From Seoul: DMZ & Gamaksan Hanging Bridge - A Must-See Tour

With a heart that awaits unification
Imjingak Peace Nuri Park

Imjingak is a space created with the hope of reconciliation and unification between South and North Korea. As a representative peace tourism site in South Korea, a train that ran to the northernmost part of the Korean peninsula before the two Koreas were divided is on display here, and as it is one of the regions in South Korea closest to North Korea, it is also a place where separated families and settlers who miss their families visit to soothe their longing during holidays and anniversaries.

Imjingak, where you can still feel the vivid pain of war with the U.S. military participation monument and other war memorials and war relics, has been transformed into a complex tourist facility with exhibition halls related to the Korean War, amusement facilities, and a peace gondola. It is a representative attraction of the DMZ tour, which means adding a wish for peace on top of the pain.

Division experienced with the five senses

In this tour, you can experience a course that goes 265m deep into the Third Tunnel. It is a tunnel that North Korea actually dug to carry out a surprise operation to infiltrate South Korea. You can see it for yourself and feel the temperature and humidity of the tunnel, and guess at the cold relationship between the two Koreas. It is said that it was built to be able to move 30,000 troops per hour, so it feels even more threatening.

Don't worry, we have currently installed three concrete walls in the North Korean direction to block any further invasion routes!

The Dorasan Observatory is located close to the Third Tunnel. The Dorasan Observatory is located at the northernmost point of the Military Demarcation Line on the Western Front and has the title of a unification security tourism site. It is an observatory with dozens of telescopes installed, from which you can see all the way to Kaesong City and Songaksan Mountain in North Korea. It is said that you can clearly see the Kaesong Industrial Complex and the Kim Il-sung statue, which we are familiar with, so it will be an experience of witnessing with your own eyes the North Korea that you have only seen in the media.

Clean nature preserved by the DMZ

The DMZ is also well known for its clean nature. Gamaksan Mountain is called 'Gamsaek Rock Mountain' because black and blue lights come out from the cracks in the rocks at the same time. The suspension bridge at the beginning of the Gamaksan Mountain trail connects Seolmari Valley, and it boasts the longest suspension bridge in Korea without a main tower supporting the cables.

It is located close to the Military Demarcation Line, so if you climb to the top, you can see North Korea. The Ungye Falls, which pour down along the Seolmacheon Stream, is also a representative attraction of Gamaksan Mountain.

As you wrap up your DMZ tour, experience the beautiful nature hidden within the Demilitarized Zone.

Introduction to the schedule

I will introduce the detailed tour schedule.

06:40 AM Myeongdong Station Exit 10 Meeting
06:50 AM Meeting at the entrance of the office building of Koreana Hotel (near Exit 3 of City Hall Station / Exit 6 of Gwanghwamun Station)
07:00 AM Hongik Univ. Station Exit 2 Meeting
Basic explanation of the DMZ and the Korean War while moving from Seoul to Paju
Imjingak Peace Nuri Park
The Third Tunnel (Tunnel-related video/exhibition hall tour/walking through the tunnel)
Dorasan Observatory
Unification Village
Via Imjingak Park
Gamaksan Suspension Bridge
Ungye Falls
15:00 ~ 16:00 Disband at City Hall Station or Myeongdong Station

* The above tour schedule may change depending on traffic and on-site conditions.