Tour Outline

HIGHLIGHTS OF SEOUL TOUR is the ideal tour for the first time visitor to SEOUL. This tour let you understand the brief history and the culture of KOREA for a day. 

SEOUL was the capital of JOSEON DYNASTY during AD1392 – 1910. That’s why 5 royal palaces, the royal shrine and the fortress are remained.

This tour combines the historical buildings and the intangible heritages such as KOREAN FOOD, HANBOK (traditional costume). In the morning, visit royal palace, old houses complex and Buddhist temple. In the afternoon, you will visit the souvenir street, the traditional market, which are located within SEOUL FORTRESS.

The places where you visit

After meeting at your hotel, visit GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE (if Tuesday, CHANGDEOKGUNG PLACE). But, on the way, we will pass by BLUE HOUSE, the president office & residence.

After looking the exterior part of old building at GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE, you will see the interior part, or the way of living of old KOREAN people at NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM.

After then, move to nearby residences complex called BUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE. Many houses are characterized by square-shaped single floor buildings, the roof with layered tiles and wooden pillars.

It is time for lunch. Let’s move to INSA-DONG. INSA-DONG is the one of tourist attractions. For local KOREAN people, this place is for shopping for antique, art galleries, traditional-theme clothes, or cultural art goods (e.g., calligraphy brush, pottery). For foreign tourists, this is ideal place for souvenir shopping.

If you choose Weekend Meal, or Special Meal, you will have the chances of having HANJEONGSIK; the collection of several ‘a la carte’ plus basic part of KOREAN meal (i.e., rice + several side dishes, which are mostly cooked with vegetable + soup).

After lunch & souvenir shopping at INSADONG, stop at CHEONG-GYE-CHEON STREAM. Until 50 years ago, it was smelly almost dried stream, which was used for the laundry by ladies. But, it was transformed the man-made stream with beautiful decoration in the middle of the buildings.

Let’s move to GWANGJANG MARKET. This market keeps the old atmosphere still. This market is famous for brilliantly lighted food stalls and many number of HANBOK tailor-made shops.

For the last, visit DONG-DAE-MUN MARKET. This is special market specialized in the whole sale for apparel. But, since the construction of DDP – DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA, this place is getting popularity for the (retail clothes) shopping place by foreign tourists.

PRICES
If sole traveler: US$340
If 2 people, per person: US$180
If 3 people, per person: US$140
If 4 people, per person: US$120
If more than 4 people, per person: US$100
 DEPARTURE Your hotel at SEOUL
RETURN Your hotel at SEOUL
INCLUDED
All transfers with private van/bus
 Lunch with local delicacies (US$15 for lunch. For higher grade, please tell us)
English speaking guide (UP to 6 people, driver cum guide might serve you)
Admission fees
DEPOSIT
With 20% payment, your tour will be secured
1

09:00 Meet your guide, or driver at hotel

This will be adjusted considering your own schedule. This tour can be started at INCHEON AIRPORT at extra price.
2

09:00-09:30 Transfer to GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

Pass by BLUE HOUSE (President office & residence) and transfer to GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE
3

09:30-10:30 GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE + NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE was build AD1395 and it’s location was decided under Geomantic Theory. Also, you can watch the changing guard ceremony at the main entrance of the palace. After sightseeing at the palace, let’s move to NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM.
4

10:30-11:30 SAMCHEONG-DONG and BUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE

SAMCHEONG-DONG is the modern-artistic shopping street because the tall building construction was prohibited due to BLUE HOUSE. Walk around narrow alleys at BUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE. This HANOK complex is not few hundreds years old, but 40-60 years old houses.
5

12:00-14:00 JOGYESA TEMPLE and INSA-DONG

Because JOGYESA TEMPLE is next to INSA-DONG, we can visit both places easily. Considering the time, we will decide the lunch time while you enjoy sightseeing, or shopping at INSA-DONG street.
6

14:30-15:00 CHEONGGYECHEON STREAM

This was smelly stream until 50 years ago. But, SEOUL city transformed it into modernized, but eco-friendly resting area.
7

15:00-15:30 GWANGJANG MARKET

Feel the real atmosphere of traditional market. Unfortunately, this kind of markets are disappearing because KOREAN people prefer to visit modern shopping malls.
8

16:00-16:30 DONGDAEMUN MARKET

If possible, we will walk through another type of old market…on the way to DONGDAEMUN MARET. DONGDAEMUN MARET is originally clothes whole sale market. Therefore, SEOUL city has been developing this place for the fashion capital. That’s why they built very modern building called DDP (DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA; looks like spaceship. Also, you can see the east big gate of SEOUL FORTRESS. Literally, this east big gate name is DONGDAEMUN.
9

16:30-17:00 Move back to hotel

Transfer back to your hotel

▪ This tour can be started at INCHEON AIRPORT at the extra price.
▪ If you are travel agent, or tour operator, why don’t you contact us to discuss about personalized schedule and own requirements.
▪ You can hire guide only at US$240 if you intend to take public transportation.