JSA (Panmunjom) Half-Day Tour from Seoul (Tuesday and Saturday)
Overall Rating
4.53
Amazing Tour
Reviewed by: jen0720nj, 2017/04/20Tour is very organized and informative. It wasn't too long nor too short. The tour guide ( I think her name was Jamie or Janie ) spoke English well and answered questions with a smile. We had extra time before lunch so she actually brought us to Imjingak Park to see the Freedom Bridge.
The lunch choice was bulgogi or bibimbap. This tour was well worth the $$. I highly recommend this tour!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/04/18 |
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Mysterious
Reviewed by: Toshi, 2015/11/24My first trip to JSA and DMZ.
Could Cross borderline in bldg and step into N. Korea side.
Every thing was exciting me but a bit scary.
Nice guided tour.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2015/10/31 |
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Just do it to say you did it. That's why I went.
Reviewed by: shewhomustnotbenamed, 2014/11/20It's........ all right. Everyone says "JSA IS THE BEST! DON'T GO ON A DMZ TOUR WITHOUT THE JSA!!" So I went on the JSA-only tour, and it... was... kinda hilarious to me. Which is bad considering this is the place where you're supposed to be, "Wow, the tensions between South Korea and North Korea! The soldiers are having such a close staring contest! Except you don't know who'll win with those sunglasses on!" But. I was in marching band. We were legit. And we worked closely with ROTC too. So, basically, that's all I saw with the soldiers staying still. It's like the Korean version of going up to British soldiers and seeing how far you can go without them laughing or beating your ass. When we got to the room where half of it is North Korean territory, I literally dramatically stepped onto the other half of the room, and went, "Ahp. Whelp. That was my $90. (Guess it's cheaper than a plane ticket though.)" Anything else on the tour was all right. Food was pretty good. Our tour guide had a really thick South Korean accent, so I hardly understood him, and trying gave me a headache, so I basically ignored half of what he said--but the old people on the bus enjoyed his humor about his good looks (which... sounds kinda mean now that I think of it). He had thick-rimmed glasses which amused me though, because almost every guy there does. But, yeah, JSA. Do it if you want to say you did it. That's all you're spending money for.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2014/10/25 |
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I'm glad I went
Reviewed by: Cookie, 2014/05/14It was bad weather on the day we went but are guide was extremely detailed with his explanations and I learned a lot.
I'm glad I went.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
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Participated in Hanmonten tour
Reviewed by: *Mayu*, 2014/05/14We’d thought of Hammonten tour plan for a long time. At last we participated in it on 31th Aug Fri, 2013.
So far we always had chance to know North Korea just through the news from TV. This time we actually stepped into the boundary of north and south, seen expressly with my eyes.
You might have a note of caution for clothes to participate in the tour, but now it is not so strict.There were Korean soldiers to check our dress code on our bus, guarding the safety for the bus as well. We were on service of International Cultural Service Club this time and it prepared for some spare clothes in case for those not suited for the dress code.
Then, got to Hanmonten,
I was not so nervous as I’d expected.
However!!
The tour conductor, always talking about the history of South and North in gentle tone, raised its voice at one time.
“Don’t stab a finger toward the North (Korea)!”It was a note of caution the mentioned before, but one of the participants unconsciously did that.
Then, the tour conductor raised the voice “Just I said before not to stab a finger! Never do that!”
I felt kind of expression of the tension between North and South.
According to the explanation, finger pointing seems like pointing a gun as a finger can’t be seen clearly from far point (North Korea).
In Hanmonten, the tour conductor told me “Don’t go behind the soldiers! They’ll think you’ll go into exile.”
Gun,Exile, etc.
On this tour we had such a real chance to hear these unfamiliar words in daily life.
At the beginning, I mentioned “I was not so nervous as I’d expected.”, but if you have an idea to participate in the tour, we believe that you have to feel nervous enough, and please make sure not to bother local tour conductor.
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