Royal Seoul Highlights: Palaces and Market

Discover Seoul’s top attractions on a private tour. Explore Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, and more. Customize your experience today.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - Gyeongbokgung was the initial and largest of the royal palaces constructed during the Joseon Dynasty. Discover tales of Seoul’s past and immerse yourself in the history at Gyeongbokgung Palace, which holds 500 years of Joseon Dynasty heritage.
    (Every Tuesday, the tour will be substituted with a visit to Deoksugung Palace)
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What's Included
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Comfortable van
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • All entrance fee (like: Namsan Tower, the cable car ride)
  • For full-day tours, the meal expenses for the guide must be covered by customer as well.
Additional Information

This tour provides three options:

  1. Seoul Half-Day (4 hours)
  2. Seoul Full-Day (9 hours)
  3. Outskirts Full-Day (9 hours)
    Each option includes a private vehicle, hotel pickup and drop-off, and fully customizable itineraries.
    Which type of tour would you prefer?
    ① Already have destinations in mind?
    Fantastic! Simply list your desired locations when…
Location
Gyeongbokgung Palace
161 Sajik-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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R5120lqpatriciav
Feb 19, 2026
VERY MUCH SATISFIED!!! 😊 - Sheen is very accommodating. We had a great time. As a Filipino who has been known for being hospitable, we experience the ‘hospitality’ value with Sheen. All our request has been accommodated. We definitely recommend him to other tourist!! Great Job Sheen! Keep it up!! 😊
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Abetc2026
Feb 19, 2026
Sheencredible - Sheen Kim our guide made us feel very comfortable and he is very flexible on the spot showing us very nice locations. he is our instant friend with his personality. we really legit enjoyed time with him. takes very good photos also
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Danielcb7238ep
Feb 11, 2026
Great tour of Seoul with Sheen Kim. - Sheen Kim did an amazing job! We gave Sheen a long list of things we wanted to see and he made it happen. We highly recommend him. I love to take pictures so he gave me hints on the best places to take pictures. Best decision we made was to have Sheen Kim as our guide.
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S7783bzkatherinet
Feb 10, 2026
One half day in magical Seoul! - I only had one free day between a business trip filled with meetings. I have never travelled to Seoul so I wanted to have a chance to at least get a tiny flavor of this wonderful city. Paul, my guide, was wonderful. Took me to some of the places I wanted to visit and provided some interesting history about the historically significant sites. Highly recommend!!
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Vandithr2026
Feb 10, 2026
Very god - Very good and friendly person. Hope to meet you soon
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Chrisbp3056dw
Feb 6, 2026
Seoul ❤️ - Such a beautiful way to see Seoul and experience the history, landmarks and food! Our guide was wonderful and we had the best time!
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Journey767513
Feb 6, 2026
Trip - Chris was a great and very knowledgeable tour guide. What a great way to get know a little bit about history on our first trip to S Korea.
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Go37631995929
Jan 29, 2026
Very good - Very Nice Tour! Sheen Kim was a great tour guide. I recommend to take this kind of private tour in Seoul. I stayed for 48hrs and was a good option
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Leehg8473yj
Jan 25, 2026
Great Experience - Katie was amazing very knowledgeable and took me to some great spots. As a solo traveler my first time in Korea I did not know what to do and this was a great way to start the trip! Logistics were handled perfectly and the hotel pickup was exactly what I needed.
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Tinkelvel
Jan 22, 2026
Must do tour in Korea!!! - Must have tour in Korea with great tour guide. Sheen has been an amazing guide, very passionate with history of Korea, very friendly and accommodated our needs, give us tips so we can make the most of our tour like where is the best spot to take photos, and gave lots of recommendations for the rest of our stay. He took us to a great lunch spot when we told him we wants Bossum. He’s been really lovely, and anyone who would like to take this tour should ask for him. Excellent tour guide and we had an amazing and stress free day because of him. 💯 recommended. Thank you, Mr. Sheen Kim for a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ service! 😊
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From $124
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).