Before hiking Inwangsan mountain, we will stop by a western style expatriate house, named Dilkusha built in early 1920s. This is located at the bottom of the mountain.

You will feel how the Korea (at that time, Joseon during Japanese colonial era) looked like through the eyes of early western expatriates. I felt moved and much sympathised by the callengeous life of the couple. This gave me a chance to think about the meaning of human life again.

The mountain is in the north west side of Seoul. From the view point of Gyeongbokgung palace, it is located in the westbound.

The top is about 338m from sea level.

On the way to the top of the mountain (338m), you will have good views of Seoul city. There are paving path region, soil path and wooden stairs (seems mote than 500 steps) on the way up to the top. If you feel difficulty in stepping up more, we can go down from that certain point cause we would have already seen good views in the middle of hiking.

You can also pass through a village I name a Shaman Village, on the way down. I think the natural soil path down to the village seems a little bit tough.

There are a tall vertical rock, a shaman house and several small (not large) buddhist temples. The atmosphere there could be a bit thrilling or weird. It looks not popular spot for foreign travellers. If you want to challenge new rather advanturous, you can try this path.

I'll tell you about Confucianism, Buddhism, and folk beliefs.

At the Seodaemun prison historical hall, you will see how the prison looks like during the Japanese colonial era.

Near to the prison, there is Dongnipmun gate (Independence Gate) built for wishing Joseon kingdom keeping sovereign right amid the threatening from imperialism countries in the late 19th century.

The Gate was modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

As the last spot, within walking distance Yeongcheon traditional market located.

Considering time spent and your next destination, our tour can be finished either at your hotel or here at Yeongcheon market.