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The Organizing Committee has its pleasure in presenting social & tour programs which offer participants a chance to experience the culture, variety and beauty of the host country and also to share the friendship with colleagues from all over the world. A friendly, sociable and relaxed atmosphere will complement the rigors and demands of the scientific program. During the conference, participants could take any of the following tours with refreshing leisure. Please book in advance.

FULL DAY TOURS
FT-1 Experience Snow & Ski
  KRW 120,000/person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 10, 08:00~16:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, English-speaking guide, Motor coach, Ski Equipment & Clothes rental
 Description
Yangji Pine Ski Resort is a resort town 40 minutes away from Seoul. There are slopes, varying in steepness, which satisfies both the beginners and experts. Your guide will give a lesson to the beginners. (Ski Lesson & Skiing)
 
FT-2 Snow Festival at Everland
  KRW 96,000 / person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 11, 08:30~16:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, English-speaking guide, Motor coach
 Description
Everland located in Yongin, is a big theme park, which includes a zoo, snow sled, and botanical garden. Everland contains three distinct themes which are Festival World, Caribbean Bay, and Speedway. Festival World includes Global Fair, American Adventure, Magic Land, European Adventure, and Equatorial Adventure, each created with is own unique style.
 
HALF DAY TOURS
HT-1 The Beauty of Nature - UNESCO World Heritage Tour
  KRW 43,000/person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 9, 13:00~18:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, English-speaking guide, Fully air-conditioned motor coach
 Description
Nature is harmonized with old architecture. Changdeokgung Palace is one of UNESCO's World Heritages. A serenely exquisite garden, Huwon was used by the king and royal family during the Joseon Dynasty as a place for relaxation. It holds many ponds, pavilions and wooded areas containing thousand-year-old trees.
Entering the streets of Insa-dong, you will discover a large and small art galleries, antique and modern art shops including ceramic ware stores, bookstores, ateliers, traditional restaurants and traditional teahouses. Insa-dong is also popular with tourists, as it is the place where you can find old but precious, unique and traditional goods.
 
HT-2 One Step Inside Traditional Korean Life - Palace & Museum Tour
  KRW 43,000/person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 10, 09:00~13:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, English-speaking guide, Motor coach
 Description
Tracing five hundred years back to Joseon dynasty and picture yourself standing in the center of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The must-see sites in the palace are Geunjeongjeon, the hall of the royal palace and Gyeonghoiru, a spacious two-floor pavilion.
The National Folk Museum displays the lifestyle of ancient Koreans (from pre-historic times to the Joseon period). There are 20,000 vestiges with a total of 4,000 folk relics.
 
HT-3 COEX Aquarium & Apgujeong Rodeo Street Tour
  KRW 50,000/person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 10, 13:00~17:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, English-speaking guide, Fully air-conditioned motor coach
 Description
The COEX Aquarium is the only theme-oriented aquarium in Korea. There are 90 exhibition water tanks and 140 tanks used for breeding. There are about 600 species and 40,000 oceanic fish altogether. The tanks are divided into six different sections and are viewed in a tunnel like atmosphere.
Apgujeong Rodeo Street is described as the 'No.1 Fashion Area' in Korea. It has been established as the center of fashion in the 90s, and is represented to youngsters as the desire to liberate themselves from old value systems. There are varieties of goods in sale from brands to bonded goods.
 
NIGHT TOUR
NT-1 Korea House Dinner & Show
  KRW 110,000/person (Min. 10 persons)
Feb. 11, 18:30~22:00
 
 Conditions
Admission, Dinner, English-speaking guide, Fully air-conditioned motor coach
 Description
The Korea House was opened in 1981. It is a traditional Korean building that introduces the culture and lifestyle of Koreans where you can experience the traditional architecture and the classical atmosphere. You can taste a various course of Korean cuisine in traditional style. The spacious and cozy Folk Theater provides you the various performances by the Korean top traditional dancers and musicians with the interpretation in Korean, English and Japanese.
 
 
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