What We Offer

One of the many milestones in an adoptee's life is the decision to visit his/her birth country.  With almost 20 years experience of escorting adoptees and their families on birthland tours, Dillon International understands the importance of this milestone in an adoptee's life.  Thus, we specialize in small tour groups which allow adoptees and their families to receive more individualized attention and service.  All Dillon International birthland tours are open to any adoptive family regardless of the agency used for adoption placement.  Our tour packages offer a variety of experiences for participants to acquaint them with the country, the culture and the people of Korea in-depth.  Some highlights are:

• Visits to cultural & historical sites

  • Seoul - capitol and largest city in Korea

  • Suwon - Korean folk village

  • DMZ - Demilitarized Zone - border between North and South Korea

  • Gyeongju - Silla Dynasty and other historical dynasty site

  • Busan - second largest city in Korea
     

• A taste of every day life

  • Dining with Korean domestic adoptive families

  • Shopping in Namdaemun, Itaewon, and Insadong traditional markets

  • "Hands on" cultural experiences -

    • Making Korean Celadon pottery

    • Calligraphy brush writing

    • Traditional Korean painting

    • Korean etiquette and Hanbok wearing

    • Tea ceremony

    • Korean cooking class

  • A typical Korean school day

  • Nightlife of Seoul, Busan, and Daegu  (Adult Adoptee Tour only)

  • "Service-to-others" opportunities
     

• Access to significant adoption information

  • Visit your Korean agency -

    • Eastern Social Welfare Society

    • Holt Children's Services

    • Social Welfare Society

    • Korean Social Services

  • Esther's Home & Sharon's Home - maternity homes

  • Jacob's Home - orphanage

  • Visits to birth places

  • Meeting foster families if possible

• Optional Extras

  • Side trip excursions

  • Domestic airfare arrangement

  • Adoption search services & counseling  (certain age restrictions apply)

Dillon International's "Visit Korea" Tours should not be confused with another Korea tour business that has been started by a former Dillon employee who retired from the agency in 2007.

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Tour Fees

• Family Tour - 2010 Tour Fees to be posted soon

• Adult Adoptee Tour - 2010 Tour Fees to be posted soon

Tour is recommended for children ages 8 years and up.  Adult Adoptee Tour has a more rigorous schedule not suited for young children as it includes more nightlife activities and less scheduled time for rest.
 

• Refund Policy

  • The $50 application fee is non-refundable.

  • Airfare may be refundable.  Should a family choose to cancel their reservation on a specific tour, they will incur the following penalty:

    • cancellation on or before February 1, 2010- $200/person

    • cancellation on or before April 1, 2010 - $300/person

    • cancellation on or before May 9, 2010 - $500/person

    • Cancellation after May 9, 2010 - entire tour fee is non-refundable

  • Should Dillon International choose to cancel an individual tour due to insufficient participation, tour participants will be notified at least 60 days in advance of the tour's cancellation and all tour fees will be promptly refunded.
     

• *Tour Fees are subject to change depending upon air fare rates at final flight booking.

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To Get Started

• Send us a 2010 "Visit Korea" Tour brochure & application.

• Please send us a "Visit Korea" Tour reference list.

• We can't go in 2010.  Please put us on the list for future Korea tours.

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Contact Tour Staff

	Mrs. Dukkyung Um is Dillon's Director of Korean Adoptions and will be your tour leader.  Mrs. Um previously worked as a social worker for Eastern Social Welfare Society in Seoul, South Korea, for 10 years before coming to the U.S.  She has been directing Dillon's Korea Adoption program and co-leading the "Visit Korea" birthland tours since 1996.  She brings to the tour program not only her extensive experience in the area of search & reunion services, but also her intimate knowledge and understanding of the Korean people and its culture.  To contact her, email Mrs. Um.
	Mrs. Jan Dunn is Dillon's Korea Case Manager and has been with Dillon International since 2004.  She will assist adoptees and their families in initiating a search for foster mothers, birth family members and/or obtaining additional background information prior to their "Visit Korea" tour.  To contact her, email Jan Dunn.
	Ms. Rosalyn Metcalfe is Dillon's "Visit Korea" tour coordinator.  She has been with Dillon International since 2003.  She will assist families with tour registration, information and air travel preparations.  To contact her, email Rosalyn Metcalfe.

Questions regarding specific tour itinerary should be directed to Mrs. Dukkyung Um, Tour Director.  Questions regarding tour dates, times and airline reservations should be directed to Rosalyn Metcalfe, Tour Coordinator.  For more information, call 918/749-4600, email or write: Dillon International, 3227 East 31st, Suite 200 Tulsa, OK  47105