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Bukchon Hanok Village - We will wear Korean traditional ‘Hanbok’ and walk like ‘yangban’(royal family of joseon dynasty).
Bukchon village was traditionally a residential area of the nobility during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) located in between Gyeongbokgung palace and Changdeokgun Palace. The village is still an actual residential area and was featured in television programmes such as 1 Night 2 Days and Personal Taste. - The Blue House - Blue house is presidentail area located behind the gyeongbok gung palace of joseon dynasty.
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Gyeongbokgung Palace - Watch the changing of the guard ceremony at the entrace of the palace.
Gyeongbokgung palace was built in 1395 and continued to serve as the main palace of the Joseon dynasty for about 200 years until the premises were destroyed by fire during the Imjin War (1592â1598) and abandoned for two centuries. However, in the 19th century, all of the palace’s 7,700 rooms were later restored during the reign of King Gojong to strengthen the royal authority. In the early 20th century, much of the palace was systematically destroyed by Imperial Japan. -
Cheongha Korea Ginseng Museum - Get some ginseng tea to recharge your energy for rest of day.
Ginseng museum and center, belong to Korean goverment.. - Insadong - One of the most popular spot to observe the Koreaâs handy craft, traditional paintings, art galleries, antique, traditional stationary shops. Queen Elizabeth visited this street in 1999.
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Namsan Park - Take a cable car and reach the top of Namsan Mountain where You can have a beautiful view of Seoul City along with cherry blossom trees in Spring.
Get to know the history of Capital city of Josen dynasty (it was called hanyang back then, present name Seoul) Namsan Beacon Mound was established during the Joseon Dynasty period.
To protect the city from invasions, castle walls were built on the four major mountains located within the city. One beacon was lit at normal times, two when an enemy appeared, three when an enemy approached the border, four when an enemy invaded the border and five beacons were lit when a battle with an enemy had begun at the border. -
N Seoul Tower - Take cable car to the top of Namsan Moutain and Take a look at the world’s the most densest and beautiful city.
Seoul tower is Symbol of Seoul, located at the highest point, Namsan Mountain. - Gwangjang Market Food Alley - Gwangjang market is a traditional street market, one of the oldest and largest with more than 5000 shops. The market has approximately 1500-2000 vendors selling fruits, Korean silk, textiles, vegetables, meat, fish, etc., and also many restaurants and food stalls selling traditional cuisine, the most famous and guests must try is mung bean pancakes and mayak gimbap.
- Professional English-speaking local guide
- Round-trip Namsan Cable Car ride
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- Admission ticket to a Royal palace
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off service
- Rental of traditional Korean attire, ‘Hanbok’, and accessories
- Seoul Tower Observatory
- Lunch
Travel back to Joseon dynasty with wearing hanbok and walk in the alley of bukchon hanok village where the noblemen used to live.
We will watch the ‘changing of the guard ceremony’ at the ‘Gyeongbok gung palace’. and get to know not only the history & culture of Joseon dynasty.
We will get some ginseng tea at the ginseng center and move to insadong for lunch, taste the typical Korean cuisine in Insadong market where the handicraft, art galleries and antiques are centered.
Take a cable car to the top of the Namsan Mountain, take a look at one of the most densest city in the World. (Cherry blossom trees bloom in Spring.)
Lastly We will visit Gwangjang Market famous for Korean Silk and textiles and may try the most famous Korean street food Mayak kimbab and Mungbean pancakes.
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