Getting to Korea
By Air
Korea has nine international airports; Incheon, Gimpo, Gimhae, Jeju, Cheongju, Daegu, Yangyang, Muan, and Gwangju. There are about 3,900 flights weekly by international airlines connecting Korea from the world's major cities. Jeju is connected from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Guangzhou, and Taipei.

By Ferry
Shimonoseki, Hakata, Osaka, Hitakatsu and Izhara are the Japanese ports serving passengers to Busan. The Chinese ports to Incheon are Dalien, Tienjin, Yinggou, Dandong, Lianyunjiang, Qinhuangtao, Qingtao, Shidao, Yentai, and Weihai. The Russian port Zarubino to Sokcho.

Passport and visas
Visitors should have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before visiting. Nationals of 99 countries temporarily visiting Korea are permitted to enter Korea without visa. (Please refer to the web page ttp://www.immigration.go.kr)

Health requirements
No vaccinations are officially required, but visitors are advised to check with their doctors regarding the advisability of inoculation against typhoid, tetanus, hepatitis A and B.

Currency
Korean currency is Won. There are notes of 50,000, 10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and coins of 1, 10, 50, 100 and 500 denominations. Credit cards are widely accepted in the major cities. ATM for foreign cards is available at airports and throughout the country.

Time zone
Korean time is GMT + 9 all year round. Korea does not observe daylight saving time.

Accommodation

Korea offers the traveller a diverse range of accommodation

Hotels , Hanoks - traditional Korean houses built on Feng Shui principles , Yeogwans , Home Stay Programmes and Temple Stay Programmes

Etiquette

-Shoes are not worn inside Korean residences

-People do not point at others

-Red ink is never used in writing a living person's name

-You should never squeeze hard when shaking hands

-At the table you should wait until the elders start eating

-Blowing one's nose at a meal is very rude

-Do not leave your spoons or chopsticks inside your rice or soup bowl

-Chopsticks are stuck into the rice only at offerings for the deceased

-Koreans often smile to show embarrassment or when they feel sorry