[Premium Private Tour] Mt Seorak & East Sea or Nami island from Seoul

Discover Mt Seorak & East Sea or Nami Island with a private tour from Seoul. Enjoy personalized insights from an expert guide.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Seoraksan National Park - Explore the historic Sinheoungsa Buddhist Temple

Stroll through Korea’s most picturesque valley (easy to navigate) or take a cable car ride

Seoraksan, the tallest mountain in the Taebaek range, is situated in Gangwon Province, eastern South Korea, near Sokcho city. It stands as the third highest peak in South Korea, following Hallasan on Jeju Island and Jirisan in the south. The Daechongbong Peak of Seoraksan rises to 1,708 meters (5,603 feet). The Taebaek mountain range is often regarded as the spine of the Korean peninsula.

  • Nami Island - A top tourist destination in Korea.

After exploring Mt. Seorak, visitors can opt to visit Nami Island instead of heading to the East Coast. This island is famous as the filming location for the iconic drama “Winter Sonata.”

  • Dongmyeong Port - Tourists will visit Dongmyeong Port in Sokcho city, a notable city on the east coast.
    Here, you can ascend the Dongmyeong Port Lighthouse, a symbol of the area, and enjoy views of Mt. Seorak and downtown Sokcho.
    Additionally, you can explore a fish market in Sokcho City, where freshly caught live fish are available, allowing you to select your own lunch menu.
What's Included
  • Admission fees to National Park
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Toll fees
  • Lunch
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Cable car ticket
  • Ferry ticket to Nami island
Additional Information

Seoraksan National Park was designated as Korea’s 5th national park in 1970 and was recognized as a nature preservation area on November 5, 1965. Additionally, Seoraksan gained international recognition for its rare species and was designated as a Biosphere Preservation District by UNESCO in 1982.

• Tourists will be picked up and dropped off at a hotel in or near Seoul.
• Enjoy complete freedom with a private tour for just one group.
• Receive valuable information on Korea’s politics, religions, society, culture, and nature from a knowledgeable, fluent English-speaking driving guide during the trip.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Seoraksan National Park
Seoraksan Sogongwon Park
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rosanne_k
Aug 31, 2024
Don’t miss this tour! - This trip is a not to miss opportunity to see the real South Korea away from the hustle bustle of Seoul. Although it’s a long drive, the drive is totally worth it. The mountain scenery is spectacular! Our guide, Kim, was excellent and provided thorough and entertaining commentary.
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John_s
Jul 14, 2024
Scenic Drive and Gorgeous Mountains - This was a very pleasant tour. Our guide Alfonso was super and the drive through the hills from Seoul was quite pretty. The National Park itself was gorgeous and we had a beautiful day for the cable car ride to the top for awesome views. There was also a nice temple and a statue of buddha at the bottom and some nice arched bridges across a stream that were all photogenic. All in all a very nice day trip from Seoul.
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Linda_b
Jul 4, 2024
Inhaled the Best View - Mt. Seorak still resonates in our memory. Mr. Chance Kim shared the best views at the East Sea and Mt. Seorak. The drive to both places was so scenic and just beautiful. This is a tour that you can take again and again. Mt. Seorak is a must to visit. We took this private tour because we wanted our tour guide to pay full attention as we were so interested in the history of Korea. We appreciated Mr. Kim's candor in sharing all he knew. We have never had a tour guide so proud and invested in his country. We would come back and visit Korea in the near future. Thank you Mr Kim for your service to your country.
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Lorraine_k
Mar 28, 2024
Superb tour - Superb private tour with our excellent guide Kim. We got the cable car at Mount Seorak, and then a short hike for brilliant views of the mountains and whole area. We had a nice lunch in a local restaurant in Sokcho, beautiful city on the east coast, and had some time to explore this very scenic area. Highly recommend this tour for a day out of Seoul to experience the natural beauty of South Korea with a very friendly and knowledgeable guide.
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Rachel_t
Dec 11, 2023
We had a very good... - We had a very good experience visiting these places, especially with an amazing guide Mr Kim! He explained the history of Korea and of sites that we visited which helped a lot!
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Daryle_j
Nov 10, 2023
The Great Seoraksan Tour by Chansoo Kim - The tour was great! Mr. Chansoo Kim has a warm pleasing personality that I’m sure other tourists will appreciate. He was very accommodating and helpful in describing the sites that we visited. He assisted my dad when climbing the peak of Seoraksan, for which I’m very grateful.
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Odennis
Oct 25, 2023
Great day in the mountains - We had a wonderful day with BJ the autumn leaves in the national park were spectacular and BJ taught us so much about Korea on our journey. Thank you for a great day out - would highly recommend!
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Tombocalabasas
Sep 17, 2023
Went to my seoraksan and a temple near Sokcho - Fantastic trip The temple was on a cliff over the ocean Monks were there praying and the temples and grounds were magnificent Then went to my seoraksan went up on a cable car then did a little hike beautiful scenery saw an incredible Buddha statue Ride was 3 hours from Seoul but the scenery is so spectacular you do not want to miss anything Our guide BJ was excellent Excellent English speaker and very knowledgeable and helpful Great trip
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Alexandrytka
Sep 9, 2023
Nice views and mountain experience - Great experience - very nice views and good local lunch (grill). Our guide Benny told us a lot about the tour and even more about Korean and culture. I recommend this day trip.
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Daytrip609070
Aug 28, 2023
Great Day trip with Alfonse! - Alfonse was a great guide. Excellent english and so knowledgable about all things Korean. Learned so much! . We enjoyed a wonderful hike on Mt.Seorak and a superb meal and visit to Sokcho. A fantastic day trip. Thank you!!
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