Korean Palace and Market Tour in Seoul Including Insadong and Gyeongbokgung Palace
Description
Spend a full day discovering the beautiful architecture and landscape of Seoul while learning about its history, culture and traditions. With your guide, visit two grand palaces, including UNESCO World Heritage-listed Changdeokgung Palace; learn about traditional lifestyles at a museum; and explore bustling local markets by foot.
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Itinerary
Jogyesa Buddhist Temple, the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Admire the lovely locust and baeksong trees lining the entrance and enter the main temple, dating back 500 years, to see the statue of Seokgamoni, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment
Blue House, the residence of the South Korean head of state and the President of the Republic of Korea.
Gyeongbokgung Palace, constructed in 1395. Because much of this royal palace was destroyed during the Japanese occupation, there are many restoration projects underway. With your guide, marvel at the grandeur of the original and new portions.
National Folklore Museum, whose historical replicas illustrate traditional Korea. Browse the extensive artifacts to learn what life has been like for Koreans from ancient times to the 20th century. You’ll also learn about the deep roots of Confucianism in Korean culture. And then we will visit to Ginseng Center (shopping center)
We will visit one shopping center. (ginseng center)
Insadong Antique Alley in central Seoul . With your guide, wander down alleys to browse traditional Korean restaurants, teahouses and galleries full of antique artifacts and local artwork.
Changdeokgung palace, a perfectly preserved palace from the Joseon Dynasty. As you explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site, discover the grand pavilions, massive gate, several halls and the Geumcheongyo Bridge Before go to the next attraction, we will stop by at duty free shop
Namdaemun Market, the largest traditional market in Korea, opened in 1964. with various goods in store. You can find great bargains here and snatch up the perfect souvenir to remind you of your trip to Korea!
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If you cannot see your hotel information, please let your hotel information Then, the tour operator will arrange the meeting place.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- This tour include one shopping center (Ginseng center)
Reviews(177)
katie was energetic and informative. Enjoyed the time with her while learning about the cultural highlights of Korea.
Hello, this is Brittany from Seoul City Tour. Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We're glad we could be part of your journey in Korea. We hope to see you again on your next visit.
Great tour encompassing multiple interesting sites! Our guide Grace is excellent, knowledgeable and so kind. Highly recommend!
Hello! This is Jack from Seoul City Tour. We are so glad that you highly recommend our tour and found Grace to be such a kind and knowledgeable guide for the palace and market! Exploring multiple interesting sites becomes much more meaningful with an excellent host to lead the way. It would be a great pleasure to host you again on your next visit to Korea.
The tour guide Katie is very informative. I enjoyed it very much. I strongly recommend this tour to learn about some Korean history.
Nice TOUR and overview of some of Seoul highlights. LIZZY was the best. Friendly, knowledgeable, organized and efficient. Lucky to spend the day with her on this tour.
Hello! This is Ethan from Seoul City Tour. We are thrilled that you had such a great overview of Seoul's highlights with Lizzy! It is wonderful to hear that her friendly, organized, and efficient approach made your day so special, and we feel just as lucky to have had you on the tour. We look forward to welcoming you back to Korea in the near future!
Jun was a fantastic guide and made the experience memorable. We throughly enjoyed this thought out tour and Mr Bae and Mr Kim the drivers were exceptional. I would highly recommend to any visitor to Korea.
I had a wonderful experience! My guide Woohyun Shin was professional, knowledgeable of the history and culture and kind. His English skills were outstanding which made the tour so enjoyable since I speak no Korean! I would highly recommend Mr. Shin and your company. I hope I have an opportunity to travel to Korea again someday and will contact you all then. Thank you. Louise Lamb
AJ was an excellent guide, she was very efficient. The tour gave insight to many cultural views and past history of Korea.
The tour was great and very informative. Our guide Felicity is very good and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the trip because of her
AJ was a great tour guide and gave us plenty of insight for the day throughout Seoul. Would highly recommend it if you have one day.
We really enjoyed this tour despite raining really hard on the tour day (weather is unpredictable). Charles, our guide, was knowledgeable about Seoul. There were about 25 participants in this tour. He was flexible with itinerary. There were times that we preferred to separate from the group and he was ok with that as long as we agreed to come to meeting point at the set time, or else the bus would leave without us. We lost the group at one point, but Charles answered my call on WhatsApp. Thank you, Charles! My family and I had a great time and we highly recommend this tour to anyone that has a free day in Seoul. I had read other people's reviews about this tour, and a few had a complaint about the Ginseng tour being too long and unnecessary, but we actually learned so much about it. Although we did not buy ginseng, we did end up buying unique snacks from their gift shop.
