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June 18100% refund
June 19No refund
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Full Day- Essential Seoul City Tour & Gourmet Tour(including Lunch and Dinner)
2 Adults x $399.00
$798.00
Approx Total
$798.00
Pickup included
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Private transportation
During the tour, we will taste traditional Korean snacks or teas.
We will taste Jinseng Chicken Soup(Michelin Restaurant) for lunch. We will visit not a group tourist restaurants but a popular local restaurants. A nice vegetarian restaurant is also available.
English speaking guide with official tour guide license
Air-conditioned vehicle
We will have a dinner at Gwangjang market with various traditional street foods, and Korean rice wine( makkŏlli) will be served together.
All Fees and Taxes
We pick up and drop off at customer's hotel in seoul.
Gratuities(optional)
Overview
This tour is for tourist who want to enjoy culture, heritage and life of Korean. We will visit the most popular attractions in Seoul. Furthermore, tasting of popular Korean foods provides more pleasure to you. You can enjoy city tour and Gourmet Tour for a day. We will visit Gyeongbokgung royal palace, Changing ceremony of Royal Guards, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong and etc. We will visit quality local restaurant, and taste Jinseng Chicken soup for lunch. For vegetarian, there are nice vegetarian restaurant. During the tour, we also enjoy Korean snacks or tea. For dinner, we will taste various kinds of street foods at Kwangjang market. For all above mentioned tour activities and foods are included in our tour and you don't need to reserve separate tickets for city tour and food tour. Our professional licensed English speaking guide supply hotel pick-up and drop-off service at any hotel in Seoul for customer's convenience.
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Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, , Seoul, South Korea, KR, 04347
Lotte Hotel Seoul30, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea, KR, 04533
THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection119 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea, KR, 04525
The Shilla Seoul249, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, , Seoul, South Korea, KR, 04605
We pick up customers at any hotel in downtown Seoul. Or, we can meet customers at any place if customers prefer. ...Read more ▼
Itinerary
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbokgung palace is the first palace built in 1395 out of five palaces in Seoul in Joseon dynasty. This palace was built by fenhshui which is a traditional geological theory, The name of Gyeongbokgung palace means new dynasty would have big blessing and prospered forever.
Geunjeongjeon Hall and Gyeonghoeru Pavilionare are national treasures in the palace, Geunjeongjeon Hall is the main building of the palace, most of major event like king’s inauguration ceremony and reception of ambassadors from foreign countries were held at this building. Gyeonghoeru Pavilion was used for the purpose of banquet and entertainment. Before tour of Gyeongbokgung palace, we will watch the Changing ceremony of Royal guards. Gyeongbokgung palace and changing ceremony of royal guard are closed on every Tuesday, so we will visit the other royal palace, Changdeokgung palace, every Tuesday. Changdeokgu palace is very beautiful palace and is listed on UNESCO cultural heritage.
1 hour
National Folk Museum of Korea
You will see how the Korean lived from the birth to grave at this museum.The National Folk Museum of Korea is a museum that represents daily life and culture of Korea and is visited by more than two million people every year, and provide educational and cultural opportunities to better understand and experience the traditional Korean lifestyle.
30 minutes
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon(buk means north, chon means village) is a traditional residential village forming with Korea’s traditional house, Hanok(Tiled roof house). As you see, because of rapid industrialization of Korea, most Korean live in apartment and modified western style house, so it is very hard to see the traditional Korean Hanok village nowadays. This Bukchon Hanok village is one of traditional villages maintaining traditional Hanok style. Because this Bukchon was near the palace, and located at a good place according to fengshui, a theory of divination based on topography, this was a good residential area for royal family and high officials for 500 years of Joseon dynasty. Nowadays, Bukchon is one of famous tourist attraction in Seoul. Tourist can enjoy and feel the history of Bukchon , various cultural experience like tea ceremony, calligraphy, handcrafts and etc. at Bukchon.
40 minutes
Jogyesa Temple
Jogyesa Temple is located in central Seoul and it is one of Korea's major Buddhist temples, also serves as headquarters for the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the largest sect of Korea Buddhism. The temple's main hall is called Daeungjeon Hall and the famous statue of the seated Buddha is enshrined here (the statue is Tangible Cultural Heritage of Seoul No. 126). Baeksong, a white pine tree that is more than 500 years old stands next to Daeungjeon. Located in the heart of Seoul, huge numbers of tourists visit the temple to experience Buddhist culture.
