South Korea · CITY TOURS IN SEOUL
This is the shortlist you would send a friend. 15 city tours in Seoul worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Seoul’s 7.5-hour city tour with palace visits, Insadong, markets, N Seoul Tower, English or Chinese guides, and central pickup.
“The tour covers many thing, the tour guide Bella speaks very fluent mandarin and working very hard to explain to us and also ensure our safety. Overall is a great fund trip except a little rush, but that’s ok.”
See Seoul’s royal palaces, temples, markets, and traditional streets on an eight-hour small-group tour with hotel pickup.
“Mr. Young was an excellent guide. We have great value for what we paid - visited 2 palaces, folk museum, Insadong, Jogyesa temple, ginseng farm, Namdaemun Market. Bus was comfy as well. Thank you for the wonderful and cultural experience.”
See Seoul’s palace, temples, hanok homes, and N Seoul Tower in one guided day, with hotel pickup, transport, cable car, and flexible stops.
“Our tour guide Charles Park was excellent. Very informative and accommodating to match various abilities of our group. Highly recommend Charles”
Dress in Hanbok, watch Seoul’s royal guard ceremony, explore Bukchon, and learn Korean history on this four-hour guided city tour.
“Gina was brilliant. She took us to visit the places at a manageable pace and at the same time mindful of the time constraints.”
Explore Seoul after dark through royal tragedies, true crime, ghost stories, hidden alleys, and lively English-led storytelling.
“Shawn was really nice and knowledgeable on Korean folklore. He showed us some great places anf had lots of stories about hauntings. I haven't been haunted though, so”
A private Seoul day tour pairs royal palaces, Bukchon lanes, local Korean lunch, Insadong, Jogyesa Temple, and N Seoul Tower.
“Brian was an incredible tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. We felt very comfortable the entire trip and learned a great deal about Korean history and culture. Brian was genuinely a pleasure to talk with and greatly enriched our trip to Korea. He went above and beyond on many occasions. I would recommend this tour to anyone and will definitely take a tour with him again when we return.”
See Seoul’s royal palace, guard ceremony, Jogyesa Temple, and Blue House on a practical three-hour tour with hotel pickup.
“Jenny picked us up at a nearby hotel in a comfy SUV and took us around to Jongyesa Temple, Gyeonbukgong Palace and saw a nice exhibit at Cheong Wa Dae Sarang Chae. My favorite part was talking with Jenny and learning about Korean history and culture and hearing her own stories. She did well to engage a group of 4 jet lagged guys with varying levels of focus. Thanks Jenny!”
Hike Seoul’s old fortress wall at sunset, stop for a city-view drink, then share a traditional Korean dinner with a local guide.
“This tour was a lot of fun and well worth the time. Jun was an excellent guide! He was very knowledgeable and personable. The hike was not too challenging and provided beautiful views of Seoul. The cafe during the tour was a nice pit stop and allowed the group to explore Ihwa Mural Village. Aside from Jun and the awesome group of tourists that I was fortunate to be joined by, the dinner after the hike was the highlight of the itinerary for me. If you're interested in this tour based on the description, do yourself a favor and book it!”
See Seoul’s palaces, hanok villages, markets, temples, and river paths by e-bike with a local guide in three lively hours.
“this tour was such a great deal! I really loved the guides and they really took care of us. if I had to pick something to improve, more water fill up stations along the route would have been amazing. GREAT tour all around, would highly recommend!”
See Seoul after dark on a four-hour tour with N Seoul Tower, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Deoksu Palace, hotel pickup, and an English-speaking guide.
“The guide was very good , the Namsan Tower es Steve highlight ! If you like k pop you’ll have fun in hikr ;-)”
Explore Seoul’s palaces, hanok lanes, temple, market, and city walls on a private 8-hour tour with pickup and flexible routing.
“Our guide (Miae) was very professional and accomodating. We had a great time. I highly recommend this tour and guide.”
Review of a private Seoul and DMZ tour with flexible itineraries, hotel pickup, English-speaking guides, and comfortable transport.
“Informative tour with guide that speaks fluent English. Tour can be tailored to your preferences, we did cultural sites, shopping and food market streets. He was a great guide and we saw so much in 1 day.”
Explore Seoul by private car with a flexible English-speaking guide, from royal palaces and Hanok lanes to markets, Nami Island, or the DMZ.
“We had a fabolous day with our guide Andrew. He was knowledgeable, insightful, funny, kind and spoke English well. He went above and beyond our expectations to give our family of 4 an amazing tour of Seoul. We saw Gyeongbukgong Palace, national palace museum of Korea, Blue House, Bukchon Hanok Village and Gwangjang market. I would highly recommend a tour with Andrew if you are looking for an in-depth and fun tour of Seoul!”
See Seoul’s royal palace, guard ceremony, temples, markets, and N Seoul Tower by cable car on a practical guided city tour.
“I highly recommend this full day tour. Emily was THE BEST. I took this tour during a one day layover. My arrival plane was late but Emily stayed in touch and guided me on how to meet up with the group. The tour was interesting and spent just the right amount of time at each place.”
Dress in hanbok, tour Gyeongbokgung Palace, explore Bukchon, and finish in Insadong on Seoul’s compact four-hour history walk.
“Our guide Gina was great! She had a great knowledge of Gyoengbokgung Palace, Hanok Cultural Village and Baek In-Je house. I was a little hesitant about dressing up in hanbok at first but my girlfriend was insistent and I’m glad we did it as it turned out to be the highlight of the tour for us as our photos were just amazing. I highly recommend this tour with the hanbok option. Our tour guide Gina was great and I would recommend the tour to everyone visiting Seoul.”
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