DMZ and 3rd Tunnel Morning Tour from Seoul with Hotel Pick-Up and Optional Lunch
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DMZ and Ganghwa Peach Observatory Tour
Reviewed by: Pearlin and K Chan, 2019/12/30Very interesting tour to understand the history of the Korean War that resulting in North and South Korea. The Allies that supported the South while China/Russia and communist that supported the South. Ganghwa Peach Observatory was interesting such as being able to see propaganda villages in North Korea and some children playing there. There’s open air exhibition for families that have been separated, monumental songs to commemorate as well as tanks in symbolism.
We also visited Imjingang River Dokgae Bridge showing Gaesong (N. Korea) at 22km and Seoul ( 53km) in opposite directions. We were allowed to take pictures on one side of the river but not on the other side due to privacy. There were many colourful ribbon on the barbed fences from well wishes signifying many Korean’s desire for peaceful reunification. An interesting war steam locomotive found during Korean war was also displayed with bullet holes showing the intensity of the war. In the past, there would be amplifiers from North towards South and South Korea amplifying K-Pop music to show N. Koreans Seoul is a happy place despite being told otherwise. On the day we were there, some groups of singers were singing very upbeat songs and amplifying loudly.
The tour is generally very much recommended to understand the conflict and history between North and South Korea.
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| Activity Date: | 2019/12/08 |
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A good chance to see the border and the DMZ
Reviewed by: TES, 2018/10/21The tour offered a comfortable bus with enough time included at each stop. It was a good chance to see the border and gain some historical knowledge as well as see current conditions.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/10/18 |
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DMZ half day tour
Reviewed by: John & Jennifer, 2018/09/25Today we arrived on time at the Koreana hotel and the guide was also there. Two stops later the tour started. Our guide Chan gives us information about the history of Korea. In 45 minutes we arrived at the first impression point. Due to bank holidays it was very crowded and we had not enough time to visit all the things. The second stop was the station en third the observation area. Here we get time enough. The tunnels were the last stop. Unfortenately it was so crowded we couldn't visit the window at the end of the tunnel. We get an hour to visit. Normally enough I gues.
The guide was very friendly and give us a lot of information. The funny way of telling the story make it completely.
I will advise this tour. We normally don't book grouptours, but this one was acceptable and gave us an good impression.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/25 |
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Impressive tour!
Reviewed by: Lianne, 2018/09/16Originally we booked the DMZ & JSA our, but unfortunately Veltra had to cancel due to a security event. They informed us very well and refunded us within a few days. As an alternative, we booked the morning DMZ tour. I highly recommend this tour if the JSA tour is not available. It was very impressive to see the DMZ & every other place you will visit during this tour. Everything was perfectly organized. The only thing that was not perfect, is that the guide speaks English with a really strong Korean accent, so it was hard to understand her. However, she was very friendly and enthusiastic :)
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/12 |
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Dmz tour
Reviewed by: Martyn Ng, 2018/09/09Jinny was a great host, very informative and humorous. Overall a great tour to learn more about the war between both Korean countries
Only thing is at the meeting point, the agent should be there earlier to greet guests. When we arrived earlier at the meeting point, there was no one there from the tour nor any signs.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/07 |
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Walking in the modern history of Korea
Reviewed by: Edmond and Cecilia , 2018/09/06This is a great tour and we totally enjoyed it. We have heard about the DMZ a lot, seen many aspects of it on TV and in the news especially recently. Being there in person brought everything alive and it was a wonderful experience. The tour operator was highly professional. The bus was clean, punctual and reasonably comfortable. The only thing that blemished the tour a little bit was the lack of adequate warning for the not so physically fit participants that the tunnel visit necessitated a steep descent of some 70m followed later by an ascent back to ground level. Overall, it was an exceptionally worthwhile tour which brought the historical facts of separation and the hopes of unification of the two Koreas alive. Good value for money too.
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Our staff is happy to include the guide as we have had a hard tour.
Our company is preparing various tour.
