Seoul Culture Tour: History, Tea, and Sights

Experience the best of Seoul on a private tour with a local guide. Visit major tourist spots, indulge in delicious Korean BBQ at Gwangjang Market, and enjoy the flexibility of a customizable itinerary. Join us for a memorable day of sightseeing and local cuisine!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jogyesa Temple - Experience the stunning architecture of Korean Buddhism and enjoy festivals such as the Lotus Lantern Festival, Lotus Festival, or Chrysanthemum Festival! Don’t miss the golden Buddha statues in the main hall!
  • This is the first Buddhist temple built in the heart of Seoul and serves as the headquarters of the Korean Buddhism…
What's Included
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel dropoff in Myeongdong area
  • Drop off at Myeongdong or City Hall
  • Entrance fee / Tea ceremony - optional included
  • Bottled water
  • Professional tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Hanbok - please pay at the site
Additional Information

This tour is crafted for tourists seeking an authentic Korean cultural and historical experience!
Hotel pickup is included, and our professional guide will provide excellent insights into the culture, cuisine, and history of Seoul, Korea, during your brief visit, covering all the must-see sites in the city!
You will also have a variety of lunch options…

Location
Jogyesa Temple
45 Gyeonji-dong, Jongno-gu,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Rozfairy
Mar 14, 2026
A wonderful day in Seoul - Today’s tour was particularly interesting and enjoyable. We especially appreciated the presence of our guide , Jung -excellent knowledge, cheerful, very well organized, and extremely pleasant. We should not forget the driver either, whose name unfortunately we did not catch, but who handled the heavy Seoul traffic wonderfully. All the tourists sites we visited captured our interest and attention,allowing us to discover a little of the culture and traditions of this wonderful people. The lunch served at a small but original and traditional restaurant was a very pleasant surprise. Everything we tasted there could satisfy most tastes, even the most demanding ones. It was a wonderful day. Jung, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!! With our most sincere congratulations, Cristina &Marius
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Caitlin_j
Mar 14, 2026
Great tour guide and very comprehensive tour! - Jake was a wonderful tour guide and really went above and beyond for me and my friends. I did the small group Korea tour and we felt like we were able to see exactly what we wanted in a day. Jake even went out of his way to drop all of the group where they came from. He also was very knowledgeable.
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Ifurhappyanduknowit
Mar 14, 2026
Best day tour of Seoul - Jung was AMAZING. She is so knowledgeable, friendly, and kind. She gave us history and current events, from Joseon dynasty to k-drama and k-pop filming locations. I recommend her and would book with Jung again next time I am in Seoul! Thank you Jung!
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Sydneyss7490mx
Mar 14, 2026
Fun way to see lots of different parts of the city - Such a fun experience, and Jung was a really great guide! She had lots of interesting information to share about all the different stops in the tour.
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170ameliae
Mar 14, 2026
Fun snapshot! - Jung was so friendly and helpful showing us around! We had plenty of free time at different spots to shop at market, street vendors and such! Would recommend!
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899beccac
Mar 14, 2026
Incredible experience - Loved the experience! Fun to see different parts of Seoul and be told the history and significance. Jung was our tour guide and she was amazing!
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Ian_s
Mar 13, 2026
Fantastic Way of seeing Seoul - What a great way of seeing the main attractions of Seoul. Jake was a fantastic guide, really knowledgeable bringing the places and culture to light and such a nice man and took some brilliant photos. Dressing up at Palace was so much fun. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Tom
Mar 12, 2026
If you’re interested in Seoul highlights, this is the tour to take. - Beautiful day visiting historical and beautiful places in and around Seoul. Our tour guide Joey spoke perfect English and had wonderful insights about each place we stopped. Her knowledge of the history of Korea was excellent. I have done other Seoul highlight tours and Joey was able to provide info at each of the stops i had not heard before. She recommended watching the changing of the guard “rehearsal” as opposed to the actual ceremony at the Palace. This gave us an uncrowded close up view of the guards. It also gave us time within the palace grounds while the rest of the people watched the actual changing of the guard ceremony. This set us up for some of the best pictures possible within the palace area. Each of the stops were excellent, but the views overlooking the city from the Seoul Tower were spectacular. We were only slightly disappointed that the cable car was not running (maintenance) but the tour group made up for it by buying an excellent lunch at a local restaurant and providing a city bus ticket to go up to the tower. In all, this was a win! The bus was uncrowded and the lunch was tasty. I also want to mention the small group benefit (9 people) and the fact that our driver made access to the stops much easier than the big tour busses. If you’re interested in Seoul highlights, this is the tour to take.
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Rodolfo_s
Mar 12, 2026
Joey our tourist guide is very professional and helpful. Highly recommended - This tour is a must for all the tourists who want to visit Seoul. Joey our tourist guide is very friendly and professional.
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Tberry67
Mar 12, 2026
Joey hits a home run ! Fantastic Seoul tour ! - Joey gave us a great tour of Seoul that included historic highlights as well as local neighborhoods, markets and walking around to enjoy the sights of a vibrant city.
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From $78
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).