Custom Family Tours to Korea

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Custom Family Tours allow Korean-American adoptees and their families to create their own Korean Motherland Tour. You will follow an itinerary created just for you.

Returning to their Birth Land with parents, spouses and/or friends to guide the experience, adoptees will have a chance to develop pride in their cultural heritage while sharing a special time of discovery with their families. A family-friendly tour program with an emphasis on multi-cultural families, adoption issues, and cultural connections will allow time for the adoptees to catch a glimpse of their homeland.

Custom Family Tours to Korea will allow a family to determine departure dates and the length of the tour and style of travel desired by the adoptive family. Specific tour itineraries that vary in length and departure date can be organized for adoption travel groups, family groups, extended family groups for as few as two people to as many as 30.

Korean-born adoptees may choose to visit the historical capital of Gyeongju, tour the city of Seoul, and the Korean Folk Village.

Adoptees and their families may visit an orphanage, spend a morning at a typical Korean elementary school, have dinner with a Korean family and perhaps, meet a foster mother at Holt Children's Services office. Birth family search services are available to adoptees 18 yrs and older. The Holt staff has been trained to enrich the understanding and process for adoptees and their families. Arrangements can be made for adoptees to viist additional social welfare organizations such as KSS, SWS, and Eastern.

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Korean Motherland Tour Itinerary
April 22 - 30, 2011

A late spring departure for Korean-American adoptees, their families and friends

April 22:	Depart US for Seoul
April 23:	Arrive in Seoul and transfer to your hotel: Fraser Place
April 24:	Seoul City Tour (B, L) The tour will include:Deoksugung Palace, Namdaemun Market, Seoul Station, War Memorial of Korea, U.S. Army Yongsan Base, Itaewon, Namsan Seoul Tower, Dongdaemun Market, Changgyeonggung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Insa-dong, Presidential Residence, National Folk Museum, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
April 25:	KOREAN FOLK VILLAGE (B, L) The Korean Folk Village is set in a natural environment of over 240 acres; visitors can experience an authentic atmosphere with over 260 traditional houses reminiscent of the late Joseon Dynasty, including representative houses from different regions of Korea that can teach visitors about Korean food, clothing and historic housing styles. About twenty workshops, various handicrafts such as pottery, baskets, winnows, bamboo wares, wooden wares, paper, brass wares, knots, fans, musical instruments, iron ware and embroidery and where the customs and lifestyles of the past generations have been carefully preserved.
April 26:	Visit to Holt Children's Services offices. If adoptees wishes visits can be arranged to other adoption agencies in Seoul (B) Upon request, visits with foster families can be arranged. For adult adoptees (over 18 yrs old) search for birth family can be facilitated prior to departure. Please understand some foster families are not available; not all birth families can be located.
April 27:	Depart Seoul for Gyeongju. Check into Gyeongju Hilton Hotel (B, L, D) Gyeongju is the historical and cultural capital of Korea and the former capital of Korea during the Shilla Dynasty. Some of the important sites in Gyeongju are: BULGUKSA TEMPLE & SEOKGURAM Bulguksa was a temple originally built in 535 and is a testimony to both the skill of Shilla architects and the depth of Buddhist faith at the time. Seokguram consists of a central statue of Buddha gazing out over the forested hills across the East Sea to the horizon, surrounded by bodhisattvas and guardian deities. Both Bulguksa and Seokguram were added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. GYEONGJU NATIONAL MUSEUM The museum preserves many artifacts from the Shilla Kingdom, including magnificent gold crowns, pottery, Buddhist decor and stone sculptures. It also houses the legendary Emille Bell, one of Asia's largest bells, which is 19 tons of pure bronze
April 28:	Sightseeing in Gyeongju (B, L, D)
April 29:	Depart Gyeongju for Seoul and enjoy a Farewell Dinner (B, L, D)
April 30:	Transfer to the airport for departure to US. (B)

PRICE:
$2880 per person based on double occupancy

Package Price Includes:

• Seven nights accommodations
• International Airfare JFK - Seoul. All taxes included. Additional departure cities available. Call for the air add-on price.
• 7 breakfasts; 5 lunches; 3 dinners
• English-speaking guide and private transportation
• Admissions to all sightseeing
• Visits to Seoul-based social service (Holt, SWS, ECW, KSS) offices.

Price does not include:
passport fees (no visa needed), tips to drivers and guides, meals not included in itinerary, items of a personal nature, travel insurance

Travel Insurance is strongly recommended for all travelers. Please contact Kate DeLosso for more information about travel insurance.

Please note:
This is a suggested itinerary and can be changed to fit your individual needs. To begin planning you family's custom tour, a $300 non-refundable deposit is necessary. The deposit will be applied to the cost of the trip when the reservations are finalized. Contact Kate DeLosso for further information. Contact info on back cover.

It is strongly suggested purchasing travel insurance for your trip. If you would like further information on travel insurance, please contact Kate DeLosso. Travel Safe insurance is our preferred insurance carrier.

Cancellation Policy:
From time of deposit until December 1 - no penalty
Between December 1 and January 23 - 50% penalty
Between January 24 to departure - 100% penalty

Korean Motherland Tours are organized by Kate Delosso a Certified Travel Counselor a Certified Travel Counsel. Kate is an adoptive parent, a former board member of an international adoption agency, and a Far East destination specialist. In 1995, Kate traveled with her adopted daughter, Anne, to Korea. Since 1996, Kate has organized Motherland Tours for foreign-born adoptees and their families.

In 2009, Kate was chosen as one of the Top 25 Travel Advisors in the US by Travel Agent Magazine for her work with adoptees and their families.

To receive a detailed itinerary, please contact:
Kate DeLosso
Certified Travel Counselor
4001 Century Lane, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
P: 610-361-0535
Toll free: 866-361-0535
E: kate@katedelosso.com
E: kdelosso@comcast.net

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Organizer

Korean Motherland Tours are organized by Kate Delosso a Certified Travel Counselor. Kate is an adoptive parent, a former board member of an international adoption agency, and a Far East destination specialist. In 1995, Kate traveled with her adopted daughter, Anne, to Korea. Since 1996, Kate has organized Motherland Tours for foreign-born adoptees and their families.

In 2009, Kate was chosen as one of the Top 25 Travel Advisors in the US by Travel Agent Magazine for her work with adoptees and their families.