Private Seoul Tour: Explore Palaces, Markets, and Hanbok Rental

Experience a private tour of Seoul, exploring palaces, markets, and even renting a hanbok. Customize your itinerary and enjoy local cuisine for a truly memorable trip to Korea.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Blue House - It is the presidential house where presidents used to work and live
What's Included
  • Entrance fee included in the tour package
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off service
  • Air-conditioned transportation throughout the tour
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Other acitivities - Except Gyeonbokgung Palace
  • Hanbok Rental
Additional Information

Don’t waste your time for other tourists waiting and compulsory shopping centers in package tour! Spend enough time at the tour destination and enjoy the tour with your own friend or family! This tour program will help you do that! In this tour program, you will visit major palaces, Gyeongbok palace after rental of hanbok(optional). So you will take…

Location
The Blue House
1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Maxim_k
Oct 4, 2024
A guide who knows what first-time visitors need - Andy was a very kind and responsive guide, accommodating our wishes. He also helped us get the best shots in the best locations, which will create lasting memories. Very happy about the experience!
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Roberta_l
Sep 29, 2024
Enjoyable day seeing Seoul - Our guide Chung was great! She guided us to the must see places in Seoul and explained the history behind the places. She adjusted the tour based on our interest. We were particularly interested in finding quality ginseng and she helped us find the best stuff.
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Chad_h
Sep 24, 2024
Seoul with Sofia - Great Experience for First Timers - We had a wonderful day in Seoul with Sofia. She shared a tremendous amount of interesting history and knowledge as we made our way around the city. Well paced with just enough time to chill and take in the surroundings. Highly recommended!
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Amy_s
Sep 21, 2024
Jake was warm and... - Jake was warm and informative, tailored the tour to what we wanted to do and somehow hit every spot on our list. It was a great way to do a lot of sightseeing in one day.
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Ivan_c
Sep 7, 2024
Tour de Seoul w Sophia - Sophia was wonderful and wasn’t just a guide but treated our time as friends reconnecting while we explored Seoul. History, art, local shops, and excellent dining experiences are something I won’t ever forget and Sophia facilitated it excellently. She was extremely knowledgeable and open to fun and serious conversations. I would gladly have Sophia show me the other parts of Seoul next time I visit.
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Erika_w
Sep 7, 2024
A thoughtful & lovely family experience - Sophia was an excellent guide who knew the history, tips and tricks. We had a cloudy / rainy day and she had umbrellas, water and picked a delicious lunch spot. She also was a certified tour guide and has lots of knowledge and history so we had our own private history lesson everywhere we went. Our kids, ages 2 and 4, loved Sophia and took a liking to her also. She also took lots of photos of us, nearly 70 (!) and WhatsApp them to us at the end of the day. How lovely to have history and our own candid photos for memories.
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451darielp
Sep 7, 2024
Great Memories of Seoul - Our tour with James was amazing! If you’re looking for excellent service, comfort, convenient, trustworthy, reliable, and knowledge about Korean history, James is your guy! He took us to Gyeongbokgung Palace (with hanbok rental), Kwanjiang Market, Hanok Village, and Namsan Tower! He gave us free time to take pictures and explore also. Highly recommend this tour and James! A+++ 재미있었다! 감사합니다!
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Michela_j
Sep 6, 2024
Sofi hs a very nice guude... - Sofi hs a very nice guude goid enhlish very accomodating did her best showed us very well the places knowledgeble
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Vanessajane_r
Sep 5, 2024
Great 1st trip to Seoul - Our tour guide, Mr. Jake Kwon, was very effective. He was able to give us a good itinerary to see important landmarks in Seoul. He also took a lot of great photos, and provided a good background of each location. He was warm and friendly.
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Athina_s
Sep 3, 2024
Amazing Seoul Tour that Includes all the Main Spots! - Amazing tour! Our tour guide was Jake. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Through out our tour was able to provide history behind the sites we were seeing and answered all of our questions. We were picked up in our hotel lobby and went straight to Bukchon Hanok village. We arrived right when the area opened and were able to get amazing pictures without any one in the frame! Next, Jake took us on a drive around Gyeongbokgung palace and the blue house. Both were closed on Tuesday. We went to the Changdeokgung palace instead. It’s a UNESCO world heritage site and it was easy to see why. The architecture and the building detail was beautiful. After we went to the Jogyesa temple which is a working buddist temple. A short walk away was Insadong. There were several small shops and tea houses. We were getting hungry at this point and Jake suggested we try Maple tree Story. It’s a Korean BBQ that serves the famous Jeju black pork. It was fantastic and I can see why the Jeju black pork is so popular. Highly recommend to add this to your trip whether through this tour or on your own free time. We went to the Gwangjang market. It is a covered market that has multiple alleys full of shops. The main alley serves traditional Korean food while other alleys were full of textiles and clothing. The food looked so good that we had to have a bit more to eat. Our last stop was the Namsan tour and we took the cable car to the top. Well almost the top, there were still about 4 sets of stairs to make it to the base of the tower. Within the tower are multiple levels with shops and eateries. From the base of the tower you can see the entirety of Seoul. A truly magnificent view of the city. Our tour ended back at our hotel 6:15pm. A couple of extra items. We went on a day that was very hot and humid. A car with air conditioning was very much appreciated. An added bonus was the opportunity to see other parts of Seoul as we drove from site to site. Jake even talked about each neighborhood we were going through. This tour was everything we wanted and more and a huge Thank you to Jake for making our trip to Seoul so amazing!
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From $80
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).