SOUTH KOREA · SOUTH KOREA PALACE TOURS
Every trip has one free morning too few. These 15 south korea palace tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get on with the rest of the day.
Explore Seoul’s palaces, hanok lanes, mountain views, ginseng culture, and Gwangjang Market on a flexible guided tour.
“An excellent afternoon very informative and our guide was lovely, she really knows her stuff and has a genuine love for the subject. It was an absolute joy. Would recommend”
See Seoul’s palaces, markets, temples, Insadong, and N Seoul Tower in one guided day with transport, tickets, and hotel pickup.
“Great tour and Kelly was wonderful and highly recommend this tour - saw everything on my list Kelly gave us plenty of time in each location”
See Seoul’s royal palaces, temple, markets, and historic neighborhoods on an 8-hour small-group tour with hotel pickup.
“A great highlights tour of Seoul! Many thanks to our guide (Mr. Young) and driver (Mr. Roven) for taking good care of us. We enjoyed the heritage sites and learning more about ginseng. We appreciate that you had nice alternatives to the sites that are closed on Mondays. Bukchon Hanoi Village was a special treat!”
Review of Seoul’s 8-hour city tour, with Gyeongbokgung Palace, N Seoul Tower, Insadong, temple visits, transport, value, and practical tips.
“The tour was great. The tour guide AJ was leading the group. AJ was excellent in her communication and gave us sufficient time to explore the places.”
Review of Seoul’s four-hour palace, village, mountain-view, ginseng, and market tour, with practical advice on value, pacing, guides, and logistics.
“Great tour, but felt rushed. need some more time as lots of stops, great scenery. Also, the Ginseng museum was cool, but you spend almost the same time on tour and in the sales room, where they try to sell you their products. The guide Read more”
Explore Seoul in hanbok with a guide, Gyeongbokgung, Bukchon Hanok Village, royal artifacts, seasonal snacks, and palace photos.
“Guide Sheen Kim was very friendly and knowledgeable. I liked the tour very much.”
Explore Seoul by night with palace history, lantern-lit Jogyesa Temple, and Gwangjang Market food for $60.
“a great walking tour to consider if you want to understand korean culture better. our guide inha made the whole experience better.”
See Seoul’s palace, markets, temples, hanok village, and N Seoul Tower with a guide, transport, and cable car included for $26.
“Seoul was beautiful and guide Kelly is absolutely amazing. Thank you Kelly 🫰🏻”
Review of Seoul Hanbok rental near Gyeongbokgung, with 1,500 outfits, palace access, styling options, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Lovely rental experience. Staff were friendly and attentive, and the processes for picking out, trying on, and returning the hanbok were smooth and easy. I highly recommend this place.”
Review of Seoul’s half-day tour of Jogyesa Temple, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the guard ceremony, with practical tips on value and shopping stops.
“Visit to the palace, just in time for the changing of the guards and a look at the kings bedrooms. Also the visit to Buddha’s temple where nice flower and the trees with their autumn leaves are really nice. Emily, our tour guide is very knowledgeable of the history of Korea.”
Dress in a beautiful hanbok, enjoy free palace entry, hair styling, and photos with this flexible Seoul rental near Gyeongbokgung.
“Really enjoyed this experience. I would have added many more of the hair jewelry and loved the cape, very warm. Ladies were kind and helped us get dressed properly.”
Dress in hanbok, explore Gyeongbokgung with local guides, and receive 100+ edited photos on this fun Seoul history tour.
“Great experience with James and Jacob! H great information and history, like walking into your own K-Drama!!! Jacob and James tailored the experience for the group and we passed many larger groups to take great pictures in private areas of the palace.”
Explore Seoul after dark with palace lights, Buddhist culture, Korean street food, vehicle transfers, and an English-speaking local guide.
“This was excellent. just enough of a palace tour, at night, no crowds, just lovely. Then we had a walk around the food market, vegan/vegetarian was no issue. The food was delicious. We had another stop at a temple, again, not too long. Janice was excellent!”
Review of Seoul’s full-day palace tour, with Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, temples, markets, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“A lot of activities crammed into one day but interesting to see. Probably better less activities and more time to spend seeing each one. Sally the guide was fun.”
See Seoul after dark on a five-hour tour of Changgyeonggung Palace, Gwangjang Market, Naksan Park, and Cheonggyecheon stream.
“This tour was great! Our guide Joseph was amazing - so friendly and very knowledgable about the history of all the places we visited with a great insider/local perspective. Having the option to be picked up and dropped off from our hotel ended up making the entire evening much less stressful.”
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