30 minutes
Insadong
Insadong is a traditional cultural place where you can see old Seoul. Originally, the government office in charge of paintings on king and royal family in Joseon Dynasty was located at Insadong. The streets of Insadong are lined with craft workshops, antique shops, galleries, and restaurants, traditional hanok style’s teahouse. Seoul city designated Insadong as street of traditional culture in 1988, and the first cultural place in 2002, This area is car free zone every weekend, so you can enjoy walking with shopping, cultural experience like making some handcrafts. And you can enjoy various events like musical performance. Samjigil is one of the place which you can feel Korea’s traditional handcrafts. During the tour at Insadong, we can taste refreshment.
1 hour
Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art
You will visit Dawon Traditional Tea Garden in Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art in a hanok (traditional Korean house) and enjoy traditional Korean Tea, this place offers the visitors a moment to relax and find peace in the city. When seated, greenery and flowers in the private garden make for a nice view while sipping tea. There are more than 15 homemade teas available, all of which originate from Korea. Dawon's peaceful atmosphere and authentic experience make it a must visit for anyone in Seoul. The unique charm of the tea house is made up of antique furniture.
30 minutes
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Cheonggyecheon is a 11 km-long waterway flowing center of downtown Seoul. This waterway was natural stream until Joseon dynasty. After Korean war, many refugees made their houses and lived there, so this area was a typical slum and very dirty with bad smells there. Later 1950, Cheonggyecheon was covered with cement structures and automobile overpass was built over there, and many modern buildings were built at surrounding area, so this place became a successful symbol of Korea industrialization. But, after 40 years passed, the structures and overpass became obsolete and dangerous, and so city government decided to restore the place as Eco-stream. This was changed to Eco-waterway through 2 year's restoration project. Total length of restoration is 5.8km, there are 22 bridges, and 50,000 visitors a day. Cheonggyecheon became a symbol of the rapid development of Korea and major tour attraction place nowadays.
20 minutes
Baek In-je's House
Baek In-je House is a museum and cultural heritage site located in Bukchon Hanok Village. The house is a well-preserved as hanok(Hanok means traditional Korean house). The hanok was built on an elevated plot of land and there are incredible views of Bukchon Hanok Village from the house. There is also a spacious garden. The hanok is one of the few largest remaining hanok in the city, and because of its unique history and beauty, the hanok was designated a Citizens' Cultural Heritage site and converted into a museum. Closed on every Monday.
1 hour
Gwangjang Market
Gwangjang market is Korea’s first commercial market. This market opened in 1905. Originally, Namdaemun market was the biggest traditional market until early 1900s, but Japanese occupied Namdaemun market by Japanese’s invasion to Korea, so Korean merchants opened Kwangjang market for Koreans in 1905 to compete Japanese Namdaemun market. In the early of this market, major products were agricultural products, but nowadays, there are many kinds of products including fashion items, especially Gwangjang market has become famous as eating place to taste various street foods at cheap price. From about 10 years ago, many foreigners began to visit this market and became famous. This market is one of the famous tourist attractions in Seoul. The typical street foods are Kimbap, Soondae, Nokduejeon(Korean pancake made with mung beans), Yukwhe(beef sashimi)and etc.. we will taste various kinds of street foods for dinner here.
1 hour
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Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Free Cancellation
June 18100% refund
June 19No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Published on Oct, 2024
Tony was great and very knowledgable. Had some wonderful experiences that we will remember for a long time.
A LOT OF FUN
Published on Sep, 2024
Fabulous guide! Great information! Bergen took us to a range of Seoul must see places and took fabulous photos. We had a delicious lunch.
Fantastic Seoul highlights tour
Published on Aug, 2024
Really great tour that gets you around to a lot in one day without feeling rushed - really well curated to suit lots of preferences. So informative and engaging and you are well looked after.
Perfect day in Seoul
Published on Aug, 2024
Bergen was the perfect host, he planned every detail of the day and introduced me to the best of Seoul sites and cuisine. He also customized my itinerary throughout the tour based on my interests. I highly recommend.
Excellent experience
Published on May, 2024
We had an excellent experience with Bergen! He was very knowledgeable and friendly, took us to so many interesting places. He was able to adjust some locations to make it easier for my senior mother to walk around. The food we ate was delicious and I highly recommend this tour and our guide!
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