Free style private Tour(Essence of Seoul city or DMZ)

Experience the best of Seoul and the DMZ with our customizable private tour. Choose from a variety of attractions and create your perfect itinerary. Don’t miss out on the essence of each course!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - You will be picked up from your hotel or designated location. First, you will visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main palace among the five palaces in Seoul. After visiting Gyeongbokgung, we will drive to the top of the mountain called Bukak Skyway. From there, you will see the other side of Seoul’s city view, which was also the infiltration point of 31 spies from North Korea in 1968. Gilsangsa is a temple relatively unknown to foreign tourists. It has beautiful scenery and stories to tell. Lunch will be served at an authentic Korean restaurant called Maple Tree House, which is recommended by TripAdvisor and CNN. You will also visit old streets like Insadong or Iksundong, which are next to each other. Lastly, we will take you to the N-Seoul Tower by cable car. You will enjoy an overview of Seoul from the top of the mountains and explore the inner beauty of Seoul’s streets.
  • Gilsangsa Temple - Gilsangsa is a quiet and beautiful temple hidden in a luxurious residential area. It also contains many stories to tell.
  • Insadong - Insadong is located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. It used to be the flea market for the upper class, selling their valuable items.
  • Bugak Skyway - This is the northern mountain of Seoul, comparable to Namsan where N-Seoul Tower is located. The driveway is called Bugak Skyway, the best driving course in Seoul. We will pass by the Blue House, the presidential residence, on the way.
  • The Blue House - We can pass by the Blue House and approach through the media center. It was the former presidential office, like the White House in the US. Now it is open to the public.
  • DMZ - The DMZ is the most famous tourist attraction in Korea. If you choose the 3rd Tunnel tour, it should be a full-day tour dedicated to the DMZ. But there are other options like Odusan Observatory and the DMZ gondola, which we can mix with a city tour.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • English speaking guide
  • Hotel pick up & drop off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Parking fees
  • Entrance fee
  • Air port pick up(optional)
Additional Information

We are planning the best itinerary according to the customer’s needs. You can choose either a Seoul city tour or a DMZ tour. Sometimes, a combination of both is possible, depending on the time and situation. Our priority is to showcase the highlights of each tour. However, please note that a full Seoul city tour and a full DMZ tour cannot be done simultaneously. You have two options when selecting the tour: Seoul city or DMZ plus.

  • Passport required for DMZtour
Location
LOTTE HOTEL SEOUL
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Suzannestanley
Jul 4, 2024
Amazing day in Seoul - Jun was a fantastic guide for our tour and was very flexible with our interests and abilities. He customized the tour to meet our needs exactly while showing us amazing in-depth highlights of this remarkable city. As I had visited Seoul previously, I asked if we could visit a different palace than was listed on the tour. He was happy to make that accommodation and knew just as much about the substitute palace as the original one. Additionally, since my husband has a chronic illness, Jun found a lovely, out of the way cafe where we tried a local cinnamon drink while we were able to rest and catch our breath. He gave us the history of what we were seeing and made it a very interesting and memorable day! 10/10 would HIGHLY recommend!
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Annette_w
Jun 28, 2024
Informative and fascinating day tour - Our guide was able to communicate well with us in English, and stayed with us all day guiding us around the DMZ and Seoul National Museum. Mr Kim was friendly and funny and knew all the best places to visit around the DMZ that many were the unaware of. Thank you Mr Kim for your insight into the history of the DMZ and your understanding of the history of how modern Seoul came to be. It was a fascinating day that we both enjoyed a lot.
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Faruk_b
Jun 24, 2024
Highly recommended Seoul tour with Sophia - Great Seoul highlights Tour with guide Sophia. Highly competent and interesting history background about places and Korea culture in general. She understands the requests and adapts her tour plan accordingly. Very good selection for lunch and tea time as well. My family and I enjoyed it very much.
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Satya_r
Jun 23, 2024
Awesome! - Excellent Tour. Our guide Jun was extremely good. Took time to explain every detail, including local folklore. Highly recommended.
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Erin_s
Jun 15, 2024
DMZ experience - An informative tour of the DMZ. Well organized, courteous, efficient guide. Thanks so much Jun! I'd recommend this guide, safe driver too.
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Debra
May 7, 2024
Personalised tour of Seoul - Jun won Choi provides a top quality service with hotel pick-up from your hotel and a personalised itinerary. Jun was recommended by the tour guide from my Trip-a-deal tour of Korea and I wasn't disappointed. It was the last day in Seoul & there were some sights I didn't want to miss. Jun was able to come up with an itinerary that suited me and 3 others in my tour group for a very reasonable price. The itinerary included cable car to Mt Namsan, Namsan Tower, the 4 gates of the Seoul City wall with a very scenic drive, plus an opportunity to walk a section of the wall, a visit to the Kisangani Temple and walk of the grounds. His 6 seater van was clean and comfortable. Jun took us to a unique artisan bakery where the food was delicious. Jun has an excellent local knowledge, is fluent in English and made us all feel comfortable. I would recommend Tour n Korea to anyone visiting Seoul who would like a tour that is personalised and a little unique.
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Brittany_d
May 1, 2024
Maximize your days in Seoul! - I was alone here on a business trip, and I had two days to maximize my time in Seoul. I decided to do back to back days with this tour company starting with the Seoul tour with Jun and going to the DMZ on the second day with Sophia. I had an AMAZING time with both! Not only did I get the most efficient way between all of the things I wanted to see, I had great company with a local who gave me a ton of history. Both Jun and Sophia made it feel like I was traveling around with a friend so I could really delight in all that Seoul had to offer, including food! Spectacular tour- fully recommend!
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Ajclou
Apr 23, 2024
The best S Korea Tour - Sophia Kim was our tour guide and we highly recommend her to anyone who wants a fun experience in S Korea! Enjoy a whole day of fun and good history.
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G2395fwchristyc
Apr 18, 2024
Do it! You will not regret it! - Our DMZ experience was amazing thanks to our top of the class guide Jun! I would highly recommend this tour To anyone we had the best Time!
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David_m
Mar 29, 2024
Jun was an amazing guide who maximized our time and enjoyment! - Jun was an amazing tour guide! He quickly brought us to the most memorable and impactful places for each stop. He listened to what was important to us and tailored the experience as we went along. He was very knowledgeable and explained things well. We learned a lot and had a blast despite weather being a bit gloomy and rainy. The tour was great, Jun was even better! Thanks for making our Korean vacation amazing!!!
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