Gyeongju UNESCO World Heritage Sites and History Small-Group Full-Day Tour with Lunch

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Gyeongju on this full-day tour. Visit historic places, enjoy a delicious lunch, and learn about the city’s rich history with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cheomseongdae Observatory - Cheomseongdae is the oldest existing astronomical observatory in Asia.
    Constructed during the reign of Queen Seon-deok (632-647), it was used for observing the stars in order to forecast the weather. This stone structure is a beautiful combination of straight lines and curves, and was designated as National Treasure…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Additional Information

On this 8-hour intimate group excursion, your devoted guide and chauffeur will guide you through the picturesque city of Gyeongju. You will explore UNESCO World Heritage locations, Bulguk Temple and Seokguram Grotto, among other significant historical sites. This excursion comes with lunch, admission charges, and transport included.
This journey calls…

Location
Cheomseongdae Observatory
140-25 Cheomseong-ro,
Cancellation Policy

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

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Daniellebk7275zb
Oct 24, 2024
A site to discover with the tombs under the tumuli, remarkably maintained green hills - A charming little town and some beautiful discoveries await us there. We didn’t have a guide but it was interesting to stroll alone in these green and flowery spaces
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Mikegk5065eg
Sep 28, 2024
Mounds and Silla culture - Simply amazing to see these green mounds in the middle of a built up area Easy access by bus from KTX station Helpful tourist info at KTX Station Mounds and museum and more mounds and palace
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Susan_o
Sep 13, 2024
Very interesting day tour - Pick up at the hotel is fantastic. The drive to the historical sites was interesting. Heavy rain, and extreme heat didn't stop us. Chris our guide was so knowledgeable about the history of the area and buildings, with very good English too. He fitted around our preferences and made the day enjoyable.
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R8664gyjayw
Jul 19, 2024
Exceptional tour experience - We took a one-day small-group tour of Gyeongju with the Busan Tourism Center, which included lunch and all the main tourist attractions. Since no other families registered, my family was given a private tour in a nice air-conditioned Hyundai Staria van. We had an absolutely wonderful experience with Chris Choi as our tour guide! His English was fluent, knowledge of Gyeongju was impressive, and he shared fascinating stories and insights that brought history and culture to life. He was attentive to our needs, answered all our questions with patience, and went above and beyond to ensure we had an enjoyable time. His passion for the job truly shined through, making our tour both educational and fun. Highly recommend Chris Choi to anyone looking for an exceptional tour experience.
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Andrew_s
Jun 29, 2024
Great tour! - Chris was an outstanding guide! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. We loved the scenery, walking tour, and in one day saw most of the major sites on our list. Korean food at lunch was excellent. Overall a great experience!
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Nomad21230878188
Mar 12, 2024
Best City Tour Ever from Steve! - Long overdue but here goes. We had Steve as our tour guide and he was absolutely the best. We weren't originally sure what to expect for this tour as I had been to Gyeongju as a child while my partner (from America) had never been to Korea before. Steve, who was completely fluent in both English and Korean, gave us such a fun tour and we are so glad we signed up last minute. For someone who did not grow up in Korea, Steve was extremely knowledgable and had a lot of interesting facts that you normally might not get from touring the city on your own even if you were educated in Korea. Steve is very easy-going, thoughtful, and makes sure that the tour he gives fits the agenda you are looking for that day. Whether you are Korean or not, speak the language or not, or knowledable in Korean history, we would absolutely recommend hiring Steve for the day and you can relax while you let him take you around. As the historic capital of Korea, he definitely had an impact on how we viewed the city by the time we left in the hopes of younger generations sticking around to keep the history alive in such a beautiful historic city.
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Russell_l
Oct 12, 2023
A day out in Gyeongju - Our tour guide Steve was really engaging and brought to life the ancient history all around Gyeongju.
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Nikolet2015
Oct 9, 2023
Gyeongju - Steve was great. Two very different groups and he managed both well. We saw a ton in a day and we would not have been able to enjoy all of the sites without Steve. He had bottled water for us and all tickets were included. It was a great day!
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Triinsaa
May 15, 2024
Recommend - The announcement of meeting time I had got 3 hours later, when tour was ongoing , that 20 minutes for waiting the tour bus in my hotel was quite nerves time . Guide spoke very good English , but maybe it is better to talk little bit more about history of the historical sites , what we visited and to answer to every question
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195fatins
Oct 29, 2023
A disappointingly short experience - Our tour in Gyeongju started early (we were picked up at 7:30am) but it also ended really early as well (we headed back to Busan at 3:07pm and arrived at our hotel at 4:37pm). Considering the hefty price we paid (Sgd 270 per head!!!) for this tour, I am utterly disappointed. Our tour guide, Chris, passed by Bulguksa while driving around 3pm and noted the long queue of cars heading to go in. Despite it still being rather early in the day, he simply mentioned that "the queue was too long, we probably will take 30 minutes to enter" and then drove past it and sent us home on our way. Note that they use the terms "guaranteed to skip the long lines" so this can in fact be considered false advertising. And more importantly, considering we paid so much to be able to visit all of the famous attractions in Gyeongju, I am very upset that we were unable to visit what was arguably the most famous one of them all (Bulguksa) which also happened to be the one being shown as the main photo for this tour. This is pretty much false advertising as well. Also considering the price we paid, I expected our tour to be more in depth and hands on. For most of the attractions, Chris gave us some short history about it at the start (5-10 minutes) and then waited for us near the entrance while we were left to explore the rest of the place on our own. I noticed that most of the overly positive reviews mention another tour guide "Steve" instead, so I'm not sure if it would have been the same had he been the one to be our guide for this disappointing tour. I do not think my expectations are entirely unreasonable. There were local Korean tour groups and the guides were present even within the attractions to provide explanations about the details of the place. Overall, the tour was a huge disappointment for the price we paid and I would not recommend it. You are much better off taking a group tour with a bus (see the tours available on Klook) for less than half the price of this tour or even just renting a car and driving on your own. The only benefit I can think of was the fact that the tour was rather unpopular so we had the car all to ourselves.
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