d) N Seoul Tower
Cable Car : 6500KRW – 20 AED RT
N Seoul Tower, a landmark of Seoul
It is the best observatory space of Seoul where you can appreciate all the panoramic scenery of Seoul with cutting edge media display with various culture.
N Seoul Tower Observatory with the panoramic scenery of Seoul
“N Seoul Tower,” a center of Seoul, a symbol of Seoul, and the highest place where you can see all the most beautiful scenery of Seoul was established as a Korea’s first total electric wave tower to send TV and radio broadcasts in Seoul metropolitan area in 1969.
Sending and receiving antenna of KBS, MBC, SBS TV and PBC, TBS, CBS, BBS FM sending antenna are equipped at the electric wave tower of N Seoul tower, and 48% of the entire population of Koreawatch and listen to the broadcasts through the electric wave tower of N Seoul tower.
N Seoul Tower became a resting place of Seoul citizens and a sightseeing site for foreigners after it’s opening to the public in 1980.
You may experience new cultural arts with various media art in the mixture of “art of lights” of which colors and patters change every minute by the lighting of the newest LED technology.
N Restaurant | Inside Seoul Tower
Make a special day memory at high quality revolving restaurant with beautiful Seoul scenery, and enjoy a new freedom and romance at sky garden of observatory zone.
N*Grill
It is a quality revolving steak restaurant where you can enjoy menu of full course service with background of beautiful view and atmosphere of high class and exoticism.
Enjoy the very best original steak prepared by a world class chef while viewing Seoul at a glance with a revolving speed of 120 minutes per rotation.
VIEW RADIUS: [west] Sea of Incheon / [north] Gaeseong Songaksan
[east] Yangpyeong Yongmoonsan / [south] Namhansanseoung
Business Day: Open 365 days
Business Hours
Lunch: 1100 – 1400
Dinner: 1700 – 2300
Wine Bar: 2100 – 2300
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays: 1100 – 2300
FARE FROM N5 SEOUL TOWER TO CHUNGMURO SUBWAY STATION:
500KRW USING THE YELLOW BUS LINE 2 – 10 AED
FARE FROM CHUNGMURO SUBWAY STATION TO ANGUK STATION: 900KRW – 10 AED
AND THEN WE SLEEP.... ZZZZZZZZ.....
Experience Winter Sonata Tour 1 – Namiseon Island
To tour Namiseom Island, you have three options to choose from. First, use a bicycle like the couples did in Winter Sonata. Second, use a tour-taxi, or third, venture around the island on foot. If you don’t have enough time, you can use the taxi to save time and to tour comfortably. If you plan to have lunch at Namiseom Island, take as much time needed to tour the island. All you need is about 3-4 hours to see the entire island and what it has to offer. Don’t rush through the tour. Instead, take time to enjoy the scenic view and take pictures while posing like the Winter Sonata Characters as a remembrance of your trip.
Tour Taxi: Runs from 9AM – 6PM / Winter Sonata Course 30,000 won (4persons standard) / Approximately 30 minutes required for the tour.
Bicycle Rentals: 3,000 won per 1 bicycle (30 minutes), 5,000 won (60 minutes) 6,000 won per 1 tandem (30 minutes), 10,000 won (60 minutes)
Namiseom Island Tour
From Cheongnyangni Train Station to Gapyeong Station (70mins/ 3500KRW - 20 AED). Then from there take the bus/taxi to ferry terminal (30mins/900 KRW – 10 AED per pax | 15mins/4000 KRW – 20 AED good for 4) to Namiseom Island (5mins / 8000KRW – 30 AED RT TKT).
0830AM Cheongnyangni Train Station
Get off at Cheongnyangni Station from subway line 1, and once outside you’ll see Cheongnyangni Train Station. The Gyeongchunseon Line leaving from Cheongnyangni Station is usally filled with young people going on field trips or couple going on short trips. You may witness people playing games or singing to guitar accompaniment during the train ride. Breakfast can be taken care of on the train with light sandwiches or Gimbap purchased at the snack bar on the first floor of the train station.
