10D9N Travel Itinerary Romantic Chuncheon - Relaxing Gangneung - Shopping Seoul 10天9夜 浪漫两人春川 轻松游玩江陵 狂购城市首尔

10D9N Travel Itinerary Romantic Chuncheon - Relaxing Gangneung - City Seoul
10天9夜 浪漫两人春川 轻松游玩江陵 狂购城市首尔

Travelling to Korea (Chuncheon - Gangneung - Seoul) is very different this time as it is a self-planned trip where I plan my own travel itinerary according to the research online, and this is my wife first time visiting the beautiful Korea too. Since we have decided it is a free and easy trip, the itinerary below was just a reference and we adjust it accordingly to our mood (most of the time we have simple breakfast so we can rest more). There are certain places that we didn't plan to stay long but ended up spending more than half a day over there because there's more beauty that I would like to admire from that location. Here's a summary of our 10D9N Travel Itinerary  to Chuncheon and Gangneung area in (Gangwon), then we proceed to the city side of Korea - Seoul.

Personally, we both love the slower pace when travelling in Chuncheon and Gangneung although less people can speak English. There are more beauty of the natural scenery and basically people here living in a much more relaxing pace, where we can really relax and just enjoy the environment; On the other hand, Seoul is a city with busy traffic whole day long but it is a paradise for shoppers and amazing architecture exist in this place, it was still very happening even during late night. Unexpected event during our trip to Korea has made this travel journey even more fun! For example, Seoul Fashion Week at DDP Dongdaemun Design Plaza, temple festival with local food market at Woljeongsa Temple and many more!

Traveling in Korea is much more easier when you have installed these apps on your phone: Google Translate, Naver Map, Kakao Taxi.   Don't forget to get Discover Korea Your Way (DKYW) Booklet from KTO Malaysia so that you can enjoy more perks and discount using the vouchers and travel recommendation in it too. KYW

Below are my Korea travel itinerary in summary and I hope this can help you planning your trip.

Day 1 (10 Oct) Fly from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon and proceed to Chuncheon
Arrive Incheon, Breakfast at airport
Take bus to Chuncheon
Check in Hotel - Mate Hotel very convenient to explore around
Chuncheon Romantic Market
Soyanggang Skywalk
Myeong Dong Dakgalbi Street
Dinner: Dakgalbi Chicken

Day 2 (11 Oct) - Amazing evening and night at Nami Island Chuncheon
Breakfast drink at PAIK's Coffee
Train from Chuncheon Station to Nami Island explore until night
Dinner: Nammoon Korean Restaurant
Continue explore Nami Island
Take train and taxi back to Chuncheon


Day 3 (12 Oct) Chuncheon - Gangneung
Chuncheon Morning Market
FREE breakfast and shopping using DKYW KRW $10,000 cash voucher
Eat breakfast at the park and saw autumn colors
Check out and take bus to Gangneung
Lunch at bus station traditional Korean Restaurant
Take Taxi to hotel near Geongpo Beach (Golden Tulip Skybay Hotel)
Dinner at Seafood BBQ store (regret didn't try their grill seafood with huge scallops)
Have Ice cream in cold weather by the beach
Walk along Geongpo beach and play fireworks

Day 4 (13 Oct) Odaesan National Park in Gangneung
Take public transport: Gangneung to Jinbu
Woljeongsa Temple
Have our lunch there trying local food (thanks to their temple festival)
Odaesan National Park - Journey to the nature
Took the bus to go further into Sangwonsa Temple
Dinner at BudnamuBrewery (recommended bar in Gangneung)

Day 5 (14 Oct) Beach and Coffee House in Gangneung
Morning walk at Gyeongpo Provincial park beside Gyeongpoho
Explore Anmok Beach and relaxing at AM Cafe
Lunch: Cafe HOSA korean restaurant (Bibim Sumakssam)
Terarosa Coffee Factory and Cafe
End our day earlier dinner in hotel


Day 6 (15 Oct) Gangneung - Seoul
Take train to Seoul - GangneungStation 2 hours ride
Check in Hotel: Uljiro Co-op Residence (very convenient for shoppers)
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) Seoul Fashion Week
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Dinner: Local Korean Restaurant 牛里
Myeongdong - Shopping paradise


Day 7 (16 Oct) Culture and Local Food Hunting in SeoulNamdaemun Market for coffee and local delicacies
Sungnyemun Square
Lunch: Mackerel Fish in Namdaemun Market Lunch
Hyehwa Woman's University
Lotte Duty Free Shopping Mall
Dinner nearby hotel: Restaurant in Korean
Korea Sulbing Dessert Cafe (Super love)

Day 8 (17 Oct) Photography Spot Hopping in Seoul
Breakfast near DDP
Seoul Fashion Week DDP
Starfield Coex Mall Library
SM Town
Cafe inside the library
Seoul Sky Tower
Daehak-ro: Go see SACHOOM! Dance Theatre
Back to DDP for night photography
Dinner: Korean Fried chicken with Makgeolli

Day 9 (18 Oct) Relaxing Day in Seodaemun Area , Seoul
Explore Seodaemun-gu main area
ChangCheon-Dong
Seogang-dong Mapo-gu
Yanghwa-ro
Seogyo-Dong
Gwanghui-dong Shopping paradise
Hongdaw Street Performers
Dinner: EGG DROP

