Gangnam Walking Tour: Explore Social Issues in Korea with a Local Historian
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Gangman Station Exit No. 11
Experience a unique Gangnam Walking Tour with a local historian and explore the social issues in Korea. Discover the hidden challenges behind Korea's success and gain a new perspective on this fascinating country.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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강남역사거리 - Gangnam is the most developed and rich area in this country.
From here, June will be dealing with housing problems & histories about developments in Korea. - 호텔시애틀 - This is a love hotel district. Let’s look at the love cultures in Korea.
- Gangnam Daeseong Cram School - One of the most famous private institute. June will share education cultures & birthrate related to it.
- Sinsa-dong (Gangnam-gu) - No.1 area for plastic surgeries. Let’s look at plastic cultures Koreans have.
- 한강공원 운동장 - Han river. This is a place representing developement & suicide. Let’s look at the histories of them.
What's Included
- Gratuities
What's Not Included
- Transporation fee(1800won). We will be a subway for one time during the tour.
Additional Information
Join me, June, a local Korean history enthusiast, in a journey to explore social issues in the country I am most passionate about - Korea!
Despite Korea’s magnificent global influence, deep-rooted societal issues persist beneath the surface.
Prepare for an engaging and exciting tour where you’ll gain insight into the societal structures and unique cultural aspects of the local community.
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Our focus for this tour is the ‘young generation’s life in Korea’.
Surely, the Korean system has fostered fabulous growth, but it has similarly left behind several daunting tasks.
With a high rate of suicides, an alarmingly low birth rate, intense academic pressure, and a booming plastic surgery industry, what factors have turned the economically prosperous Korea into one of the least happy countries globally?
We’ll explore ‘Gangnam’, one of the most developed areas, to truly understand Korean life and the challenges its inhabitants confront daily.
At the end of this tour, you will see Korea from a fresh perspective!
Location
Gangman Station Exit No. 11
"Gangnam Station exit 11". We will be meeting outside of exit11.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Sleepdoctor
Apr 22, 2024
Great tour for anyone interested in modern Korean culture - My wife of 43 years is Korean, but she left Korea to study in the United States when she was 18, so she was not familiar with the "new and modern" Korea. We both found this tour fascinating. I've been asking her why Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and she didn't know until this tour. The korean people and culture are phenomenal, but so is their stress. The facts given and the history in this tour (June is a Korean history major) helped us understand the causes and level of stress. It was well organized and well presented. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone.
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Aran_w
Apr 17, 2024
Interesting tour with local - Great walking tour. June was an energetic and funny tour guide that made the experience enjoyable. Lots was learnt about Korean culture and insights you would only get with a local.
This tour is a must do.
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Aranw292
Apr 17, 2024
Very insightful tour with local - Great walking tour. June was an energetic and funny tour guide that made the experience enjoyable. Lots was learnt about Korean culture and insights that you would not hear unless from a local.
This tour is a must do.
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Inesp418
Apr 17, 2024
Great tour! - Highly recommendable tour to get more insights into culture and society! Had a great time with our guide Jessica (thanks again!) and learned a lot! Everything was super organized and would do it again:)
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Terezab792
Apr 15, 2024
Very good experience , worth it - June was knowledgeable and passionate about his subject and his country , an interesting twist on Korean society , a must
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Wander617713
Apr 14, 2024
Lots of stuff you did not know - Very informative tour that illustrates the pressure young people in Korea are under. Jessica is a pleasant and lively guide and knows what she is talking about. Highly recommended.
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R3751hubrandont
Apr 10, 2024
Intro to Korean social problems + future spots to explore - Very informative and well thought out tour for the social problems in Korea. Def something to go to early in your stay as the guide also gave other spots in Seoul to explore.
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Cynthiabongolan
Apr 10, 2024
Enlightening - We were exposed to the Sourh Korea that is rarely discussed: the extreme competition in all strata, the overwhelming pressure on students, and the unreasonable cost of raising a family.
Jessica, our tour guide, was excellent. She is the perfect guide for this tour, given that she sees things with Western lenses and feels things with her Korean emotions. Her English is flawless too.
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Eropagnis50
Apr 5, 2024
Good tour - Below the glitz and glamour of K-pop and K-dramas, there is another side of Korean society that we may not know of.
Our tour guide June did an excellent job in showing and explaining this aspect.
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Gustvh2024
Apr 3, 2024
Gangnam and Korean Society - Super interesting tour about Gangnam and how some issues in Korea culminate there, founded on data and explained by a histrian - I really enjoyed to dive a little deeper into how Korean society works.
The tour was nice and short without much walking.
Part of the group also had lunch together, June showed us a restaurant and helped us make the best choises for a delicious meal.
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