Today is your free leisure or you may join the optional DMZ tour* (US$125/person, Min. 10 Guests).
Meals: Breakfast
Cheorwon DMZ tour
After pickup at your Seoul hotel in the morning, drive to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Cheorwon. Firstly, you will visit The Second Tunnel, it was being discovered in March 1975, lies about 800 meters (0.5 mile) south of the Military Demarcation Line, as per the Korean Armistice Agreement. This incomplete tunnel extends for 3.5 km, with a maximum height of 2 m and a width of 2.1 m. It runs through bedrock at a depth ranging from 50 m to 160 m below ground. The tunnel was seemingly designed for a surprise attack on Seoul from North Korea, with the capacity to accommodate up to 30,000 soldiers per hour, along with their light weaponry. North Korea initially denied involvement, claiming it was part of a coal mine and citing construction explosions for the tunnel's blackened interior.
The tunnel visit takes appx. 1 hour. Then, you will have appx. 40 mins to visit the Peace Observatory to looks across the Demilitarized Zone. It is the part of South Korea closest to the North. Visitors can catch a rare glimpse of the reclusive North Korean state through binoculars. Finally, make a brief stop at Woljeongri Station. It was a small train yard where rail stock was stored or shunted before leaving for Wonsan, now in North Korea. At the site are remains of a train used by the North Korean army which was bombed by UN forces. “The windows of the train car are twisted toward the sky and the frame, and the body of the train are crooked and rusty.” Then transfer back to the hotel in the afternoon. A traditional lunch is included.
Notes: If there’s an unannounced official event or unforeseen situation in the DMZ, the program will be cancelled & replaced by Paju tour. Tripoppo will have the right to adjust the itinerary on spot accordingly.
