Seoul Palace Morning Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Half Day Seoul City Tour. Only 3 hours for tour, but we will visit the most top attraction Gyeongbok Palace, National Folk Museum, Blue House, Jogyesa Buddhist Temple with the knowledgeable tour guide and comfortable transportation. Enjoy your morning in Korea with Seoul City Tour!

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

1 of the shopping centers are included (Ginseng Center)

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Driver/guide

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup

Lunch

Infant meals

Hotel drop-off (Drop off at City Hall, Seoul)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

After pick up at your Seoul hotel in the morning, we will visit to the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple which is the center of Zen Buddhism in Korea. The first thing you will see at the temple are the locust trees and baeksong trees in front of the Daeungjeon (main building of Jogesa Temple). Those trees are about 500 years old and the Baeksong tree is designated as a Natural Monument. And you can see the Daeungjeon Building which was built in 1938. It is particularly beautiful with all the different colors painted on it, and inside the building is the statue of Seokgamoni. In front of the Daeungjeon building, you can also see a seven-storey stone pagoda containing Jinsinsari. After the Jogyesa Temple, we will visit the Blue House which is the president residence. Since it's the security area, we cannot stop in front Blue House. So, we will see the Blue House on the way to Gyeongbok Palace at the transportation (pass by). After passing the Blue House, we will be at the Gyeongbok Palace which was served as main palace during Joseon Dynasty. It's the most famous and historical sights to visit when the people visit to Korea. It has so many buildings and we will look around Geunjeongjeon (main throne hall of Gyeongbok Palace), Sajeongjeon (King's office), Gangnyeongjeon (King's living quarters), Gyotaejeon (Queen's living quarters) and Gyeonghoeru where the king threw formal banquets for foreign envoys. And then, we will go to the Korean National Folk Museum which is part of Gyeongbok Palce. It represents daily lie and culture of Korea, also provides educational and cultural opportunities to better understand and experience the traditional Korean lifestyle. Then, we will go back to the Gwanghwamun Gate which is the South gate of Gyeongbok Palace. And will see the changing of the Royal Ceremony. And the tour will end back in Seul at City Hall after a stop at a ginseng center. City hall is closed with many other tour attraction. So, after the tour you can have your own schedule easily.

Options

Seoul Palace Morning Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.22

46 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great tour to get a quick view of the city
475tiffanyy,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
AJ from seoul city tour is the best guide! Very informative and gave us great recommendations on where to go after the tour!
Good communication, organised, informative and cheerfully led.
Alison M,
Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a very pleasant tour with Sally. It was well organised, informative and we appreciated her friendly and cheerful manner.
Good tour with some issues
Dawdragon,
Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Booked a half day tour led by AJ and went to all the promised places. Good timings, commentary and great photo opportunities. Sadly I have to knock two points off because I had to correct the booking and, more importantly, the guide messed up my finish point and I was left to find my own way back from one of the visit points because the full day tour that I was with was going somewhere else.
Seoul Tour July 15, 2025
alexhal2024,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Highly recommend,Perfect for first-time visitors, Would tour again with them. She was incredibly warm and knowledgeable, weaving in local history.
Crappiest tour!
Avi R,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
This was one of the worst tours ever. The guide spoke very quickly and did not allow time for us to view the things she was speaking about. Her knowledge was very limited. The speed of the tour was very very fast, and did not allow any time to explore. Then to make the whole thing even more worthless we were taken to a ginseng store that wasted almost an hour of our time with a hard sell and was never mentioned as part of the tour. It was very clear that either the tour company or the guide were getting a commission on extremely expensive ginseng. I would avoid this tour at all costs.
The Palace morning tour
134mikkell,
Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good program and well executed by the very good and polite guide (AJ). The temperature was very high, by that wasnt her fault 😅
Wonderful
694rachnab,
Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Did the palace tour with our tour guide AJ . She is really good in explaining the history .Her English is fluent so it was easy to ask her any questions. Would highly recommend her .
Learning a lot of traditional Korea history and culture.
samhW9894NE,
Jun 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good trip!AJ is a nice and responsibly tour guide with a lonely heart and doing tremendous job. We have a nice experience in this tour.
Your with Mia
regans386,
Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mia was great, very hospitable and friendly. She kept good time and was very knowledgeable with her facts. Would recommend
Half Day Morning Seoul Tour
324adelinen,
Jun 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mia is a lovely and responsible tour guide. Enjoy the group size of 10 people. Would love to join more day trips with her in future.