1. Where?
- Gwanghwamun area in downtown Seoul (Donghwa Duty Free Shop),
- also free shuttle buses from Busan to Gyeongju ( from July 1)
- Every day of the week except Monday
- June 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 ( so hurry! Make your weekend plans for day-tripping now!)
- Click here for details
- Apply now at http://english.visitkoreayear.com (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
- "Sign up in advance through the Visit Korea Committee official home page at www.visitkoreayear.com (two tickets per person). If more than 28 people make reservations for any given day, there will be a random drawing to decide the winners of the free tickets. Winners will be announced on the homepage or individually notified by phone."
- For more details on the free tickets, please email to qhyuni130@yahoo.com.
- Inquiries: +82-2-6272-7301 (English)
- The buses are comfortable 28-seaters, equipped with Internet connection, DVD systems with personal earphones, and various tourist guidebooks.
- You also get free guidebooks of Gyeongju and Jeonju, a booklet about Korean culture and tours, a welcome-kit and a souvenir of “Visit Korea Year"
- It seems to be only for day-trips and I can't imagine squeezing all the attractions of either city into a single day.
- It's only for non-Korean nationals so if you planned going with a Korean friend, that would be tricky.
- The drop-off and pick up point for Gyeongju doesn't seem very convenient as it is at the Bomun Lake Resort (Hyundai Hotel-Hilton Hotel-Concord Hotel) which is a distance away from the main attractions of Gyeongju. You'd have to get a bus or taxi to places like the tumulis, the museum, Seokguram Grotto or Bulguksa.
sources:
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=1037293
http://www.visitkoreayear.com/
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=996963
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=794336
