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Largest antique shop/Flee market with authentic Korean food

Art, Culture, & Historical
Seoul Tour Guide - Lee C.

Joined 2023

Lee C.
5.00 / 5
(8 reviews)
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Explore traditional market with food and get your antique in Korea!

The market is for antique lovers. :-)


First visit Sindang Ddeokbokki district (spicy rice cake). You can try the spicy rice cake. The name, 'Sindang' originally means 'shrine'. There are lots of shaman houses, trendy bars and cafes.


Walk to Jungang traditional market, one of the three main markets in Seoul. Until 1960's they sold 70% of the whole grain consumption in Seoul.

Itinerary

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09:00 AM

Meeting Point

Cheonggu subway station, Exit1

- Meet at the subway station and walk

09:00 AM

Sindang Ddeokbokki town

The largest street for Ddeokbokki (Spicy rice cake)

If you want you can try the food. Many of the restaurants are open for 24hours.

10:00 AM

Sindangdong Jungang traditional market

One of the major three traditional market in Seoul with Namdamun and Dongdaemun market.

First founded in 1946 and it was the largest grain market in Seoul, and not it's becoming one of trendy areas in Seoul

10:30 AM

Dongmyo flee market

The largest flee market in Korea

11:00 AM

Seoul Folk Flea Market

This market has lots of antique items and used goods

If you like to collect antique goods, this must be the best market in Seoul

Lots of different local food restaurants. You can try authentic Korean food in the market too

Ending Point

Sinseol-dong subway station (Line 1 & 2)

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Guiding fee

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Travel Insurance

Hotel pick-up (We meet at the meeting point)

Food

Souvenir

Any personal expenses

Tour Important Information

* I’m not responsible for any loss, injury, illness, accident or/and damage to persons or/and property incurred during the tour.

The market is closed on Tuesdays

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* I can work any day unless I have another tour.

* I don't offer a driving service. If you rent a car and driver, I will accompany you in the vehicle. If you drive by yourself I will NOT accompany you.

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Seoul Tour Guide - Lee C.

Joined 2023

Lee C.
5.00 / 5
(8 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Lee C.

Hi. I'm Lee!

I was born and raised in Seoul, and lived in five different countries, Canada, US, Australia, Russia and Germany. I also traveled over 40 countries mostly alone.

I studied Business in Seoul with a year exchange program in US, and completed MBA in Sydney. After MBA I wanted to pursue a career change as a professor with my field experience. I was a Market researcher, Research analyst and Marketer in big companies. Highly paying and stable job. It was what many called a good life.


But I always liked to be in the nature better than the office. I hiked Kilimanjaro summit alone, Annapurna Base Camp alone, Olympus alone, Everest Base Camp, Fuji, Alps alone and many other mountains in the world. (Alone means literally alone or with a guide. In some countries you must hire a guide).

Also I've led a hiking club over 4 years and fly overseas more than 5 times per year and hike.


So I decided to have my own travel agency and operate hiking and city tours. Most of my tours are of food and hiking. Now I can hike even more often, have good food with travelers and practice calligraphy everyday which I love too.

70% of Korea is mountainous and amazingly beautiful. And the food is so yummy!


If you visit Korea, please contact me! Just like I enjoy my hometown, Seoul, I really want others to enjoy the culture and nature too.

Thank you for reading it. Hope to meet you in Korea. :-)


Cheers,

Lee


CREDENTIALS

. English language tour guide for foreign guests (Korea Tourism Organization)

. MBA in Sydney/ Bachelor in Business Administration in Seoul

. Korean language teacher certificate (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

. International TEFL and TESOL Diploma in teaching English (ITTT)

. Mountain leader program (Korean National Park Mountain Safety Institute)

. Solo hiked in Kilimanjaro summit, ABC, Olympus, Alps, and much more

. Group hiked in EBC, Kala Patthar, Fuji, Altai, and much more

. Hiking club leader over 4 years

. Calligraphy competition awards (6 times)

Reviews

Amazing knowledgeable guide that I learnt a lot from

Lee was a wonderful companion. She explained the history of Seoul and Korea beautifully as we looked around Namsangol Hanok Village. We then went to Namdaemun Market where Lee showed me all the best places to shop and let me see some of those hidden gems like Hair tail Alley and the alley where they sell Knife cut noodles. Lee even took me to a glass shop where I used my prescription to buy reading glasses for a fraction of the price I would pay back home, and it took them only 30 minutes to make. Amazing! I tried hotteok and the most divine dumplings for the first time. We saw Namdaemun Gate and finished the day at Myeongdong Street for some KBeauty purchases. Lee taught me Korean phrases and words I could use and gave me a highly prized sheet of these new words and sayings at the end of the tour. Lee even sent an overview of the day on What’s App. She went beyond the expected and was delightful company. Best day ever in Korea! I cannot thank you enough Lee for everything!

Annette W.

Thank you very much for the great review. I highly appreciate it. It was so much fun being your compay, and I'm very glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! I hope they like the gifts you bought and the phases will be helpful on the trip. Thank you for the great day again. Enjoy your stay in Korea! :-)

Excellent tour with Lee!

Our family very much enjoyed our 5 hour tour with Lee. She had many interesting facts and stories to share and perfectly filled our five hours with interesting stops. Lee had a few surprises for us along the way, keeping us entertained in unexpected ways. I would highly recommend Lee for your tours!

Victoria K.

Hi, thank you so much for coming to the tour. It was very nice to meet you and your family. I had really good time, and I am very glad you liked it too. Hope you can come back to Seoul in the future again! :-)

Hiking and culture in Seoul!

this was the 2nd day with Lee. I was really happy that I booked her for 2 days. We started with a small palace and then went to hike .. we were lucky that there were very few people and she knows every inch of these mountains as she is a hike addict .. it was the perfect day, fall colors on the leaves and warm weather for the time .. during the hike, I learned so much about the history and also, Lee's respect for Koreas culture and people .. I felt enriched by the places and stories and of course Lee knows the right places to eat. Again thank you, my second day passed equaly quick but was different all together .. See you very soon Lee and 'tschangmal kamsamnida!' Matti

Matti W.

Thank you so much for coming to the tour. It was fun to hike with you, and I really appreciate your kindness. :-) Have a nice travel in Korea.

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