Winter Sonata

Nami Island is outside Seoul and you can reach there by taking train to Gapyeong Station for almost 2 hours and the Gapyeong Wharf is about 2km walk from Gapyeong Station. Then you need to buy a passport/entry Visa + Ferry to Nami Island which costs 8000 KRW for the whole day.


Here is the video of our last day trip:



Here is cost breakdown.

Item	Cost (KRW)
Steam cake	1000
Train from Jonggak to Gapyeong	2050
Admission to Nami Island	8000
Snacks at Nami island	5000
Train from Gapyeong to Jonggak	2050
Late lunch at 2nd flr of hostel bldg	15000
Train from Jonggak to Incheon	3950
Hamburger at Lotteria	4400
Total	41450

I'm a frugal adventurous traveller thus going on travel with me means taking public transportation, a lot of exploration by foot and constant interaction with local residence. This I would warn my co-travellers before going on a trip, besides group tours doesn't give you the full travel experience.

The transportation system in Korea is easy, convenient and most of all cheap. But you must plan your route carefully as you should consider travel timing and distance between sites to visit. However, language could be barrier as few Koreans could speak English. A basic Hangeul lessons and body language would be helpful. Although you might not probably remember your Hangeul lessons, you can try to interpret what they are saying...hehe :p You can visit Talk To Me In Korean for some lessons, it really helped me a lot :) Also, write down the places in Korean in case you might need help with directions. Koreans are very friendly and helpful people, they will go to the extent of bringing you to the place you are looking for.

Total Expenses:

Item	Cost (SGD)
Plane from Singapore to Cebu  (return)	105
Plane from Cebu to Incheon (return)	80
Plane from Gimpo to Jeju Island (return)	68
2 Nights at Feliz Telcon Hostel	45
1 night at HK Jeju Hostel	17
3 Nights at Seoul Hostel Center	45
Total Daily Expenses	260
Souvenir and Shopping	65
Total	685 per pax

Daily Expenses Breakdown:

Item	Cost (KRW)
Day 1	31850
Day 2	33300
Day 3	20890
Day 4	12550
Day 5	43000
Day 6	47100
Day 7	41450
Total	230140