Korea Trip in Dec Holidays

[Elvi_76]

Hi folks, I am thinking of going for a holiday with my family of 5 (incl 2 kids age 6 & 2) during this Dec Holiday.

Is there any upcoming fair or in-house promotion w tour agency, kindly share! Will be my first time there so a bit lost and finding a start state to continue....

 

[recce0111]

Are you going free & easy or prefer package tour?

 

[hievfeg]

i'm also planning to go this December still haven start my planning yet

 

[dilphinus]

Hi folks, I am thinking of going for a holiday with my family of 5 (incl 2 kids age 6 & 2) during this Dec Holiday.

Is there any upcoming fair or in-house promotion w tour agency, kindly share! Will be my first time there so a bit lost and finding a start state to continue....

Won't it be too cold for the kids?

 

[starbugs]

Seriously, winter is the worst time to go to Korea

 

[hievfeg]

Seriously, winter is the worst time to go to Korea

why is that so?

 

[dilphinus]

why is that so?

Have you travelled in winter before

The winter in Seoul is controlled by the large Siberian high pressure system (the Asiatic high), which results in predominantly cold, dry north-westerly winds. The influence of the Siberian high leads to significantly colder winter temperatures than would be expected at this latitude. About every 4 to 6 days a low-pressure trough will move through South Korea, bringing with it cloudiness and light precipitation.

Unless you are doing winter sports, like skiing, it's a pain traveling in winter especially when it's snowing. Painfully cold and days are short. You will probably just want to spend the day indoors heated.

 

[acetylcholine]

Second the post above. Best to avoid Korea during winter, especially if you have young children or elderly. The weather is very harsh and you won't be able to do much (other than winter related activities).

Just go some weather website like AccuWeather and check the average temperatures for December last year. Really no joke.

 

[Elvi_76]

How about Nov? Still considered Winter? My intention is to let my family experience snow...

 

[Elvi_76]

I am looking at package tour...

 

[Hisashiburi]

No snow yet in nov.

If u want snow, go to Hokkaido in jan or feb
Korea is ok too but prob in the mountains.

 

[jaslyncealim]

If I remember correctly, Last year snow came around 1st-2nd week of Jan. So maybe it is best to try go from January to Feb departure dates.

Some itineraries:
C & E Holidays - 5D4N Sparkling Korea - WINTER

C & E Holidays - 7D Sparkling Korea + JEJU (Winter)
Travel Periods are from 22Nov - 28Feb 2015

 

[Elvi_76]

Tks Jaslyn.

Tks to all who replied. After careful consideration, tink will heed advice not to.go.in Dec but go in mid Nov instead. I also worried my young boys cannot take the cold climate.

 

[Elvi_76]

First time heard of C&E Tour Agency. Looks cheaper....

If I remember correctly, Last year snow came around 1st-2nd week of Jan. So maybe it is best to try go from January to Feb departure dates.

Some itineraries:
C & E Holidays - 5D4N Sparkling Korea - WINTER

C & E Holidays - 7D Sparkling Korea + JEJU (Winter)
Travel Periods are from 22Nov - 28Feb 2015

 

[g_t2006]

It's actually pretty easy to walk around free and easy in Seoul. No need to take package. There's the Integrated Pass for Access to Five Royal Sites in Seoul. Can keep you busy for at least 3 days.

 

[Hisashiburi]

I was in korea xmas 2012 n it was freezing.
Temp was around -15 in the day!
Surprisingly, there were lots of sinkies there as well.
Families i think, on holiday.

The cold temp def made it not so enjoyable as it was difficult to stay outdoors long.

 

[dleodleo]

Hi folks, I am thinking of going for a holiday with my family of 5 (incl 2 kids age 6 & 2) during this Dec Holiday.

Is there any upcoming fair or in-house promotion w tour agency, kindly share! Will be my first time there so a bit lost and finding a start state to continue....

You try natas fair and pre-natas fair.
NATAS Holidays 2014 is coming soon! | NATAS TRAVEL FAIR 2014
29-31 august 2014

or you can google those travel agents for pre-natas fair.
Pre Natas Fair 2014 Promotion

Happy searching and enjoy your trip. Hope you can have the opportunity to experience snow in Korea

 

[jaslyncealim]

You're welcome.

And to add more, coming to Korea during winter season needs a lot of preparation too like buying winter clothing etc which are expensive.

Tks Jaslyn.

Tks to all who replied. After careful consideration, tink will heed advice not to.go.in Dec but go in mid Nov instead. I also worried my young boys cannot take the cold climate.

 

[recce0111]

Winter clothing are pretty cheap especially Korea House Brand which you only get to see in Korea.

They are pretty good and I bought one down jacket myself and 02 pairs of Gortex sport shoes.