Excellent Hiking Trip at Soerakson National Park - The hiking guide/driver Mr Jimmy Nam is excellent. He drives carefully, very considerate, taking good care of us throughout the hike (almost 4.5 hr) as well as the 2-way drive to/from Seoul to Seoraksan National Park (more than 200 km each way). We unreservedly recommend Jimmy to be your hiking guide for hiking trips in Korea.

Challenging Hike with a Fantastic Guide! - This hike is best suited for experienced hikers, but it was absolutely worth the effort! We explored a beautiful temple, drank fresh water from a grotto, took a scenic cable car ride, and met fellow travelers from around the world along the trail. Our guide, Mr. Kim, was outstanding—friendly, kind, and incredibly knowledgeable. He shared insights about Korean history, local plants and wildlife, and even explained how traffic and transportation systems work in the area. He made the day both educational and fun. Highly recommend this tour if you’re looking for a deeper cultural and natural experience in Korea!

The Ulsanbawi hike in... - The Ulsanbawi hike in Seoraksan National Park was wonderful and our guide, Jimmy was great. Would recommend this tour to anyone that loves the outdoors and likes hiking.

Mr. Kim was a fantastic... - Mr. Kim was a fantastic guide! He is very knowledgeable about geology and trees. We enjoyed conversing with him about Korea and many other subjects. The Ulsanbawi hike was challenging but amazing hike! I highly recommend this trip even though it is a lot of driving.

Well worth the effort - Incredibly popular and beautiful hike in the fall with the change in the foliage. Jimmy our guide kept a good pace and was great with photos at strategic vantages. We had a great time and highly recommend taking this.

Excellent hike, excellent guide - Jimmy, our guide, picked us up from our hotel. We left heading east in his vehicle. There, we climbed to the summit accompanied by Jimmy, an excellent sportsman. At the top, we were able to enjoy the magnificent landscape. The climb requires good shoes, it is a little demanding over the last 500 meters but does not present any technical difficulty. You should remember to take water and a few cereal bars. Jimmy never rushed us and was attentive during the climb. Thank you Jimmy for this excellent outing.

Beautiful hike past temples with views of snowy peaks - We really enjoyed our chance to see the beautiful nature side of Korea outside the city with this tour. Our guide, Chansoo (Chance), picked us up right on time from our hotel and we had a comfortable vehicle for our journey to Seoraksan. He spoke excellent English and was knowledgeable on a wide range of topics and we kept the conversation going for much of the journey and our hike. The hike begins with a beautiful temple and large Buddha statue. It was stunning against the backdrop of the snowy peaks. Most of the trail was steep, well manicured stairs up, up, and up to the top of Ulsanbawi Rock - a unique rock formation that stood out from the rest of the mountainous landscape. Though our trip was on March 19, we experienced a light snow storm at the summit! There was also some remaining winter snow on parts of the trail. We were glad we had prepared for cold, wind and rain despite the sunny start to the day. Throughout the hike, Chance pointed out interesting landmarks and views and kindly took photos of us along the way. He loves hiking and the mountains and it was wonderful to be around someone who loves what they do. He was also open to questions we had about the local culture, history, food…we even talked movies and cars and outdoor apparel! We capped off the hike with a visit to a nearby coastal town for some hot and comforting army stew and a spin through the local market. Meals were not included in the tour, but he still allowed time for us to eat, we just had to cover that cost which was fine. Overall highly recommend taking this trip with Chance if you enjoy hiking and the outdoors. Be warned that while it’s a relatively short hike, it is steep with a LOT of stairs if you have any mobility issues.

This was wonderful hike with Chance. He is great tour guide. After good hike, had good lunch korean style. - After great hike we had good lunch korean style and quick tour of sokcho. Chance was good tour guide. Would recommend highly

Great & a Never Bored Experience - Had a great time with Chance for this mountain hike. It was actually my second time after 3years since the last trip with him and i was never bored during the entire trip as we chatted alot on politics, culture and many other topics. During the hike, he ensures to keep pace with me and along the way he explains the history of the monuments/temples we walked passed. I would highly recommend to engage him as your guide !

Amazing Tour! - Highly recommended experience! Jimmy is a greatly knowledgeable and fun guide. Would definitely contact him again the future for other hikes!