TRAVELLING IN 
SOUTH KOREA

Facts and figures:
Capital:Seoul

Pop:41,000,000

Language:
Korean and English

Time:GMT+9

Electricity:
100 and 220 volts AC

More info from:
Korea Tourism Dept,
Vogue House,
1,Hanover Square,
London W1R 9RD
Tel:071-408-1591

Passport/visas
Full UK - Yes
Visa - Not req
if staying less
than 60 days.

Currency:
Won

All major credit
cards are accepted.

Health:
Precations are
advised against
Cholera,Typhoid,
Polio and Malaria

Air travel:
Korean Air
Approx time from
London is 20
hours.

Airports:
Seoul
Pusan
Cheju

Port:
Pusan

Hotels:
Seoul has over 50
modern hotels and
all major towns
have hotels.The
tourism industry
is now developing
quite rapdily and
although a way
to go to rival say
Thailand, Korea
could be a major
player in the
future.

Climate:
Moderate climate
with four seasons.
The hottest part
of the year is
during the
rainy season
between July and
August and the
coldest is 
Dec to January.
Soring and autumn
are mild and mainly
dry.

Summer max:95F(35c)