I ask you to attend a lot.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/06 |
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Nice
Reviewed by: Anouk, 2018/08/26It was very nice to book a tour in Seoul through Veltra! It was easy and online. Most tour operators in Seoul have to be called or emailed to reserve a tour. With Veltra you can simply do it online. At first we wanted to do a JSA tour but since we only had time on Sunday and Monday a DMZ tour was the only option we had. We decided to go for the morning version so we could still enjoy our day afterwards. The tour had a very nice tour leader. She helped us getting to our next destination for that day after the tour by giving us directions. The tour itself was very nice and it was very impressive to see. However I think the message of the DMZ was faded by the many tourist. Sometimes it was more of a tourist attraction than a real controlled war zone. Also the movie that comes with the visit of the tunnel was very weird in an American way and did not give you any more information. In the movie the conflict is only looked at from one side. The tunnel itself is also not that impressive. The Dora observatory was very nice because you were able to look into North Korea. The strain station was the most impressive since it was a true symbol of the conflict.
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It was a great tour for our customers, and it was a pleasure once for our company's employees, including guides.
We also offer a variety of tours, so please use them when you visit Korea again.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/08/26 |
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Fascinating and Educational Tour
Reviewed by: Annie, 2018/08/16Booking the tour was very easy and straight-forward. Meeting location convenient. Don’t forget to bring passport, comfortable shoes, and appropriate attire! I also packed snacks and water as meal is not provided but you can buy snacks and food on site. The tour guide was difficult to understand at times but she was very sweet and knowledgeable. Transportation on the bus was comfortable and air con worked great on this hot day. I would recommend the tour. Great for all ages. Lots of great sights and interesting informtion throughout the day. Highlight for me was viewpoint of North Korea.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/08/16 |
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History of korea in a glance
Reviewed by: desiree, 2018/08/03With this day tour,i came to know insight of korea’s history and to appreciate their culture.
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I'm glad to have a good trip. ,
Our company offers a variety of peccage products, so we would appreciate your participation.
Take care and stay healthy because of the hot weather.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2018/03/31 |
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interestin spot
Reviewed by: Ben, 2018/06/06good and kind guide, well organized. Lunch is at the end of the tour back in Seoul, so you could go as well by your own.
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I am happy to have good memories.
Since we are preparing various tours at our company, we will be waiting for use again when we came to Korea.
Thank you for participating in the hot weather.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/06/03 |
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Glad I did go after all !
Reviewed by: Frank , 2018/05/07Actually it was not my decision to go to the DMZ because I feel it shouldn't be there at all. My daughter wanted to go so I signed up. It was a great experience, largely due to a very friendly and enthusiastic Mrs. Park who guided us on this tour. At some spots some more time would have been welcome but generally speaking it was a great excursion.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/05/05 |
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Good Tour, skip lunch
Reviewed by: ~Leslie, 2018/04/25The tour was great, yet I wish we didn't get lunch. It was good, just not a good value. It was at the end of the tour when we returned so we could have just skipped that. Most people in our tour did, so we had no guests to chat with about what we learned.
It was exciting to be at the DMZ right before this weeks talks and I hope peace is finally agreed upon in this place.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/04/19 |
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Great day out!
Reviewed by: CRK, 2018/02/26Our tour leader was extremely friendly with fantastic English. The timing was perfect in each location and there was lots of opportunity for photos and to look around.
Thank you so much for your kind and warm words. We'll do our utmost to make each trip more fulfilling and satisfying. We hope to see you again very soon.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/02/18 |
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Great Tour
Reviewed by: Anonymous, 2017/10/16Despite the very qucik stops at the destinations, the tour was good with a very on-time schedule and interesting information
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Thank you for taking a part in our DMZ Tour. I am glad you liked the tour.
We would appreciate it if you would use our service next visit in Korea.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/10/14 |
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DMZ Tour
Reviewed by: Elli, 2017/09/02I enjoyed the tour and especially the observatory. The pick up was really convenient
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We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour.
Look forward hearing from you on your next visit .
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/13 |
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Nice tour
Reviewed by: Jake, 2017/08/24The tour itself was great and our tour guide Christie was lovely. However our pickup guy was a little rude. He complained in Japanese to some other customers about us giving a confusing address. I guess he thought he was speaking a secret language. Thankfully we never saw him again.
Dear Jake
Thank you for your kind review. We are sorry with the pick-up service. We will make sure that never happens. Hope to hear from you in the near future.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/08/13 |
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A must see
Reviewed by: Ericka , 2017/05/27Its a highlight that all must see. A glimpse of both north and south koreas history and thier efforts to merge again. But that apparently dont work out...
Its a good value for money for a great experience and exercise. Alot of walking invloved so wear comfy shoes.
However, The tour guide is a bit hard to understand due to her limited english language skills.
Hello This is I Love Seoul Tour.
Thank you for using our service.
We will tell our English Guide about your review and try to make better tours.
