This small group journey will start with Jogyesa, the center of Buddhism in Seoul where you can see locust trees and baeksong trees in front of Jogyesa temple. Afterward, you will move to the presidential blue house that symbol of Cheongwadae with blue tiles and the Gwanghwamun Gate to see royal guard changing ceremony. After watching the ceremony, you can explore Gyeongbokgung Palace. Then you will see the National Folk Museum where you can see how people lived a few centuries ago, the Changdeokgung Palace that listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage and Insadong, a famous antique alley that is popular with antique shops, handmade crafts. Finally after a long day, you will see Namdaemun, the main gate of a Seoul. This is a full day packed with a lot of information on Seoul and the Korean traditions.
Posted By : Sheela_A
Great tour, our guide Yeong was very informative and fun. We spent the right amount of time at each location and enjoyed the day without feeling information overload. The lunch was included and it was a good introduction to Korean food!
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 01:54:56
Posted By : sarahlouisa06
Insightful, educational and enjoyable tour provided by Junie! She was very knowledgeable and personable. Her friendly manner made us feel relaxed and helped us to enjoy the tour. We were delighted with the service she provided. We will definitely recommend her to others.
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Posted On : 2024-07-05 01:21:36
Posted By : Barbara_D
Great tour and very knowledgable guide! We loved the whole tour. Great way to see a lot of the city in one day!
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 20:11:28
Posted By : Larissa_F
Loved Junie our tour guide. So engaging and knowledgable. Made a miserabke, rainy day fun and interesting.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 08:55:52
Posted By : Zachary_L
Convenient trip to see the highlights of Seoul. Wish we could have explored some of the palaces longer but that’s the nature of group tours. The ginseng shopping was optional and we sat out the tour waiting in the bus while others got the sales pitch. Again another necessary aspect of these group tours to subsidize the cost so it was nice that we were able to completely sit it out and not even enter the store for the sales pitch.
It was hard to hear our tour guide at times. She was a bit soft spoken which made it difficult and n the busy areas where their are so many other (louder) guides shouting 5 feet away.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 06:23:57
Posted By : Jessica819
The tour is very concise, you’re given some time to wander off on your own after the guide gives you some description about the area. Mr Young gave a lot of historical information about the 2 palaces we visited with such knowledge and passion that you could feel his pride and sadness at the same time. We were able to see a lot in a day. The tour is really good value considering you are seeing 5 spots in a few hours. Wasn’t impressed with ginseng store / museum, the lady kept going on and on and her speech was longer than our tour guide. I also felt they were quite pushy with the sales part. The elevator going up took a long time as well. Lunch is included with the tour but it wasn’t enough - good thing we went to 2 markets so we were able to buy extra food.
Overall I’m happy with the tour and would recommend it to anyone.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 06:38:10
Posted By : Vivian_C
This tour was a great way to see some of the “must see” sights of Seoul. Honestly, there would have been no way we could have seen all these on our own given that the only time we could travel was in summer and my elderly parents were with me. We appreciated that there was hotel pick up and a limit of 15 passengers per group. Mr. Young shared Korean history in a very engaging way. His style made you want to listen to learn about the significance of each site. Lunch was delicious as well. There were three options: vegetarian (bibimbap), pork, and beef (bulgogi). Overall, Mr. Young did a great job. I would definitely recommend this tour to others.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 18:50:05
Posted By : Maria_K
Fun tour. Lots to see. Spectacular changing of the guard at the palace. Our guide was very personable and provided us with a good tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 14:27:41
Posted By : Beverly_K
The guide, Junie was an excellent leader and guide. She had so much information to share about each site visited. I met many interesting wonderful people on this day trip. Thank you Viator!
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 08:56:13
Posted By : Mary_R
Young Mi could not have worked harder to make my day memorable. She is so pleasant , funny and efficient.
I had read a review where one the palace visits was swapped for the Hanok village. This was the same on the tour I did. Why not just change the tour?
I was accompanied by a friend who is a Seoul resident. She enjoyed the day too!
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 07:11:28