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The 15 Best City Tours in South Korea

66 tours  ·  from $7 a head

One day, one city, somebody else driving. The 15 below cover Seoul, Busan and the smaller capitals, compared on how many stops they really make, whether lunch is in the price and how early the pickup is.

Best Seoul City Tour (Gyeongbokgung Palace,Insadong,Namsan Tower) - Gwanghwamun Gate and Gyeongbokgung Palace
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Best Seoul City Tour (Gyeongbokgung Palace,Insadong,Namsan Tower)

1.Best Seoul City Tour (Gyeongbokgung Palace,Insadong,Namsan Tower)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,647 reviews · from $58Our pick

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.”

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Small-Group Royal Palace and Seoul City Tour (hotel pick-up) - Gwanghwamun and the royal guard ceremony
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Small-Group Royal Palace and Seoul City Tour (hotel pick-up)

2.Small-Group Royal Palace and Seoul City Tour (hotel pick-up)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,474 reviews · from $56

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.”

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Seoul City Sightseeing Tour Including Gyeongbokgung Palace, N Seoul Tower, and Namsangol Hanok Village - A drive past the Blue House
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Seoul City Sightseeing Tour Including Gyeongbokgung Palace, N Seoul Tower, and Namsangol Hanok Village

Seoul Half-Day City Highlight, Palace Tour with Hanbok - Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Joseon court
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Seoul Half-Day City Highlight, Palace Tour with Hanbok

Seoul: Dark Side of the City and Ghost Stories Walking Tour - Royal palaces and the danger behind court walls
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Seoul: Dark Side of the City and Ghost Stories Walking Tour

5.Dark Side of the City and Ghost Stories Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 484 reviews · 90 - 150 minutes · from $42

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”

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Seoul City Private Full-Day Tour Including Lunch - Bukchon’s hanok lanes and uphill paths
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Seoul City Private Full-Day Tour Including Lunch

6.Seoul City Private Full-Day Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 469 reviews · from $220

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.”

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Seoul City Half Day Tour-Gyeongbok Palace Guard Changing Ceremony - Jogyesa Temple, a calm opening in central Seoul
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Seoul City Half Day Tour-Gyeongbok Palace Guard Changing Ceremony

7.Seoul City Half Day Tour-Gyeongbok Palace Guard Changing Ceremony

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 357 reviews · from $38

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!”

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Authentic Busan Full-Day City Highlights Tour - Cheongsapo Daritdol Observatory and the old rail corridor
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Authentic Busan Full-Day City Highlights Tour

8.Authentic Busan Full-Day City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · from $40

See Busan’s seaside temple, coastal rail trail, UN cemetery, Gamcheon Village, and Jagalchi in one guided nine-hour tour.

“We were able to experience so much within the day. We never would’ve achieved all the things and places had we have tried to do this on our own. Our tour guide was amazing and went above and beyond for everyone on the tour. Highly recommend.”

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Seoul: Guided City Wall Sunset Hike with Korean Dinner - Starting at Dongdaemun and climbing toward Naksan
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Seoul: Guided City Wall Sunset Hike with Korean Dinner

9.Guided City Wall Sunset Hike with Korean Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 227 reviews · 3 hours · from $65

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!”

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Seoul: City Highlights eBike Tour - Cheonggyecheon and Gwanghwamun set the scene
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Seoul: City Highlights eBike Tour

10.City Highlights eBike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 168 reviews · 3 hours · from $119

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!”

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Special City Night Tour - Deoksu Palace and Seoul’s old capital
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Special City Night Tour

11.Special City Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $150

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 ;-)”

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Free style private Tour(Essence of Seoul city or DMZ) - Insadong adds shops, crafts, and a slower hour
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Free style private Tour(Essence of Seoul city or DMZ)

13.Free style private Tour(Essence of Seoul city or DMZ)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $195

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.”

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Seoul: City Highlights Full or Half Day Custom Private Tour - Four hours in Seoul: choose carefully
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Seoul: City Highlights Full or Half Day Custom Private Tour

14.City Highlights Full or Half Day Custom Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 110 reviews · 4 - 9 hours · from $185

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!”

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Seoul: Gyeongbok Palace, N Tower, & Local Market City Tour - Jogyesa Temple and the quieter start
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Seoul: Gyeongbok Palace, N Tower, & Local Market City Tour

15.Gyeongbok Palace, N Tower, & Local Market City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 107 reviews · 3 - 8 hours · from $26Best value

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.”

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