There are several options for accommodations in South Korea. Saunas called jimjilbang are the most affordable at $7,000-10,000 won per night and provide basic mats to sleep on and access to hot baths and saunas. Hanok guesthouses offer rooms in traditional Korean homes starting around $10,000 won per night with mattresses on the floor and renovated bathrooms. Hotels range from $200,000-350,000 won on average for standard rooms and provide amenities like breakfast and wifi. Resorts can cost $150,000-600,000 won and include kitchens, pools, and breakfast.

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2. Fly Attractions
Food Lodging
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3. There are 2 major airlines and 5 low-fare
airlines that Korea has.
You can choose to fly relatively
comfortably with wide seats that the 2
major airlines have.
You can also choose to fly with one of
the 5 low-fare airlines depending with
the budget and schedule you have.
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6. Here are the flowery spring landscapes,
and quietly stunning historic sites on
your Korean travel bucket list.
And just in case you were wondering,
they are in no particular order.
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7. The palace is listed as a UNESCO
World Cultural Heritage site in year
1997 for its historical significance,
simplicity and subtleness.
The UNESCO committee also
described the site as an outstanding
example of exceptional architectural
designs.
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8. This dense bamboo thicket is located in Damyang, another "slow
city" that welcomes all who are tired of hectic city life.
Eight trails around the thicket offer eight different themes to
saunter through.
If you look carefully between the bamboo plants, you can spot the
green tea shoots that grow from the dew that drips off the
bamboo leaves, known as Jukro tea.
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9. Also known as the Diamond Bridge, this two-story
bridge connects Suyeong-gu and Haeundae-gu and
offers an astonishing view of mountains, sandy
beaches, hills and city lights.
Kwang-An Bridge is not for pedestrians, but anyone
can enjoy the spectacular night view of the bridge
from afar; its state-of-the-art lighting system allows an
exterior lighting of over 100,000 colors.
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10. The world's oldest intact Buddhist canon,
the Tripitaka Koreana, is carefully housed in
the 1,200-year-old Haeinsa Temple.
The temple's other landmarks include the oldest
wooden Buddha statue in Korea (the Haeinsa
Vairocana) and a UNESCO world heritage
Janggyeong Panjeon ( a "storage hall of Buddhist
Sutras").
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11. The nature and culture of this
village remains the same as it was
during the Chosun Dynasty.
One of the most recent additions to
the UNESCO world heritage list,
the village has featured famous
guests such as Prince Charles and
Ban Ki-Moon.
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12. This treasure island (artifacts from the Song Dynasty
have actually been found at the bottom of the sea) is
famous for its clear seawater, soft beach, and salt
farms.
The magical sight of huge salt farms is not the only
spectacle that can be found here; the mud flat leisure
town allows tourists to experience and observe the
marine life of the mud flat.
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13. Koreans traditionally believe that the
taste and quality of food depends on its
spices and sauces, the essential
ingredients to making a delicious meal.
Discover and enjoy various food that will
stimulate your taste buds!
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Bibimbap, a bowl of rice mixed with meat and
assorted vegetables, is one of the all time favorite
meals of the Korean people, regardless of age or
generation.
Its popularity has also grown internationally.
Even some Hollywood celebrities have praised its
nutritional value and talked about how it has helped
them maintain a healthy diet.

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Dating to the Shilla Dynasty (approximately
2,000 years ago), kimchi is the beloved
spicy sidekick at every Korean table.
It's made by salting and preserving
fermented cabbage in a bed of pepper,
garlic, ginger and scallion.

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The best part of eating in a samgyeopsal
restaurant is the atmosphere -- a rollicking party
punctuated by soju shots, pork strips sizzling on a
grill and shouts for “one more serving, please!”
Served with lettuce, perilla leaves, sliced onions
and raw garlic kimchi, it's smudged in ssamjang
(a mix of soybean paste called 'doenjang' and
chili paste called 'gochujang') or salt and pepper
in sesame oil.

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Although originally a Chinese dish, Koreans have
taken the noodles and created a thicker, yummier
version that holds only a vague resemblance to
its Chinese predecessor. (Think of New Yorkers
and the wonders they’ve done with pizza.)
It would not be an understatement to say Korean
diets would not be the same without this dish --
most Koreans eat it at least once a week, and
have their favorite jjajangmyeon delivery shop on
speed dial.

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This iconic red-orange street food is so popular
there’s an entire town in Seoul just devoted to the
steamed and sliced rice cakes (tteok), cooked
with fish cakes (oden) and scallions in a sweet
and spicy sauce made of chili paste.
Chefs have been known to put all sorts of things
inside the sauce, from the black soybean paste to
plain old ketchup. Call us masochists, but one
thing is certain: the more pepper, the better.

19. Looking for a place to lodge in Korea
can be confusing – sauna, hanok
guesthouse, hotel and resort are just a
few of the commonly used terms for
different types of hotels in South Korea
and all mean something a little different.
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A sauna, or jimjilbang, has a steaming circle
symbol on the outside of the building.
They’re the cheapest kind of accommodation
option, (about 7,000-10,000 won) and are open
24 hours.
You will be given a pair of shorts and t shirt and
sleep on the ground in a shared sleeping area.
They’re also popular with older Koreans because
of the warm floor and include access to hot baths
and saunas that adjoin the rooms.

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These are the same as guesthouses but in
a traditional Korean house, called a hanok.
Hanok are built with natural materials and
have beautiful sliding paper doors.
The rooms surround around a courtyard
garden.
The old hanok guesthouses have nicely
renovated, clean bathroom. You sleep on a
soft mattresses on the floor.

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Generally, a standard room in a five-star
hotel costs approximately ￦200,000-
350,000.
However, these are subject to change
depending on the season and special
occasions.
Major hotels in the five-star category offer
complimentary breakfast and wireless
internet in addition to access to a fitness
center, sauna, business center, restaurants
and cafes.

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Resorts are quite expensive. They’re usually
in the countryside or quieter areas.
Average prices for resorts in Jeju Island can
range from ￦ 150,000 up to ￦ 600,000.
They usually include your own kitchen
facilities, an indoor or outside pool and a
buffet breakfast.

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