By John Redmond
A tour company is offering foreign residents and tourists the chance to travel from Seoul to Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, for free on weekends this summer.
The exclusive free shuttle bus for foreign passport holders can accommodate up to 40 passengers.
Guides are also aboard the bus to provide translation services in English, Chinese and Japanese to brief tourists on major attractions in the province.
The trip departs Seoul at 8 a.m. and arrives at Jeonju at 11 a.m. The return journey leaves at 5 p.m. arriving in the capital at 8 p.m.
The pickup point in Seoul is the Donghwa Duty Free parking lot in Jongno-gu. In Jeonju, it will be Jeongju Hanok Village, Wansan-gu.
The service is available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Aug. 25.
Passengers will be required to show their passports.
For more information, contact (02) 1577-2507 (Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese) or (063) 280-3394.
Reservations must be made online at least three days in advance. Tickets will be sent via email. There is a limit of two tickets per person.
Please visit https://jeonju.chesstours.co.kr.