sauce and some side dishes and ingredients.

Self-service bar, you can add garlic, radish slices, kimchi and seaweed soup without limit, please take it yourself.

This trip includesGangchon Rail Bike,nami islandAnd the three scenic spots of the Garden of Morning Calm. After returning to China, the approximate timeline is calculated according to the time of taking pictures, for your reference.

07:50. – Depart from "Myeongdong" Station

09:30 – Arrive at Gangchon Rail Bike

11:30 – Head to lunch location

12:40 – Lunch time

13:40 – Head to Nami Island Ferry Port

14:10 – Arrive at Nami Island

16:20 – Depart Nami Island

17:20 – Arrive at the Arboretum of Morning Calm

18:20 – Back to Seoul

20:30 – Arrive near Hongdae Station in Seoul

During the itinerary, the tour guide will introduce some Korean culture, gourmet restaurants and some famous attractions, such as the bitter housing prices of young Koreans, the three treasures of Korean families (kimchi, seaweed soup and another rich man forgot XD), Korean characters, The historical stories of grievances and hatreds between North and South Korea are quite interesting and I learned a lot of knowledge. The rich man has a little bit more understanding of the Korean nation.

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In the end, the tour guide can't help but sell some souvenirs. This time, the recommended one is the roasted seaweed in the picture below. There are 4 or 5 flavors in total! There are 4 small bags per 1 large bag, a total of 4 X 25g = 100g, the price is 10,000 won, buy 5 get 1 free, buy 10 get 3 free, you can try it before buying, and then pick it up at the Hongdae stop in Seoul. Did you find the seaweed brand rich man promoted by the tour guide in emart supermarket or Hoem Mart? I bought a package of Korean spicy chicken flavor. It is really delicious. Recommended!

Please refer to the price of family number seaweed Home Mart 24 hours supermarket and emart big shopping These two articles.

After the day trip, we returned to Seoul around 8:30 pm. Maybe because of the seaweed issue, we had no choice as to where to get off the bus, so we got off together near Hongdae. There are many restaurants near Hongdae, and I’m really hungry. Let’s try the stir-fried noodles and sweet and sour pork at Bai Zhongyuan Hong Kong Restaurant recommended by the tour guide.

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