Private Gyeongju UNESCO Tour with Yangdong Village by Historian

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About this activity

Step into the "museum without walls" on a private tour of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom, with UNESCO World Heritage sites at every turn!

Travel in comfort with a private vehicle and English-speaking guide.

Highlights

Yangdong Village: Walk through a living UNESCO village of graceful hanok houses, home to scholar clans for centuries.

Bulguksa Temple: Admire the stone pagodas and bridges of Korea's most celebrated temple.

Seokguram Grotto: Meet the serene stone Buddha, a Buddhist art masterpiece.

Daereungwon & Cheonmachong: Wander among the grassy royal tombs and step inside Cheonmachong, a Silla tomb.

Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond: Enjoy the palace pond and its beautiful reflections.

Woljeonggyo Bridge: Cross the restored wooden bridge, especially lovely at dusk.

Discover Korea's thousand-year history at your own pace!

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At a glance

Duration: 8–10 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Korean, English, Chinese
Operated by: Here Korea Travel

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–8 years) · Adults (9–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Pickup and dropoff in Busan and Gyeongju
Included: Hotel pickup and dropoff
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: English speaking tour guide
Included: Entrance fee

Not included

Not included: Other activities not on the tour plan
Not included: Lunch : Tour guide suggest

Itinerary

Yangdong Folk Village

one hour Admission included

Yangdong folk village is one of the oldest and original village from Joseong dynasty which keeps its original shape for over 500years

Check UENSCO site and feel the breath of ancient kingdom of Joseon
Seokguram

one hour Admission included

In the Seokguram Grotto, you can see statues of devas, bodhisattvas and disciples sculpted on the surrounding walls.

After that, you will have Tteokgalbi(grilled short rib patties) for lunch.
Bulguksa Temple

one hour Admission included

Visit Bulguksa which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site for being “a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East.” If you are in the temple, you will see blooming cherry blossoms in spring and colorful foliage in fall.
Daereungwon Tomb Complex

one hour Admission included

over 1000years of spirits sleeps here from Shilla Kingdom
Cheomseongdae Observatory

20 min

It's the acient kingdom observatory for observing starts and tell futures
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

40 min Admission included

It's also called Anapji but it was the location of old palace and garden of Shilla kingdom

Especially, night view here is awesome so to see it, meeting time can be a bit late
Woljeonggyo Bridge

15 min

It's based on history but we rebuilt it to restore our relics

It does have calm ambiance in the middle of it and good place to take a look , near by museum, donggung and tumuil park

Meeting point and pickup

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

Pickup points

Busan Daeyeon-Dong Kkum
Busan Haeundae Travel
H-avenue Hotel Haeundae
Travelodge Suites Busan Centum
Bosco Hotel
ONDA Hotel
The Beach Hotel Pension Busan JS
Hotel Pico Blue
No. 25 Gyeongju Bulguksa Branch
Business Hotel Busan Station
Hound Hotel Signature
Gwangan Bluemoon Motel

and 240 more pickup points

Most of hotels are available for hotel pickup and drop-off but sometimes it's like Airbnb and located in small alleys, then we let you know where to meet a tour guide before tour date. So please let us know exact your contact number with National Code like. +82 +65 +1,etc Thank you:)