Full Day Korea DMZ and JSA (Joint Security Area) Tour from Seoul
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4.28
Rush and tour guide late
Reviewed by: Hah, 2019/08/14The tour was rushed as the tour guide was 45 mins and was constantly trying to make up for lost time which ultimately meant we had 20 mins at least at each stop which is not enough time.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/08/07 |
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Disappointing. If JSA is closed, don’t go.
Reviewed by: Michael Stamcoff, 2019/07/30Arrived at 7:45 AM as requested. Guide Han (SP) didn’t show up until 8;15 AM. We were informed the JSA was not available today—and that’s the whole reason to sign up for this tour. We completed an abbreviated tour and they promised to refund the difference, which was good.
There are 3 sights on the tour and 2 of the 3 are disappointments. We start at a train station which is like any train station you’ve ever been to. Nothing special at all. We then headed to Dora Observatory where you look through binoculars into North Korea. That’s the whole stop. Finally you head to the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel. The tunnel was cool, but no photos are allowed inside which is quite the bummer. Finally a North Korean defector answered questions on the bus ride back.
Guide Han (SP) was fine but only provided the most cursory and surface information about the DMZ and history. As a professional educator of history and politics he provided no new information.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/30 |
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Schedule for half day programme was very poorly planed
Reviewed by: Swing, 2018/05/09We initially booked for a full day DMZ+JSA tour, but the JSA tour was cancelled last minute due to military exercises. We then opted to go for the half day DMZ tour only and thankfully we got a refund for half the tour.
The DMZ tour was scheduled to end latest by 230pm if not earlier, and this schedule does not include lunch. However, the tour guide decided to squeeze in 2 shopping stops although he said that he was only suppose to make 1 shopping stop and we ended up ending only at 3pm. Hence we were dropped off only at 3pm without having taken lunch. This is very poor planning from the programme perspective. I feel that ending the tour without a lunch stop at 2pm is already a bit too late for my comfort. 3pm is just ridiculous.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/05/02 |
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Didn’t get the full day trip
Reviewed by: Anna-Riikka, 2018/04/03Our full day trip was cancelled and we got the half day DMZ tour instead. The tour wasn’t that great, maybe it was the dissapointment of not having the tour that we wanted, but still I wouldn’t use my money on it.
Our guide was fine and it wasn’t his fault that the day wasn’t a success to us.
Still waiting our refund money back from the full day tour...
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/03/31 |
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Dear Anna Riikka
Greeting from Cosmojin Travel Agency and We are so sorry to cancel it.
We talk to the Veltra and Already proceed refund JSA Tour.
Please check again,
Thank you!
Regards,
Cosmojin Travel Agency