Good day! :D
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| Activity Date: | 2017/04/30 |
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Must do tour at the DMZ
Reviewed by: Matt B., 2016/12/27Unluckily the weather wasn't on our side and we couldn't see much but nothing we could do about it!
The tour went well and without a problem. They are clearly well organized and I would hire them once again next time I visit Seoul.
I hope when you visit next time the weather agrees with you. Look forward hearing from you on your next visit .Have a Happy New Year!
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| Activity Date: | 2016/12/22 |
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DMZ and 3rd Infiltration Tunnel
Reviewed by: Ral, 2016/12/07Ive been on this tour before, but this time, it was a bit too fast paced, can slow it down a bit to give time for tourist to take in the sights and some picture taking. Maybe offer a little more time to have lunch at participants expense before travelling back down to the city.
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| Activity Date: | 2016/12/03 |
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Nice Experience
Reviewed by: Joseph/May from Phi., 2016/06/11It was a very nice experience for us to see and be around those area (Dorosan station, DMZ village and inside the 3rd tunnel) which has great history of South and North Korea. The guide was very helpful in explaining to us the story of the respective places.
The only thing was that we can't take souvenir pictures inside the DMZ area and 3rd tunnel..
Since of DMZ area belongs to UN the army if you would like to get the picture from the tunnel you can check by the internet. We recommend you join the JSA tour next time.
thanks you^^
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| Activity Date: | 2016/05/17 |
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DMZ and 3rd Infiltration tunnel morning tour
Reviewed by: Mayumi, 2016/05/02We enjoyed the tour but too short. Our tour guide, Jenny(her American name) who is really knowledgeable and fun lady!!
Thank you for such lovely comment. We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour. We would appreciate it a lot if you would use our service again for your next visit in Korea.
Best wishes, iloveseoultour
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/04/30 |
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Great tour guide
Reviewed by: Paul, 2015/06/09While I had hoped to visit the JSA this tour is not offered on Sundays. I visited the DMZ/Third Tunnel instead. We had a very small group (only 3) which certainly made it much more enjoyable. There was quite a bit of fog about but fortunately this cleared to give us a reasonably good view of the Propaganda Villa in North Korea and the tunnel was certainly interesting. The highlight though was the excellent tour guide we had (sorry I don't recall her name). She spoke excellent English and was full of interesting information. While the JSA would be my first option (I have been there once before) this was certainly an interesting tour.
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| Activity Date: | 2015/05/31 |
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Exhilarating
Reviewed by: Ding RS, 2015/05/06It was an stimulating experience both in mind and especially, body. It stimulates hope for more peace and unity among mankind, at least in that part of the universe.
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| Activity Date: | 2015/05/03 |
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adventurous
Reviewed by: Patch, 2014/12/28We experienced the first snow in Seoul while having the Alive Museum and we really enjoyed it. Despite of the cold weather that day (DMZ tour)which we didn't expect, we still enjoyed the tour.
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| Activity Date: | 2014/12/02 |
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DMZ tour
Reviewed by: Luis Florencio, 2014/12/28Great experience to witness Demilitarized zone and walked thru 3rd infiltration tunnel
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| Activity Date: | 2014/12/27 |
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Informative Tour & Helpful Guide
Reviewed by: Eric, 2014/07/13This tour provides good information about Korea history and the guide is very friendly throughout the tour.
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| Activity Date: | 2014/06/17 |
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Let's have a look
Reviewed by: Chigasaki, 2014/05/14Amazing to have found out there is actually this kind of tunnel. You can feel the tension of the North and South within this tunnel made for invasion 70m underground. Also, North Korea you see from the observation tower is somewhere you don't get to go easily. So it's recommended to someone who's interested in visiting this place.
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So-so
Reviewed by: ririko, 2014/05/14If you are interested even a little bit, this can be a great tour. However, you need to walk up a long slope, so your need to be mentally ready and have some stamina to join this tour.
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A Trip to Learn of History and the War
Reviewed by: Warabimochi, 2014/05/14There were many things I didn't know that I leaned, such as that military service is mandatory in Korea and the relationship between North and South Korea and I came to understand many more from this tour. I am very happy with it. It was much richer than I thought it would have been.
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DMS!
Reviewed by: Reiko, 2014/05/14I felt the tension close to the military demarcation line.
Our guide was kind and I enjoyed the tour very much.
It is a good tour to learn about the issues between South and North Korea.
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