Gyeongbokgung Palace and Seoul Highlights: A Comprehensive Small-Group Tour

Experience the best of Seoul on a comprehensive small-group tour. Explore historic landmarks like Gyeongbokgung Palace and Jogyesa Temple, and immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Insadong and Bukchon Hanok Village. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable journey!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Insadong - Meet at Anguk subway station, Exit 6 (outside). We will walk to Insadong, which is known for its traditional goods, restaurants, and tea houses.
  • Jogyesa Temple - This is the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Originally built in the late 14th century, it was rebuilt in 1910.
  • Gwanghwamun Square - At Gwanghwamun Square, you can see statues of King Sejong the Great and Admiral Yi Sunshin.
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace - Established in 1395 as the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty, Gyeongbokgung Palace is the largest and most beautiful of the five palaces.
  • Bukchon Hanok Village - One of Seoul’s oldest villages, it features many traditional Korean houses (Hanok) and charming cafes.
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Gyeongbokgung ticket
  • Certified tour guide leading
What's Not Included
  • Any loss, injury, illness, accident or/and damage to persons or/and property
  • Any personal expenses
Additional Information

We will see the most famous attractions in Seoul!

These are the most important and popular spots in Seoul among not only tourist but also local people. This will be full of history and modern culture. If you like to know about Korea, I believe this should be the one for you. :)

We will start from Jogyesa temple and Insadong area.
After Gwanghwamun squre we will move to Gyeongbokgung palace. It was the main palace in the Joseon Dynasty. For me this is the most beautiful, and it remains the largest of all five palaces.

We will stroll around in the palace and move to Bukchon Hanok village! The village has lots of Korean traditional houses, Hanok and nice cafes.

You can enjoy all of these during the tour.
Don’t miss this out! I’m sure you will like it.

Location
Anguk Station
Anguk Station
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kaitlin_p
Jun 28, 2024
Fun Experience on the History of Seoul - She was very informative the entirety of the tour. We enjoyed learning about the history of the Joseon Dynasty as well as interesting facts both modern and historical. I loved how she incorporated mini quizzes about Korea and played Korean traditional games during the break times. She was also very caring of her audience! Highly recommended!
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Dnasaur
Jun 3, 2024
Wonderful Day in Seoul with Lee! - Our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 college age daughters) had 3 great tours with Lee and highly recommend her for people visiting Seoul! Seeing the city with her was like visiting with a friend and gave us a better understanding of Korean culture. Lee also helped us get the train/bus bus cards at a convenience store and had lots of great suggestions for restaurants and getting around Seoul. Sometimes she recommended a taxi versus the subway when it would be about the same price for 4 of us. For our 2nd tour, we met in Insadong which has traditional goods and cafes. We purchased hand-painted fans that the calligrapher customized with our names. We went to Jogyesa temple, which was decorated with colorful paper lanterns for the Buddha's birthday and has beautiful 400+ and 500+ year-old trees. We then went to Gwanghwamun Square and Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main palace, where Lee timed our arrival for the changing of the guard. We walked up to the Bukchon village, one of the oldest villages in Seoul with traditional Korean Hanok houses. We finished at Gwangjang market with some delicious food for lunch and a walk along the Chenggyecheon Stream. It was a fabulous day with Lee!
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Maps25921072574
May 30, 2024
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL FIRST TIMER IN SEOUL - Lee was really into the history of the palace and Korea. She well planned the whole trip. I would recommend first-timers in Korea to join this tour.
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Expedition679707
Apr 20, 2024
Loved it - Perfect tour covering Korean history and culture across key landmarks - Lee is an awesome guide, can't recommend her enough! Lovely, friendly and very knowledgeable on Korean history. The enthusiasm came across and made it a very enjoyable half day tour of Insadong and Gyeongbokgung Palace. Lots of insights in to Korean culture and even a game of Yutnori during a coffee break.
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David_f
Feb 28, 2024
Palace Highlights Tour - To our surprise, this tour was a walking tour of the Gyeongbokgung Palace and other Seoul highlights such as the traditional Buchon residential area. Our guide, Lee, was quite patient with us and provided a lot of useful information. She also recommended a Korean soup restaurant where we could get a meal at the end of our tour. Lee was very professional and attentive to our questions, as we were the only two people on the tour due to the time of year of our visit. We would recommend this tour to anyone interested in getting a good indoctrination into Korean history and culture.
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D41crteris
Feb 13, 2024
Amazing half day Seoul tour with Lee - This half day tour was wonderful! We were FREEZING in Seoul, didn’t really want to be outside at all! But Lee made these fantastic sites come to life for us anyways! We did the tour on our first full day in Seoul, and left with an appreciation for some highlights, and a good feeling for the layout of the city Lee is friendly, very knowledgeable, and fun. Lee gave us recs for favorite Korean must-try foods, and we even had the ginseng chicken soup immediately upon finishing the tour! It was so welcome, with the blowing snow outside! We even contacted Lee when we had a major travel snafu with canceled train tix, later in the trip. Thank goodness, Lee answered right away and solved our problem from where she was! Such a kind and generous person! Book her tours- you’ll love every minute!!!
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Sean_d
Dec 15, 2023
Some of The Best Of Seoul - One of the best tours I participated in during my time in Seoul! I’d definitely recommend this tour to others and I’m looking forward booking more tours with Lee when I return.
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294sabinen
Nov 27, 2023
Nice Palace Tour - We had an incredible experience exploring Seoul with Miss Lee as our Guide. Her deep knowledge of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Seoul brought history to life. Miss Lee‘s enthusiasm and her insights into local culture made our tour memorable. Thank you so much Miss Lee ……Good Job 👍😊
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Tehotao
Aug 4, 2023
Perfect way to start my Seoul trip - The tour was very interesting, and I learned a lot about the history and culture. She knows about the area very well and answered all the quesions I had. The palace was beautiful and the guard changing ceremony was interesting. I highly recommend this tour especially if you are interesed in history!
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Pipi80pico
Apr 28, 2023
A perfect tour for family! - I enjoyed the tour so much! I actually visited the palace before already, but I just walked around and took many photos wearing Hanbok. I thought I didn’t learn history much so I took this tour, and we loved it! I joined with my husband and three kids. Lee is so kind and knowledgeable. She answered all the questions and explained the palace so well. We also visited a temple and other places. We absolutely enjoyed the tour. It was our highlight in this trip. I am very glad that I took her toud and learned a lot. I look forward to joining her other tours! Thank you so much, Lee.
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