Seoul Full-day Tour: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insadong Market, and Traditional Korean Culture

Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Seoul on this full-day tour. Visit stunning palaces, explore traditional markets, and learn about Korean traditions.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jogyesa Temple - Jogyesa Buddhist Temple serves as the principal temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Enjoy the beautiful locust and baeksong trees that line the entrance and step into the main temple, which is 500 years old, to view the statue of Seokgamoni, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment.
  • The Blue House - The…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the stunning aesthetic and landscape of Seoul for the entire day, getting acquainted with its rich history, customs, and traditions. Joined by your guide, you’ll have the opportunity to see two spectacular palaces, one of which is the UNESCO World Heritage site - Changdeokgung Palace; gain insight into past ways of life at a museum;…

Location
Seoul
The first attraction we will visit is Jogyesa Buddhist Temple
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Shian_s
Mar 17, 2026
Palace, village and tower tour - Great tour encompassing multiple interesting sites! Our guide Grace is excellent, knowledgeable and so kind. Highly recommend!
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Ludidecastrosbcgloba
Feb 23, 2026
Very Informative - The tour guide Katie is very informative. I enjoyed it very much. I strongly recommend this tour to learn about some Korean history.
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Richard_p
Dec 2, 2025
Great tour guide! - Nice TOUR and overview of some of Seoul highlights. LIZZY was the best. Friendly, knowledgeable, organized and efficient. Lucky to spend the day with her on this tour.
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Kbarnes0000
Nov 13, 2025
Excellent thought out your with the best tour guide you could hope for 😀 - Jun was a fantastic guide and made the experience memorable. We throughly enjoyed this thought out tour and Mr Bae and Mr Kim the drivers were exceptional. I would highly recommend to any visitor to Korea.
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Louiselj533rr
Oct 21, 2025
Korean Palace Tour - I had a wonderful experience! My guide Woohyun Shin was professional, knowledgeable of the history and culture and kind. His English skills were outstanding which made the tour so enjoyable since I speak no Korean! I would highly recommend Mr. Shin and your company. I hope I have an opportunity to travel to Korea again someday and will contact you all then. Thank you. Louise Lamb
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Tammy_k
Jul 12, 2025
Awesome day in Korea - AJ was an excellent guide, she was very efficient. The tour gave insight to many cultural views and past history of Korea.
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Genaro_m
Jun 18, 2025
Palace Tour with Felicity - The tour was great and very informative. Our guide Felicity is very good and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the trip because of her
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Justin
May 7, 2025
Seoul in a Day - AJ was a great tour guide and gave us plenty of insight for the day throughout Seoul. Would highly recommend it if you have one day.
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Ansorie
May 3, 2025
Great day tour in Seoul - We really enjoyed this tour despite raining really hard on the tour day (weather is unpredictable). Charles, our guide, was knowledgeable about Seoul. There were about 25 participants in this tour. He was flexible with itinerary. There were times that we preferred to separate from the group and he was ok with that as long as we agreed to come to meeting point at the set time, or else the bus would leave without us. We lost the group at one point, but Charles answered my call on WhatsApp. Thank you, Charles! My family and I had a great time and we highly recommend this tour to anyone that has a free day in Seoul. I had read other people's reviews about this tour, and a few had a complaint about the Ginseng tour being too long and unnecessary, but we actually learned so much about it. Although we did not buy ginseng, we did end up buying unique snacks from their gift shop.
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Christine_d
Apr 21, 2025
Sadie our tour guide is... - Sadie our tour guide is the best! Very knowledgable, approachable and accomodating. Also very informative.
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From $89
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).