Cheongnyangni ›››› Gapyeong (3,500 won) / Cheongnyangni ›››› Chuncheon (5,200 won)
Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from Cheongnyangni Station to Gapyeong Station
09:51 AM Gapyeong Train Staion
Taxi stand in line at the taxi queue in front of Gapyeong Train Station Plaza near the train station. The bus to Gapyeong has long intervals; therefore you may need to wait quite a while to get a bus. If you are travelling with at least one other person, it’s cheaper to just take a taxi. By taxi, you can reach Namiseon Island for about a taxi fare of 3,500 won – 4,000 won.
Tip Taxi: Grab a cap in front of Gapyeong Station (Cab fare is approximately 3,500 – 4,000 won and it takes about 5-10 minutes)
Bus – Fare 950 won [Namiseon Island – Gapyeong Bus Schedule]
From Namiseom Island: 07:50/10:10/11:50/13:40/14:10/15:40/16:10/17:10/19:30
From Bus Terminal; 07:40/10:00/11:40/13:30/14:00/15:30/16:30/17:00/19:20
Cross the street from Gapyeong Station and go straight in order to reach ?Gapyeong Bus Terminal – Take the 10:00AM bus to Namiseom Island – Approximately 10 minutes to destination.
Before actually entering Namiseom Island, you first need to purchase tickets at the Ticket Center to take a ferry. The ticket price includes both the island’s entrance fee and roundtrip ferry ride. The ferry to Namiseom Island starts to run at 07:30 AM and the last ferry leaves from the mainland at 9:30PM. From Namiseom Island, the first ferry leaves at 07:35AM, and the last ferry to the mainland leaves at 09:50 PM.
TIP: [Namiseon Island Ferry Schedule]
Fare: 5,000 won to Namiseon Island: 07:30/08:00/08:40 – 18:00 (Every 15-20 minutes/ On weekends and holidays, every 10-15 minutes) / 18:30/19:30/20:00/20:30/21:00/21:30
From Namiseom Island: 07:35/08:05/08:40-18:00 (Every 15-20 minutes / On weekends and holidays, every 10-15 minutes) /18:35/19:05/19:35/20:05/20:35/21:05/21:35
Purchase the ferry ticket at Namiseom Island Ticket Center – Approximately 5 minutes to destination.
From Namiseom Island to ferry terminal (5mins / 8000KRW – 30 AED RT TKT) to Gapyeong Station (30mins/900 KRW – 10 AED per pax | 15mins/4000 KRW – 20 AED good for 4) to Cheongnyangni Train (70mins/ 3500KRW - 20 AED).
ICN – DXB: 16Aug/15:10 - 19:20 via EK6221 or 23:55 - 04:25+1 via EK323
ICN – MNL: 16Aug/ 08:20 – 11:10 via KE621 or 20:05 – 23:00 via KE623
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED EXPENSES - The only constant amounts are the ones in bold.
· Hotel: 85 AED per pax for 2 people/night - ttl of 255 AED | or 66 AED per pax for 3 people/night – ttl of 198 AED
· Fare: 250 AED for the entire 3 days stay getting around via the itin planned
· Activities: 50 AED
· Food: 200 AED+ for the entire stay depending on your trip. (I’m bringing food and water with me! – shine)
· Fare for DXBICNDXB: 505 AED RT ID90 w/ EK or 580+ taxes AED RT ID90 w/ KE to be issued on July 25 (Salary Deduction on next cut-off)
· Fare for DXBICNMNL: 245 AED OW ID90 w/ EK + 220 AED OW ID90 w/ KE to be issued on July 25 (Salary Deduction on next cut-off) or 510 + taxes AED CT w/ KE
· Fare for DXBICNFUK: 245 AED OW ID90 w/ EK + 120 AED OW ID90 w/ KE to be issued on July 25 (Salary Deduction on next cut-off) or 410 + taxed AED CT w/ KE
· Total if 3 or 6 pax will travel – 698 AED + ticket
· Total if 2 pax or 4 pax will travel – 755 AED + ticket
Budget is a little under 600 AED per pax if all of us are going on this trip. Hope you’ll reaaaaaally think about it and decide to go. 2010 trip friends!!! COME ON! ^____^ AN-NYUNG-HA-SE-YO KOREA!!!
Miss M