Free Style Private Tour: Essence of Seoul or DMZ

Experience the best of Seoul and the DMZ with our customizable private tour. Choose from a variety of attractions and create your perfect itinerary. Don’t miss out on the essence of each course!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - You will be picked up from your hotel or designated location. First, you will visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main palace among the five palaces in Seoul. After visiting Gyeongbokgung, we will drive to the top of the mountain called Bukak Skyway. From there, you will see the other side of Seoul’s city view, which was also…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • English speaking guide
  • Hotel pick up & drop off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Parking fees
  • Entrance fee
  • Air port pick up(optional)
Additional Information

We are planning the best itinerary according to the customer’s needs. You can choose either a Seoul city tour or a DMZ tour. Sometimes, a combination of both is possible, depending on the time and situation. Our priority is to showcase the highlights of each tour. However, please note that a full Seoul city tour and a full DMZ tour cannot be done…

Location
LOTTE HOTEL SEOUL
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Michael_p
Nov 28, 2024
A day touring the DMZ - What a wonderful, customized, experience touring the DMZ. We spent a full day visiting several different places along the border and had an amazing lunch at a local Korean restaurant. Our guide, Jun, was very knowledgeable and shared great information which enhanced the tour itself. Visiting the museum and walking through the tunnel provided great insight to the history of the unique place. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Seoul.
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Anu_a
Nov 18, 2024
Amazing day...Thank you. - Great day...great guide with excellent knowledge and stories...took us to some amazing places...a super amazing day...Thank you.
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Virginia_k
Oct 17, 2024
This is a must do tour !! - Jun was fantastic… so knowledgeable and professional . We had a great day and enjoyed the DMZ. It’s a must tour! We stopped for lunch also on his recommendation … so good! Perfect day!!!
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Cheryl_z
Oct 10, 2024
DMZ and Bukchon - My group of 3 from the US visited the DMZ area and Bukchon Village. Learned a lot about history and Jun knew when we were/weren't interested and went at our pace. He was a friendly, accommodating, honest and knowledgeable guide. Prompt and car was great and comfortable. Thank you for a great day!
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Erin_c
Oct 8, 2024
Amazing, unforgettable day - our tour guide Jun is THE BEST - Highly, highly recommend!! I'm so glad we booked a private tour to see the DMZ over a group tour. It gave my friends and I the time and space and flexibility to take in the complex range of emotions in being there. I simply can't say enough good things about our tour guide, Jun. He is kind, honest, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and fun. We were a little sad to part with Jun at the end of the day - he became a friend! He also went above and beyond for us at so many points - from accepting our last minute booking on a Korean holiday to fun side quests, and most amazingly, to tracking down my friend's lost passport to the DMZ concession stand. She didn't realize it was missing until we had already boarded our train to Busan later that day and couldn't go get it so he raced back to retrieve it and got there minutes before they closed. It saved our whole trip and we are so indebted and grateful. It was an unforgettable day and Jun is the best!!
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Natalia_g
Sep 29, 2024
best of seoul and area if you have only limited time for sightseeing - We travelled to south korea for business and just had this one day for sightseeing. Our guide Jungwon Choi was great and took good care of us. He adapted the tour to our preferences so we could make the best of the limited time we had. It was a great experience and I recommend the tour with Jun to everybody traveling to Seoul and area.
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Josh_e
Sep 20, 2024
Must do! - Very nice tour. I booked the private tour because i dont like to sit in busses like sardines.The guides were very kind and very flexible in what we wanted to do. Also on every place we got around the DMZ he told some things to know about the place. It was really wonderfull
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Eric_s
Sep 16, 2024
DMZ Day Trip Excellence with Jun - Jun was an exceptional guide. He was punctual, professional, knowledgeable, friendly and put our comfort above all else. While it stormed terribly the entire day, Jun made sure we had exactly the customized tour we were looking for. He offered suggestions of places to visit based on our preferences. He even took us to an amazing BBQ restaurant for lunch; a place I will definitely return to. The mini van ride was incredibly comfortable for the entire trip. I would 100% suggest this full day trip up to the DMZ.
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Mindy_r
Sep 14, 2024
DMZ tour - Great tour guide. Worth noting the JSA was closed so if you are wanting to go there that is not an option. Guide gave great history overview and plenty of time to stop where you wanted to.
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Pathfinder631069
Sep 9, 2024
Private Tour - We booked a private tour with Jun for 6 people. We had a great time. Jun was very friendly, knowledgeable, attentive and accommodating. Jun made sure that the older people in the group were okay, finding the lifts and shortcuts for them. We never felt rushed, we were given enough time to enjoy each attraction. We managed to see all the sights we wanted on the day as planned including NTower, Lotte Tower, Starfield Library and The Blue House. We highly recommend to book with Jun to get the best tour. Great tour!
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