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Free Style Private Tour: Essence of Seoul or DMZ
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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!
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…
- 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 the infiltration point of 31 spies from North Korea in 1968. Gilsangsa is a temple relatively unknown to foreign tourists. It has beautiful scenery and stories to tell. Lunch will be served at an authentic Korean restaurant called Maple Tree House, which is recommended by TripAdvisor and CNN. You will also visit old streets like Insadong or Iksundong, which are next to each other. Lastly, we will take you to the N-Seoul Tower by cable car. You will enjoy an overview of Seoul from the top of the mountains and explore the inner beauty of Seoul’s streets.
- Gilsangsa Temple - Gilsangsa is a quiet and beautiful temple hidden in a luxurious residential area. It also contains many stories to tell.
- Insadong - Insadong is located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. It used to be the flea market for the upper class, selling their valuable items.
- Bugak Skyway - This is the northern mountain of Seoul, comparable to Namsan where N-Seoul Tower is located. The driveway is called Bugak Skyway, the best driving course in Seoul. We will pass by the Blue House, the presidential residence, on the way.
- The Blue House - We can pass by the Blue House and approach through the media center. It was the former presidential office, like the White House in the US. Now it is open to the public.
- DMZ - The DMZ is the most famous tourist attraction in Korea. If you choose the 3rd Tunnel tour, it should be a full-day tour dedicated to the DMZ. But there are other options like Odusan Observatory and the DMZ gondola, which we can mix with a city tour.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- English speaking guide
- Hotel pick up & drop off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- 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)
- 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…
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 simultaneously. You have two options when selecting the tour: Seoul city or DMZ plus.
- Passport required for DMZtour
Location
LOTTE HOTEL SEOUL
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(91 Ratings)
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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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Steve_w
Sep 5, 2024
Outstanding Customized Tour by Jun - I had the opportunity to build a customized tour with Jun and he made it an extremely fun and very enjoyable day! I had been to Seoul a number of times and have already done some of the tours of the main sites. I was interested in customizing my tour to be able to see some things that I had not seen before as well as get a more local feel for the culture and the city. Jun Did not disappoint, everything he had planned was even better than I had anticipated. We went and visited a palace that I had not seen yet, city view from the mountain top, the blue house, local shopping areas, and the Korean war museum. His knowledge on the history of everything was superb and he made it really fun. I was also looking for a very good food experience and he took us to an amazing Korean restaurant that was by far the best restaurant I have been to in Korea. I would not hesitate about booking a trip with Jun. I would look forward to booking another trip with him on my next return to Korea so I can see even more of the city. Thank you Jun For an amazing and unforgettable experience!!
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2kjhw6y7wc
Aug 27, 2024
Jun - Jun was very insightful and helpful enjoyed his knowledge and program. Very comfortable car and nice lunch.
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Ripal_p
Aug 27, 2024
DMZ (plus a bit of Seoul) private tour review - Jun tailored our trip to accommodate what we wanted. He was flexible and took us to a BBQ Korean place that was excellent and dropped us off where we asked at the tour end.
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Ravi_m
Aug 16, 2024
Did everything we wanted! - We had an excellent private tour with Jun to the DMZ. We were under time constraints to catch a flight and other tour operators said we wouldn’t make it back in time. Jun was punctual, gave a great tour, and showed us everything that was on the agenda, and got us back in time. Highly recommend!
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