Seoul Private Walking Tour: Uncover Hidden Gems and Highlights with Locals

Uncover hidden gems and highlights of Seoul on a private walking tour with locals. Explore main landmarks, discover city secrets, and indulge in a local treat!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gwangjang Market - The lively Gwangjang Food Market is packed with authentic Korean goods and tasty treats. Try the popular street food snack, Bin Dae-tteok Korean mung bean pancake. Over 100 years old, this is one of Korea’s largest traditional markets and is renowned for its quality silk goods, linen bedding and hand-made goods.
What's Included
  • Private Tour
  • Ticket for Gyeongbokgung Palace included
  • Local Guide
  • 1 local drink/tasting
What's Not Included
  • Food and drink not mentioned as inclusion
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
Additional Information

This isn’t just any usual city sightseeing, it’s an exceptional exposure to Seoul from a distinct viewpoint! Experience Seoul on a tour that provides an optimal rundown, with major attractions, undiscovered wonders, narrative descriptions, and a native surprise - this tour encompasses everything! Forget about overcrowded tourist groups and experience Seoul uncensored through the lens of a resident. Visit significant landmarks like the Gwangjang Market, Jogyesa Temple, Bukchon Hanok village and explore secret treasures and city mysteries with the assistance of a well-informed local guide. As a bonus, a local delicacy is included. Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is an exclusive tour offered by Withlocals in major cities globally. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides and pay them a decent fee. We boost local economies by promoting only local produce and avert over-tourism with small, non-invasive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and deviate from the common tourist paths.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
  • Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
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In front of GODIVA Chocolate Cafe
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(68 Ratings)
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O2414vurichardf
Sep 10, 2024
Excellent - Cristina is an excellent guide and very pleasant to tour Seoul with. She is knowledgable and will personalise your tour so you can see what interests you
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F_buchwald
Sep 5, 2024
Fascinating walk through Seoul! - Cristina took care of us in the best way. She answered all our questions and gave us a personal, fascinating and memorable walking experience.
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Curiosity53937474173
Sep 4, 2024
So much fun! - Had a great tour with Christina! She was very knowlegeable, friendly and down to earth. She will accommodate you if you want to make a change to the itinerary. I highly recommend her!
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Sherpa38960117665
Aug 5, 2024
Great layover tour with Ho Jin! Awesome intro to Korea! - I had a great time with Ho Jin of Withlocals as my guide during my layover in Korea. He perfectly adjusted the tour to fit my schedule, keeping things relaxed while still teaching me a lot. It was so enjoyable that it made me want to see more of Korea. The tour was definitely worth the money, and I highly recommend it as a great way to kickstart your stay in Korea.
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Julia_n
Jul 15, 2024
Great introduction to Seoul - Sarah was really engaging and full of local Knowledge. Very good orientation on our first day in Seoul. Did 15k steps before we knew it .. so make sure you wear comfy shoes. Would highly recommend.
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Vani_p
Jun 28, 2024
A snapshot of the city - Excellent tour. We learnt a lot about the city and the culture from our guide. Strongly recommend if you're only visiting for a short time.
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Jasonsq104kz
May 24, 2024
Great Experience - Ho Jin was fantastic; provided us with alot of options for an itinerary, but also open to customizing based on what we were looking to do/learn about Seoul. Was done at our pace, and in between stops he spent time explaining and/or discussing the how and why of the items we were exploring.
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Cassyb909
May 13, 2024
Seoul Highlights for the Solo Traveller - My last trip to Seoul was in 2011, so it was important for me, during this trip, to have a proper guided tour of Seoul’s highlights. I didn’t want the run-in-the-mill type of tour, so I tried out with locals offering. Booked a solo tour with Ho Jin, and the tour experience with him is definitely one of the highlights pf this trip. He shared with me tidbits and perspectives of the places that only a well traveled local would know. It was also awesome that we avoided the crowds of tourists during my tour with him. Ho Jin is a warm, friendly, great communicator and well informed about the highlights of his city, even sharing his favorite spot in Seoul. If you are looking for an awesome guide make sure to book a tour with Ho Jin!
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Tarah_c
Jul 7, 2024
Do not book - One of the worst tours we have ever been on. Learned nothing, no facts or backgrounds were given about the places we went (only two places out of four listed and tour “guide” walked so far ahead of us the entire time we didn’t speak), unresponsive on the Viator app, and only lasted 2 hours yet we paid for 3 with no refund given. Do not book this
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Ichigo09
Jun 15, 2024
Worst walking tour ever - We travel 3-4 times a year and have taken countless walking tours and this had to be the worst ever. Our guide Cristina was rude, impatient and lacked knowledge. She couldn’t answer basic questions like giving us an overview of Korean dynastic history. She didn’t talk unless prompted and kept walking 1-1.5 blocks ahead and not wait for my elderly parents. She also had a bad attitude - she raised her voice when my wife stopped to take some pictures or asked about the next destination (“I told you before, why do you ask again”). She also constantly swore in Korean (that we didn’t understand). I texted Viator 15 minutes into it to ask for cancellation and refund but was rejected. Our experience was horrible and we don’t recommend this at all
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