Seoul Highlights - Yin and Yang (full day tour)
Joined 2023
We'll meet at your hotel and visit all the great sights of Seoul.
Seoul has been the capital of the dynasties (Baekje, Joseon) and South Korea.
It has been called as "Hanseong", "Hanyang", "Seoul" as time goes by.
With dynamics of modern life and traditional places to see, such as royal palaces, traditional markets, N Seoul Tower and local places, Seoul is a city with so much to offer that you might not know where to start.
Dress Code: Smart Casual, Comfortable walking shoes.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Hotel, address, intersection, subway station, bus top, airBnB, , Jjimjilbang, etc. in Seoul
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 ultimate Seoul city tour.
※ The pick up time will be varied depends on your hotel location. I will change if the time you chose is not correct.)
※ After pick up, visiting sequence will be depends on daily local conditions.
The Gwanghwamun gate
Watch the Changing Royal Palace Guards ceremony
(Depends on weather, no ceremony on Tuesday).
Gyeongbok palace
After the ceremony, we will visit the main and biggest palace of Joseon dynasty which is from 14th century. We will have wonderful photo experience here. The palace is famous for invention of Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) and 600 years history with beautiful Korean traditional building.
We will explore and feel the palace of Joseon dynasty.
(Changdeok palace on Tuesdays without Changing Guard Ceremony. It is the most well persevered palace and look most naturally deployed.)
Korea National Folk Museum
Visit Korean Folk Museum shortly where you can see Koreans life passage.
(No Korea National Folk Museum on Tuesdays)
Bukchon Hanok Village
Visit Bukchon Hanok Village (except on Sundays and Holidays) shortly. The village between the palaces so that they can get closer to Kings. It has a view of layers of roofs of Hanok(traditional Korean building). You will command a fine view to N Seoul Tower over the Hanok roofs. And some art facts.
Insa-dong and Jogyesa temple
Visit the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple which the headquarter of Jogye Order. The temple is like small beautiful park not religious. It is the center of Jogye Order.
Enjoy walking through Insa-dong culture street for window shopping or small shopping for souvenir, pottery, traditional papers, seal, lunch, King's Cookie. etc.
Lunch time at around Insa-dong.
Namdaemun Market
Visit Namdaemun Market for sightseeing. You can enjoy shspping like locals during walking through small alley. Thousands of shops are selling from top to toe. There are some safe street food and Korean local food(Hairtail fish soup).
Han River
Visit Han River for sightseeing for Banpo bridge, Han River, Seom Sevit.
Finally take breeze and see water so you are completing the tour from mountain(palace) to river, it is like yin and yang(negative and positive).
And go back to your hotel or any place of final stop in Seoul.
Wrap up
Call it a day and start driving back to hotel
Ending Point
At your hotel or any place you want in Seoul
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Professional English speaking tour guide with great enthusiasm
Private car, mini van, mini bus, coach (according to the size of a group)
Gas, toll fees.
Only your group and guide
All tours are provided with free beautiful photo shooting service with your smart phone.
Parking fees
Water, Food & Drinks
Entrance fees.
Personal expenditures.
Tour Important Information
No smoking(Every where: broadly speaking, please think all day long no-smoking).
Don't touch building, doors, wall or any historical site.
Bring passport if you are not between 19 and 64 for a few entrance discount.
This tour involves about 10,000 steps of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Please let me know 24hrs before if you want Hanbok Experience.
Gyeongbok palace: closed on Tuesdays
Changing Guard Ceremony is subject to change/cancel due to bad weather or special ocasion.
Bukchon: closed on Sundays and holidays. Be quite while visiting
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
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Kevin H.
Hello everyone.
My name is Kevin H. certified tour guide by S. Korean government since 1996. 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.
$250/ per group
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