South Korea · Culture

Private Jeonju Hanok Village Culinary tour

9 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Seoul. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private day trip from Seoul to Jeonju
02 Explore the traditional streets of Jeonju Hanok Village
03 Visit lively Nambu Traditional Market
04 See Gyeonggijeon Shrine and its royal history exhibits
05 Discover Jeonju’s renowned food and rice wine culture
06 Hotel pickup and drop-off in Seoul included

Escape Seoul for a private day trip to Jeonju, a city celebrated for its traditional atmosphere, rich heritage, and outstanding food culture. Explore the charm of Jeonju Hanok Village, where rows of traditional houses, historic sites, and local shops create one of Korea’s most distinctive cultural settings.

Along the way, discover landmarks such as Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jeondong Catholic Church, and experience the lively atmosphere of Nambu Traditional Market. This tour is ideal for travellers who want to combine history, architecture, and Jeonju’s famous culinary scene in one relaxed full-day experience.

Jeonju Hanok Village is especially beautiful for its unique roof edges, which are slightly raised to the sky.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Jeonju, Seoul

Languages English, Korean

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Jeonju Hanok Village is especially beautiful for its unique roof edges, which are slightly raised to the sky. Another trait of Hanok is that all the houses are heated with ondol, a unique sub-floor heating system. Since Koreans enjoy sitting, eating, and sleeping on the floor, it needs to remain heated.you have to visit Nambu traditional market. In Jeonju, there is a saying “no marriage unless visiting Nambu Market.” The market sells almost everything used in our everyday life, including food, furniture, clothing, and the like. Nambu Market offers abundant local delicacies, such as blood sausage hot-pot, bean sprouts hot-pot, moju (sweet rice wine). Here you can try some street food like pan fried mung-bean cake(Nokdu Jeon), grilled pig intestine and skin, torched beef sushi and Pan-fried bacon-vegetable roll.Gyeonggijeon Shrine features history exhibits and museum with royal portraits. Gyeonggi Jeon displays memorial portraits and ancestor tablets of the Yi family, the rulers of the Joseon Dynasty. Memorialized rulers include the dynasty's founder King Taejo, Sejong, Yeongjo, and many others.

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