Gangnam - Highlight City Tour in Seoul(including Lunch)

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About this activity

Gangnam is a new development area in Seoul that has been developed since the 1970s, and is the most stylish district combined with the past and present of Seoul. Gangnam offers stylish boutiques, trendy bars, fancy restaurants, top brand shops and old Buddhist temples, Royal tombs of Joseon dynasty. Through Gangnam - Highlight City Tour in Seoul, you meet the past and state-of-the-art, highly developed Seoul together. Our experienced tour guide leads you to the wonder of Gangnam. Also, we will have a popular Jinseng Chicken Soup for lunch at a popular restaurant which local people prefer or various street foods at traditional market.

Bongeunsa Temple
COEX mall
Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs(UNESCO World heritage)
Tasting of Traditional Tea and Snack
Gangnam youth's hangout
Traditional Korean Food for lunch

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–9
Guide: English
Operated by: Bergen travel

Ages: Children (0–5 years) · Adults (6–89 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Snacks-Tasting of Traditional Tea and Cookie at Korean Traditional Tea House
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: English speaking Guide with official tour guide license
Included: Lunch: Customer can choose one of Jinseng Chicken Soup(Samgyetang) or Traditional Street foods at Kwangjang market.

Not included

Not included: Gratuities for tour guide(optional)

Itinerary

Bongeunsa Temple

40 min

Bongeunsa is a Buddhist temple founded in 794. The temple has more than 1,000 years of history and has many interesting historic and cultural features, including woodblock carvings of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland Sutra). The temple is also a very popular tourist destination, offering various programs relating to traditional Korean Buddhist culture, in a variety of languages.
Starfield COEX Mall

40 min

The COEX shopping mall is located underneath the Korea World Trade Center and is one of the largest underground shopping centers in South Korea. It contains international brand name stores, a concert hall, and an extensive food court and restaurants. It even has a full aquarium, movie theater, arcade.
Seolleung & Jeongneung Royal Tomb

50 min Admission included

Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs is full of history. It holds several tomb mounds, including the burial ground of King Jungjong. There are three tombs at this location: King Seongjong, the ninth king of the Joseon dynasty, his wife Queen Jeonghyeon, and King Jungjong, the 11th king of the Joseon dynasty. The surrounding forest brings a welcome change from the dense metropolitan area it is located in, making this a popular place just to take a stroll and relax. The tombs of the two kings are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites, as are all those of the Joseon dynasty. This Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs is closed on every Monday. so if you want to visit this Royal tomb, please choose a different day of the week than Monday.
Gangnam Underground Shopping area

1 h 30 min

Gangnam Underground Shopping center is the best shopping place for women especially 20s and 30s. The mall is located in Gangnam Station of Seoul Subway Line 2, and consists of all the latest fashion trends. It is also an ideal place to just browse the shops to keep up with the so-called "Gangnam Style."

The mall also has a rest area called Herb Plaza, where shoppers can take a rest from their shopping.
Kwangjang Market

1 h 30 min

Kwangjang market is Korea’s first commercial market. This market opened in 1905. Originally, Namdaemun market was the biggest traditional market until early 1900s, but Japanese occupied Namdaemun market by Japanese’s invasion to Korea, so Korean merchants opened Kwangjang market for Koreans in 1905 to compete Japanese Namdaemun market. In the early of this market, major products were agricultural products, but nowadays, there are many kinds of products including fashion items, especially Gwangjang market has become famous as eating place to taste various street foods at cheap price. From about 10 years ago, many foreigners began to visit this market and became famous. This market is one of the famous tourist attractions in Seoul. The typical street foods are Kimbap, Soondae, Nokduejeon(Korean pancake made with mung beans), Yukwhe(beef sashimi)and etc.. we will taste various kinds of street foods.