Small-Group Royal Palace and Seoul City Tour w/ Lunch & Hotel p/u
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Experience the grandeur of Seoul's royal palaces and immerse yourself in Korean traditions on this small-group tour. Visit Jogyesa temple, the presidential blue house, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and more!
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jogyesa Temple - Jogyesa Buddhist Temple is the center of Zen Buddhism in Korea, and is famous for being located in the city.

From the busy streets of Jongno, follow the road towards Anguk Subway Station, and you will see Jogyesa Temple.

The first things you will notice at the temple are the lovely trees. These locust trees and baeksong trees in front of the Daeungjeon, the main temple building, are about 500 years old.

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup in Central Seoul
  • Driver/Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off (drop-off at the City Hall or Myeongdong)
Additional Information

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.

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Royal guard changing ceremony might be cancelled due to weather conditions
  • On Mondays, Changdeokgung Palace is closed and you will go to Bukchon traditional Hanok Village instead
  • This tour is proceeding with minimum 2 people
  • On Tuesdays, Gyeongbokgung Palace is closed and you will go to Changdeokgung Palace & Changdeokgung Palace Rear Garden (Secret Garden) instead in the morning and Korean Folk Museum, Ginseng Museum and Namdaemun in the afternoon.
Location
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If you don't want us to pick you up, you can meet us at 9 am at the front gate of Jogyesa temple where is the first attractive to visit.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Norman_m
May 31, 2024
ExcellentTour - Tour guide was very friendly, knowledgeable, and worked hard to ensure that everyone had a good experience
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Faye_laurenn
May 31, 2024
Amazing trip! - Veronica was an excellent tour guide. Very informative and a very good story teller. She approached sensitive topics very well whilst maintaining information. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend to those interested in visiting the DMZ area and keen to learn about the history of Korea. Thank you Veronica!
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Journey65506062299
May 31, 2024
Incredible value - Really good experience, very very worth the price. Our guide Veronica was great. Would highly recommend if you’re staying in Seoul.
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Jasmine_s
May 30, 2024
Highly Recommend for First Time Travelers to Seoul - Great tour to see key sites in Seoul! The palaces were the highlight of the tour. I appreciated the history that was shared by our tour guide Mr. Young. I learned a lot and the information informed the rest of my trip. I also enjoyed visiting Insadong and having some time to walk around that neighborhood. The Ginseng tour was interesting but I would have rather visited another site like N Seoul Tower. Overall I highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Seoul for the first time.
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Whitney_s
May 29, 2024
Great orientation to Seoul - Did this tour on my first day in Seoul and it was a great way to see sites and understand the city. Brian was an excellent guide!
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Richardduane_c
May 29, 2024
An enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guide - We had a great time with Junie, who was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Further credit to her for modifying the tour as the weather took a bad turn, which I took as a sign of knowing the city well!
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Inspire56917517954
May 28, 2024
Royal Nirvana - Our guide, Young, was a great guide. We had a great group of people also. The changing of the Guard was spectacular and the weather was perfect!
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Katiec178
May 27, 2024
Awesome guide, Young! - Our guide Young was great and very knowledgeable! Learned lots of Korean history. Appreciate his extensive knowledge!!
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Claudia_c
May 26, 2024
Nice tour - Very good tour. The guide Young was Lively and full of knowledge about Korean history. The lunch was ok. The only downside is that sometimes it feels rushed. We need to keep going due to time..30 minutes at the Folk museum is really not enough, for instance. Beware of the Ginseng center. Everything ther is way too expensive. I don't if it was worth going there. But overall was a good experience for a day.
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Cinder_d
May 26, 2024
Great city tour - Young was a wonderful guide. The palace was beautiful and the temples so colorful. Great tour. Thanks Young
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