South Korea 1979

SEA-79/80 SOUTHEAST ASIA TRIP Date of travel: Dec 19, 1979 - Jan 6, 1980 ITINERARY: Flight from Los Angeles with Korean Airlines via Honolulu to SOUTH KOREA: (2.5 days: Sightseeing of Seoul both with the tour and also individually, from a hill look in to North Korea, temperatures during the visit between -4 st. to 0 st.C), flight to TAIWAN: (2 days: sightseeing of the capital Taipei, local flight to and from Hualien, a town built mostly from marble, with sightseeing of 20 km long Taroko Gorge cut by a river from a marble mountain, meeting Ami people, the original inhabitants of Taiwan), flight to HONG KONG: (4 days: sightseeing of Hong Kong Island including its Victoria Peak and the “water people” living on boats in Aberdeen harbor, sightseeing of Kowloon and New Territories, which are the continental part of Hong Kong), flight to THAILAND: (3 days: sightseeing of Bangkok, boat ride on a river and canals, bus tour of various watts, monasteries, around the city), flight to SINGAPORE: (1/2 day: only over night), flight to INDONESIA: (1.5 day on the island of Bali, very good evening show of Kechak dance, a day tour around this Hindu island with many interesting stops including one at an active volcano), flight via Hong Kong to PHILIPPINES: (1.5 days: sightseeing of Manila the capital, then the active Taal Volcano 70 km from the city, which rises from the middle of a lake), flight via Taipei, Seoul and Honolulu to Los Angeles. Travel Office: Perci Tours (trough May Company Travel in Carlsbad) Who took part: 26 travelers, a leader from Perci (a lady) and local guides