With the new route, foreign visitors will be able to stop by the rising shopping venues and landmarks in the eastern half of the city such as DDP, Seoul Forest, downtown Konkuk University area, the shoemaker street of Seongsu-dong and Lotte World Tour. (image: Wikimedia)
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government will open a new tour bus route that will cover the eastern part of the capital, officials said on Wednesday.
Set to launch on Friday, the latest Seoul City Tour Bus will run between Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in eastern Seoul and Olympic Park in the southeastern part of the city with a total of 10 stops.
With the new route, foreign visitors will be able to stop by the rising shopping venues and landmarks in the eastern half of the city such as DDP, Seoul Forest, downtown Konkuk University area, the shoemaker street of Seongsu-dong and Lotte World Tour. The municipal government said the new route will the seventh of its kind.
In addition, the bus offers audio information about the region’s history and culture in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.
The new sightseeing bus service comes amid rising criticism that the city lacks easy tourist transportation for popular spots scattered throughout the northern and southern parts of eastern Seoul.
The ticket price is 15,000 won (US$12.84) for adults and 10,000 won for children.
In celebration of the first month of launch, the new service will come with a special discount promotion for online reservations made at www.seoultrolley.com or the social commerce service Ticket Monster (TMON).
(image: Seoul Metropolitan Government)
(Yonhap)
