Seoul Full-day Tour: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insadong Market, and Traditional Korean Culture

Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Seoul on this full-day tour. Visit stunning palaces, explore traditional markets, and learn about Korean traditions.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jogyesa Temple - Jogyesa Buddhist Temple, the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Admire the lovely locust and baeksong trees lining the entrance and enter the main temple, dating back 500 years, to see the statue of Seokgamoni, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment
  • The Blue House - Blue House, the residence of…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the stunning aesthetic and landscape of Seoul for the entire day, getting acquainted with its rich history, customs, and traditions. Joined by your guide, you’ll have the opportunity to see two spectacular palaces, one of which is the UNESCO World Heritage site - Changdeokgung Palace; gain insight into past ways of life at a museum;…

Location
Seoul
The first attraction we will visit is Jogyesa Buddhist Temple
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tammy_k
Jul 12, 2025
Awesome day in Korea - AJ was an excellent guide, she was very efficient. The tour gave insight to many cultural views and past history of Korea.
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Genaro_m
Jun 18, 2025
Palace Tour with Felicity - The tour was great and very informative. Our guide Felicity is very good and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the trip because of her
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Justin
May 7, 2025
Seoul in a Day - AJ was a great tour guide and gave us plenty of insight for the day throughout Seoul. Would highly recommend it if you have one day.
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Ansorie
May 3, 2025
Great day tour in Seoul - We really enjoyed this tour despite raining really hard on the tour day (weather is unpredictable). Charles, our guide, was knowledgeable about Seoul. There were about 25 participants in this tour. He was flexible with itinerary. There were times that we preferred to separate from the group and he was ok with that as long as we agreed to come to meeting point at the set time, or else the bus would leave without us. We lost the group at one point, but Charles answered my call on WhatsApp. Thank you, Charles! My family and I had a great time and we highly recommend this tour to anyone that has a free day in Seoul. I had read other people's reviews about this tour, and a few had a complaint about the Ginseng tour being too long and unnecessary, but we actually learned so much about it. Although we did not buy ginseng, we did end up buying unique snacks from their gift shop.
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Christine_d
Apr 21, 2025
Sadie our tour guide is... - Sadie our tour guide is the best! Very knowledgable, approachable and accomodating. Also very informative.
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Shelagh_b
Apr 3, 2025
Seoul tour - Fabulous tour with our fantastic tour guide Grace. Can thoroughly recommend this tour. Cannot fault anything about it.
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Christine_m
Mar 17, 2025
Took this tour when we... - Took this tour when we were in Seoul and it was one of the best tours we were on. Our guide Daria was knowledgeable, cheerful, and energetic. She made learning about the city and the places we visited interesting and fun! The places we saw offers a good variety of attractions with enough time to do things on your own. I was especially impressed by the professionalism and helpfulness of the tour company. They contact you to remind you that you have a tour coming up with them and are extremely responsive when you have questions or concerns. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to get the highlights of the city.
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Erlinda_l
Mar 16, 2025
The Smily Guide!😊 - Daria our Tour guide, has been very inspiring! She always makes every Topic/Place that we’ve been through, interesting! She is well versed in the History of whatever she’s covering. She’s always smiling and very friendly! We love Guides that are nice and approachable. Always ready to explain what anyone is asking about.
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Ysmael_p
Mar 15, 2025
Great experience - Added another awesome experience with our awesome, knowledgeable tour guide, Spring Kim. Me and my wife had a blast! Would recommend this great tours to friends and families.
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Jc_n
Mar 15, 2025
Not a good experience - Spring is not friendly at the beginning. When asked a question, she'll answer I will tell you later. When we were at the Palace, after getting in, she just say enjoy. I heard other tour guide explaning what to expect during changing of guards... like, there will be 3 loud sounds but don't be alarmed, etc. The other guides are a lot better than our guide Spring. Lunch is also not good. Lack of communication. We expecting beef bulgogi but gotten sweet soup with beef. She needs to improve or a tourist will waste their day on this tour.
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From $89
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).