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5 Days Korea Catholic Pilgrimage Private Tour with Meals/Lodging
Seoul
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Private Tour Provided by the Officially Licensed English Tour Guide with an Air-conditioned vehicle, with 13 Meals and 4 night Lodging included. Korean Catholicism began just 250 years ago(1786) as an unprecedented development, with laypeople studying the faith independently of the Church. There were over 10,000 persecutions and martyrdoms in the first 100 years, of which 103 were canonized, and 79 were beatified among them. You can visit the birthplace of Korean Catholicism, the site of St. Andrew Kim Dae-geon's martyrdom, and his grave. The site includes the Seosomun Martyrs' Shrine, Solmoe, and Haemi Shrines, which Pope Francis visited during his 2014 visit to Korea. Also included were th...
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Lodging at Catholic Retreat Center or 3+ Star Hotel, Double Occupancy
Free Wi Fi on Board
Private Transportation
Offically Licensed Travel Guide
Gas/Tolls/Parking
Gratuity
5 Days Korea Catholic Pilgrimage Private Tour with Meals/Lodging
Seoul
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Private Tour Provided by the Officially Licensed English Tour Guide with an Air-conditioned vehicle, with 13 Meals and 4 night Lodging included. Korean Catholicism began just 250 years ago(1786) as an unprecedented development, with laypeople studying the faith independently of the Church. There were over 10,000 persecutions and martyrdoms in the first 100 years, of which 103 were canonized, and 79 were beatified among them. You can visit the birthplace of Korean Catholicism, the site of St. Andrew Kim Dae-geon's martyrdom, and his grave. The site includes the Seosomun Martyrs' Shrine, Solmoe, and Haemi Shrines, which Pope Francis visited during his 2014 visit to Korea. Also included were th...
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Lodging at Catholic Retreat Center or 3+ Star Hotel, Double Occupancy
-Symbol and heart of Catholicism in Korea
-The seat of the Archdiocese of Seoul
-5 martyr saints and 4 other martyrs are entombed in the crypt
-Seoul Archdiocese Catholic History Museum
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Bukchon Hanok Village
As you pass through Bukchon Hanok Village, you'll encounter Gahoe-dong Cathedral, a fusion of Eastern and Western architectural styles.
Gahoe-dong Cathedral is as significant in the history of Korean Catholicism as it is in its fame. It was built on the site where the first mass in Joseon was celebrated by Father Ju Moon-mo in 1795.
1 hour
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Seosomun Shrine History Museum
-98 executions of Catholic believers
-44 were canozied in 1984
-27 were beatified in 2015
1 hour and 40 minutes
4
Saenamteo Catholic Holy Place of the Martyrs
-It's been used as the execution site for felons in the Joseon Dynasty
-The Shrine honors the execution and martyrdom of 11 priests, including a Chinese priest, Fr James Wen-mo (1801), and 9 French priests from the Paris Foreign Missions Society (1839, 1866)
-Korea's first Indigenous priest, St Andrew Kim Dae-geon, was brutally executed here during the Byeongoh Prosecution in 1846
1 hour and 30 minutes
5
Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine
-Hundreds of Catholics were executed from 1866 to 1873
-Jeoldo means to decapitate, and San means mountain
after the tragic event in which so many faithful were killed by beheading
