Walk Korea Tours: Food Tour in Seoul
Joined 2023
This tour is not only for drinking but for understanding Korean culture through food & drinks.
Soju Bomb or Poktanju (or Poktan-ju. "bomb liquor") is a special word that describes a lass of beer with cup of Soju in it. I will show you how to make Poktanju and how to enjoy it. You don't need to drink if you don't like or cannot do it, but like or not drinking, you can enjoy this tour to experience the best authentic Korean food culture which will tell how the real Korea is!
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 or Incheon
- I pick you up from your hotel. 1st floor(ground floor) if the lobby is not on the 1st floor
nearby restaurant where locals go
Walk up to a place where we can enjoy food and drinks nearby your hotel.
(Or we can go a bit far by taxi or subway if there is not good place nearby)
Guide will bring you to the local restaurant.
Briefing Korean food
Briefing about Korean food history of Poktanju(Soju-bomb).
Tell you about table manner, especially drinking with elders.
How the Korean chopsticks are different from other countries.
Enjoy the dinner
Enjoy the dinner with Poktanju which is for ceremonial as well as drinking if you like to drink.
The guide will show you how to make Poktanju.
Back to your hotel
Bring you back to your hotel and say goodbye.
Ending Point
at your hotel where we started
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
My guiding service with great enthusiasm.
Hotel meeting service
Poktanju making performance
Table settings [Pork bellly(=samgyeobsal), a glass of Poktanju]
A bottle of Dawn 808 (drinks to prevent and taker care of hangover)
All tours are provided with free beautiful photo shooting service with your smart phone.
Transportations.
Up grade to beef or fish when it is over the included table setting price.
Extra drinks.
Additional order.
Tour Important Information
This tour is wheelchair accessible.
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
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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