<strong>2010</strong> <strong>PACE</strong> Global Annual ForumFRIDAY JULY 23, <strong>2010</strong>: Cultural DayTours depart from The Shilla hotel at the appointed time. Sign-up for tours atthe <strong>PACE</strong> Information Table Monday through Wednesday. A tour companyrepresentative will be at KCCI on Wednesday to answer questions about the thetours. Payment is to be made after the tour, or pre-pay on Wednesday with the tourcompany representative. Tour Company is I Love Seoul Tour.Option 1Full DayTourOption 2Full DayTourOption 3Half DayTour(morning)Seoul Vicinity Full Day TourSuwon Hwaseong Fortress and Korean Folk VillageDeparts Shilla Hotel at 9:00, Returns 17:00.Full day tour includes lunch, transportation, admissions. 115,000 KRW per personSuwon Hwaseong Fortress: Hwaseong (Brilliant Castle/ Fortress), the wallsurrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea,was built in the late eighteenth century by King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty tohonour and house the remains of his father Prince Sado, who had been murdered bybeing locked alive inside a rice chest by his own father King Yeongjo having failed toobey his command to commit suicide. UNESCO designated the fortress a WorldHeritage site in 1997. The Suwoncheon, the main stream in Suwon, flows through thecentre of the fortress.World Cultural Heritage and Modern Seoul Full Day TourChangdeokgung Palace and Secret Garden, Namsan Hanok Village,Jongmyo Royal Shrine, Amethyst Factory, COEX Aquarium, Han RiverCruise, Bongunsa TempleDeparts Shilla Hotel at 8:30, Returns 17:00.Full day tour includes lunch, transportation, admissions. 160,000 KRW per personChangdeokgung Palace was added to the UNESCO world heritage list in 1997. Thispalace offers an excellent view that combines both the new and old, including ancienttowers, pavilions and beautiful gardens.Namson Hanok Village - The village of Traditional Houses is a folk village located inthe middle of the city. Visitors can view and purchase traditional ceramic arts andcrafts in the exhibition hall.Royal Palace Half Day Tour - MorningPresidential Residence Cheongwadae (the Blue House), GyeongbokgungPalace, and National Folk Museum of KoreaDeparts Shilla Hotel at 9:00, Returns 13:00.Half day tour includes transportation and admissions. 38,000 KRW per personCheongwadae (the Blue House) is the presidential residence of the Republic ofKorea. Tours of Cheonwadae have been conducted since 1998.Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in 1394 as the main palace of the JoseonDynasty(1392-1910) by its founder King Taejo, it is the most comprehensiveandgrandest of the five palace of the period. Gyeongbokgung, the oldest palace ofthe Joseon Dynasty, is located at the northern end of Seojong-ro Street. On itsgrounds stands the National Folk Museum of Korea, where visitors can brower theunique cultural and historical traits of Korea and the lifestyle of bygone days.National Folk Museum of Korea - As the only national museum on folklore, itdisplays about 4,000 items on Korea’s traditional way of life. There are threepermanent exhibition halls, two special exhibition halls, a shop and a reference room.28 Facing Global Challenges – Solutions for the Future
<strong>2010</strong> <strong>PACE</strong> Global Annual ForumOption 4Half DayTour(morning)De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) Half Day Tour- MorningFreedom Bridge, The Third TunnelDeparts Shilla Hotel at 8:30, Returns 13:30.You MUST have your passport with you at all times for this tour. The DMZ touris under the control of the military, and schedules can be cancelled or changedwithout prior notice.Half day tour includes transportation and admissions. 46,000 KRW per personFreedom Bridge - The only bridge crossing Imjin River and also the only one bridgebetween South and North Korea. The history says Since about 13,000 war captivescrossed the bridge crying Hurrah for freedom, which gave bridge its name, “thebridge of freedom’. It was originally the Kyoungui railway bridge, and reconstructed tothe road bridge later.The 3rd Tunnel - The North Korean Tunnel, one and half hours drive from Seoul, wasdesigned to make a surprise attack on Seoul. The visit is a real eye-openingexperience and it will leave you with a dramatic sense of the tremendous tragedy ofseparated families, the division of the peninsular and the hopes for reunification.Tours provided by I Love Seoul Tour Co. Ltd.Jennifer Kim (02) 730-1090Facing Global Challenges – Solutions for the Future 29