Free tour

Walking Tour: Discovering the stories in Central Seoul with a local

5.00

Excellent(7)

Seoul

Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Daeun(Dani)

Registered on 19 March 2025

I love traveling, history, people, culture, and my country! Also love telling stories and sharing what I adore. Can’t wait to share all the things I love about a\my birth country :)

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Seoul is a fascinating city, but before diving in to explore, it will be a better experience if you know the story of the place.
The center of Seoul, which use to be the capital for more than 600 years, has a lot of interesting history and different stories behind it. Let's find out together!

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❗️Spots vary a bit from morning and afternoon tour

1️⃣ Main Spots to Visit in Morning Tour

📍Cheonggyecheon Stream
📍Gwanghwamun Plaza

📍Gyeongbokgung Palace
📍Seochon Village
📍Honggunik House
📍Tongin Market
📍Cheongwadae(Blue House)

2️⃣ Main Spots to Visit in Afternoon Tour

📍Cheongwadae(Blue House)

📍Seochon Village
📍Gyeongbokgung Palace
📍Gwanghwamun Plaza
📍Jeongdong Village
📍Duksugung Palace

*Some places might not be able to go in. In this case, it’s going to be an outside visit.

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❕This tour is recommended to people interested in history and culture. Also since we are covering a large area, we will definitely walk quite a lot.
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*If you are from a same group, book for 1 and let me know how many are coming through the message! Thank you!*

❕❗️Even the time slot you want is full, let me know when you want to join, and I’ll try to make a spot for you😄

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

161 Sajik-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea

The meeting place is in front of the Blue house. Exact address for the location is as below: 1-1 Sejongno Jongno-gu Seoul I will be holding a sign “Walking Tour” *Google map doesn’t work properly in Korea, recommend to use ‘naver map’ or ‘kakao map’ instead!

Outside visit

Cheongwadae

Used to the residential and work place for the president of South Korea, is now open to public.

Outside visit

Seochon Hanok Village

One of the old towns started from Joseon Dynasty. Now it is a popular neighborhood for locals to hangout, there are restaurants, museums, galleries, cafes, and small shops. Not only that, since it is an old town, there are interesting stories in the area as well.

Outside visit

Gyeongbokgung Palace

The first palace of Joseon dynasty which was built in 1395 at first.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).