Small Group Seoul Highlight Tour opt. Hanbok & Tea Ceremony

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About this activity

This tour is designed for tourists who has taste of Korean Cultural and Historic experience!

Hotel pickup is included in this tour and our professional tour will give you excellent information about culture, food and history in Seoul, Korea for your short visit to Seoul visiting all must-see sites in Seoul!

You will also have various choices of Lunch at insadong street, after it, joining tea ceremony at nice tea house,too!(optional)

1. You will visit must-see site in this tour - Gwanghwamun, Gyeongbokgung palace with change of guard ceremony, Bukchon hanok village, Jogyesa buddhiest temple, N Tower park for panoramic view, traditional street "Insadong" and Gwangjang food Market

3. You will experience Korean Tea Ceremony with Tea master

4. You will stop by Korean Cultural places in this tour

5. Small Group bonding is better than big group

Tue - Gyeongbokgung closed then we visit Changdeokgung palace

No compulsory Shopping place in the plan

Hotel Dropoff included

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At a glance

Duration: 8–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Korean, English
Operated by: Here Korea Travel

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–8 years) · Adults (9–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Bottled water
Included: Hotel pickup
Included: Entrance fee
Included: Professional tour guide
Included: Hotel dropoff

Not included

Not included: Lunch: Tour guide will give you suggestion along the street, pay at the site!
Not included: Hanbok - please pay at the site
Not included: Tea ceremony - optional included

Itinerary

1
Jogyesa Temple

30 min Admission included
You can see the beautiful architecture of Korean Buddhism with some festivals like lotus lantern festival , lotus festival or Chrysanthemum festival !

Check the golden buddha statues in the main building!
- The first buddhism temple built in the center of Seoul and the headquarter. of Korean Buddhism"Jogye order"
Gwanghwamun Square

10 min

It shows great panoramic view with the palace complex and natures behind it!

It's the main road of Joseon dynasty in front of Gyeongbokgung palace, where you can see the whole view of the palace with two statues , King sejong and Leesunshin , two great man in Korean history!

This area is considered "Center of Seoul"
3355 Hanbok Rental Gyeongbokgung

30 min Admission not included

Optional : Hanbok rental experience before the palace

Please pay at the site since there's so many choice with different price / please pay at the site

Be like actoress or actor in Korean Traditional Costume! like historic TV shows !

Tour guide will help you choose and get on!

Absolutely, tour guide will take great photo of you in it!

Be instagram stars!

If you don't want it, don't worry, you will have time to go around the place and tour guide will let you know!
Gyeongbokgung Palace

2 hours Admission included

Change of guard ceremony - 10am / 2pm , it is closed on Tue then we visit Changdeokgung palace

This is the royal palace of Joseon dynasty, which is the last dynasty in Korea, you can explore the ancient royal palace of Korea and learn Korean history by our tour guide, experienced, knowledgeable and accommodating!
Gwangjang Market

40 min Admission not included

It's a food market where you can see real food culture of Korea! you will find so many food vendors with variety of street food and traditional food, even modern style,too!

It's also shooting spot of Nexflix series 'Street food'
N Seoul Tower

one hour

It's located on Mt.Nam(Namsan) where you can see the whole view of Seoul since it's located in the center of Seoul!

From the old center of Seoul to Gangnam district, you can see all.

Plus there's love pad-lock zone, you can hang the pad-lock for good memory and for fun

-Not going up to the tower since the top of the mountain is enough to see whole view and it's better
Namsan Cable Car

30 min Admission included

You will take the cable car to Namsan park where you can see Panoramic view of Seoul where N Seoul tower is located
Bukchon Hanok Village

30 min

It's real traditional village where locals still live in this area. Along the small alley, you can find small cozy traditional houses and good scenery of Seoul at the top of the village. Along the way there's also small shopping and traditional arti craft shops, too

Even If you want you can take pics in Hanbok there
Stop 9

30 min Admission included

Tea master will teach you how to proceed tea ceremony in Korea! Master the tea culture of Korea!

Experience of deep culture of Korean with Tea ! it's not just drinks but Korean culture and philosophy !
Insadong

one hour

It's filled with a lot of traditional art gallery, shops, souvenir shops, traditional restaurants, cafes, etc

Good place to buy art craft, hand craft and souvenirs

We will have Lunch time in Insadong , tour guide will give you many choices here and you can also have time for shopping and taking a look of the street

This is where you will try Tea ceremony usually, the other case, we go to other tea ceremony place

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Grand Mercure Ambassador Seoul Yongsan
Sheel Hotel
Hotel Very Six 6
Lotte City Hotel Mapo
Hotel At Home
Hotel Skypark Myeongdong 3
Kakao Motel Yeongdeungpo
Euljiro CO-OP Residence
Hotel Crescendo Seoul
Hotel Shillastay Gwanghwamun
Hotel In 9
M Hotel

and 519 more pickup points

This is Small group tour, so there can be other groups but not many

So before the tour date, we will let you know meeting time

(Tour service is based on Seoul, Not Incheon or other cities)

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Options

Private Tour

Private

Mini Van

Pickup included
Tour with Tea Ceremony

Small group tour

Tea ceremony experience

Pickup included
Tour without tea ceremony

without Teaceremony: You don't have to worry, you can have good and enough time to explore Insadong art and antique street!

Pickup included