1-Day Seoul City Tour and Cultural Experience
Seoul, South Korea
Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes
Join this 8.5 hour tour to visit locations that were introduced in one of the most famous Korean dramas ‘Muhandojeon.’ Try on the Korean traditional costume, Hanbok and feel like an honorary Korean! Visit the Namsan Hanok Village where you can have your vitals checked by oriental medicine. Explore the beautiful Deoksu Palace and two traditional Korean open markets, the Tongin Market and the Yakryeong oriental medicinal herbs market, famous for selling various ingredients for oriental medicine. This memorable tour will give you glimpse of the true cultural side of Korea.
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Join this 8.5 hour tour to visit locations that were introduced in one of the most famous Korean dramas ‘Muhandojeon.’ Try on the Korean traditional costume, Hanbok and feel like an honorary Korean! Visit the Namsan Hanok Village where you can have your vitals checked by oriental medicine. Explore the beautiful Deoksu Palace and two traditional Korean open markets, the Tongin Market and the Yakryeong oriental medicinal herbs market, famous for selling various ingredients for oriental medicine. This memorable tour will give you glimpse of the true cultural side of Korea.You will be picked up at your hotel in Seoul by your local tour guide. You will enjoy a 8.5 hours air-conditioned mini-van ride to each attraction with informative explanations regarding each location. Your first destination will be the Hanbok Shop in Seoul where you can try on the traditional Korean costume, Hanbok.
After, you will visit the Namsan Hanok Village and meet some of the most famous oriental doctors of the village. The doctor will feel your pulse and check your vitals the way that the traditional oriental medicine did many years ago.
Head to the small but beautiful royal Deoksu Palace where you can watch changing of royal guard ceremony at the gate. It is also famous for its modern art museum inside and its beautiful scenery with many adorable trees and flowers that remind you of a secret garden in the center of Seoul city.
Your tour include delicious Korean dish for lunch. Enjoy your meal and fill up to keep you energized for the rest of your tour.
After lunch, visit Tongin Market for a true Korean cultural experience. You will find many different types of shops and vendors. You can exchange your money to ‘Yeopjeon’ which is Tonging Market's own currency with which you can buy rice cakes and Korean traditional snacks from the shops and vendors. Some examples of things to try include fried Ddeoppoki (Giruem Ddeoppoki) because it’s only available at the Tongin Market.
After eating a lot of tasty food at the Tongin Market, you will go back to leading a healthy life by visiting the Yakryeong Market, known as one of the most famous oriental medicinal herbs markets within the Seoul area. Don’t be surprised when you see dried some centipedes and deer antlers because these are important ingredients in oriental medicine. Explore the hidden gems of Seoul and try things you have never even heard of before. Your tour ends with a drop-off at your hotel.
Please note: On Tuesdays, Namsan Hanok Village is closed and will be replaced to Bukchon Hanok Village.
After, you will visit the Namsan Hanok Village and meet some of the most famous oriental doctors of the village. The doctor will feel your pulse and check your vitals the way that the traditional oriental medicine did many years ago.
Head to the small but beautiful royal Deoksu Palace where you can watch changing of royal guard ceremony at the gate. It is also famous for its modern art museum inside and its beautiful scenery with many adorable trees and flowers that remind you of a secret garden in the center of Seoul city.
Your tour include delicious Korean dish for lunch. Enjoy your meal and fill up to keep you energized for the rest of your tour.
After lunch, visit Tongin Market for a true Korean cultural experience. You will find many different types of shops and vendors. You can exchange your money to ‘Yeopjeon’ which is Tonging Market's own currency with which you can buy rice cakes and Korean traditional snacks from the shops and vendors. Some examples of things to try include fried Ddeoppoki (Giruem Ddeoppoki) because it’s only available at the Tongin Market.
After eating a lot of tasty food at the Tongin Market, you will go back to leading a healthy life by visiting the Yakryeong Market, known as one of the most famous oriental medicinal herbs markets within the Seoul area. Don’t be surprised when you see dried some centipedes and deer antlers because these are important ingredients in oriental medicine. Explore the hidden gems of Seoul and try things you have never even heard of before. Your tour ends with a drop-off at your hotel.
Please note: On Tuesdays, Namsan Hanok Village is closed and will be replaced to Bukchon Hanok Village.
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