Seoul Essence and Off the Beaten Path with Kevin H.
Seoul has long history, modernity, harmoney; old and new, yin and yang, youth and old, mountain and river. And these will be more interesting if you go with guide, Kevin H. There are hiden jems also in Seoul, you will miss if you go around alone.
Let's enjoy highlights and off-the-beaten path with Kevin H. I will help you with what you have to see, what you have to experience according to your interests.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
at your hotel in Seoul
- On the 1st floor(ground floor) if the lobby is not on the first floor. I will pick you up from your Hotel to start our wonderful insights into undiscovered Korea.
The Changing Guard Ceremony
First we will see the Changing of Guard ceremony (no ceremony on Tuesdays) at Gyeongbok palace or Deoksu palace(Not goint in the palace).
We will skip if you saw it already.
Understanding of Korea from BCE 2333.
Then visit Dangun Shrine quickly.
It is the very small place in memory of Korean progenitor but it is "the heart of Koreans".
Actually there were people in Korean peninsula long before BCE 2333.
Lunch at local restaurant or Insa-dong
Visit local traditional market, famous cafe or any attraction. It is real life of citizen.
Mt. Inwong
Small hiking to the hill to see around view to Seoul.
It is better than N Seoul Tower, personally.
Local market sightseeing, window shopping.
Window shopping to traditional market where locals go. There are, herb, frrided chicken, fruit, fish and beautiful Star Bucks coffes shop, and more daily surprise.
Seasonal Point
Sometimes, Kevin H. will bring you to different place because S. Korea have distinctive four seasons so that seasnoally beautiful place can be different.
Your needs
Please be give me "your interested theme" when you book this tour so that I can prepare the different itinerary based on your needs.
Ending Point
at your hotel in Seoul
Want to personalize this tour?
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Tour guide with great enthusiasm
Only your group and guide.
Private Car [(sedan, mini van or mini bus or coach according to your group size) - Huyndai motors Grand Starex, Staria, KIA motors Grand Carnival, Huyndai Solati, County, Renault Master, Ford Transit or "similar" according to the size of group and the car allocation.]
Gasoline, toll fees.
All tours are provided with free beautiful photo shooting service with your smart phone.
Water, Food & Drinks.
Entrance fees (2,000 KRW per person)
Personal expenditures (0 - 50,000 per person - totally up to you)
Tour Important Information
Please give me "your interested theme" when you book this tour so that I can prepare the custom tour based on your needs.
Make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Important message from the supplier
What you want is What I provide.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Kevin H.
Hello everyone.
My name is Kevin H. certified tour guide by S. Korean government since 1996(Liscense No. 1996-01-0100). I love traveling. I'd love to exchange cultures, because cultural experience can give us great chance to make a progress a lot in many ways.
In this regards, I would like to help tourists not as just a ordinary tour guide but as the professional "Cultural Interpreter" tour guide.
I research and develop my tours so that my tours would be fun and informative for all types of customers.
Above-mentioned are the reason why I am the right person you should choose. Especially I had been trained and prepared well in the tourism university.
I have been delivering more than 1500 tours mainly for family. Those are covering culture, DMZ, nature, off the beaten path, especially Seoul Highlights for first visitors. As results I have excellent reviews in the tourism industry.
My Service is like:
"PPT: Professional Private Tourist"
You're the professional travelers who are eligible with high skills in internet and make your own tours with Kevin H. and make the most of private tours only for you.
● Please noted that booking who without tour guide liscense is illegal(Please book a guide like me who with liscense number and liscense photo in profile)
$550/ per group
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