Seoul · INSADONG TOURS
Tea houses, paper shops and galleries in the lanes off the main street. The 10 below are priced by length and usually chained to a palace morning or a market lunch.
See Seoul’s palaces, temples, markets, N Seoul Tower, and more on a guided seven-and-a-half-hour city tour.
“We had a lovely day tour with Lynn. She was amazing, insightful, funny and shared lots of helpful info. The trip included hotel pick up and was seamless. We had a great time and would recommend her if you plan to tour Seoul!”
See Seoul’s royal palace, markets, hanok village, and N Seoul Tower with a local guide on a flexible half-day or full-day tour.
“I booked the half day tour and I wish I had booked the full day tour. Our tour guide Kelly was an excellent host. She is so lovely, kind and patient and she also took pictures for me as I am a solo traveller. I will definitely be booking some more tours this week.”
See Seoul’s grand palaces, Jogyesa Temple, Insadong, and Namdaemun Market with lunch, hotel transport, and an informed local guide.
“It was a great tour and our guide Yeoni was great, friendly and welcoming. Would recommend this tour to anyone coming to Seoul.”
Carve a personal Korean stone seal in Insadong with artist Jeongju Kim, learning traditional techniques and taking home a meaningful handmade souvenir.
“This Korean stone seal class was such a memorable and unique experience. Our instructor was excellent – they walked us through the history and cultural significance of stone seals and clearly had so much expertise in the craft. We each hRead more”
Create a handmade Hangul scroll in Insadong with artist Jeongju, learning brush strokes, Korean names, meaningful phrases, and traditional stamping.
“Such a fun experience! Great way to learn about Korean history and tradition, and also get to participate in an activity.”
Explore Insadong, Ikseon-dong, and Gwangjang Market on a small Seoul food walk with Korean street food, history, and local insight.
“The guide was so nice and kind!!😍 It was a sorching hot day, but he did his best and his explanationed the history really nice. He also kindly answered all my questions!”
Make a Korean notebook in Insadong with artist Jeongju Kim, learning hand binding, brush lettering, and traditional paper craft in 90 minutes.
“Truly a wonderful experience, located in a lovey little studio near Gyeongbokgung Palace. Her instructions were very clear and our notebooks came out great! Would highly recommend as a cute, quick date.”
See Seoul’s royal palace, Folk Museum, Bukchon hanoks, Insadong, and Jogyesa on a six-hour private layover tour from Incheon Airport.
“Our tour guide Paul was so kind and extremely informative. He is local to Seoul and has studied the culture and history of the area for over 10 years. Each area that we visited was unique and beautiful, but Paul made the experience much more immersive with the knowledge that he shared about each location. Gyeongbokgung palace is an unforgettable place and I would recommend anyone that has the opportunity to visit Korea to go see it. In addition to sight seeing, Paul wanted us to experience the charm in Seoul through other things such as the efficient public transportation and authentic street food. Overall, this was an amazing experience…”
Explore Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, and Insadong on a small-group Seoul walk led by a local guide.
“JH was wonderful! We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him, and the background information he provided us about Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon and Insadong was very insightful. He helped us in the Insadong shops with translation Read more”
See Seoul’s palace, Bukchon, Insadong, Jogyesa Temple, and Han River by private vehicle with lunch and an official guide.
“Great guide who spoke excellent English. We visited a Buddhist temple downtown that was exceptional; the river cruise was a bit short.”
Pick a palace, a border run or a night market.
