Small-Group Seoul Morning Royal Palaces Tour: Explore Gyeongbokgung Palace and Buddhist Temple
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Experience the beauty and cultural heritage of Seoul on a small-group tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Jogyesa Temple, and the National Folk Museum.
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
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
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup in Central Seoul
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Food
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information

Through this excursion, you’ll get the opportunity to explore the city’s Buddhist temple, the Presidential Blue House Square, and the Gyeongbokgung Palace over a span of 3.5 hours, in the company of a small group. Your journey begins at the Jogyesa temple, a symbol of Buddhism in Seoul, and continues past the Cheongwadae, also known as the Presidential Blue House, noted for its distinctive blue tiles. The tour then proceeds to the Gwanghwamun Gate where you’ll witness the changing of the royal guard. Post the ceremony, you’ll wander through the Gyeongbokgung Palace often referred to as the north palace. The tour will conclude at the National Folk Museum, offering a glimpse of Korean life from centuries past.

  • Not recommended for participants with back problems or heart complaints or other serious medical conditions
  • This tour is proceeding with minimum 4 people and if the participants number is below it, the tour can be cancelled.
  • Please note: On Tuesdays, Gyeongbokgung Palace is closed and you will go to Changdeokgung & Changdeokgung Rear Garden (Secret Garden) instead in the morning.
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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Amit_a
Jun 8, 2024
Super route super host - The host was 10 mins before time at pick up; extremely caring and punctual. Through out the trip she was attending every member of the group individually.
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Benedicto_l
Apr 24, 2024
South Korea - Great company. Pickup was on time and we moved without any problems despite some rain showers. Tour guide was good too.
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Jessica_s
Apr 14, 2024
Great tour! - This tour was well-organised and foreigner friendly. Especially for solo travellers like myself. The company contacted me the night before to confirm pick up times at my hotel and my tour guide (Joo Ee) was very punctual. She had great knowledge of the tour, the city and the history of the country and was very patient while we took our pictures. Thank you Joo Ee for a lovely tour!
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Kristyn
Mar 31, 2024
Perfect half-day tour! - Great tour! Ms. Junie was a great tour guide. So awesome to connect KDramas with real life things. Highly recommend! A++
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2kristinn
Mar 31, 2024
Great Tour! - Amazing tour of the palaces in Seoul! We absolutely love it! Junie was the best tour guide! This was a very memorable experience learning about the culture of Korea.
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Pekjiing_s
Mar 30, 2024
Highly recommended - Highly recommended! Seamless reservation process with Viator and great communication from the tour company. Brian was our tour guide. He did a great job looking after the group and is very knowledgeable. Changing of guards got cancelled as it started raining, but we enjoyed the rest of the palace tour very much. We had another commitment in the afternoon and were running late. Brian tried calling a taxi for us to no avail. After dropping off the rest of the tour group to their next destination, the van very kindly drove us to our destination. We were so grateful!
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Kieran
Mar 6, 2024
Junie was excellent! - The tour was very interesting and informative, showing all the main sights and giving a good overview of the fascinating history around the DMZ. Junie was an excellent guide!
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Nicole_b
Mar 2, 2024
Fascinating - We loved seeing all the active temples and the changing of the guard. Our guide was very nice and had a lot of good historical information. We didn’t get to go to the Palace because of the long lines for New Year. I wish they had thought of that ahead of time or had a fast pass/tour guide entry system. Would recommend this tour.
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Alison_k
Dec 7, 2023
Excellent tour to introduce you to Seoul! - Very friendly and well-prepared guide. She made sure we saw all the highlights and had time to ask questions and take lots of photos. Highly recommend!
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Stephanie_u
Nov 12, 2023
Sample of Seoul - Our group only visited Gyeonghuigung palace which was massive and lovely. We also visited the Jogyesa Temple. Unfortunately there was no morning changing of the palace guards due to special events that weekend. We drove by Blue House on our way to the ginseng store. I am not sure if sales from our group made the stop worth it, but I would have preferred the tour end sooner.
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