🇰🇷 8 days Korea itinerary

Korea - 8 Days itinerary


DAY 1-3            DAY 3-6            DAY 6-8
SEOUL      -->    BUSAN     -->    SEOUL
OYO 

SEOUL

Day 1 (Saturday)
  • Seoul Station
  • Lotte Mart/Daiso buy neccesity
  • Left bag at Hostel
  • Seoul Tower
  • Lunch
  • DDP art and ddp market (B the B)  free analysis (free)
  • Hyundai City Outlets
  • Heunginjimun gate walk2 take photo (near Dongdaemun) Open 24 hours
  • Seoul Drone Show only on every Saturday 8-815pm (7pm start performance)
Day 2 (Sunday)
Day 3 (Monday)
  • Breakfast
  • KTX to Busan

BUSAN

Day 3 (Monday)

Day 4 (Tuesday)
  • Gukje market & Bupyeong kkangtong market
  • Jagalchi market
  • BIFF Square
  • Brunch at Gaemizib restaurant (open at 11am seafood) - between BIFF and Jagalchi
  • PM: Gamcheon cultural village 
  • Gwangalli beach (can buy snacks, drinks n mat here to chill, otherwise just go to bar, best to see Gwangandaegyo Bridge
  • Songjeong beach for Shabu -shabu by host

Day 5 (Wednesday)
  • Dim Tao Dim sum - recommend by host
  • AM: Haeundae blue line park for sky capsule / beach train (sit taxi as just nearby airbnb) - Book 2 weeks earlier from Mipo Station
  • Cheongsapo (see the port)
  • Oryukdo islets - Take 70mins Haeundae Cruise or just watch from Oryukdo Skywalk
  • Desert: Namcheon Green Tea Pat Bingsu (truly localized spot)
  • Dinner: Seomyeon market walk2
  • Jeonpo Cafe Street

Day 6 (Thursday)
  • Breakfast: Woodduk Haejang-guk Gamjatang Heaundae headstore
  • 10am: Visit Sealife Busan aquarium, near airbnb - Get KLOOK (10am - 7pm)
  • 12pm: checkout


SEOUL

Day 6 (Thursday)
  • Check In
  • GoTo mall (share u via IG)
  • Banpo hangang rainbow bridge (car free day on Sunday)
  • Starfield Library (can skip)
  • Seokchon Lake (can skip)
  • 7pm: picnic at han gang river (yeouido hangang park) —> Korean friend recommend Seonyudo Park (Ttukseom Han Gang River Park)

Day 7 (Friday)

Day 8 (Saturday)
  • Depart home

Notes

  1. T-money buy with krw5k. Additional reload krw70k. Total spend krw75k. So I think u can straight away reload 50k. Can try this: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8iLH4SvmxR/?igsh=aWh1OWFyb21mbzNk
  2. Airport Limousine: https://www.klimousine.com/eng/line/station.php?Txt_bnumber=14#on_scroll
  3. Korea Train cards to purchase: https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/infoBscView.do?vcontsId=140663
  4. Itaewon (can skip unless u want drink and nightlife)
  5. Seoul station Lotte mart (only place that I know can get box for packaging, this mart also have more things as it’s big)
  6. Namdaemun market. (When I reach around 7pm mostly closed. But I see their hat mostly 10k only, cheaper than Busan. Perhaps can explore during the day)
  7. myeongdong (full of shopping and street food at night. Suggest u can shop n take street food for dinner)
  8. Head to Daiso to get any necessities (mask, conditioner, mouth wash, etc). Snacks is cheap too. 
  9. Stocking cheap here average krw1.5k/pair, not recommended to bring from home
  10. Jagalchi market closed first, third and fifth Tuesday

Food Selection

  1. BBQ
  2. Samgyetang
  3. myeongdong dal-galbi
  4. ssada gimbab 
  5. Busan must try: Fish cake with soup (like oden) street food
  6. Seoul must try: potato pancake on my Day6 restaurant
  7. Oden
  8. Eomukguk (Fish Cake Soup)
  9. Ramen Library (Hongdae - CU Store)
  10. BHC Chicken
  11. Cheese port cutlet
  12. Egg Drop breakfast - 7am to 7pm
  13. Myeong dong kyoja 


Shopping Shop

  1. Blue Elephant (Hongdae (Flagship) & Isadong)
  2. Gentle Monster (Hongdae)
  3. Olive & Young (Myeong dong)
  4. Common Unique (Hong Dae)
  5. Lotte Mart
  6. Snacks to get 
  7. CU Store
  8. Gimpo Premium Outlet
  9. K-Beauty Shop
  10. Costco

App to download

  1. Naver: App for maps
  2. KakaoMap
  3. Visit Korea
  4. TripPass

Korean words to learn

  1. Yi geo hana juseyo (this give me one pls)
  2. Kamshamida (thank you)
  3. Yi geo eolmayeyo? (How much is this?)

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Day

Itinerary

Day 1

Seoul

630am - arrive Seoul 

- Find airport railroad in the airport

- Buy metro card krw5k, top up krw50k


8am - take metro to Seoul station

9am - arrive Seoul station 

- Out of station u will smell walnut cake (walnut cake red bean)

- Find food / breakfast. Michelin recommended restaurant : Mealbon at second floor

- Purchase KTX ticket to Busan. Purchase return ticket too.



