The 13 Best Temple Tours in Seoul

1.Mt Seorak + Naksansa Temple or Nami Island Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 422 reviews · 13 - 14 hours · from $68Our pick

Escape Seoul for Mt Seorak, then choose Naksansa Temple or Nami Island on a scenic 13 to 14-hour group tour with guided hikes.

“Great way to experience Mt Seorak from Seoul as a day trip. We have 3.5hr to explore on our own. John, our tour guide, gave us options for trails & cable car as activities. It was a good length of time; did the flat rock Biseondae trail and plenty of time for lunch and cable car. We had about an hour at Naksana. The view of the coast was amazing and the complex was large (+ hilly). Hurried through a lot of it based on time. Overall a good itinerary and the tour was fairly organized wrt pickup location and drop-off and meeting point at Mt Seorak. The drop-off at…”

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2.Best Things to Do – Half Day Seoul Trip (Seoul Palace & Temple)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · from $38Top rated

Review of Seoul’s 3-hour palace and temple tour, with hotel pickup, expert guides, royal sights, and an important ginseng-sales warning.

“Judy was fantastic, she was knowledgeable and interesting without being boring. Her energy level and enthusiasm made the tour wonderful.”

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3.Mount Seorak and Naksansa Temple One Day Tour from Seoul

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 167 reviews · from $71

Review of Seoul’s Mount Seorak and Naksansa Temple day tour, with mountain views, optional cable car, seaside temple, costs, hikes, and practical tips.

“Wonderful trip with Mr. Han. Very informative and and prompt. Very nice group and good bus driver. Excellent”

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4.Day Tour of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress Starfield Waujeongsa Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $54

Review of Seoul’s Suwon day tour, with Waujeongsa Temple, UNESCO fortress, Starfield Library, hanbok, kimbap, guides, and practical tips.

“It was really nice! Our guide, Kim, told us really interesting stories about the culture and the kingdoms. I enjoyed it a lot 😊”

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5.Half day Morning Seoul City Tour(Temple & Gyeongbok Palace)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $32Best value

See Seoul’s royal palace, guard ceremony, Buddhist temple, and folk museum on a practical four-hour morning tour with hotel pickup.

“Molly is knowledgeable, friendly, and fun to be around, with lots of interesting historical knowledge about architecture and the Joseon dynasty that would not have learned otherwise. For me, the half-day tour felt like a great way to launch me on my own exploration. If I had had more time in Seoul, I think that the full day tour would have been the way to go.”

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6.Seoul Mountain Hike: Temples, Folklore & Traditional Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $141

Hike Bukhan Mountain from Seoul with folklore, temples, scenic trails, a small group, and a Korean mountain meal with drinks included.

“Shawn is ab amazing tour guide who is very experienced on this trail. Taking this tour you can expect a fun climb, spectacular views, interesting heritage sites and absolutely amazing stories told in a great way by Shawn.”

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7.Korean Palace and Temple Tour in Seoul: Gyeongbokgung Palace and Jogyesa Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · from $40

Review of Seoul’s 3.5-hour palace and temple tour, with Gyeongbokgung, the Folk Museum, Jogyesa Temple, hotel pickup, and a ginseng stop.

“We can recommend this tour. Despite the pouring rain our guide Rebecca was fun and entertained us with her jokes. :- We were first taken to Jogyesa Tempel and than to Gyeongbokgung Palace. Rebecca also took us to an interesting exhibition in the Korean Folk Museum and gave us some interesting information about life in ancient Korea. During the tour our guide was very helpful, answered all our questions and offered to take pictures of the three of us. All in all we liked the tour.”

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8.Private Seoul City Tour Palace, village, temple, market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $261

Explore Seoul’s palaces, hanok lanes, temples, markets, Namsan views, and Korean food on a private 7 to 8 hour city tour.

“Our guide, Wendy, and our driver Mr Kim were AMAZING!!! We had the best time. Wendy is so knowledgeable and so kind and Mr Kim got us in and out of traffic related to the politics protests while laughing and chatting. I will ask for them both by name when I return.”

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9.Korea Temple & Starfield Library Gangnam K-BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $46

Explore Bongeunsa Temple, Gangnam’s PSY statue, Starfield Library, and Korean BBQ with a friendly local guide in three hours.

“This tour was amazing. Our tour guide Chou was absolutely incredible. He was able to explain everything clearly and professionally. He took every opportunity to explain the history behind every stop on the tour as well as things between. I Read more”

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10.Danyang Tour:Guinsa Temple & Bobaljae & Cheongpung Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $105

Explore Guinsa Temple, Bobaljae Observatory, and Cheongpung Cable Car on a scenic Seoul day trip with guides and transfers included.

“The day was wonderful, and left everyone speechless. The tour guides Yohan and Jun were a fantastic duo.”

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11.Hiking Adventure Bukhansan Highest Peak & Old Buddhist temples visit (Lunch inc)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $97

Hike Seoul’s Bukhansan to Baekundae, visit Doseonsa Temple and fortress walls, and enjoy lunch with a local guide in a small group.

“Another great experience! This is really informative and you learn alot about Korean history. Lee is super helpful and knowledgeable. She will answer any questions you have and even give you ideas of places to visit in Seoul. The hike was Read more”

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12.Mt.Seorak & Naksan Temple Day Trip from Seoul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $61

Escape Seoul for Seoraksan’s autumn color, seaside Naksansa Temple, and Naksan Beach on a practical 12-hour east coast day trip.

“Well organized tour, we were a small punctual and serious group. Our guide/driver Mac was nice, friendly and prepared. The long visited really magical especially during foliage!Auto-translated”

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13.Songnisan National Park & Beopjusa Temple UNESCO site Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $248

Review of a private Seoul tour to UNESCO-listed Beopjusa Temple and Songnisan National Park, with forest walks, hiking, lunch, and guide Kim.

“This private tour was well worth the money. Mr. Kim was so knowledgeable and taught us so many new things. He is so kind and friendly. He let us determine how much time we spent in each location which is not like the group tours. He alloRead more”

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