Seoul: Fully Customizable Private Tour with Freedom to Choose Itinerary

Experience the ultimate freedom on a private custom tour in Seoul. Choose your own itinerary and explore the city at your own pace. No more restrictions or time constraints!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Seoul - ★Pick Up From Your Place of Lodging.★ Start the day with pick up from your accommodations in Seoul at 9:30am. Then proceed to your chosen sites, ending with a drop-off at your accommodations around 6:30pm. The start and end times are flexible, as long as the touring day is 9 hours long. However, please be advised that the Seoul area is…
What's Included
  • All taxes, fuel, and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (within Seoul)
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance Fees
Additional Information

Experience a bespoke tour in Seoul that allows you the liberty to decide your destinations, schedule, and pace. Leave behind the worries about constraints and time limits! This excursion is ideal for individuals who already have a precise plan of sights and activities. It provides the possibility of choosing any spot within the Seoul area. If you lack a…

Location
Seoul
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Popopo1976
Aug 22, 2025
Excellent service - Driver name: Joe (probably a name made up to make it easier for us foreigners). Friendly. Got us snacks and water, we had our own stock. Command of English language: Very good. Joe spoke better English than me. No issue at all. Easy comm thru WhatsApp during our tour. Car: spacious, clean and comfortable. A Kia Carnival. Road trip: went thru tunnels several times. Comfortable. Winding roads at times. Did we enjoy it? Yes. Do we recommend it? Yes. Will we return? Yes.
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Luxworld
Aug 8, 2025
Friendly and Knowledgeable - Joe was our driver and guide. Excellent and knowledgeable and very friendly.He was punctual and thoughtful and even provided binoculars for our visit to DMZ so we could better look at North Korea ( from a safe distance!)
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P1264setylert
Jul 22, 2025
Great private tour of the DMZ - We did a private custom tour of the DMZ. Our tour guide, Joe Sangwon, was fantastic. He was friendly and knowledgeable and spoke English well. I would highly recommend thisiskorea tours and ask for Joe to be your tour guide if you can!
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Josegt9359rt
Jul 10, 2025
Experience the real Seoul - If you want to experience the real Korea you have to inquire this private tour. We fell in love with Seoul and Joy is the best guide you can ask for. 10/10
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Lynn_e
Jun 25, 2025
Fantastic tour & guide! - Andy was our guide to the DMZ. He was prompt and courteous. He even helped maneuver and accommodate a last minute add. He explained the difficulty of adding my mother to the tour given the limited number of visitors allowed to the site. Yet, he worked the entire time to make it happen and it did happen! We learned so much from Andy about both South and North Korea. Our questions were endless and yet he was patient and thoughtful with all of his answers. He was so knowledgeable and spoke English very well. We very much enjoyed our visit with him and would recommend this tour to anyone to wants to learn about the conflict and the history of these two regions.
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Filius_k
Jun 17, 2025
One day tour in Seoul - We have booked a day tour in Seoul to see all the interesting places in a short time. We had limited time so the tour we chose was the most suitable. Everything was organised well and without any complications: pick up from hotel, tickets, transfer from one location to another, control the timing etc.
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373ljl
Jun 1, 2025
Great tour of Seoul - We had an amazing tour, thanks to our guide, Kory. He was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience both enjoyable and informative. Kory was also very accommodating—he adjusted the itinerary to suit our schedule and interests, which made the tour feel personalized. He went above and beyond by taking plenty of photos at each stop, helping us capture special memories from the trip. Overall, it was a fantastic experience!
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Ivyb653
May 14, 2025
Good tour agency and tour guide - This was our second time availing a customized tour from This is Korea. Our tour guide, Joe, was very friendly and polite. On our first day, we visited the DMZ. Joe explained the details about the Korean War and the DMZ very well, making the tour both educational and engaging. On our second day, we joined the Seoul Night Tour. We visited the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, followed by a walk along Cheonggyecheon Stream. Joe even thoughtfully bought drinks for my husband and daughter to take along. After our visit at Naksan Park, my husband was very tired, and Joe kindly bought him a bottle of water. He then brought us to Myeongdong so we could shop and try some street food. He patiently waited for us until we were finished. Overall, it was a wonderful and memorable tour experience.
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Z1374hgmonicar
May 11, 2025
Private trip around Seoul - Joe is very hands on, he is ready where ever & when ever we are. He is enthusiastic about showing us around the spots in Seoul.
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Mrtorbert
May 26, 2025
basically an expensive taxi - I’ve taken private tours worldwide, including with this same company 10 years ago under the original ownership, so I have significant experience to compare. Unfortunately, this 2025 experience was negative overall and not worth the high cost. These were the worst two days of our trip to Korea. The tour was advertised as a private experience with a knowledgeable, English-speaking guide, but we essentially received just a driver. He provided minimal commentary throughout our two-day tour. For example, during the hour-long drive to Nami Island, he barely spoke and then dropped us off at the entrance, instructing us to meet him later. Despite my repeated requests to accompany us, he refused. This became a pattern, where at nearly every site, he typically stayed behind, sitting and smoking. At lunchtime, we struggled to convince him to take us where we preferred. Instead, he insisted on a tourist-heavy restaurant near the park entrance, surrounded by tour buses. Despite paying $1110, plus an additional $210 specifically for admission fees, the company failed to purchase our tickets for N Tower. We had to buy them ourselves upon arrival. At the rail bike location, he simply left us without any guidance. Since all signage was in Korean and staff spoke no English, we were completely lost without the guide we had paid for. This pattern repeated at every location: no context, background information, or guidance was provided. The advertised "free photo service" was essentially nonexistent, as he rarely accompanied us. He took three photos during the two days. Even though we followed mostly recommended itineraries, we gained little to no knowledge from him about these sites. His English proficiency was very poor. Communication was best when using translation apps, which, while manageable, did not match our expectation given the premium cost. Time management was poor. On day one, we had to rush after lunch to the next activity, and on day two, he arrived late with empty takeout containers, which he threw out the window onto the street. His lateness caused us to miss our first activity, and yet he repeatedly hurried us through the palace visit. This poor scheduling resulted in an awkward two-hour gap later in the day, during which he suggested we just sit in the van. His driving was erratic and unsafe: honking aggressively, running a red light, driving the wrong way on one-way streets, and disregarding pedestrians at crosswalks. He provided no car seat for our 5-year-old child and frequently drove off before the seatbelt was fastened. At one point, he exited the vehicle at a stoplight to smoke, returning with a strong cigarette odor. He also made multiple personal stops, once for dumplings randomly to eat during the drive, and another to buy cigarettes. Despite the included photo service, he took only three photos over two days, often walking far ahead and ignoring our presence. In contrast, our guide from this company 10 years ago actively engaged with us, took over 200 photos, and provided meaningful insights. For the $1110 + $210 we paid, we essentially only received a driver, lacking most of the promised guide services. This was extremely disappointing and felt misleading, given the premium expectations and previous positive experience.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).