SEOUL — Visitors to South Korea will in future be able to explore the Ara canal that travels between the west coast and the capital Seoul in a colourful amphibious bus.
The bus can travel on land or in the water. "It is the first amphibious bus for tourists in South Korea," said a spokesman for the operator, Aqua Tourism Korea. From mid-May the bus will operate daily between Incheon on the west coast and the city of Gimpo near Seoul.
The tour travels for around 50 minutes on the land along the canal and then spends 15 minutes on the water. Along the waterway tourists will be able to see sights such as flower gardens, a waterfall and an eco-park.
For adults the trip will cost 30,000 won (930 baht) and for children 25,000 won.
Completed in 2011, the 18-kilometre Ara canal connects the Han river in Gimpo to the Yellow Sea at Incheon.
