10th Anniversary Tour in Seoul with friends! (8 days 7 night s tour - total spent RM2800)

RM2800 includes plane ticket, lodging, transport, entry ticket and food. The rate used is 3.56.

Who said that only lovers can celebrate 10th year anniversary? Today is my 10th year anniversary with my besties,

so we have decided to fly overseas to celebrate! :D

This trip was not really a "poor" trip, we were basically eating continuously

We ate when we were hungry, ate when we were tired, and continued to eat when we were full

On top of that all of them were all delicious?

So now i am starting to write my trip diary!

1. Plane ticket

The tickets that we have booked were not cheap! That was because it was also a spontaneously decided trip. The tickets were also not zero fare ticket, we also didnt buy it during promotion. So if you wanna buy cheaper tickets, you can visit plane ticket sites more often too

~ Air Asia

The return flight from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon (RM940) - Including baggage fee of 10kg (going flight) and 20kg (come back flight)

Adding an extra 20kg of RM102, divided by 3 persons so it'd be RM34 per pax

So, total plane ticket would be RM974 per pax

Words of advice: If you were a female, it is advisable to buy more baggage kg because Seoul is really a chopping heaven!

2. Lodging

I stayed in 2f Guesthouse in Myeongdong

After you get off from Myeongdong Station (exit number 3) and walk straight, you would be able to see this guesthouse

The room condition and price are not bad, you can view it online

We have paid a total of RM430 (per pax) for staying for 7 nights in this guesthouse

*Gentle reminder:

- You can also prepare the Korean address of this guesthouse as you would need it if you'd like to go to this guesthouse by using taxi

(or else you'd be having a hard time communicating with the taxi driver)

On our last night in Seoul, we slept in a Jimjilbang called SPAREX in Dong Dae Mun

Location of Jimbilbang: Get off at Gongdaemun History Culture & Park Station, look for Good Morning City in Dongdaemun. Then, go to level B3 by using the elevator and you'd be able to see the jimjilbang!

In the jimjilbang, everyone needs to be naked! We hesitated for a while before entering. But, rest assured! At least they have separate jimjilbang for males and females.

Notes of love: Remember to bring your own cleaning tools like combs and so on because they only provide us with soap

Lodging in jimjilbang: 12000 krw (RM42.72 per pax)

Total amount spent for lodging in this trip: RM472.72

3. Phone (Sim) card

The sim card bought in the convenience store in Incheon Airport only has 1GB of mobile data.

Phone charges are different depending on whether you put the sim card into a Iphone or a Samsung phone

If you put the card into a Samsung phone, it is cheaper than putting it into an Iphone. In our case, since we use Samsung, the charge is 29900 krw (RM106.45), we shared it among 3 persons, so per pax is RM35.48.

4. Transport

-Subway

When we reached at the airport, we bought T-Money in a convenience store.

One T-Money is 10,000krw (RM35.60) - *Card only, there is no money/credit inside

In total, we have "deposited" 45000krw (RM160.20) into the T-Money card

At the end of the trip, we only have a few thousands of krw in the card, in other words, the subway in Korea is not cheap!

Notes:

We do not know whether the T-Money card is expensive merely because we bought it in the airport or not, because one of my friends lost hers (dont be as clumsy as her), so we went to buy another one in one of the subway stations. We only paid 2500krw (RM8.90) for one T-Money Card.

Then only we knew that the difference of the price of T-Money in airport and normal subway station is so much!! We were upset! So, ladies and gentlemen, it is advisable to buy the T-Money Card in the subway station!

So our total cost of transport is RM196 (per pax)

Notes:

It takes a long journey to change line in Korean subway station, and the direction shown by the signage is not clear. If you go towards the wrong direction, you need to walk a long distance to go to another side of the subway lane. On top of that, there are many more staircase than escalator in korean subway station, so make sure that you read the signage correctly before deciding which side of the subway lane you need to be at.

~ going to Namiseon

- go to Cheongnyangni Station/Yongsan Station and board ITX Korail to Gapyeong Station. The time taken is around 40 minutes.

You may book the ticket online, or buy the ticket from the vending machine or ticket counter.

One way is 4800 krw, so the return ticket is 9600 krw (RM34.18 per pax)

When you reach Gapyeong station, you can board onto the tour bus nearby

The bus will pass through Namiseon, Petite France, Achimgoyo sumok won

With one fixed price, you can travel with the bus to these locations anytime, as many times as you want in the day.

Price per pax is 6000 krw (RM21.36)

Total will be RM55.50

~ Taxi

There a few kinds of taxis in Korea, distinguished by on their colours.

The cheap ones are yellow and white taxis while black taxis charge at expensive rates. SO, we only use the service of yellow taxis :D haha

The first time when we used taxi was when we finished shopping in Lotte Market. Since the items bought were too heavy, we had no choice but to hire a taxi.

The taxi fare of going from Lotte Market to our hotel was about 4300 krw (RM15.30) for three persons

The second time we used taxi was when we went back from Dongdaemun to our hotel. At that time, we also didnt have a choice because we shopped till very late at night and by then, the last subway was long gone, so we had to hire a taxi.

The taxi fare from 12am to 4am is very very expensive!

The distance from Dongdaemun to Myeongdong is less than 3km

but turns out the fare was 30000 krw (RM106.80) for three persons

At first, we thought that the drivers were trying to cheat us because we are tourists, but after asking a few other taxi drivers, we were offered the same price, we had no choice already *cry

The third time we hired a taxi was when we were going back to our hotel to get our luggage from jimjilbang. This time, we have learnt our lesson, so we hire a taxi after 4am

We only spent around 5000 krw (RM17.80) for 3 persons this time.

The forth time of us hiring taxi was when we were going from our hotel to Incheon Airport.

The luggage of the three of us was too much, so we had to go to the airport by taxi

At that time, we didnt have the "hand" to take picture, or else I am sure that you'd all be shocked by the scene of us in the taxi

The taxi boot was basically full, and each of us were still carrying a box on our laps

We really shopped so "diligently"

This taxi trip cost us 70000 krw (RM249.20) - three persons

The total taxi fare per pax is RM381.04

5. Entrance ticket fee

Namiseon

6000 krw = RM21.36 per pax

Petite France

8000 krw = RM24.48 per pax

Gyeongbokgung

3000 krw = RM10.68 per pax

Namsan Tower

7000 krw = RM106.80 per pax

*Note:

Remember to book your ticket online beforehand as mostly, the seating will be full

Everland

39000 krw = RM138.84 per pax

*Note:

Remember to copy your boarding pass as you will be entitled to a discount when you are going in to Everland

The total entrance fee is RM331.08 per pax

6. Food

Isaac Toast & Coffee (Ate for 3 times?)

School Food

Kang Ho DOng BaekJeong BBQ

Twotwo Fried Chicken

Yoogane (Myeong Dong Branch)

진옥화할매원조닭한마리

Tosokchon - Chicken Soup Restaurant

유림면

서래갈매기

교촌치킨

연가지가

Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market

And the other snacks from 7-11 and stores

We spent a total of RM640.80 (18000 krw) per pax

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