South Korea · Culture

Small Group Seoul Highlight Tour opt. Hanbok & Tea Ceremony

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

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Seoul’s must-see cultural and historic landmarks in one day
  • 02 Explore a royal Joseon dynasty palace with your guide
  • 03 Walk through Bukchon Hanok Village and traditional Insadong
  • 04 Sample classic Korean street food at Gwangjang Market
  • 05 See Jogyesa Temple, the head temple of the Jogye Order
  • 06 Enjoy panoramic city views from N Tower Park on Namsan
  • 07 Optional hanbok rental for palace and village photos
  • 08 Optional tea ceremony experience with a tea master

Discover Seoul’s essential highlights in one full-day small-group experience that blends royal history, living tradition, local food, and panoramic city views. Visit key cultural landmarks including Jogyesa Temple, a Joseon-era palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong, Gwangjang Market, and N Tower Park, with hotel pickup and drop-off included for added convenience.

Along the way, learn about Korean history and culture from your guide, explore traditional neighborhoods and craft shops, and enjoy time to sample Seoul’s famous street food. You can also choose to enhance the day with optional hanbok rental and an optional tea ceremony for an even deeper cultural experience.

Discover Seoul’s essential highlights in one full-day small-group experience that blends royal history, living tradition, local food, and panoramic city views.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Seoul
Languages English, Korean

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

The first buddhism temple built in the center of Seoul and the headquarter. of Korean Buddhism"Jogye order"You can rent Korean Traditional Costume Hanbok and will go to the palace togetherThis is the royal palace of Joseon dynasty, which is the last dynasty in Korea, you can explore the ancient royal palace of Korea and learn Korean history by our tour guide, experienced, knowledgeable and accommodating!It's the oldest traditional market and where you can find so many traditional street food! Mungbean pancake, beef tartar, Korean dumpling, porridge, alive octopus, etc! Enjoy the variety of street food in this market!It's real traditional village where locals still live in this area. Along the small alley, you can find small cozy traditional houses and good scenery of Seoul at the top of the village. Along the way there's also small shopping and traditional arti craft shops, too Even If you want you can take pics in Hanbok thereIt's filled with a lot of traditional art gallery, shops, souvenir shops, traditional restaurants, cafes, etc Good place to buy art craft, hand craft and souvenirsIt's located on Mt.Nam(Namsan) where you can see the whole view of Seoul since it's located in the center of Seoul! From the old center of Seoul to Gangnam district, you can see all. Plus there's love pad-lock zone, you can hang the pad-lock for good memory and for fun -Not going up to the tower since the top of the mountain is enough to see whole view and it's better

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Professional tour guide
  • Hotel pickup
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance fee
  • Hotel dropoff

What's Not Included

  • Tour guide will give you suggestion along the street, pay at the site!
  • Hanbok - please pay at the site
  • Tea ceremony - optional included

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • This is Small group tour, so there can be other groups but not many So before the tour date, we will let you know meeting time (Tour service is based on Seoul, Not Incheon or other cities)

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Seoul.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Seoul.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Seoul..

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