Day 10 (19 Oct) Reluctant to go back home Incheon - Kuala Lumpur
Shopping around DDP
Back to Malaysia




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Day 1 (10 Oct) Fly from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon and proceed to Chuncheon

Arrive Incheon, Breakfast at airport

Take express bus and taxi to Chuncheon City

Check in Hotel - Mate Hotel very convenient to explore around

Chuncheon Romantic Market

Soyanggang Skywalk

Related post:  Soyanggang Skywalk At Night 소양강 스카이워크 | Things To Do In Chuncheon 
http://www.tianchad.com/2019/11/soyanggang-skywalk-chuncheon-at-night.html

Myeong Dong Dakgalbi Street

Dinner: Dakgalbi Chicken

Day 2 (11 Oct) - Amazing evening and night at Nami Island Chuncheon

Breakfast drink at PAIK's Coffee

Train from Chuncheon Station to Nami Island explore until night

NAMI ISLAND

Dinner: Nammoon Korean Restaurant in Nami Island

Continue explore Nami Island at night, they look dreamy and romantic, you can visit this whole post with much more travel photos taken when in Nami Island.

http://www.tianchad.com/2019/12/nami-island-at-night-things-to-do-chuncheon.html

Take train and taxi back to Chuncheon

Day 3 (12 Oct) Chuncheon - Gangneung

Chuncheon Morning Market and eat breakfast at nearby park

FREE breakfast and shopping using DKYW KRW $10,000 cash voucher

Check out and take bus to Gangneung

Lunch at bus station traditional Korean Restaurant

Take Taxi to hotel near Geongpo Beach (Golden Tulip Skybay Hotel)

Dinner at Seafood BBQ store (regret didn't try their grill seafood with huge scallops)

Have Ice cream in cold weather by the beach and walk along Geongpo beach and play fireworks

Day 4 (13 Oct) Odaesan National Park in Gangneung

Take public transport: Gangneung to Jinbu

Woljeongsa Temple - A peaceful place that provide temple stay in Odaesan national Park

Have our lunch there trying local food (thanks to their temple festival)

Odaesan National Park - Journey to the nature

Took the bus to go further into Sangwonsa Temple

Dinner at Budnamu Brewery (recommended bar in Gangneung)

Day 5 (14 Oct) Beach and Coffee House in Gangneung

Morning walk at Gyeongpo Provincial park beside Gyeongpoho

Explore Anmok Beach and relaxing at AM Cafe

 Lunch: Cafe HOSA korean restaurant (Bibim Sumakssam)

Terarosa Coffee Factory and Cafe

End our day earlier dinner in hotel

Day 6 (15 Oct) Gangneung - Seoul

Take train to Seoul - Gangneung Station (2 hours ride)

Check in Hotel: Uljiro Co-op Residence (very convenient for shoppers)

Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) and Seoul Fashion Week

Cheonggyecheon Stream

Dinner: Local Korean Restaurant 牛里

Myeongdong Street - Shopping paradise

Day 7 (16 Oct) Culture and Local Food Hunting in Seoul

Namdaemun Market for coffee and local delicacies

Sungnyemun Square

Lunch: Mackerel Fish Restaurant in Namdaemun Market Lunch

Hyehwa Woman's University

Lotte Duty Free Shopping Mall - Redeem your Lotte Duty Free Coupon Book for some special discount and face mask.

Dinner nearby hotel: Restaurant in Korean

Korea Sulbing Dessert Cafe (Super love the tasty desserts, expensive but good for sharing)

Drinking beer and makgeolli with friends right outside the convenient store was a fun hangout thing to do

Day 8 (17 Oct) Photography Spot Hopping in Seoul

Breakfast near DDP

Seoul Fashion Week at DDP

Starfield Coex Mall Library

SM Town

Cafe inside the library

Seoul Sky Tower

Daehak-ro: Go see SACHOOM! Korea Dance Theatre

Back to DDP for night photography

Dinner: Korean Fried chicken with Makgeolli (Chest nut flavor makgeolli is highly recommended)

Day 9 (18 Oct) Relaxing Day in Seodaemun Area , Seoul

Explore Seodaemun-gu main area: ChangCheon-Dong, Seogang-dong Mapo-gu, Yanghwa-ro, Seogyo-Dong, Gwanghui-dong Shopping paradise

Hongdaw Street Performers

Dinner: EGG DROP (very delicious)

Day 10 (19 Oct) Reluctant to go back home Incheon - Kuala Lumpur

Shopping around DDP shopping mall

We took AirAsia X flight to Seoul and it took us around 6h30m to reach the destination. Overall the flight was great and if you want to enjoy best fare and save money for bibimbap and bingsu in Korea, book your flight ticket few months earlier! Thanks me later =) #VacaywithAirasiaX

This article is my travel trip to Korea (Chuncheon, Gangwon, Seoul) in collaboration with Korea Tourism Malaysia DKYW 2019. Stay tuned on my blog/instagram for more future update! #DKYW2019 #ImagineYourKorea

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