South Korea Odyssey Treks Itinerary by Odyssey Treks

SENSATIONAL SOUTH KOREA- Culture, World Heritage Sites, Jeju Island, Mountains and Seoul Searching 13 Day Adventure www.odysseytreks.com Phone: 1-855-888-8735 Email: info@odysseytreks.com

WHY TRAVEL WITH US Adventure travel trips specifically geared for working professionals from the same city. Odyssey Treks provides authentic cultural trips involving travel to remote, exotic areas with elements of physical participation and exploration of a new experience with optional volunteering opportunities. The great thing is everyone on the trip will be from the same city where you can share, relive, and get together back home after the trip.

What we want to create with this company is a community for you in your city where you can meet new friends, create meaningful relationships and have life time memories of unforgettable trips and journeys. We’ve met some truly remarkable people, shared some amazing experiences and have had some fantastic relationships through all our years of travel. The problem is all those people are scattered throughout the world. There’s amazing people, incredible friendships and wonderful relationships ready to be made right in your own city. Why not connect with them through travel and develop something meaningful and lasting. All of our tours will incorporate our trip essence. This trip essence includes adventure, culture and volunteering opportunities. As well we promise to follow our guiding principles and core values on all of our trips.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES QUALITY Our accommodations, local guides, pre-departure service and suppliers are constantly monitored and consistently evaluated to ensure we uphold the standard of excellence. We will always ask for traveler suggestions, requirements and any safety concerns you may have for all our trips to make this the most memorable experience possible. FLEXIBILITY All of our tours offer optional activities throughout with plenty of free time to do your own thing. Of course we want you to do as many activities as possible with the group but we also understand that having time on your own is important as well. Our small groups can venture beyond the well-worn tourist paths and experience a destination’s less publicized but equally rewarding attractions. Our itineraries are creative and responsive and make the perfect one or two week vacation so you can take full of advantage. SMALL GROUPS Limiting our groups to no more than 16 participants plus one Odyssey Treks Tour Leader means we can maximize cultural immersion while minimizing environmental disruption. As food always plays an important role in the local cultural experience, we make a www.odysseytreks.com Phone: 1-855-888-8735 Email: info@odysseytreks.com

point of avoiding large hotel buffets in favour of smaller, local restaurants. VALUE Since we design, develop and work with local partners in each country no one is more familiar with the intricacies of our product than ourselves. When you book with us, you take advantage of this first-hand knowledge and an extensive network of worldwide contacts; you’ll be in good hands with Odyssey Treks.

What Odyssey Treks does is make everything easy for you from the moment you land in the country to the time you get back on that plane to go home. There’s no need to do hours and hours of planning. Let us take out all the stresses of traveling so you can enjoy your time away. Remember it’s a vacation for you. We’re going to make sure you have a fantastic time! If something were to go wrong going we will be there to help you, support you and make sure whatever challenges there are you won’t be alone. We’ve found our travel experiences sometimes things can go wrong unfortunately- that’s the nature of traveling in foreign countries.

Our CORE VALUES Develop Friendships and Community Create Happiness Responsibility Provide Opportunities Explore and Challenge We hope you choose to travel with a purpose and to travel with us! Here’s a quote from the Dalai Lama- his words I truly believe in. “We’ve lost something along the way. Our society focuses on material things and for some reason people measure others by what they have instead who they are. I wish everyone happiness and finding it can be difficult. The happiest people I’ve met are those in villages that have nothing. It’s remarkable seeing these happy kids. For them they have family, friends and an imagination.” Ryan- Owner Odyssey Treks www.odysseytreks.com Phone: 1-855-888-8735 Email: info@odysseytreks.com

TOUR ITINERARY Day 1: Arrive in Seoul Free day- Go for dinner and see a show at Korea House or dinner with a view at Top Cloud restaurant. If you get a chance, soak in a sauna or bath at your hotel or at one of Seoul’s many bathhouses.

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Day 2 : Explore Seoul Tour Changdeokgung . Then take a walk around the city’s cultural street, Insadong, where you may want to stop for a cup of Korean tea at traditional tea house. Then, squeeze your way between crowded stalls at Namdaemun Market. Enjoy a quiet dinner or, if you want a livelier night out, take a dinner cruise on the Han River. If you can’t sleep, head for late-night (or early-morning) shopping action at Dongdaemun Market. www.odysseytreks.com Phone: 1-855-888-8735 Email: info@odysseytreks.com

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Day 3: Take a Tour of the DMZ Take an organized tour to Panmunjeom, also known as the Demilitarized Zone. If you’re not too exhausted upon your return, head to the top of Namsan and the Seoul Tower to admire the view of the city lights. Day 4: Seoul to Mt. Seoraksan Today we journey to Mt. Seoraksan National Park, this northern stretch of Korea’s eastern coast, which is rugged and mountainous with breathtaking scenery makes it the “Alps of Asia”. Explore Mt. Seoraksan National Park with visits to Sinheungsa Temple-established in 653 A.D., claims to be the country’s oldest Zen Buddhist temple, and it would be the oldest existing Zen temple in the world.