OYO Hostel 1 (walk 343m from Myeongdong)

Put bag if cannot check in.


Go Seoul Tower - Take bus 37mins from hotel


Lunch

- DDP art and ddp market (B the B)  free analysis (free)

- Hyundai City Outlets

- Heunginjimun gate walk2 take photo (near Dongdaemun) Open 24 hours
- Myeong Dong

Dinner: ssada gimbab 



Shopping:

Blue Elephant spec

Sappun shoe

Get free Olive Young bag after register


Day 2

Seoul

Breakfast : Gwangjang market (Eat local food instead of seafood) https://www.koreatodo.com/gwangjang-market

Food to try:

  • Bindaetteok (Mung Bean Pancakes)

  • Boribap (Rice and Barley with Vegetables)

  • Eomukguk (Fish Cake Soup)

  • Mayak (means drug, addictive like drug) Kimbap (bite-size dried seaweed rolls)

  • Kalguksu (Korean knife-cut noodle soup)

  • Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)


Lunch: samgyetang, BBQ

Go Gwanghwamun Castle

: See Gwanghwamun Gate 경복궁 광화문 (open 24 hours)



Go HIKR ground 

- Cheonggyecheon stream

walk to lotte departmental mall

Walk to Myeongdong

Lunch—> restaurant: myeongdong dal-galbi 

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village (Many nice and instagramable cafe)

4.30pm: Insadong (look for ssamziegil as well)


830pm: dongdaemun shopping (I manage to visit Migliore mall only - not recommend to go, pricey for ladies clothing)

Day 3

Seoul to Busan

Breakfast 

KTX to Busan will take 3hours

Check in Hotel and rest a bit if tired. 

Night - walking distance to Haeundae market and beach 

> sul-bing dessert

Day 4

Busan

AM : Gukje market & Bupyeong kkangtong market 

—> Brunch at Gaemizib restaurant (open at 11am)

PM: Gamcheon cultural village (take metro n bus to reach)

Dinner: Samcheon market walk2

—> restaurant: miryang sundae dwaeji-gukbap 

Night : Gwangalli beach (can buy snacks, drinks n mat here to chill, otherwise just go to bar)


Day 5

Busan

AM: Haeundae blue line park for sky capsule / beach train (sit taxi as just nearby airbnb)

Note: Not sure if can get online and check the timing. If can’t suggest u go direct first thing in the morning to buy ticket first, and hop to any cafe for breakfast while waiting. (I need to wait an hour)

 

—> reload anther krw20k t-money

 

Lunch : Jagalchi market. I tried stall 67 to pick seafood, and tried snow crab, urchin, abalone, octopus, pajeon. 

Desert: Namcheon Green Tea Pat Bingsu (truly localized spot)

 

5pm: oryukdo islets (close at 7pm) windy, not encourage to wear skirt

 

Dinner: Chinese restaurant near airbnb / haeundae (can try red door restaurant instead)

—> buy famous makgeolli from Bolsoondoga Makgeolli near airbnb / haeundae



Day 6

Busan to Seoul

Breakfast: Woodduk Haejang-guk Gamjatang Heaundae headstore

10am: Visit Sealife Busan aquarium, near haeundae/ airbnb

—> brought kimbap for ktx later (Cheongdam-dong Manyeo Gimbap Heaundae)

12pm: checkout


Lunch: Goraesa Eomuk Fishcake Shop (taste normal for noodle. But can try their other displayed fish cake variety)

1pm: head to busan station for ktx to Seoul 

2.20pm: ktx to Seoul

5pm: to airbnb

Korean beef bbq (restaurant: myeongin deungsim) I still prefer Japanese beef 

GoTo mall (share u via IG)

Banpo hangang rainbow bridge (car free day on Sunday)


7pm: picnic at hangang river (yeouido hangang park)

—> Korean friend recommend Seonyudo Park


Day 7

Seoul

Hongdae (shopping)

Yeontral Park (shopping recommended by korean friend - link from hongdae 

Dinner: pork bbq  (restaurant: Jaengbanjib 8292, recommended by korean friend)


Pancake: Jwon Makgeolliano (served very nice potato pancake pair w Makgeolli)

Coffee: Blue bottle (not nice for me)

Day 8

Seoul

Breakfast: Eggdrop (toast - taste much better than Isaac)

Check out to hotel near airport 

12pm: Lotte mart (near airport/hotel)

2pm: lunch nearby 

 


 


 

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